FEATURES

FAMILY

short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family

DESCRIPTION

Also known as INHA_MYCTU, inhA. Enoyl-ACP reductase of the type II fatty acid syntase (FAS-II) system, which is involved in the biosynthesis of mycolic acids, a major component of mycobacterial cell walls (PubMed:25227413). Catalyzes the NADH-dependent reduction of the double bond of 2-trans-enoyl-[acyl-carrier protein], an essential step in the fatty acid elongation cycle of the FAS-II pathway (PubMed:7599116). Shows preference for long-chain fatty acyl thioester substrates (>C16), and can also use 2-trans-enoyl-CoAs as alternative substrates (PubMed:7599116). The mycobacterial FAS-II system utilizes the products of the FAS-I system as primers to extend fatty acyl chain lengths up to C56, forming the meromycolate chain that serves as the precursor for final mycolic acids (PubMed:25227413)., Is the primary target of the first-line antitubercular drug isoniazid (INH) and of the second-line drug ethionamide (ETH) (PubMed:8284673, PubMed:12406221, PubMed:16906155, PubMed:17227913). Overexpressed inhA confers INH and ETH resistance to M.tuberculosis (PubMed:12406221). The mechanism of isoniazid action against InhA is covalent attachment of the activated form of the drug to the nicotinamide ring of NAD and binding of the INH-NAD adduct to the active site of InhA (PubMed:9417034, PubMed:16906155). Similarly, the ETH-NAD adduct binds InhA (PubMed:17227913). Homodimer (PubMed:7599116). Homotetramer (PubMed:10336454, PubMed:16647717).

EXTERNAL LINKS

inhA

Enoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase [NADH]

inhA

Molecular Synopsis