Fructose-bisphosphate aldolase B
EC=4.1.2.13
Alternative name(s):
Liver-type aldolase
Catalytic activity
D-fructose 1,6-bisphosphate = glycerone phosphate + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.
Pathway
Carbohydrate degradation; glycolysis; D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and glycerone phosphate from D-glucose: step 4/4.
Subunit structure
Homotetramer. Interacts with BBS1, BBS2, BBS4 and BBS7. Ref.10
Subcellular location
Cytoplasm › cytoskeleton › microtubule organizing center › centrosome › centriolar satellite Ref.10.
Involvement in disease
Hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) [MIM:229600]: Autosomal recessive disease that results in an inability to metabolize fructose and related sugars. Complete exclusion of fructose results in dramatic recovery; however, if not treated properly, HFI subjects suffer episodes of hypoglycemia, general ill condition, and risk of death the remainder of life.
Note: The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. Ref.13 Ref.14 Ref.15 Ref.17 Ref.18 Ref.19 Ref.20 Ref.21 Ref.22 Ref.23
Miscellaneous
In vertebrates, 3 forms of this ubiquitous glycolytic enzyme are found, aldolase A in muscle, aldolase B in liver and aldolase C in brain.
Sequence similarities
Belongs to the class I fructose-bisphosphate aldolase family.
Biophysicochemical properties
Kinetic parameters:
KM=1.6 µM for fructose 1,6-bisphosphate Ref.20
KM=2.3 mM for fructose 1-phosphate
ALDOLASE B, FRUCTOSE-BISPHOSPHATE; ALDOB #612724
Description
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (EC 4.1.2.13) is a glycolytic enzyme that catalyzes the reversible conversion of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate. The enzyme is a tetramer of identical 40-kD subunits. Vertebrates have 3 aldolase isozymes, aldolase A (103850), B (ALDOB), and C (ALDOC; 103870), which are distinguished by their electrophoretic and catalytic properties. The sequence of the aldolases around the active-site lysine is highly conserved in evolution. Mammalian tissues express aldolase isozymes in a well-characterized pattern. Developing embryo produces aldolase A, which continues to be expressed in many adult tissues, sometimes at much higher levels than in embryo. In adult muscle, aldolase A can be as much as 5% of total cellular protein. In adult liver, kidney, and intestine, aldolase A expression is repressed and aldolase B is produced. In brain and other nervous tissue, aldolase A and C are expressed about equally. In transformed liver cells, aldolase A replaces aldolase B (Rottmann et al., 1984).
