PDHB
the beta subunit of pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), a mitochondrial matrix enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate, producing acetyl-CoA and CO2. A key enzyme in controlling the balance between lipid and glucose oxidation depending on substrate availability. The pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) holoenzyme is a multi-enzyme complex (PDHC) that contains 20-30 copies of pyruvate decarboxylase tetramers (2 alpha:2 beta)(E1), 60 copies of dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase (E2), six homodimers of dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (E3), plus E3 binding proteins. Defects in PDHB are a cause of pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 component deficiency (PDHE1 deficiency), the most common enzyme defect in patients with primary lactic acidosis. It is associated with variable clinical phenotypes ranging from neonatal death to prolonged survival complicated by developmental delay, seizures, ataxia, apnea, and in some cases to an X-linked form of Leigh syndrome (LS). Two alternatively spliced human isoforms have been described. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.
Biological Process: acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process from pyruvate; glycolysis; tricarboxylic acid cycle; regulation of acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process from pyruvate; pyruvate metabolic process
SS: The number of records in which this modification site was determined using site-specific methods. SS methods include amino acid sequencing, site-directed mutagenesis, modification site-specific antibodies, specific MS strategies, etc.
