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2.3.1.241

Accepted name:

Kdo₂-lipid IV_A acyltransferase

Reaction:

a fatty acyl-[acyl-carrier protein] + an α-Kdo-(2→4)-α-Kdo-(2→6)-[lipid IV_A] = an α-Kdo-(2→4)-α-Kdo-(2→6)-(acyl)-[lipid IV_A] + an [acyl-carrier protein]

For diagram of Kdo-Kdo-Lipid IV_A metabolism, click here

Glossary:

Kdo = 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulopyranosylonic acid
a lipid IV_A = 2-deoxy-2-{[(3R)-3-hydroxyacyl]amino}-3-O-[(3R)-3-hydroxyacyl]-4-O-phospho-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-2-deoxy-3-O-[(3R)-3-hydroxyacyl]-2-{[(3R)-3-hydroxyacyl]amino}-1-O-phospho-α-D-glucopyranose
an α-Kdo-(2→4)-α-Kdo-(2→6)-(acyl)-[lipid IV_A] = 3-deoxy-α-D-manno-oct-2-ulopyranosyl-(2→4)-3-deoxy-α-D-manno-oct-2-ulopyranosyl-(2→6)-2-deoxy-2-{[(3R)-3-(acyloxy)acyl]amino}-3-O-[(3R)-3-hydroxyacyl]-4-O-phospho-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-2-deoxy-3-O-[(3R)-3-hydroxyacyl]-2-{[(3R)-3-hydroxyacyl]amino}-1-O-phosphono-α-D-glucopyranose

Other name(s):

LpxL; htrB (gene name); dodecanoyl-[acyl-carrier protein]:α-Kdo-(2→4)-α-Kdo-(2→6)-lipid IV_A O-dodecanoyltransferase; lauroyl-[acyl-carrier protein]:Kdo₂-lipid IV_A O-lauroyltransferase; (Kdo)₂-lipid IV_A lauroyltransferase; α-Kdo-(2→4)-α-(2→6)-lipid IV_A lauroyltransferase; dodecanoyl-[acyl-carrier protein]:Kdo₂-lipid IV_A O-dodecanoyltransferase; Kdo₂-lipid IV_A lauroyltransferase

Systematic name:

fatty acyl-[acyl-carrier protein]:α-Kdo-(2→4)-α-Kdo-(2→6)-[lipid IV_A] O-acyltransferase

Comments:

The enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of the phosphorylated outer membrane glycolipid lipid A. It transfers an acyl group to the 3-O position of the 3R-hydroxyacyl already attached to the nitrogen of the non-reducing glucosamine molecule. The enzyme from the bacterium Escherichia coli is specific for lauryl (C₁₂) acyl groups, giving the enzyme its previous accepted name. However, enzymes from different species accept highly variable substrates.

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc

References:

1.	Clementz, T., Bednarski, J.J. and Raetz, C.R. Function of the htrB high temperature requirement gene of Escherichia coli in the acylation of lipid A: HtrB catalyzed incorporation of laurate. J. Biol. Chem. 271 (1996) 12095–12102. [DOI] [PMID: 8662613]
2.	van der Ley, P., Steeghs, L., Hamstra, H.J., ten Hove, J., Zomer, B. and van Alphen, L. Modification of lipid A biosynthesis in Neisseria meningitidis lpxL mutants: influence on lipopolysaccharide structure, toxicity, and adjuvant activity. Infect. Immun. 69 (2001) 5981–5990. [DOI] [PMID: 11553534]
3.	McLendon, M.K., Schilling, B., Hunt, J.R., Apicella, M.A. and Gibson, B.W. Identification of LpxL, a late acyltransferase of Francisella tularensis. Infect. Immun. 75 (2007) 5518–5531. [DOI] [PMID: 17724076]
4.	Six, D.A., Carty, S.M., Guan, Z. and Raetz, C.R. Purification and mutagenesis of LpxL, the lauroyltransferase of Escherichia coli lipid A biosynthesis. Biochemistry 47 (2008) 8623–8637. [DOI] [PMID: 18656959]
5.	Fathy Mohamed, Y., Hamad, M., Ortega, X.P. and Valvano, M.A. The LpxL acyltransferase is required for normal growth and penta-acylation of lipid A in Burkholderia cenocepacia. Mol. Microbiol. 104 (2017) 144–162. [DOI] [PMID: 28085228]

[EC 2.3.1.241 created 2014, modified 2021]