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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 260, Issue 29, 15745-15751, Dec, 1985

The properties and regulation of pantothenate kinase from rat heart

MN Fisher, JD Robishaw and JR Neely

Pantothenate kinase (ATP:D-pantothenate 4'-phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.33), the first enzyme in the pathway of CoA synthesis, was partially purified from rat heart. A study of the properties of the kinase showed that it possesses a broad pH optimum between 6 and 9, is activated or inhibited nonspecifically by various anions, and has MgATP as the nucleotide substrate. The Km for MgATP is 0.6 mM and that for pantothenate is 18 microM. CoA and acyl esters of CoA are inhibitors of the kinase with the inhibition by acetyl-CoA being only slightly greater than that by free CoA. The inhibition by free CoA is uncompetitive with respect to pantothenate concentration, with a Ki for inhibition of 0.2 microM. L-Carnitine was found to be a nonessential activator of the kinase. This compound had no effect by itself but specifically reversed the inhibition of the kinase by CoA. The Ka for deinhibition by L-carnitine is 0.27 mM. Free carnitine content was measured in perfused hearts and is found to vary in correlation with perfusion conditions that are known to alter rates of intracellular phosphorylation of pantothenate. These properties of pantothenate kinase provide a potential mechanism for the control of CoA synthesis. The enzyme is regulated by feedback inhibition by CoA and its acyl esters and this inhibition is modified by changes in the concentration of free carnitine.
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