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ArticleNature communications2021

Structure of the native pyruvate dehydrogenase complex reveals the mechanism of substrate insertion.

Jana Škerlová, Jens Berndtsson, Hendrik Nolte, Martin Ott, Pål Stenmark

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jana ŠkerlováDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9579-4047
Jens BerndtssonDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6627-8134
Hendrik NolteMax-Planck-Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany.
Martin OttDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. martin.ott@dbb.su.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6367-3091
Pål StenmarkDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. stenmark@dbb.su.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4777-3417
Stockholm University · SEMax Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHc) links glycolysis to the citric acid cycle by converting pyruvate into acetyl-coenzyme A. PDHc encompasses three enzymatically active subunits, namely pyruvate dehydrogenase, dihydrolipoyl transacetylase, and dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase. Dihydrolipoyl transacetylase is a multidomain protein comprising a varying number of lipoyl domains, a peripheral subunit-binding domain, and a catalytic domain. It forms the structural core of the complex, provides binding sites for the other enzymes, and shuffles reaction intermediates between the active sites through covalently bound lipoyl domains. The molecular mechanism by which this shuttling occurs has remained elusive. Here, we report a cryo-EM reconstruction of the native E. coli dihydrolipoyl transacetylase core in a resting state. This structure provides molecular details of the assembly of the core and reveals how the lipoyl domains interact with the core at the active site.

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Catalytic DomainCryoelectron MicroscopyDihydrolipoyllysine-Residue AcetyltransferaseEscherichia coli ProteinsHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsLysineModels, MolecularProtein DomainsPyruvate Dehydrogenase ComplexThioctic AcidDihydrolipoyllysine-Residue AcetyltransferaseEscherichia coli ProteinslipoyllysineLysinePyruvate Dehydrogenase ComplexThioctic Acid

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PMID34489474
PMCPMC8421416
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