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Citrate synthase

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CS
Identifiers
AliasesCS,citrate synthase
External IDsOMIM:118950;MGI:88529;HomoloGene:56073;GeneCards:CS;OMA:CS - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_198324
NM_004077

NM_026444

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004068

NP_080720

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 56.27 – 56.3 MbChr 10: 128.17 – 128.2 Mb
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Citrate synthase(E.C.2.3.3.1 (previously 4.1.3.7)) is anenzymethat exists in nearly all living cells. It functions as a pace-making enzyme in the first step of thecitric acid cycle(orKrebs cycle).[5]Citrate synthase is located withineukaryoticcells in themitochondrial matrix,but is encoded by nuclearDNArather than mitochondrial. It is synthesized using cytoplasmicribosomes,then transported into the mitochondrial matrix.

Citrate synthase is commonly used as a quantitative enzyme marker for the presence of intactmitochondria.Maximal activity of citrate synthase indicates the mitochondrial content of skeletal muscle.[6]The maximal activity can be increased byendurance trainingorhigh-intensity interval training,[6]but maximal activity is further increased with high-intensity interval training.[7]

Citrate synthasecatalyzesthecondensation reactionof the two-carbonacetateresidue fromacetyl coenzyme Aand a molecule of four-carbonoxaloacetateto form the six-carboncitrate:[5]

Oxaloacetate is regenerated after the completion of one round of the Krebs cycle.

Oxaloacetate is the first substrate to bind to the enzyme. This induces the enzyme to change its conformation, and creates a binding site for the acetyl-CoA. Only when this citryl-CoA has formed will another conformational change cause thioesterhydrolysisand release coenzyme A. This ensures that the energy released from the thioester bond cleavage will drive the condensation.

Structure[edit]

The Active Site of Citrate Synthase (open form)

The Active Site of Citrate Synthase (closed form)

Citrate synthase's 437 amino acid residues are organized into two main subunits, each consisting of 20 alpha-helices. These alpha helices compose approximately 75% of citrate synthase'stertiary structure,while the remaining residues mainly compose irregular extensions of the structure, save a single beta-sheet of 13 residues. Between these two subunits, a single cleft exists containing the active site. Two binding sites can be found therein: one reserved for citrate or oxaloacetate and the other for Coenzyme A. The active site contains three key residues: His274, His320, and Asp375 that are highly selective in their interactions with substrates.[8] The adjacent images display the tertiary structure of citrate synthase in its opened and closed form. The enzyme changes from opened to closed with the addition of one of its substrates (such as oxaloacetate).[9]

Function[edit]

Citrate (Si)-synthase
Identifiers
EC no.2.3.3.1
CAS no.9027-96-7
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Mechanism[edit]

Citrate synthase has three keyamino acidsin itsactive site(known as thecatalytic triad) which catalyze the conversion ofacetyl-CoA[H3CC(=O)−SCoA] andoxaloacetate[O2CCH2C(=O)CO2] intocitrate[O2CCH2C(OH)(CO2)CH2CO2] and H−SCoA in analdol condensationreaction. The citrate product is said to be prochiral.[10]This conversion begins with the negatively charged carboxylate side chain oxygen atom of Asp-375 deprotonating acetyl CoA's alpha carbon atom to form an enolate anion which in turn is neutralized by protonation by His-274 to form anenolintermediate [H2C=C(OH)−SCoA]. At this point, the epsilon nitrogen lone pair of electrons on His-274 formed in the last step abstracts the hydroxyl enol proton to reform an enolate anion that initiates anucleophilicattack on the oxaloacetate's carbonyl carbon [O2CCH2C(=O)CO2] which in turndeprotonatethe epsilon nitrogen atom of His-320. Thisnucleophilic additionresults in the formation of citroyl−CoA [O2CCH2CH(CO2)CH2C(=O)−SCoA]. At this point, a water molecule is deprotonated by the epsilon nitrogen atom of His-320 andhydrolysisis initiated. One of the oxygen's lone pairs nucleophilically attacks thecarbonylcarbon of citroyl−CoA. This forms a tetrahedral intermediate and results in the ejection of −SCoA as the carbonyl reforms. The −SCoA is protonated to form HSCoA. Finally, the hydroxyl added to the carbonyl in the previous step is deprotonated and citrate [O2CCH2C(OH)(CO2)CH2CO2] is formed.[11]

Mechanism for Citrate Synthase (including residues involved)

Inhibition[edit]

The enzyme is inhibited by high ratios ofATP:ADPandNADH:NAD,as high concentrations of ATP and NADH show that the energy supply is high for the cell. It is also inhibited bysuccinyl-CoAand propionyl-CoA, which resembles Acetyl-coA and acts as a competitive inhibitor to acetyl-CoA and a noncompetitive inhibitor to oxaloacetate.[12]Citrateinhibits the reaction and is an example of product inhibition. The inhibition of citrate synthase by acetyl-CoA analogues has also been well documented and has been used to prove the existence of a single active site. These experiments have revealed that this single site alternates between two forms, which participate in ligase and hydrolase activity respectively.[9]This protein may use themorpheeinmodel ofallosteric regulation.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcGRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000062485Ensembl,May 2017
  2. ^abcGRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000005683Ensembl,May 2017
  3. ^"Human PubMed Reference:".National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^"Mouse PubMed Reference:".National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^abWiegand G, Remington SJ (1986). "Citrate synthase: structure, control, and mechanism".Annual Review of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry.15:97–117.doi:10.1146/annurev.bb.15.060186.000525.PMID3013232.
  6. ^abGillen JB, Martin BJ, MacInnis MJ, Skelly LE, Tarnopolsky MA, Gibala MJ (2016)."Twelve Weeks of Sprint Interval Training Improves Indices of Cardiometabolic Health Similar to Traditional Endurance Training despite a Five-Fold Lower Exercise Volume and Time Commitment".PLOS One.11(4): e0154075.Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1154075G.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154075.PMC4846072.PMID27115137.
  7. ^MacInnis MJ, Zacharewicz E, Martin BJ, Haikalis ME, Skelly LE, Tarnopolsky MA, Murphy RM, Gibala MJ (2017)."Superior mitochondrial adaptations in human skeletal muscle after interval compared to continuous single-leg cycling matched for total work".The Journal of Physiology.595(9): 2955–2968.doi:10.1113/JP272570.PMC5407978.PMID27396440.
  8. ^Goodsell DS (1 September 2007). "Citrate Synthase".Molecule of the Month.RCSB Protein Data Bank.doi:10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2007_9.;PDB:1CSC,5CSC,5CTS
  9. ^abBayer E, Bauer B, Eggerer H (Nov 1981). "Evidence from inhibitor studies for conformational changes of citrate synthase".European Journal of Biochemistry.120(1): 155–60.doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1981.tb05683.x.PMID7308213.
  10. ^Hölsch K, Weuster-Botz D (August 2010). "Enantioselective reduction of prochiral ketones by engineered bifunctional fusion proteins".Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry.56(4): 131–140.doi:10.1042/BA20100143.PMID20590527.S2CID9150611.
  11. ^Cox DL, Nelson MM (2005).Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry(4th ed.). New York: W.H. Freeman. pp.608−9.ISBN978-0-7167-4339-2.
  12. ^Smith CM, Williamson JR (October 1971)."Inhibition of citrate synthase by succinyl-CoA and other metabolites".FEBS Letters.18(1): 35–38.Bibcode:1971FEBSL..18...35S.doi:10.1016/0014-5793(71)80400-3.PMID11946076.S2CID43002983.
  13. ^Selwood T, Jaffe EK (Mar 2012)."Dynamic dissociating homo-oligomers and the control of protein function".Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics.519(2): 131–43.doi:10.1016/j.abb.2011.11.020.PMC3298769.PMID22182754.

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