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methylcrotonoyl-Coenzyme A carboxylase 1 (alpha)
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | MCCC1 |
| Entrez | 56922 |
| HUGO | 6936 |
| OMIM | 609010 |
| RefSeq | NM_020166 |
| UniProt | Q96RQ3 |
| Other data | |
| EC number | 6.4.1.4 |
| Locus | Chr. 3 q27.1 |
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methylcrotonoyl-Coenzyme A carboxylase 2 (beta)
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | MCCC2 |
| Entrez | 64087 |
| HUGO | 6937 |
| OMIM | 609014 |
| RefSeq | NM_022132 |
| UniProt | Q9HCC0 |
| Other data | |
| EC number | 6.4.1.4 |
| Locus | Chr. 5 q12-q13 |
Methylcrotonyl CoA carboxylase (MCC) (3-Methylcrotonyl CoA carboxylase, methylcrotonoyl-CoA carboxylase) is a biotin-requiring enzyme located in the mitochondria. MCC uses bicarbonate as a carboxyl group source to catalyze the carboxylation of a carbon adjacent to a carbonyl group performing the 4th step in processing leucine, an essential amino acid.1
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Function
During branched-chain amino acid degradation, MCC performs a single step in the breakdown of leucine to eventually yield acetyl CoA and acetoacetate.2 MCC catalyzes the carboxylation of 3-methylcrotonyl CoA to 3-methylglutaconyl CoA. 3-Methylglutaconyl CoA is then hydrated to produce 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA. 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA is cleaved into two molecules, acetoacetate and acetyl CoA.
Point mutations and deletion events in the genes coding for MCC can lead to MCC deficiency, an inborn error of metabolism which usually presents with vomiting, metabolic acidosis, very low plasma glucose concentration, and very low levels of carnitine in plasma.3
Mechanism
Bicarbonate is activated by the addition of ATP, increasing the reactivity of bicarbonate. Once bicarbonate is activated, the biotin portion of MCC performs nucleophilic attack on the activated bicarbonate to form enzyme-bound carboxybiotin. The carboxybiotin portion of MCC can then undergo nucleophilic attack transferring the carboxyl group to the substrate, 3-methylcrotonyl CoA, to form 3-methylglutaconyl CoA.4
Regulation
MCC is not regulated by small molecules or dietary or hormonal factors.5
References
- ^ Bruice, Paula Y. Organic Chemistry. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001. 1010-1011.
- ^ Berg, Jeremy M., John L. Tymoczko, Lubert Stryer. Biochemistry. New York: Freeman, 2002. 652-653.
- ^ Stipanuk, Martha H. Biochemical and Physiological Aspects of Human Nutrition. New York: Saunders, 2000. 535-536.
- ^ Berg, Jeremy M., John L. Tymoczko, Lubert Stryer. Biochemistry. New York: Freeman, 2002. 652-653.
- ^ Stipanuk, Martha H. Biochemical and Physiological Aspects of Human Nutrition. New York: Saunders, 2000. 535-536.
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