Modification of bovine kidney pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase activity by CoA esters and their mechanism of action
The activation of pyruvate dehydrogenasea kinase activity by CoA esters has been further characterized. Half-maximal activation of kinase activity was achieved with about 1.0 microM acetyl-CoA after a 20-s preincubation in the presence of NADH. More than 80% of the acetyl-CoA was consumed during this period in acetylating sites in the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex as a result of the transacetylation reaction proceeding to equilibrium. At 1.0 microM acetyl-CoA, this resulted in more than a 4-fold higher level of CoA than residual acetyl-CoA. Activation of kinase activity could result either from acetylation of specific sites in the complex or tight binding of acetyl-CoA. Removal of CoA enhanced both acetylation and activation, suggesting acetylation mediates activation. For allosteric binding of acetyl-CoA to elicit activation, an activation constant, Ka, less than 50 nM would be required. To further distinguish between those mechanisms, the effects of other CoA esters as well as the reactivity of most of the effective CoA esters were characterized. Several short-chain CoA esters enhanced kinase activity including (in decreasing order of effectiveness) malonyl-CoA, acetoacetyl-CoA, propionyl-CoA, and methylmalonyl-CoA. Butyryl-CoA inhibited kinase activity as did high concentrations of long-chain acyl-CoAs.
- Research Organization:
- Kansas State Univ., Manhattan
- OSTI ID:
- 6335877
- Journal Information:
- J. Biol. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 18
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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