Publications

• Peroxisomal beta-oxidation of 2-methyl-branched acyl-CoA esters: stereospecific recognition of the 2S-methyl compounds by trihydroxycoprostanoyl-CoA oxidase and pristanoyl-CoA oxidase.

  Van Veldhoven P.P., Croes K., Asselberghs S., Herdewijn P., Mannaerts G.P.

  Trihydroxycoprostanoyl-CoA oxidase and pristanoyl-CoA oxidase, purified from rat liver, both catalyse the desaturation of 2-methyl-branched acyl-CoAs. Upon incubation with the pure isomers of 2-methylpentadecanoyl-CoA, both enzymes acted only on the S-isomer. The R-isomer inhibited trihydroxycopro ... >> More

  Trihydroxycoprostanoyl-CoA oxidase and pristanoyl-CoA oxidase, purified from rat liver, both catalyse the desaturation of 2-methyl-branched acyl-CoAs. Upon incubation with the pure isomers of 2-methylpentadecanoyl-CoA, both enzymes acted only on the S-isomer. The R-isomer inhibited trihydroxycoprostanoyl-CoA oxidase but did not affect pristanoyl-CoA oxidase. The activity of both enzymes was suppressed by 3-methylheptadecanoyl-CoA. Valproyl-CoA and 2-ethylhexanoyl-CoA, however, did not influence the oxidases. Although only one isomer of 25R,S-trihydroxycoprostanovl-CoA was desaturated by trihydroxycoprostanoyl-CoA oxidase, isolated peroxisomes were able to act on both isomers, suggesting the presence of a racemase in these organelles. Given the opposite stereoselectivity of the 26-cholesterol hydroxylase and of the oxidase, the racemase is essential for bile acid formation. << Less

  FEBS Lett 388:80-84(1996) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]

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• Mitochondrial and peroxisomal targeting of 2-methylacyl-CoA racemase in humans.

  Amery L., Fransen M., De Nys K., Mannaerts G.P., Van Veldhoven P.P.

  2-Methylacyl-CoA racemase is an auxiliary enzyme required for the peroxisomal beta-oxidative breakdown of (2R)-pristanic acid and the (25R)-isomer of C(27) bile acid intermediates. The enzyme activity is found not only in peroxisomes but also is present in mitochondria of human liver and fibroblas ... >> More

  2-Methylacyl-CoA racemase is an auxiliary enzyme required for the peroxisomal beta-oxidative breakdown of (2R)-pristanic acid and the (25R)-isomer of C(27) bile acid intermediates. The enzyme activity is found not only in peroxisomes but also is present in mitochondria of human liver and fibroblasts. The C terminus of the human racemase, a protein of 382 amino acids with a molecular mass of 43,304 daltons as deduced from its cloned cDNA, consists of KASL. Hitherto this sequence has not been recognized as a peroxisomal targeting signal (PTS1). From the in vitro interaction between recombinant racemase and recombinant human PTS1 receptor (Pex5p), and the peroxisomal localization of green fluorescent protein (GFP) fused to the N terminus of full-length racemase or its last six amino acids in tranfected Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, we concluded that ASL is a new PTS1 variant. To be recognized by Pex5p, however, the preceding lysine residue is critical. As shown in another series of transfection experiments with GFP fused to the C terminus of the full-length racemase or racemase with deletions of the N terminus, mitochondrial targeting information is localized between amino acids 22 and 85.Hence, our data show that a single transcript gives rise to a racemase protein containing two topogenic signals, explaining the dual cellular localization of the activity. << Less

  J. Lipid Res. 41:1752-1759(2000) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]