Table 2. The GHSXG and the YASH Motifs of Select Acyltransferases are Responsible for ACP vs CoA Discrimination.
AT Domain | Substrate | GHSXG Motif | YASH Motif | |||||||
ZmaA-AT | Hydroxymalonyl-ACP | G190 | Y | S | F | G | G294 | A | A | H |
ZmaF | Aminomalonyl-ACP | G90 | Y | S | L | G | G198 | P | F | H |
ZmaK-AT | Malonyl-CoA | G1644 | H | S | I | G | H1742 | A | F | H |
FabD (E. coli) | Malonyl-CoA | G90 | H | S | L | G | V198 | P | S | H |
FabD (S. coelicolor) | Malonyl-CoA | G95 | H | S | V | G | G198 | A | F | H |
DEB PKS-AT3 | Methylmalonyl-CoA | G649 | H | S | Q | G | Y751 | A | S | H |
DEB PKS-AT5 | Methylmalonyl-CoA | G640 | H | S | Q | G | Y742 | A | S | H |