6aqp

Structural highlights

Function

ER10B_ASPFU Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase; part of the first module of ergosterol biosynthesis pathway that includes the early steps of the pathway, conserved across all eukaryotes, and which results in the formation of mevalonate from acetyl-coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) (Ref.6). Erg10B catalyzes the formation of acetoacetyl-CoA from acetyl-CoA (Ref.6). The first module starts with the action of the cytosolic acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase erg10B that catalyzes the formation of acetoacetyl-CoA. The hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthases erg13A and erg13B then condense acetyl-CoA with acetoacetyl-CoA to form HMG-CoA. The rate-limiting step of the early module is the reduction to mevalonate by the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductases hmg1 and hmg2. Mevalonate is also a precursor for the extracellular siderophore triacetylfusarinine C (TAFC) (Probable) (PubMed:16110826, PubMed:22106303).^{[1] [2] [3]}

See Also

• Thiolase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Hu W, Sillaots S, Lemieux S, Davison J, Kauffman S, Breton A, Linteau A, Xin C, Bowman J, Becker J, Jiang B, Roemer T. Essential gene identification and drug target prioritization in Aspergillus fumigatus. PLoS Pathog. 2007 Mar;3(3):e24. PMID:17352532 doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.0030024
2. ↑ Ferreira ME, Colombo AL, Paulsen I, Ren Q, Wortman J, Huang J, Goldman MH, Goldman GH. The ergosterol biosynthesis pathway, transporter genes, and azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus. Med Mycol. 2005 May;43 Suppl 1:S313-9. PMID:16110826 doi:10.1080/13693780400029114
3. ↑ Yasmin S, Alcazar-Fuoli L, Grundlinger M, Puempel T, Cairns T, Blatzer M, Lopez JF, Grimalt JO, Bignell E, Haas H. Mevalonate governs interdependency of ergosterol and siderophore biosyntheses in the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Feb 21;109(8):E497-504. doi: , 10.1073/pnas.1106399108. Epub 2011 Nov 21. PMID:22106303 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1106399108