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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00046
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5275
Name Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 component subunit alpha, somatic form, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  1. PDHE1-A type I
Gene Name PDHA1
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in oxidoreductase activity, acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors, disulfide as acceptor
Specific Function The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex catalyzes the overall conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and CO(2), and thereby links the glycolytic pathway to the tricarboxylic cycle.
Pathways
  • 2-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex deficiency
  • Butanoate metabolism
  • Citrate cycle (TCA cycle)
  • Citric Acid Cycle
  • Congenital lactic acidosis
  • Fumarase deficiency
  • Glutaminolysis and Cancer
  • Glycolysis / Gluconeogenesis
  • HIF-1 signaling pathway
  • Leigh Syndrome
  • Mitochondrial complex II deficiency
  • Primary hyperoxaluria II, PH2
  • Pyruvate Decarboxylase E1 Component Deficiency (PDHE1 Deficiency)
  • Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency
  • Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency (E2)
  • Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency (E3)
  • Pyruvate kinase deficiency
  • Pyruvate metabolism
  • Pyruvate metabolism
  • The oncogenic action of 2-hydroxyglutarate
  • The oncogenic action of D-2-hydroxyglutarate in Hydroxygluaricaciduria
  • The Oncogenic Action of Fumarate
  • The oncogenic action of L-2-hydroxyglutarate in Hydroxygluaricaciduria
  • The Oncogenic Action of Succinate
  • Transfer of Acetyl Groups into Mitochondria
  • Warburg Effect
Reactions
Pyruvic acid + [dihydrolipoyllysine-residue acetyltransferase] lipoyllysine → [dihydrolipoyllysine-residue acetyltransferase] S-acetyldihydrolipoyllysine + CO(2) details
Pyruvic acid + Thiamine pyrophosphate → 2-(a-Hydroxyethyl)thiamine diphosphate + Carbon dioxide details
Pyruvic acid + Enzyme N6-(lipoyl)lysine → [Dihydrolipoyllysine-residue acetyltransferase] S-acetyldihydrolipoyllysine + Carbon dioxide details
2-(a-Hydroxyethyl)thiamine diphosphate + Enzyme N6-(lipoyl)lysine → [Dihydrolipoyllysine-residue acetyltransferase] S-acetyldihydrolipoyllysine + Thiamine pyrophosphate details
Coenzyme A + NAD + Pyruvic acid → Carbon dioxide + Hydrogen Ion + NADH + Acetyl-CoA details
GO Classification
Biological Process
regulation of acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process from pyruvate
glycolysis
tricarboxylic acid cycle
acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process from pyruvate
Cellular Component
mitochondrial matrix
pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
Component
organelle
membrane-bounded organelle
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
Function
catalytic activity
oxidoreductase activity
pyruvate dehydrogenase activity
pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring) activity
oxidoreductase activity, acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors
oxidoreductase activity, acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors, disulfide as acceptor
Molecular Function
pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring) activity
pyruvate dehydrogenase activity
Process
metabolic process
small molecule metabolic process
alcohol metabolic process
monosaccharide metabolic process
hexose metabolic process
glucose metabolic process
oxidation reduction
glucose catabolic process
glycolysis
Cellular Location
  1. Mitochondrion matrix
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location X
Locus Xp22.1
SNPs PDHA1
Gene Sequence
>1173 bp
ATGAGGAAGATGCTCGCCGCCGTCTCCCGCGTGCTGTCTGGCGCTTCTCAGAAGCCGGCA
AGCAGAGTGCTGGTAGCATCCCGTAATTTTGCAAATGATGCTACATTTGAAATTAAGAAA
TGTGACCTTCACCGGCTGGAAGAAGGCCCTCCTGTCACAACAGTGCTCACCAGGGAGGAT
GGGCTCAAATACTACAGGATGATGCAGACTGTACGCCGAATGGAGTTGAAAGCAGATCAG
CTGTATAAACAGAAAATTATTCGTGGTTTCTGTCACTTGTGTGATGGTCAGGAAGCTTGC
TGTGTGGGCCTGGAGGCCGGCATCAACCCCACAGACCATCTCATCACAGCCTACCGGGCT
CACGGCTTTACTTTCACCCGGGGCCTTTCCGTCCGAGAAATTCTCGCAGAGCTTACAGGA
CGAAAAGGAGGTTGTGCTAAAGGGAAAGGAGGATCGATGCACATGTATGCCAAGAACTTC
TACGGGGGCAATGGCATCGTGGGAGCGCAGGTGCCCCTGGGCGCTGGGATTGCTCTAGCC
TGTAAGTATAATGGAAAAGATGAGGTCTGCCTGACTTTATATGGCGATGGTGCTGCTAAC
CAGGGCCAGATATTCGAAGCTTACAACATGGCAGCTTTGTGGAAATTACCTTGTATTTTC
ATCTGTGAGAATAATCGCTATGGAATGGGAACGTCTGTTGAGAGAGCGGCAGCCAGCACT
GATTACTACAAGAGAGGCGATTTCATTCCTGGGCTGAGAGTGGATGGAATGGATATCCTG
TGCGTCCGAGAGGCAACAAGGTTTGCTGCTGCCTATTGTAGATCTGGGAAGGGGCCCATC
CTGATGGAGCTGCAGACTTACCGTTACCACGGACACAGTATGAGTGACCCTGGAGTCAGT
TACCGTACACGAGAAGAAATTCAGGAAGTAAGAAGTAAGAGTGACCCTATTATGCTTCTC
AAGGACAGGATGGTGAACAGCAATCTTGCCAGTGTGGAAGAACTAAAGGAAATTGATGTG
GAAGTGAGGAAGGAGATTGAGGATGCTGCCCAGTTTGCCACGGCCGATCCTGAGCCACCT
TTGGAAGAGCTGGGCTACCACATCTACTCCAGCGACCCACCTTTTGAAGTTCGTGGTGCC
AATCAGTGGATCAAGTTTAAGTCAGTCAGTTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 390
Molecular Weight 43295.255
Theoretical pI 8.063
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 component subunit alpha, somatic form, mitochondrial
MRKMLAAVSRVLSGASQKPASRVLVASRNFANDATFEIKKCDLHRLEEGPPVTTVLTRED
GLKYYRMMQTVRRMELKADQLYKQKIIRGFCHLCDGQEACCVGLEAGINPTDHLITAYRA
HGFTFTRGLSVREILAELTGRKGGCAKGKGGSMHMYAKNFYGGNGIVGAQVPLGAGIALA
CKYNGKDEVCLTLYGDGAANQGQIFEAYNMAALWKLPCIFICENNRYGMGTSVERAAAST
DYYKRGDFIPGLRVDGMDILCVREATRFAAAYCRSGKGPILMELQTYRYHGHSMSDPGVS
YRTREEIQEVRSKSDPIMLLKDRMVNSNLASVEELKEIDVEVRKEIEDAAQFATADPEPP
LEELGYHIYSSDPPFEVRGANQWIKFKSVS
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P08559
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name ODPA_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID M24848
GeneCard ID PDHA1
GenAtlas ID PDHA1
HGNC ID HGNC:8806
References
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