Article ; Online: Mechanistic Details of Early Steps in Coenzyme Q Biosynthesis Pathway in Yeast.
Cell chemical biology
2016 Volume 23, Issue 10, Page(s) 1241–1250
Abstract: Coenzyme Q (Q) is a redox lipid that is central for the energetic metabolism of eukaryotes. The biosynthesis of Q from the aromatic precursor 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4-HB) is understood fairly well. However, biosynthetic details of how 4-HB is produced ... ...
Abstract | Coenzyme Q (Q) is a redox lipid that is central for the energetic metabolism of eukaryotes. The biosynthesis of Q from the aromatic precursor 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4-HB) is understood fairly well. However, biosynthetic details of how 4-HB is produced from tyrosine remain elusive. Here, we provide key insights into this long-standing biosynthetic problem by uncovering molecular details of the first and last reactions of the pathway in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, namely the deamination of tyrosine to 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate by Aro8 and Aro9, and the oxidation of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde to 4-HB by Hfd1. Inactivation of the HFD1 gene in yeast resulted in Q deficiency, which was rescued by the human enzyme ALDH3A1. This suggests that a similar pathway operates in animals, including humans, and led us to propose that patients with genetically unassigned Q deficiency should be screened for mutations in aldehyde dehydrogenase genes, especially ALDH3A1. |
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MeSH term(s) | Aldehyde Dehydrogenase/genetics ; Aldehyde Dehydrogenase/metabolism ; Benzaldehydes/metabolism ; Biosynthetic Pathways ; Gene Deletion ; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal ; Humans ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Parabens/metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism ; Tyrosine/genetics ; Tyrosine/metabolism ; Ubiquinone/genetics ; Ubiquinone/metabolism |
Chemical Substances | Benzaldehydes ; Parabens ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins ; Ubiquinone (1339-63-5) ; Tyrosine (42HK56048U) ; ALDH3A1 protein, human (EC 1.2.1.3) ; Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.3) ; 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (JG8Z55Y12H) ; 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (O1738X3Y38) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2016-10-20 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ISSN | 2451-9456 |
ISSN (online) | 2451-9456 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.chembiol.2016.08.008 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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