Citrate synthase

Citrate synthase
Identifiers
Symbol CS
External IDs OMIM: 118950 HomoloGene: 56073 GeneCards: CS Gene
EC number 2.3.3.1
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 1431 12974
Ensembl ENSG00000062485 ENSMUSG00000005683
UniProt O75390 Q9CZU6
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_004077 NM_026444
RefSeq (protein) NP_004068 NP_080720
Location (UCSC) Chr 12:
56.27 – 56.3 Mb
Chr 10:
128.34 – 128.36 Mb
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The enzyme citrate synthase [E.C. 2.3.3.1 (previously 4.1.3.7)] exists in nearly all living cells and stands as a pace-making enzyme in the first step of the Citric Acid Cycle (or Krebs Cycle).[1] Citrate synthase is localized within eukaryotic cells in the mitochondrial matrix, but is encoded by nuclear DNA rather than mitochondrial. It is synthesized using cytoplasmic ribosomes, then transported into the mitochondrial matrix. Citrate synthase is commonly used as a quantitative enzyme marker for the presence of intact mitochondria.

Citrate synthase catalyzes the condensation reaction of the two-carbon acetate residue from acetyl coenzyme A and a molecule of four-carbon oxaloacetate to form the six-carbon citrate:[1]

Oxaloacetate is regenerated after the completion of one round of the Krebs Cycle.

Oxaloacetate is the first substrate to bind to the enzyme. This induces the enzyme to change its conformation, and creates a binding site for the acetyl-CoA. Only when this citroyl-CoA has formed will another conformational change cause thioester hydrolysis and release coenzyme A. This ensures that the energy released from the thioester bond cleavage will drive the condensation.

Structure

The Active Site of Citrate Synthase (open form)

The Active Site of Citrate Synthase (closed form)

Citrate synthase's 437 amino acid residues are organized into two main subunits, each consisting of 20 alpha-helices. These alpha helices compose approximately 75% of citrate synthase's tertiary structure, while the remaining residues mainly compose irregular extensions of the structure, save a single beta-sheet of 13 residues. Between these two subunits, a single cleft exists containing the active site. Two binding sites can be found therein: one reserved for citrate or oxaloacetate and the other for Coenzyme A. The active site contains three key residues: His274, His320, and Asp375 that are highly selective in their interactions with substrates.[2] The images to the left display the tertiary structure of citrate synthase in its opened and closed form. The enzyme changes from opened to closed with the addition of one of its substrates (such as oxaloacetate).[3]

Function

Citrate (Si)-synthase
Identifiers
EC number 2.3.3.1
CAS number 9027-96-7
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO

Mechanism

Citrate synthase has three key amino acids in its active site (known as the catalytic triad) which catalyze the conversion of acetyl-CoA [H3CC(=O)−SCoA] and oxaloacetate [O2CCH2C(=O)CO2] into citrate [O2CCH2C(OH)(CO2)CH2CO2] and H−SCoA in an aldol condensation reaction. This conversion begins with the negatively charged carboxylate side chain oxygen atom of Asp-375 deprotonating acetyl CoA’s alpha carbon atom to form an enolate anion which in turn is neutralized by protonation by His-274 to form an enol intermediate [H2C=C(OH)−SCoA]. At this point, the epsilon nitrogen lone pair of electrons on His-274 formed in the last step abstracts the hydroxyl enol proton to reform an enolate anion that initiates a nucleophilic attack on the oxaloacetate’s carbonyl carbon [O2CCH2C(=O)CO2] which in turn deprotonate the epsilon nitrogen atom of His-320. This nucleophilic addition results in the formation of citroyl−CoA [O2CCH2CH(CO2)CH2C(=O)−SCoA]. At this point, a water molecule is deprotonated by the epsilon nitrogen atom of His-320 and hydrolysis is initiated. One of the oxygen’s lone pairs nucleophilically attacks the carbonyl carbon of citroyl−CoA. This forms a tetrahedral intermediate and results in the ejection of −SCoA as the carbonyl reforms. The −SCoA is protonated to form HSCoA. Finally, the hydroxyl added to the carbonyl in the previous step is deprotonated and citrate [O2CCH2C(OH)(CO2)CH2CO2] is formed.[4]

Mechanism for Citrate Synthase (including residues involved)

Inhibition

The enzyme is inhibited by high ratios of ATP:ADP, acetyl-CoA:CoA, and NADH:NAD, as high concentrations of ATP, acetyl-CoA, and NADH show that the energy supply is high for the cell. It is also inhibited by succinyl-CoA, which resembles Acetyl-coA and acts as a competitive inhibitor. Citrate inhibits the reaction and is an example of product inhibition. The inhibition of citrate synthase by acetyl-CoA analogues has also been well documented and has been used to prove the existence of a single active site. These experiments have revealed that this single site alternates between two forms, which participate in ligase and hydrolase activity respectively.[3] This protein may use the morpheein model of allosteric regulation. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Wiegand G, Remington SJ (1986). "Citrate synthase: structure, control, and mechanism". Annual Review of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry 15: 97–117. doi:10.1146/annurev.bb.15.060186.000525. PMID 3013232.
  2. Goodsell DS (1 September 2007). "Citrate Synthase". Molecule of the Month (RCSB Protein Data Bank). doi:10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2007_9.; PDB: 1CSC, 5CSC, 5CTS
  3. 1 2 Bayer E, Bauer B, Eggerer H (Nov 1981). "Evidence from inhibitor studies for conformational changes of citrate synthase". European Journal of Biochemistry / FEBS 120 (1): 155–60. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1981.tb05683.x. PMID 7308213.
  4. Cox DL, Nelson MM (2005). Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry (4th ed.). New York: W.H. Freeman. pp. 608−9. ISBN 978-0-7167-4339-2.
  5. Selwood T, Jaffe EK (Mar 2012). "Dynamic dissociating homo-oligomers and the control of protein function". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 519 (2): 131–43. doi:10.1016/j.abb.2011.11.020. PMC 3298769. PMID 22182754.

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