UniProt functional annotation for P0AB87

UniProt code: P0AB87.

Organism: Escherichia coli (strain K12).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia.
 
Function: Involved in the degradation of L-fucose and D-arabinose (PubMed:13898172). Catalyzes the reversible cleavage of L-fuculose 1- phosphate (Fuc1P) to yield dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) and L- lactaldehyde (PubMed:13898172, Ref.8, Ref.9, PubMed:10821675, PubMed:11054289). Also able to catalyze the reversible cleavage of D- ribulose 1-phosphate, but FucA has a higher affinity for L-fuculose 1- phosphate and L-lactaldehyde than for D-ribulose 1-phosphate and glycolaldehyde, respectively (PubMed:4928018). FucA possesses a high specificity for the dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP), but accepts a great variety of different aldehydes and has a strong preference for L- configurated alpha-hydroxy aldehydes (PubMed:13898172, Ref.8, PubMed:10821675). FucA generates a vicinal diol unit having the absolute (3R,4R)-cis configuration (D-erythro) (Ref.8, PubMed:10821675). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10821675, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11054289, ECO:0000269|PubMed:13898172, ECO:0000269|PubMed:4928018, ECO:0000269|Ref.8, ECO:0000269|Ref.9}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=L-fuculose 1-phosphate = (S)-lactaldehyde + dihydroxyacetone phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:12933, ChEBI:CHEBI:18041, ChEBI:CHEBI:57642, ChEBI:CHEBI:57846; EC=4.1.2.17; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00987, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10821675, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11054289, ECO:0000269|PubMed:13898172, ECO:0000269|Ref.8, ECO:0000269|Ref.9};
Cofactor: Name=Zn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29105; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00987, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10821675, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11054289, ECO:0000269|PubMed:13898172, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15299567, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8515438, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8676381}; Note=Binds 1 zinc ion per subunit. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00987, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10821675, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11054289, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15299567, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8515438, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8676381};
Activity regulation: Inhibited by phosphoglycolohydroxamate (PGH). {ECO:0000269|Ref.9}.
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=0.7 mM for L-fuculose 1-phosphate (Fuc1P) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:13898172}; KM=1.5 mM for L-fuculose 1-phosphate (Fuc1P) {ECO:0000269|Ref.9}; KM=2.2 mM for L-fuculose 1-phosphate (Fuc1P) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10821675}; Note=Kcat is 19.3 sec(-1) for L-fuculose 1-phosphate (Fuc1P) as substrate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10821675}; pH dependence: Optimum pH is 7.2. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:13898172};
Pathway: Carbohydrate degradation; L-fucose degradation; L-lactaldehyde and glycerone phosphate from L-fucose: step 3/3. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00987, ECO:0000269|PubMed:13898172}.
Subunit: Homotetramer. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00987, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10821675, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11054289, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15299567, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8515438, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8676381}.
Induction: By L-fucose. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:4928018}.
Miscellaneous: During catalysis the binding of dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) frees Glu-73 residue from its interaction with zinc ion (PubMed:10821675, PubMed:11054289). Then Glu-73 residue abstracts a proton from the C3 atom of dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) (or from the O4 atom of L-fuculose 1-phosphate (Fuc1P) in the backward reaction), and moves to transfer its proton to the aldehyde oxygen atom (or to the C3 atom of dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP)) (PubMed:10821675, PubMed:11054289). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10821675, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11054289}.
Similarity: Belongs to the aldolase class II family. AraD/FucA subfamily. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00987, ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.