Structural highlights
Function
AMACR_MYCTU Catalyzes the epimerization of (2R)- and (2S)-methylacyl-coenzyme A (CoA) thioesters (PubMed:15632186, PubMed:19854148, PubMed:26348625). Accepts as substrates a wide range of alpha-methylacyl-CoAs, including (2R)-2-methylmyristoyl-CoA and (2S)-2-methylmyristoyl-CoA, (2R)-pristanoyl-CoA and (2S)-pristanoyl-CoA, and the cholesterol esters (25R)-3-oxo-cholest-4-en-26-oyl-CoA and (25S)-3-oxo-cholest-4-en-26-oyl-CoA (PubMed:15632186, PubMed:26348625). Can also catalyze the interconversion of the non-physiologic substrates (2R)-ibuprofenoyl-CoA and (2S)-ibuprofenoyl-CoA, which are potential competitive inhibitors of the enzyme (PubMed:19854148).[1] [2] [3]
Evolutionary Conservation
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References
- ↑ Savolainen K, Bhaumik P, Schmitz W, Kotti TJ, Conzelmann E, Wierenga RK, Hiltunen JK. Alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mutational and structural characterization of the active site and the fold. J Biol Chem. 2005 Apr 1;280(13):12611-20. Epub 2005 Jan 4. PMID:15632186 doi:10.1074/jbc.M409704200
- ↑ Ouazia D, Bearne SL. A continuous assay for alpha-methylacyl-coenzyme A racemase using circular dichroism. Anal Biochem. 2010 Mar 1;398(1):45-51. PMID:19854148 doi:10.1016/j.ab.2009.10.039
- ↑ Lu R, Schmitz W, Sampson NS. α-Methyl Acyl CoA Racemase Provides Mycobacterium tuberculosis Catabolic Access to Cholesterol Esters. Biochemistry. 2015 Sep 22;54(37):5669-72. PMID:26348625 doi:10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00911
