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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2018

Cryo-EM structure of human mitochondrial trifunctional protein.

Kai Liang, Ningning Li, Xiao Wang, Jianye Dai, Pulan Liu, Chu Wang, Xiao-Wei Chen, Ning Gao, Junyu Xiao

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kai LiangState Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China.
Ningning LiPeking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China.
Xiao WangPeking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China.
Jianye DaiPeking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2865-8587
Pulan LiuState Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China.
Chu WangPeking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6925-1268
Xiao-Wei ChenPeking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China.
Ning GaoPeking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China.
Junyu XiaoState Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China; junyuxiao@pku.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-1822-1701
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mitochondrial trifunctional protein (TFP) catalyzes three reactions in the fatty acid β-oxidation process. Mutations in the two TFP subunits cause mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency and acute fatty liver of pregnancy that can lead to death. Here we report a 4.2-Å cryo-electron microscopy α2β2 tetrameric structure of the human TFP. The tetramer has a V-shaped architecture that displays a distinct assembly compared with the bacterial TFPs. A concave surface of the TFP tetramer interacts with the detergent molecules in the structure, suggesting that this region is involved in associating with the membrane. Deletion of a helical hairpin in TFPβ decreases its binding to the liposomes in vitro and reduces its membrane targeting in cells. Our results provide the structural basis for TFP function and have important implications for fatty acid oxidation related diseases.

Indexed as

Cryoelectron MicroscopyHumansMitochondrial Trifunctional ProteinProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, SecondaryMitochondrial Trifunctional Proteincryo-EMfatty acid β-oxidationmitochondrial trifunctional protein

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PMID29915090
PMCPMC6142257
OpenAlexW2808816097

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