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- Title
Structure and substrate specificity of β‐ketoacyl‐acyl carrier protein synthase III from Acinetobacter baumannii.
- Authors
Lee, Woo Cheol; Jeong, Min‐Cheol; Lee, Yeongjoon; Kwak, Chulhee; Lee, Jee‐Young; Kim, Yangmee
- Abstract
Summary: Originally annotated as the initiator of fatty acid synthesis (FAS), β‐ketoacyl‐acyl carrier protein synthase III (KAS III) is a unique component of the bacterial FAS system. Novel variants of KAS III have been identified that promote the de novo use of additional extracellular fatty acids by FAS. These KAS III variants prefer longer acyl‐groups, notably octanoyl‐CoA. Acinetobacter baumannii, a clinically important nosocomial pathogen, contains such a multifunctional KAS III (AbKAS III). To characterize the structural basis of its substrate specificity, we determined the crystal structures of AbKAS III in the presence of different substrates. The acyl‐group binding cavity of AbKAS III and co‐crystal structure of AbKAS III and octanoyl‐CoA confirmed that the cavity can accommodate acyl groups with longer alkyl chains. Interestingly, Cys264 formed a disulfide bond with residual CoA used in the crystallization, which distorted helices at the putative interface with acyl‐carrier proteins. The crystal structure of KAS III in the alternate conformation can also be utilized for designing novel antibiotics.
- Subjects
CARRIER proteins; BETA-ketoacyl-acyl-carrier-protein synthases; ACINETOBACTER baumannii; FATTY acid synthesis; TRANSFERASES
- Publication
Molecular Microbiology, 2018, Vol 108, Issue 5, p567
- ISSN
0950-382X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/mmi.13950