title: Structurally different rat liver medium-chain acyl CoA dehydrogenases directed by complementary DNAs differing in their 5'-region.
abstract: Different forms of rat liver medium-chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) (EC 1.3.99.3) were produced in Escherichia coli carrying expression plasmids (pRMCADm-1 approximately 9) differing at the 5'-region of the cDNA. The proteins expressed could be readily extracted from the cells. The protein (approximately 44 kDa) directed by pRMCADm-3 showed the highest activity and was readily purified to homogeneity. The purified enzyme contained non-covalently bound FAD and was similar to rat liver mitochondrial enzyme in all respects examined. The purified protein (approximately 45 kDa) directed by pRMCADm-1 did not contain FAD and showed no enzymatic activity. Therefore, the leader peptide disturbs the binding of FAD to the apoprotein. The purified protein (approximately 40 kDa) directed by pRMCADm-6 did not contain FAD. Thus, the deletion of the NH2-terminal portion of the apoprotein to some extent results in its inability to combine with FAD.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Biochemistry, Yagi Memorial Park, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inagaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohishi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsukagoshi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Udaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghisla
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yagi
mesh_terms: D042964:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase; D044944:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D044944:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenases; D042964:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase