Structural highlights
Function
ODPB_GEOSE The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex catalyzes the overall conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and CO(2). It contains multiple copies of three enzymatic components: pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1), dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase (E2) and lipoamide dehydrogenase (E3).
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Thiamine diphosphate (ThDP) is used as a cofactor in many key metabolic enzymes. We present evidence that the ThDPs in the two active sites of the E1 (EC 1.2.4.1) component of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex communicate over a distance of 20 angstroms by reversibly shuttling a proton through an acidic tunnel in the protein. This "proton wire" permits the co-factors to serve reciprocally as general acid/base in catalysis and to switch the conformation of crucial active-site peptide loops. This synchronizes the progression of chemical events and can account for the oligomeric organization, conformational asymmetry, and "ping-pong" kinetic properties of E1 and other thiamine-dependent enzymes.
A molecular switch and proton wire synchronize the active sites in thiamine enzymes.,Frank RA, Titman CM, Pratap JV, Luisi BF, Perham RN Science. 2004 Oct 29;306(5697):872-6. PMID:15514159[1]
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References
- ↑ Frank RA, Titman CM, Pratap JV, Luisi BF, Perham RN. A molecular switch and proton wire synchronize the active sites in thiamine enzymes. Science. 2004 Oct 29;306(5697):872-6. PMID:15514159 doi:http://dx.doi.org/306/5697/872
