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Aliases | COASY , DPCK, NBIA6, NBP, PPAT, UKR1, pOV-2, Coenzyme A synthase, PCH12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 609855; MGI: 1918993; HomoloGene: 11889; GeneCards: COASY; OMA:COASY - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bifunctional coenzyme A synthase is an enzyme that in mammals is encoded by the COASY gene that catalyses the synthesis of coenzyme A from 4'-phosphopantetheine. [5] [6] [7]
COASY is an enzyme that catalyzes the last two steps in the synthesis of coenzyme A from vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid). The primary substrate is 4'-phosphopantetheine and COASY is a bifunctional enzyme in this pathway:
In mammals this is a single enzyme, but in organisms including yeast and bacteria these enzymes are encoded by separate genes. [8]
COASY has been shown to interact with P70-S6 Kinase 1. [9] In 2009, COASY has also been implicated in PI3K signaling, as it was shown to interact with a regulatory subunit of PI3K. [10]
Loss of function mutations to COASY have been associated with an ultra-rare disease that causes neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation called COASY protein-associated neurodegeneration (CoPAN), or NBIA6. [8] [11] [12]