PMID:16788183

Citation	McAllister, KA, Peery, RB and Zhao, G (2006) Acyl carrier protein synthases from gram-negative, gram-positive, and atypical bacterial species: Biochemical and structural properties and physiological implications. J. Bacteriol. 188:4737-48
Abstract	Acyl carrier protein (ACP) synthase (AcpS) catalyzes the transfer of the 4'-phosphopantetheine moiety from coenzyme A (CoA) onto a serine residue of apo-ACP, resulting in the conversion of apo-ACP to the functional holo-ACP. The holo form of bacterial ACP plays an essential role in mediating the transfer of acyl fatty acid intermediates during the biosynthesis of fatty acids and phospholipids. AcpS is therefore an attractive target for therapeutic intervention. In this study, we have purified and characterized the AcpS enzymes from Escherichia coli, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which exemplify gram-negative, gram-positive, and atypical bacteria, respectively. Our gel filtration column chromatography and cross-linking studies demonstrate that the AcpS enzyme from M. pneumoniae, like E. coli enzyme, exhibits a homodimeric structure, but the enzyme from S. pneumoniae exhibits a trimeric structure. Our biochemical studies show that the AcpS enzymes from M. pneumoniae and S. pneumoniae can utilize both short- and long-chain acyl CoA derivatives but prefer long-chain CoA derivatives as substrates. On the other hand, the AcpS enzyme from E. coli can utilize short-chain CoA derivatives but not the long-chain CoA derivatives tested. Finally, our biochemical studies show that M. pneumoniae AcpS is kinetically a very sluggish enzyme compared with those from E. coli and S. pneumoniae. Together, the results of these studies show that the AcpS enzymes from different bacterial species exhibit different native structures and substrate specificities with regard to the utilization of CoA and its derivatives. These findings suggest that AcpS from different microorganisms plays a different role in cellular physiology.
Links	PubMed PMC1483016 Online version:10.1128/JB.01917-05
Keywords	Acyl Coenzyme A/chemistry; Acyl Coenzyme A/metabolism; Bacterial Proteins/chemistry; Bacterial Proteins/metabolism; Escherichia coli/enzymology; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Species Specificity; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Substrate Specificity; Transferases (Other Substituted Phosphate Groups)/chemistry; Transferases (Other Substituted Phosphate Groups)/metabolism; Transferases (Other Substituted Phosphate Groups)/physiology
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Gene product	Qualifier	GO Term	Evidence Code	with/from	Aspect	Extension	Notes	Status
STRPN:ACPS		GO:0008897: holo-(acyl-carrier-protein) synthase activity	ECO:0000021:	InterPro:IPR008278	F		fig. 3 details effects of apo-ACP concentrations on activities of S.pneumoniae, E. Coli, & M. Pneumoniae ACP enzymes	complete CACAO 4795

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