Propionyl-CoA carboxylase - A review.

Propionyl-CoA carboxylase (PCC) is the enzyme which catalyzes the carboxylation of propionyl-CoA to methylmalonyl-CoA and is encoded by the genes PCCA and PCCB to form a hetero-dodecamer. Dysfunction of PCC leads to the inherited metabolic disorder propionic acidemia, which can result in an affected individual presenting with metabolic acidosis, hyperammonemia, lethargy, vomiting and sometimes coma and death if not treated. Individuals with propionic acidemia also have a number of long term complications resulting from the dysfunction of the PCC enzyme. Here we present an overview of the current knowledge about the structure and function of PCC. We review an updated list of human variants which are published and provide an overview of the disease. Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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Parith Wongkittichote, Nicholas Ah Mew, Kimberly A Chapman. Propionyl-CoA carboxylase - A review. Molecular genetics and metabolism. 2017 Oct 07

PMID: 29033250

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