title: Cloning, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of MCAT from Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: Malonyl-CoA:acyl-carrier protein transacylase (MCAT), encoded by the fabd gene, is a key enzyme in type II fatty-acid biosynthesis. It is responsible for transferring the malonyl group from malonyl-CoA to the holo acyl-carrier protein (ACP). Since the type II system differs from the type I system that mammals use, it has received enormous attention as a possible antibiotic target. In particular, only a single isoform of MCAT has been reported and a continuous coupled enzyme assay has been developed. MCAT from Staphylococcus aureus was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and the protein was purified and crystallized. Diffraction data were collected to 1.2 A resolution. The crystals belonged to space group P2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 41.608, b = 86.717, c = 43.163 A, alpha = gamma = 90, beta = 106.330 degrees . The asymmetric unit contains one SaMCAT molecule.
authors.affiliation: Life Sciences Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Kon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Kook Han
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eunice EunKyeong
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D051080:Acyl-Carrier Protein S-Malonyltransferase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D051080:Acyl-Carrier Protein S-Malonyltransferase