Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase

In biochemistry, hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase or HMG-CoA synthase EC 2.3.3.10 is an enzyme which catalyzes the reaction in which acetyl-CoA condenses with acetoacetyl-CoA to form 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA). This reaction comprises the second step in the mevalonate-dependent isoprenoid biosynthesis pathway. HMG-CoA is an intermediate in both cholesterol synthesis and ketogenesis. This reaction is overactivated in patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 if left untreated, due to prolonged insulin deficiency and the exhaustion of substrates for gluconeogenesis and the TCA cycle, notably oxaloacetate. This results in shunting of excess acetyl-CoA into the ketone synthesis pathway via HMG-CoA, leading to the development of diabetic ketoacidosis.

acetyl-CoA + H₂O + acetoacetyl-CoA

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(S)-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA + CoA

The 3 substrates of this enzyme are acetyl-CoA, H₂O, and acetoacetyl-CoA, whereas its two products are (S)-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA and CoA.

In humans, the protein is encoded by the HMGCS1 gene on chromosome 5.

Classification

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those acyltransferases that convert acyl groups into alkyl groups on transfer.

Nomenclature

The systematic name of this enzyme class is acetyl-CoA:acetoacetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase (thioester-hydrolysing, carboxymethyl-forming). Other names in common use include (S)-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA acetoacetyl-CoA-lyase, (CoA-acetylating), 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA synthetase, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthetase, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A synthase, beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase, HMG-CoA synthase, acetoacetyl coenzyme A transacetase, hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase, and hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A-condensing enzyme.

Mechanism

HMG-CoA synthase contains an important catalytic cysteine residue that acts as a nucleophile in the first step of the reaction: the acetylation of the enzyme by acetyl-CoA (its first substrate) to produce an acetyl-enzyme thioester, releasing the reduced coenzyme A. The subsequent nucleophilic attack on acetoacetyl-CoA (its second substrate) leads to the formation of HMG-CoA.

Biological role

This enzyme participates in 3 metabolic pathways: synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies, valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation, and butanoate metabolism.

Species distribution

HMG-CoA synthase occurs in eukaryotes, archaea, and certain bacteria.

Eukaryotes

In vertebrates, there are two different isozymes of the enzyme (cytosolic and mitochondrial); in humans the cytosolic form has only 60.6% amino acid identity with the mitochondrial form of the enzyme. HMG-CoA is also found in other eukaryotes such as insects, plants, and fungi.

Cytosolic

The cytosolic form is the starting point of the mevalonate pathway, which leads to cholesterol and other sterolic and isoprenoid compounds.

Mitochondrial

The mitochondrial form is responsible for the biosynthesis of ketone bodies. The gene for the mitochondrial form of the enzyme has three sterol regulatory elements in the 5' flanking region. These elements are responsible for decreased transcription of the message responsible for enzyme synthesis when dietary cholesterol is high in animals: the same is observed for 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA and the low density lipoprotein receptor.

Bacteria

In bacteria, isoprenoid precursors are generally synthesised via an alternative, non-mevalonate pathway, however a number of Gram-positive pathogens utilise a mevalonate pathway involving HMG-CoA synthase that is parallel to that found in eukaryotes.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 4 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1XPK, 1XPL, 1XPM, and 2P8U.

External links

HMG-CoA+synthase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

References

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Metabolism: lipid metabolism / fatty acid metabolism, triglyceride and fatty acid enzymes

Synthesis

Malonyl-CoA synthesis	ATP citrate lyase Acetyl-CoA carboxylase
Fatty acid synthesis/ Fatty acid synthase	Beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase Β-Ketoacyl ACP reductase 3-Hydroxyacyl ACP dehydrase Enoyl ACP reductase
Fatty acid desaturases	Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1
Triacyl glycerol	Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase Thiokinase

Degradation

Acyl transport

Beta oxidation

General	Acyl CoA dehydrogenase (ACADL ACADM ACADS ACADVL ACADSB) Enoyl-CoA hydratase MTP: HADH HADHA HADHB Acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase
Unsaturated	Enoyl CoA isomerase 2,4 Dienoyl-CoA reductase
Odd chain	Propionyl-CoA carboxylase
Other	Hydroxyacyl-Coenzyme A dehydrogenase

To acetyl-CoA

Malonyl-CoA decarboxylase

Aldehydes

Long-chain-aldehyde dehydrogenase

Metabolism: lipid metabolism – ketones/cholesterol synthesis enzymes/steroid metabolism

Mevalonate pathway

To HMG-CoA	Acetyl-Coenzyme A acetyltransferase HMG-CoA synthase (regulated step)
Ketogenesis	HMG-CoA lyase 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase Thiophorase
To Mevalonic acid	HMG-CoA reductase
To DMAPP	Mevalonate kinase Phosphomevalonate kinase Pyrophosphomevalonate decarboxylase Isopentenyl-diphosphate delta isomerase
Geranyl-	Dimethylallyltranstransferase Geranyl pyrophosphate

To cholesterol

To lanosterol	Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase Squalene monooxygenase Lanosterol synthase
7-Dehydrocholesterol path	Lanosterol 14α-demethylase Sterol-C5-desaturase-like 7-Dehydrocholesterol reductase
Desmosterol path	24-Dehydrocholesterol reductase

To Bile acids

Steroidogenesis

To pregnenolone

Cholesterol side-chain cleavage

To corticosteroids

aldosterone: 18-Hydroxylase

cortisol/cortisone: 17α-Hydroxylase
11β-HSD
- 1
- 2

To sex hormones

To androgens	17α-Hydroxylase 17,20-Lyase 3β-HSD 17β-HSD 5α-Reductase 1 2
To estrogens	Aromatase 17β-HSD

Other/ungrouped

v t e Transferases: acyltransferases (EC 2.3)
2.3.1: other than amino-acyl groups	acetyltransferases: Acetyl-Coenzyme A acetyltransferase N-Acetylglutamate synthase Choline acetyltransferase Dihydrolipoyl transacetylase Acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase Beta-galactoside transacetylase Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase N-acetyltransferase Serotonin N-acetyl transferase HGSNAT ARD1A Histone acetyltransferase P300/CBP NAT2 palmitoyltransferases: Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase CPT1 CPT2 Serine C-palmitoyltransferase SPTLC1 SPTLC2 other: Acyltransferase like 2 Aminolevulinic acid synthase Beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase Glyceronephosphate O-acyltransferase Lecithin—cholesterol acyltransferase Glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 2-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase ABHD5
2.3.2: Aminoacyltransferases	Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase Peptidyl transferase Transglutaminase Tissue transglutaminase Keratinocyte transglutaminase Factor XIII
2.3.3: converted into alkyl on transfer	Citrate synthase Decylcitrate synthase Citrate (Re)-synthase Decylhomocitrate synthase 2-methylcitrate synthase 2-ethylmalate synthase 3-ethylmalate synthase ATP citrate lyase Malate synthase HMG-CoA synthase HMGCS2 2-hydroxyglutarate synthase 3-propylmalate synthase 2-isopropylmalate synthase Homocitrate synthase Sulfoacetaldehyde acetyltransferase

Transferases: acyltransferases (EC 2.3)

2.3.1: other than amino-acyl groups

2.3.2: Aminoacyltransferases

2.3.3: converted into alkyl on transfer

v t e Enzymes
Activity	Active site Binding site Catalytic triad Oxyanion hole Enzyme promiscuity Diffusion-limited enzyme Cofactor Enzyme catalysis
Regulation	Allosteric regulation Cooperativity Enzyme inhibitor Enzyme activator
Classification	EC number Enzyme superfamily Enzyme family List of enzymes
Kinetics	Enzyme kinetics Eadie–Hofstee diagram Hanes–Woolf plot Lineweaver–Burk plot Michaelis–Menten kinetics
Types	EC1 Oxidoreductases (list) EC2 Transferases (list) EC3 Hydrolases (list) EC4 Lyases (list) EC5 Isomerases (list) EC6 Ligases (list) EC7 Translocases (list)

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