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ArticleFEBS open bio2026

C2α-carbanion-protonating glutamate discloses tradeoffs between substrate accommodation and reaction rate in actinobacterial 2-hydroxyacyl-CoA lyase.

Michael Zahn, Barbara Seroka, Ryszard Lazny, Zenon Lotowski, Thore Rohwerder

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Michael ZahnCentre for Enzyme Innovation, School of the Environment and Life Sciences, University of Portsmouth, UK.
Barbara SerokaFaculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Poland.
Ryszard LaznyFaculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Poland.
Zenon LotowskiFaculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Poland.
Thore RohwerderDepartment of Microbial Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7877-8953

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Abstract

Thiamine-dependent actinobacterial 2-hydroxyacyl-CoA lyase (AcHACL) catalyzes the reversible cleavage of 2-hydroxyacyl-CoAs to formyl-CoA and carbonyl compounds. To exploit the enzyme's biotechnological potential, a deeper understanding of the catalysis is required. Previously, AcHACL E493 was identified as an important acid/base catalyst. Here, wild-type and E493 mutant crystal structures representing Michaelis complexes with 2-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA and (S)-2-methylglyceryl-CoA are provided. Although E493 guarantees high rates of essential proton transfers in AcAHCL-catalyzed on-pathway cleavage of 2-hydroxyacyl-CoAs and off-pathway carboligations with short-chain aldehydes and ketones, wild-type substrate accommodation is suboptimal. Not E493D, but E493A and E493S mutations improved K

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ActinobacteriaGlutamic AcidCatalysisCatalytic DomainKineticsMutationProtonsSubstrate SpecificityGlutamic AcidProtons2‐hydroxyacid synthesisbiotechnologybuilding block chemicalscarbon fixationpyruvate oxidase familysynthetic biology

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PMID41606311
PMCPMC13327070

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