1T7Q

Crystal structure of the F565A mutant of murine carnitine acetyltransferase in complex with carnitine and CoA


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.221 
  • R-Value Work: 0.191 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.191 

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Literature

Structural and biochemical studies of the substrate selectivity of carnitine acetyltransferase

Hsiao, Y.-S.Jogl, G.Tong, L.

(2004) J Biol Chem 279: 31584-31589

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M403484200
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1T7N, 1T7O, 1T7Q

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Carnitine acyltransferases catalyze the exchange of acyl groups between coenzyme A (CoA) and carnitine. They have important roles in many cellular processes, especially the oxidation of long-chain fatty acids, and are attractive targets for drug discovery against diabetes and obesity. These enzymes are classified based on their substrate selectivity for short-chain, medium-chain, or long-chain fatty acids. Structural information on carnitine acetyltransferase suggests that residues Met-564 and Phe-565 may be important determinants of substrate selectivity with the side chain of Met-564 located in the putative binding pocket for acyl groups. Both residues are replaced by glycine in carnitine palmitoyltransferases. To assess the functional relevance of this structural observation, we have replaced these two residues with small amino acids by mutagenesis, characterized the substrate preference of the mutants, and determined the crystal structures of two of these mutants. Kinetic studies confirm that the M564G or M564A mutation is sufficient to increase the activity of the enzyme toward medium-chain substrates with hexanoyl-CoA being the preferred substrate for the M564G mutant. The crystal structures of the M564G mutant, both alone and in complex with carnitine, reveal a deep binding pocket that can accommodate the larger acyl group. We have determined the crystal structure of the F565A mutant in a ternary complex with both the carnitine and CoA substrates at a 1.8-A resolution. The F565A mutation has minor effects on the structure or the substrate preference of the enzyme.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Carnitine acetyltransferase
A, B
618Mus musculusMutation(s): 1 
EC: 2.3.1.7
UniProt
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UniProt GroupP47934
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.221 
  • R-Value Work: 0.191 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.191 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 165.13α = 90
b = 89.63β = 129.23
c = 123.05γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
COMOphasing

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Entry History 

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  • Version 1.0: 2004-06-22
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-30
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2021-10-27
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.4: 2024-02-14
    Changes: Data collection