title: Metabolic significance and expression of Caenorhabditis elegans type II 3-oxoacyl-CoA thiolase.
abstract: The authors cloned the cDNA of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans encoding a 44-kDa protein (P-44), which is similar to sterol carrier protein x (SCPx). Genomic DNA data and Northern blot analysis excluded the possibility of P-44 forming SCPx-like fusion protein. P-44 is required in the formation of bile acid in vitro from CoA esters of their enoyl-form intermediate in the presence of D-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase/D-3-dehydrogenase bifunctional protein. Also, rat SCPx converts 24-hydroxy-form intermediate to bile acid under similar conditions. From this and other evidence, P-44 and SCPx were categorized as type II thiolase. The mRNA encoding P-44 was detected in every developmental stage of C. elegans: egg, larval stages, and adult. P-44, therefore, seems essential for the normal functioning of this organism.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan. mbunya@ipc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bun-ya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maebuchi
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Togo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurosawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamiryo
mesh_terms: D000102:Acetyl-CoA C-Acyltransferase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000201:enzymology*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000102:Acetyl-CoA C-Acyltransferase