UniProt functional annotation for Q29551

UniProt code: Q29551.

Organism: Sus scrofa (Pig).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Suina; Suidae; Sus.
 
Function: Key enzyme for ketone body catabolism. Transfers the CoA moiety from succinate to acetoacetate. Formation of the enzyme-CoA intermediate proceeds via an unstable anhydride species formed between the carboxylate groups of the enzyme and substrate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17718512, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20977214}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=a 3-oxo acid + succinyl-CoA = a 3-oxoacyl-CoA + succinate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:24564, ChEBI:CHEBI:30031, ChEBI:CHEBI:35973, ChEBI:CHEBI:57292, ChEBI:CHEBI:90726; EC=2.8.3.5; Evidence={ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU10034, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17718512, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20977214};
Pathway: Ketone metabolism; succinyl-CoA degradation; acetoacetyl-CoA from succinyl-CoA: step 1/1.
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12463743, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15388917, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17718512, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20606260, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20977214, ECO:0000269|Ref.5}.
Subcellular location: Mitochondrion.
Similarity: Belongs to the 3-oxoacid CoA-transferase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.