pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1 alpha subunit), required for Z-ring assembly in a pyruvate-dependent manner
function
links glycolysis and TCA cycle
product
pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1 alpha subunit)
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.2|Carbon metabolism] → [category|SW 2.2.1|Carbon core metabolism] → [category|SW 2.2.1.4|TCA cycle][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|carbon core metabolism], [SW|essential genes], [SW|most abundant proteins]This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]
[SW|stringent response]Gene
Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence)
1,528,326 -> 1,529,441
Phenotypes of a mutant
''pdhA'' is essential according to Kobayashi ''et al''. [Pubmed|12682299]the mutant grows slowly but is viable [Pubmed|24825009]depletion of ''[protein|search|pdhA]'' and deletion of ''[protein|search|ezrA]'' have a strong synthetic defect in [SW|cell division] [Pubmed|24825009]The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
Pyruvate [dihydrolipoyllysine-residue acetyltransferase] lipoyllysine = [dihydrolipoyllysine-residue acetyltransferase] S-acetyldihydrolipoyllysine CO2 (according to Swiss-Prot)Paralogous protein(s)
[protein|search|AcoA], [SW|BkdAA]Kinetic information
Michaelis-Menten [Pubmed|6414463][SW|Cofactors]
thiamine pyrophosphateEffectors of protein activity
Inhibited thiamine 2-thiothiazolone diphosphate and NADH [Pubmed|6414463]Low sensibility to NADPHStructure
[PDB|1W88] (E1 in complex with subunit binding domain of E2, ''Geobacillus stearothermophilus'')[SW|Localization]
colocalizes with the nucleoid (depending on the availability of pyruvate) [Pubmed|24825009][SW|Interactions]
[protein|search|PdhA]-[protein|search|PdhB]-[protein|search|PdhC]-[protein|search|PdhD]Expression and Regulation
Operon
''[protein|search|pdhA]-[protein|search|pdhB]-[protein|search|pdhC]-[protein|search|pdhD]'' [Pubmed|11976308][SW|Sigma factor]
[protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|20081037]Regulation
expression activated by glucose (3.4) [Pubmed|12850135]subject to negative stringent control upon amino acid limitation [Pubmed|20081037]Regulatory mechanism
stringent response: due to presence of guanine at 1 position of the transcript [Pubmed|20081037]Additional information
belongs to the 100 [SW|most abundant proteins] [PubMed|15378759]Biological materials
lacZ fusion
pGP721 (in [protein|search|pAC5]), available in [SW|Stülke] lab, pGP186 (in [protein|search|pAC7]), available in [SW|Stülke] labLabs working on this gene/protein
[SW|Arthur Aronson], Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA [http://wwwdev.gradschool.purdue.edu/PULSe/faculty.cfm?fid=5&range=0 homepage]References
Reviews
19476487,9655937,2227213,6805383,24798336 Original publications
9352926,20525796,12850135,6414463,11976308,20081037,15378759,24825009