title: Enzyme promiscuity in the hormone-sensitive lipase family of proteins.
abstract: The number of enzymes endowed with the capacity to catalyse other reactions than the main, physiological one, a feature that has been called promiscuity, is increasing at a fast pace. Promiscuity is a highly pervasive phenomenon that is present at each level of life complexity. For enzymes, promiscuity encompasses interesting aspects related to their physiological role, evolution and biotechnological applications. Herein, at first we will describe some general aspects of enzyme promiscuity and then we will report some examples from the α/β hydrolase superfamily of proteins, with particular emphasis to the hormone-sensitive lipase family.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via. P. Castellino 111, 80131, Naples, Italy. g.manco@ibp.cnr.it
authors.forename: Manco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giuseppe
authors.forename: Merone
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luigia
authors.forename: Porzio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Elena
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Mandrich
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luigi
mesh_terms: D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D002384:Catalysis; D020134:Catalytic Domain / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D008958:Models, Molecular; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000502:physiology; D054730:Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D002787:Sterol Esterase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D040681:Structural Homology, Protein; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D006867:Hydrolases; D002787:Sterol Esterase