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'''Methylmalonyl CoA epimerase''' ({{EC number|5.1.99.1}}, ''methylmalonyl-CoA racemase'', ''methylmalonyl coenzyme A racemase'', ''DL-methylmalonyl-CoA racemase'', ''2-methyl-3-oxopropanoyl-CoA 2-epimerase [incorrect]'') is an [[enzyme]] involved in [[fatty acid catabolism]] that is encoded in human by the "MCEE" [[gene]] located on [[chromosome 2]].
'''Methylmalonyl CoA epimerase''' ({{EC number|5.1.99.1}}, ''methylmalonyl-CoA racemase'', ''methylmalonyl coenzyme A racemase'', ''DL-methylmalonyl-CoA racemase'', ''2-methyl-3-oxopropanoyl-CoA 2-epimerase [incorrect]'') is an [[enzyme]] involved in [[fatty acid metabolism|fatty acid catabolism]] that is encoded in human by the "MCEE" [[gene]] located on [[chromosome 2]]. It is routinely and incorrectly labeled as "methylmalonyl-CoA racemase". It is not a [[epimerase and racemase|racemase]] because the CoA [[moiety (chemistry)|moiety]] has 5 other [[stereocenter|stereocenters]].  


== Structure ==
== Structure ==


The "MCEE" [[gene]] is located in the 2p13 region and contains 4 [[exon]]s, and encodes for a [[protein]] that is approximately 18 kDa in size and located to the [[mitochondrial matrix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q96PE7|title=MCEE - Methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase, mitochondrial precursor - Homo sapiens (Human) - MCEE gene & protein|website=www.uniprot.org}}</ref> Several natural variants in amino acid sequences exist. The structure of the MCEE protein has been resolved by [[X-ray crystallography]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbe/entry/pdb/3RMU|title=PDB 3rmu structure summary ‹ Protein Data Bank in Europe (PDBe) ‹ EMBL-EBI|first=Protein Data Bank in|last=Europe|website=www.ebi.ac.uk}}</ref> at 1.8-angstrom resolution.
The "MCEE" [[gene]] is located in the 2p13 region and contains 4 [[exon]]s, and encodes for a [[protein]] that is approximately 18 kDa in size and located to the [[mitochondrial matrix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q96PE7|title=MCEE - Methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase, mitochondrial precursor - Homo sapiens (Human) - MCEE gene & protein|website=www.uniprot.org}}</ref> Several natural variants in amino acid sequences exist. The structure of the MCEE protein has been resolved by [[X-ray crystallography]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbe/entry/pdb/3RMU|title=PDB 3rmu structure summary ‹ Protein Data Bank in Europe (PDBe) ‹ EMBL-EBI|first=Protein Data Bank in|last=Europe|website=www.ebi.ac.uk}}</ref> at 1.8-angstrom resolution.


==Function==
== Function ==
The MCEE gene encodes an enzyme that interconverts D- and L- methylmalonyl-CoA during the degradation of [[branched-chain amino acid]]s, [[odd chain-length fatty acid]]s, and other metabolites. In biochemistry terms, it catalyzes the reaction that converts (''S'')-[[methylmalonyl-CoA]] to the (''R'') form.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Metabolism of propionic acid in animal tissues. IX. Methylmalonyl coenzyme A racemase |author1 = Mazumder, R. |author2 =Sasakawa, T. |author3 =Kaziro, Y. |author4 =Ochoa, S. |journal = J. Biol. Chem. |date = 1962 |volume = 237 |pages = 3065–3068 |pmid = 13934211}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title = Zum Mechanismus der Umlagerung von Methylmalonyl-CoA in Succinyl-CoA. II. Versuche zur Wirkungsweise von Methylmalonyl-CoA-Isomerase and Methylmalonyl-CoA-Racemase |author1 = Overath, P. |author2 =Kellerman, G.M. |author3 =Lynen, F. |author4 =Fritz, H.P. |author5 =Keller, H.J. |journal = Biochem. Z. |date = 1962 |volume = 335 |pages = 500–518 |pmid = 14482843}}</ref> This enzyme [[catalysis|catalyses]] the following [[chemical reaction]]
The MCEE gene encodes an enzyme that interconverts D- and L- methylmalonyl-CoA during the degradation of [[branched-chain amino acid]]s, [[odd chain-length fatty acid]]s, and other metabolites. In biochemistry terms, it catalyzes the reaction that converts (''S'')-[[methylmalonyl-CoA]] to the (''R'') form.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Mazumder R, Sasakawa T, Kaziro Y, Ochoa S | title = Metabolism of propionic acid in animal tissues. IX. Methylmalonyl coenzyme A racemase | journal = The Journal of Biological Chemistry | volume = 237 | pages = 3065–8 | date = October 1962 | pmid = 13934211 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Overath P, Kellerman GM, Lynen F, Fritz HP, Keller HJ | title = [On the mechanism of the rearrangement of methylmalonyl-Co A into succinyl-Co A. II. Experiments on the mechanism of action of methylmalonyl-Co A isomerase and methylmalonyl-Co A racemase] | journal = Biochemische Zeitschrift | volume = 335 | pages = 500–18 | date = 1962 | pmid = 14482843 }}</ref> This enzyme [[catalysis|catalyses]] the following [[chemical reaction]]


: (''R'')-methylmalonyl-CoA <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> (''S'')-methylmalonyl-CoA
: (''S'')-methylmalonyl-CoA <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> (''R'')-methylmalonyl-CoA


Methylmalonyl CoA epimerase plays an important role in the catabolism of [[Fatty Acid|fatty acids]] with odd-length carbon chains.  In the catabolism of even-chain [[Saturation (chemistry)|saturated]] fatty acids, the [[Beta oxidation|β-oxidation pathway]] breaks down fatty acyl-CoA molecules in repeated sequences of four reactions to yield one [[acetyl CoA]] per repeated sequence.  This means that, for each round of β-oxidation, the fatty acyl-Co-A is shortened by two carbons.  If the fatty acid began with an even number of carbons, this process could break down an entire saturated fatty acid into acetyl-CoA units.  If the fatty acid began with an odd number of carbons, however, β-oxidation would break the fatty acyl-CoA down until the three carbon propionyl-CoA is formed.  In order to convert this to the metabolically useful [[succinyl-CoA]], three reactions are needed.  The propionyl-CoA is first carboxylated to (''S'')-methylmalonyl-CoA by the enzyme [[Propionyl-CoA carboxylase]].  Methylmalonyl CoA epimerase then catalyzes the rearrangement of (''S'')-methylmalonyl-CoA to the (''R'') form in a reaction that uses a [[vitamin B12]] [[cofactor (biochemistry)|cofactor]] and a resonance-stabilized [[carbanion]] [[Reactive intermediate|intermediate]].  The (''R'')-methylmalonyl-CoA is then converted to succinyl-CoA in a reaction catalyzed by [[methylmalonyl-CoA mutase]].
Methylmalonyl CoA epimerase plays an important role in the catabolism of [[Fatty Acid|fatty acids]] with odd-length carbon chains.  In the catabolism of even-chain [[Saturation (chemistry)|saturated]] fatty acids, the [[Beta oxidation|β-oxidation pathway]] breaks down fatty acyl-CoA molecules in repeated sequences of four reactions to yield one [[acetyl CoA]] per repeated sequence.  This means that, for each round of β-oxidation, the fatty acyl-Co-A is shortened by two carbons.  If the fatty acid began with an even number of carbons, this process could break down an entire saturated fatty acid into acetyl-CoA units.  If the fatty acid began with an odd number of carbons, however, β-oxidation would break the fatty acyl-CoA down until the three carbon propionyl-CoA is formed.  In order to convert this to the metabolically useful [[succinyl-CoA]], three reactions are needed.  The propionyl-CoA is first carboxylated to (''S'')-methylmalonyl-CoA by the enzyme [[Propionyl-CoA carboxylase]].  Methylmalonyl CoA epimerase then catalyzes the rearrangement of (''S'')-methylmalonyl-CoA to the (''R'') form in a reaction that uses a [[vitamin B12]] [[cofactor (biochemistry)|cofactor]] and a resonance-stabilized [[carbanion]] [[Reactive intermediate|intermediate]].  The (''R'')-methylmalonyl-CoA is then converted to succinyl-CoA in a reaction catalyzed by [[methylmalonyl-CoA mutase]].
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== Clinical significance ==
== Clinical significance ==


[[Mutations]] in the MCEE gene causes [[methymalonyl-Coa epimerase deficiency]] (MCEED),<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Bikker H, Bakker HD, Abeling NG, Poll-The BT, Kleijer WJ, Rosenblatt DS, Waterham HR, Wanders RJ, Duran M |title=A homozygous nonsense mutation in the methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase gene (MCEE) results in mild methylmalonic aciduria |journal=Hum. Mutat. |volume=27 |issue=7 |pages=640–3 |year=2006 |pmid=16752391 |doi=10.1002/humu.20373 |url=}}</ref> a rare [[autosomal recessive]] [[inborn error of metabolism]] in amino acid metabolisms involving [[branched-chain amino acid]]s [[valine]], [[leucine]], and [[isoleucine]]. Patients with MCEED may present with life-threatening neonatal [[metabolic acidosis]], [[hyperammonemia]], [[feeding difficulties]], and [[coma]].
[[Mutations]] in the MCEE gene causes [[methymalonyl-Coa epimerase deficiency]] (MCEED),<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Bikker H, Bakker HD, Abeling NG, Poll-The BT, Kleijer WJ, Rosenblatt DS, Waterham HR, Wanders RJ, Duran M | title = A homozygous nonsense mutation in the methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase gene (MCEE) results in mild methylmalonic aciduria | journal = Human Mutation | volume = 27 | issue = 7 | pages = 640–3 | date = July 2006 | pmid = 16752391 | doi = 10.1002/humu.20373 }}</ref> a rare [[autosomal recessive]] [[inborn error of metabolism]] in amino acid metabolisms involving [[branched-chain amino acid]]s [[valine]], [[leucine]], and [[isoleucine]]. Patients with MCEED may present with life-threatening neonatal [[metabolic acidosis]], [[hyperammonemia]], [[feeding difficulties]], and [[coma]].


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{MeshName|methylmalonyl-CoA+epimerase}}
* {{MeshName|methylmalonyl-CoA+epimerase}}



Latest revision as of 10:32, 25 November 2018

methylmalonyl CoA epimerase
File:Methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase 1JC5.png
Ribbon diagram of methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase from Propionibacterium shermanii. From PDB: 1JC5​.
Identifiers
EC number5.1.99.1
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO
methylmalonyl CoA epimerase
Identifiers
SymbolMCEE
Entrez84693
HUGO16732
OMIM608419
RefSeqNM_028626
UniProtQ96PE7
Other data
EC number5.1.99.1
LocusChr. 2 p13.3

Methylmalonyl CoA epimerase (EC 5.1.99.1, methylmalonyl-CoA racemase, methylmalonyl coenzyme A racemase, DL-methylmalonyl-CoA racemase, 2-methyl-3-oxopropanoyl-CoA 2-epimerase [incorrect]) is an enzyme involved in fatty acid catabolism that is encoded in human by the "MCEE" gene located on chromosome 2. It is routinely and incorrectly labeled as "methylmalonyl-CoA racemase". It is not a racemase because the CoA moiety has 5 other stereocenters.

Structure

The "MCEE" gene is located in the 2p13 region and contains 4 exons, and encodes for a protein that is approximately 18 kDa in size and located to the mitochondrial matrix.[1] Several natural variants in amino acid sequences exist. The structure of the MCEE protein has been resolved by X-ray crystallography [2] at 1.8-angstrom resolution.

Function

The MCEE gene encodes an enzyme that interconverts D- and L- methylmalonyl-CoA during the degradation of branched-chain amino acids, odd chain-length fatty acids, and other metabolites. In biochemistry terms, it catalyzes the reaction that converts (S)-methylmalonyl-CoA to the (R) form.[3][4] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(S)-methylmalonyl-CoA <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> (R)-methylmalonyl-CoA

Methylmalonyl CoA epimerase plays an important role in the catabolism of fatty acids with odd-length carbon chains. In the catabolism of even-chain saturated fatty acids, the β-oxidation pathway breaks down fatty acyl-CoA molecules in repeated sequences of four reactions to yield one acetyl CoA per repeated sequence. This means that, for each round of β-oxidation, the fatty acyl-Co-A is shortened by two carbons. If the fatty acid began with an even number of carbons, this process could break down an entire saturated fatty acid into acetyl-CoA units. If the fatty acid began with an odd number of carbons, however, β-oxidation would break the fatty acyl-CoA down until the three carbon propionyl-CoA is formed. In order to convert this to the metabolically useful succinyl-CoA, three reactions are needed. The propionyl-CoA is first carboxylated to (S)-methylmalonyl-CoA by the enzyme Propionyl-CoA carboxylase. Methylmalonyl CoA epimerase then catalyzes the rearrangement of (S)-methylmalonyl-CoA to the (R) form in a reaction that uses a vitamin B12 cofactor and a resonance-stabilized carbanion intermediate. The (R)-methylmalonyl-CoA is then converted to succinyl-CoA in a reaction catalyzed by methylmalonyl-CoA mutase.

Acting as a general base, the enzyme abstracts a proton from the β-carbon of (R)-methylmalonyl-CoA. This results in the formation of a carbanion intermediate in which the α-carbon is stabilized by resonance. The enzyme then acts as a general acid to protonate the β-carbon, resulting in the formation of (S)-methylmalonyl-CoA.

Clinical significance

Mutations in the MCEE gene causes methymalonyl-Coa epimerase deficiency (MCEED),[5] a rare autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism in amino acid metabolisms involving branched-chain amino acids valine, leucine, and isoleucine. Patients with MCEED may present with life-threatening neonatal metabolic acidosis, hyperammonemia, feeding difficulties, and coma.

References

  1. "MCEE - Methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase, mitochondrial precursor - Homo sapiens (Human) - MCEE gene & protein". www.uniprot.org.
  2. Europe, Protein Data Bank in. "PDB 3rmu structure summary ‹ Protein Data Bank in Europe (PDBe) ‹ EMBL-EBI". www.ebi.ac.uk.
  3. Mazumder R, Sasakawa T, Kaziro Y, Ochoa S (October 1962). "Metabolism of propionic acid in animal tissues. IX. Methylmalonyl coenzyme A racemase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 237: 3065–8. PMID 13934211.
  4. Overath P, Kellerman GM, Lynen F, Fritz HP, Keller HJ (1962). "[On the mechanism of the rearrangement of methylmalonyl-Co A into succinyl-Co A. II. Experiments on the mechanism of action of methylmalonyl-Co A isomerase and methylmalonyl-Co A racemase]". Biochemische Zeitschrift. 335: 500–18. PMID 14482843.
  5. Bikker H, Bakker HD, Abeling NG, Poll-The BT, Kleijer WJ, Rosenblatt DS, Waterham HR, Wanders RJ, Duran M (July 2006). "A homozygous nonsense mutation in the methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase gene (MCEE) results in mild methylmalonic aciduria". Human Mutation. 27 (7): 640–3. doi:10.1002/humu.20373. PMID 16752391.

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