Function | Mitochondrial trifunctional enzyme catalyzes the last three of the four reactions of the mitochondrial beta-oxidation pathway. The mitochondrial beta-oxidation pathway is the major energy-producing process in tissues and is performed through four consecutive reactions breaking down fatty acids into acetyl-CoA. Among the enzymes involved in this pathway, the trifunctional enzyme exhibits specificity for long-chain fatty acids. Mitochondrial trifunctional enzyme is a heterotetrameric complex composed of two proteins, the trifunctional enzyme subunit alpha/HADHA described here carries the 2,3-enoyl-CoA hydratase and the 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase activities while the trifunctional enzyme subunit beta/HADHB bears the 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase activity. Independently of the subunit beta, the trifunctional enzyme subunit alpha/HADHA also has a monolysocardiolipin acyltransferase activity. It acylates monolysocardiolipin into cardiolipin, a major mitochondrial membrane phospholipid which plays a key role in apoptosis and supports mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes in the generation of ATP. Allows the acylation of monolysocardiolipin with different acyl-CoA substrates including oleoyl-CoA for which it displays the highest activity. |
Protein Name | Trifunctional Enzyme Subunit Alpha - Mitochondrial78 Kda Gastrin-Binding ProteinMonolysocardiolipin AcyltransferaseTp-Alpha Includes - Long-Chain Enoyl-Coa Hydratase - Long Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-Coa Dehydrogenase |
Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-1482798Reactome: R-HSA-77285Reactome: R-HSA-77288Reactome: R-HSA-77305Reactome: R-HSA-77310Reactome: R-HSA-77346Reactome: R-HSA-77348Reactome: R-HSA-77350 |
Cellular Localisation | MitochondrionMitochondrion Inner MembraneProtein Stability And Association With Mitochondrion Inner Membrane Do Not Require Hadhb |
Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Trifunctional Enzyme Subunit Alpha - Mitochondrial antibodyAnti-78 Kda Gastrin-Binding Protein antibodyAnti-Monolysocardiolipin Acyltransferase antibodyAnti-Tp-Alpha Includes - Long-Chain Enoyl-Coa Hydratase - Long Chain 3-Hydroxyacyl-Coa Dehydrogenase antibodyAnti-HADHA antibodyAnti-HADH antibody |
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