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In the absence of CoA and presence of pyruvate, the lipoic acid residues covalently bound to the lipoate acetyltransferase core component (acetyl-CoA:dihydrolipoateS -acetyltransferase, EC 2.3.1.12) of the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complex ofEscherichia coli become reductively acetylated. A study of a series of reassembled complexes varying only in their content of pyruvate decarboxylase [pyruvate:lipoate-oxidoreductase (decarboxylating and acceptor-acetylating) EC 1.2.4.1] showed that the initial direct reductive acetylation of lipoic acid residues can be followed by extensive intramolecular transacetylation reaction between lipoic acid residues on neighboring polypeptide chains of the lipoate acetyltransferase core [Bates, D. L., Danson, M. J., Hale, G., Hooper, E. A. &amp; Perham, R. N. (1977)Nature (London ) 268, 313-316]. Pulsed-quenched-flow measurements of the rates of the acetylation reactions in the various complexes now demonstrate that the intramolecular transacetylation reactions are not rate-determining in the normal reaction mechanism of the enzyme. There is therefore the potential for rapid multiple coupling of active sites in the lipoate acetyltransferase core. The rate constant for the overall complex reaction, measured by stopped-flow fluorimetry, is found to be approximately twice that for the reductive acetylation reaction measured by pulsed-quenched flow. This result could mean that CoA is an allosteric stimulator of the reductive acetylation part of the overall reaction or that there are two active sites on each chain of the lipoate acetyltransferase component working in parallel. A system of rapid functional connection of active sites in a multienzyme complex ensures that sequential reactions can be successfully coupled even under conditions of low substrate concentrations for the different steps. The substantial rate enhancement thus achieved offers a plausible explanation for the unusual complexity of the quaternary structure of the enzyme.

proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america

Rapid intramolecular coupling of active sites in the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex of <i>Escherichia coli</i> : Mechanism for rate enhancement in a multimeric structure

Rapid intramolecular coupling of active sites in the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex of Escherichia coli : Mechanism for rate enhancement in a multimeric structure