Identification
Name:Lipoyl synthase
Synonyms:
  • Lip-syn
  • LS
  • Lipoate synthase
  • Lipoic acid synthase
  • Sulfur insertion protein lipA
Gene Name:lipA
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in catalytic activity
Specific Function:Catalyzes the radical-mediated insertion of two sulfur atoms into the C-6 and C-8 positions of the octanoyl moiety bound to the lipoyl domains of lipoate-dependent enzymes, thereby converting the octanoylated domains into lipoylated derivatives. Free octanoate is not a substrate for lipA
Cellular Location:Cytoplasm
SMPDB Pathways:
KEGG Pathways:
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Protein N6-(octanoyl)lysine+2.0Sulfur donor+2.0Thumb+1.0Protein N6-(octanoyl)lysine1.0Protein N6-(lipoyl)lysine+2.0Thumb+2.0Thumb+1.0Protein N6-(lipoyl)lysine
1.0Protein N6-(octanoyl)lysine + 2.0Sulfur donor + 2.0S-Adenosylmethionine + 1.0Protein N6-(octanoyl)lysine ↔ 1.0Protein N6-(lipoyl)lysine + 2.0L-Methionine + 2.05'-Deoxyadenosine + 1.0Protein N6-(lipoyl)lysine
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1.0Octanoyl-[acp]+2.0Sulfur donor+2.0Thumb1.0Lipoyl-[acp]+2.0Thumb+2.0Thumb
1.0Octanoyl-[acp] + 2.0Sulfur donor + 2.0S-Adenosylmethionine ↔ 1.0Lipoyl-[acp] + 2.0L-Methionine + 2.05'-Deoxyadenosine
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SMPDB Reactions:
1.0Octanoyl-[acyl-carrier protein] +2.0a sulfur donor+2.0S-adenosyl-L-methionine1.0Lipoyl-ACP+2.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Octanoyl-[acyl-carrier protein] + 2.0a sulfur donor + 2.0S-adenosyl-L-methionine → 1.0Lipoyl-ACP + 2.0L-Methionine + 1.05'-Deoxyadenosine
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1.0Protein N6-(octanoyl)lysine+2.0a sulfur donor+2.0S-adenosyl-L-methionine1.0Protein N6-(lipoyl)lysine+2.0Thumb+2.0Thumb
1.0Protein N6-(octanoyl)lysine + 2.0a sulfur donor + 2.0S-adenosyl-L-methionine → 1.0Protein N6-(lipoyl)lysine + 2.0L-Methionine + 2.05'-Deoxyadenosine
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1.0a [lipoyl-carrier protein] N6-octanoyl-L-lysine+2.0S-adenosyl-L-methionine+2.0a sulfurated [sulfur carrier] +2.0Reduced ferredoxin1.0Protein N6-(lipoyl)lysine+2.0Thumb+2.0Thumb+2.0an unsulfurated [sulfur carrier]+2.0Oxidized ferredoxin
1.0a [lipoyl-carrier protein] N6-octanoyl-L-lysine + 2.0S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2.0a sulfurated [sulfur carrier]  + 2.0Reduced ferredoxin → 1.0Protein N6-(lipoyl)lysine + 2.05'-Deoxyadenosine + 2.0L-Methionine + 2.0an unsulfurated [sulfur carrier] + 2.0Oxidized ferredoxin
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Complex Reactions:
1.0[4Fe-4S] iron-sulfur cluster+2.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0octanoate (protein bound)1.0[2Fe-2S] iron-sulfur cluster+2.0Thumb+2.0Thumb+1.0lipoate (protein bound)+2.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0[4Fe-4S] iron-sulfur cluster + 2.0S-Adenosylmethionine + 1.0Hydrogen ion + 1.0NAD + 1.0octanoate (protein bound) → 1.0[2Fe-2S] iron-sulfur cluster + 2.05'-Deoxyadenosine + 2.0Iron + 1.0lipoate (protein bound) + 2.0L-Methionine + 1.0NADH
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Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB211745'-DeoxyadenosineMetaboCard
ECMDB21225Hydrogen ionMetaboCard
ECMDB03276Hydrogen sulfideMetaboCard
ECMDB00692IronMetaboCard
ECMDB00696L-MethionineMetaboCard
ECMDB00902NADMetaboCard
ECMDB01487NADHMetaboCard
ECMDB01185S-AdenosylmethionineMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Function
4 iron, 4 sulfur cluster binding
binding
catalytic activity
iron-sulfur cluster binding
lipoate synthase activity
metal cluster binding
sulfurtransferase activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring sulfur-containing groups
Process
cellular metabolic process
coenzyme metabolic process
cofactor metabolic process
lipoate biosynthetic process
lipoic acid biosynthetic process
lipoic acid metabolic process
metabolic process
Gene Properties
Blattner:b0628
Gene OrientationCounterclockwise
Centisome Percentage:14.19
Left Sequence End658474
Right Sequence End659439
Gene Sequence:
>966 bp
ATGAGTAAACCCATTGTGATGGAACGCGGTGTTAAATACCGCGATGCCGATAAGATGGCC
CTTATCCCGGTTAAAAACGTGGCAACAGAGCGCGAAGCCCTGCTGCGCAAGCCGGAATGG
ATGAAAATCAAGCTTCCAGCGGACTCTACACGTATCCAGGGCATCAAAGCCGCAATGCGC
AAAAATGGCCTGCATTCTGTCTGCGAGGAAGCCTCCTGCCCTAACCTGGCGGAATGCTTC
AACCACGGCACAGCAACGTTTATGATCCTCGGCGCTATTTGTACCCGCCGTTGTCCGTTC
TGTGATGTTGCCCACGGTCGCCCGGTAGCTCCTGATGCCAATGAACCAGTGAAACTGGCG
CAGACCATTGCCGATATGGCGCTGCGTTATGTGGTTATCACCTCCGTTGACCGTGATGAC
CTGCGCGATGGCGGTGCCCAGCACTTTGCGGATTGCATTACTGCCATTCGGGAAAAAAGC
CCGCAAATCAAAATTGAAACTCTGGTGCCGGATTTCCGCGGTCGTATGGATCGTGCTCTG
GATATTCTGACTGCAACGCCACCAGATGTGTTCAACCATAACCTGGAAAACGTACCGCGT
ATTTACCGTCAGGTACGGCCTGGTGCAGATTACAACTGGTCGCTGAAGCTGCTGGAACGC
TTTAAAGAAGCGCATCCGGAAATCCCGACCAAGTCTGGTCTGATGGTGGGACTGGGTGAA
ACCAATGAAGAAATTATTGAGGTAATGCGCGACCTGCGCCGTCATGGTGTGACGATGTTA
ACGCTGGGGCAATATTTGCAGCCAAGCCGCCATCACCTGCCGGTTCAACGTTACGTTAGC
CCGGATGAGTTCGACGAAATGAAAGCCGAAGCGCTGGCGATGGGCTTTACCCATGCTGCA
TGCGGTCCGTTTGTCCGCTCTTCTTACCACGCCGATTTGCAGGCGAAAGGGATGGAAGTT
AAGTAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:321
Protein Molecular Weight:36071
Protein Theoretical pI:8
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>Lipoyl synthase
MSKPIVMERGVKYRDADKMALIPVKNVATEREALLRKPEWMKIKLPADSTRIQGIKAAMR
KNGLHSVCEEASCPNLAECFNHGTATFMILGAICTRRCPFCDVAHGRPVAPDANEPVKLA
QTIADMALRYVVITSVDRDDLRDGGAQHFADCITAIREKSPQIKIETLVPDFRGRMDRAL
DILTATPPDVFNHNLENVPRIYRQVRPGADYNWSLKLLERFKEAHPEIPTKSGLMVGLGE
TNEEIIEVMRDLRRHGVTMLTLGQYLQPSRHHLPVQRYVSPDEFDEMKAEALAMGFTHAA
CGPFVRSSYHADLQAKGMEVK
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P60716
Uniprot Name:LIPA_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:1651257
Ecogene ID:EG11306
Ecocyc:EG11306
ColiBase:b0628
Kegg Gene:b0628
EchoBASE ID:EB1283
CCDB:LIPA_ECOLI
BacMap:16128611
General Reference:
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  • Cicchillo, R. M., Lee, K. H., Baleanu-Gogonea, C., Nesbitt, N. M., Krebs, C., Booker, S. J. (2004). "Escherichia coli lipoyl synthase binds two distinct [4Fe-4S] clusters per polypeptide." Biochemistry 43:11770-11781. Pubmed: 15362861
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