Structure of succinyl-CoA:3-ketoacid CoA transferase from Drosophila melanogaster.
Zhang, M., Xu, H.Y., Wang, Y.C., Shi, Z.B., Zhang, N.N.(2013) Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 69: 1089-1093
- PubMed: 24100554 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1744309113024986
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4KGB - PubMed Abstract: 
Succinyl-CoA:3-ketoacid CoA transferase (SCOT) plays a crucial role in ketone-body metabolism. SCOT from Drosophila melanogaster (DmSCOT) was purified and crystallized. The crystal structure of DmSCOT was determined at 2.64 Å resolution and belonged to space group P212121, with unit-cell parameters a=76.638, b=101.921, c=122.457 Å, α=β=γ=90°. Sequence alignment and structural analysis identified DmSCOT as a class I CoA transferase. Compared with Acetobacter aceti succinyl-CoA:acetate CoA transferase, DmSCOT has a different substrate-binding pocket, which may explain the difference in their substrate specificities.
Organizational Affiliation: 
School of Life Science, Anhui University, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China.