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A novel branched-chain amino acid metabolon: Protein-protein interactions in a supramolecular complex

Islam, Mohammad Mainul; Wallin, Reidar; Wynn, R. Max; Conway, Myra; Fujii, Hisao; Mobley, James A.; Chuang, David T.; Hutson, Susan M.

Authors

Mohammad Mainul Islam

Reidar Wallin

R. Max Wynn

Myra Conway Myra.Conway@uwe.ac.uk
Occasional Associate Lecturer - CHSS - DAS

Hisao Fujii

James A. Mobley

David T. Chuang

Susan M. Hutson



Abstract

The catabolic pathways of branched-chain amino acids have two common steps. The first step is deamination catalyzed by the vitamin B6-dependent branched-chain aminotransferase isozymes (BCATs) to produce branched-chain α-keto acids (BCKAs). The second step is oxidative decarboxylation of the BCKAs mediated by the branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase enzyme complex (BCKD complex). The BCKD complex is organized around a cubic core consisting of 24 lipoate-bearing dihydrolipoyl transacylase (E2) subunits, associated with the branched-chain α-keto acid decarboxylase/dehydrogenase (E1), dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (E3), BCKD kinase, and BCKD phosphatase. In this study, we provide evidence that human mitochondrial BCAT (hBCATm) associates with the E1 decarboxylase component of the rat or human BCKD complex with a KD of 2.8 μM. NADH dissociates the complex. The E2 and E3 components do not interact with hBCATm. In the presence of hBCATm, k cat values for E1-catalyzed decarboxylation of the BCKAs are enhanced 12-fold. Mutations of hBCATm proteins in the catalytically important CXXC center or E1 proteins in the phosphorylation loop residues prevent complex formation, indicating that these regions are important for the interaction between hBCATm and E1. Our results provide evidence for substrate channeling between hBCATm and BCKD complex and formation of a metabolic unit (termed branched-chain amino acid metabolon) that can be influenced by the redox state in mitochondria. © 2007 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Apr 20, 2007
Journal Journal of Biological Chemistry
Print ISSN 0021-9258
Electronic ISSN 1083-351X
Publisher American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 282
Issue 16
Pages 11893-11903
DOI https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M700198200
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1028428
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M700198200