THECOMPLEXFATE OFα-KETOACIDS
- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Annual Reviews in Annual Review of Plant Biology
- Vol. 53 (1), 357-375
- https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.arplant.53.100301.135251
Abstract
▪ Abstract Plant cells are unique in that they contain four species of α-ketoacid dehydrogenase complex: plastidial pyruvate dehydrogenase, mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase, α-ketoglutarate (2-oxoglutarate) dehydrogenase, and branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase. All complexes include multiple copies of three components: an α-ketoacid dehydrogenase/decarboxylase, a dihydrolipoyl acyltransferase, and a dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase. The mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex additionally includes intrinsic regulatory protein-kinase and -phosphatase enzymes. The acyltransferases form the intricate geometric core structures of the complexes. Substrate channeling plus active-site coupling combine to greatly enhance the catalytic efficiency of these complexes. These α-ketoacid dehydrogenase complexes occupy key positions in intermediary metabolism, and a basic understanding of their properties is critical to genetic and metabolic engineering. The current status of knowledge of the biochemical, regulatory, structural, genomic, and evolutionary aspects of these fascinating multienzyme complexes are reviewed.Keywords
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