Protein Information

Name malonyl CoA decarboxylase
Synonyms MCD; MLYCD; Malonyl CoA decarboxylase; Malonyl Coenzyme A decarboxylase; hMCD; Malonyl CoA decarboxylases; Malonyl Coenzyme A decarboxylases; hMCDs

Compound Information

Name ACC
CAS 1-aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid

Reference List

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18561258 Pimenta AS, Gaidhu MP, Habib S, So M, Fediuc S, Mirpourian M, Musheev M, Curi R, Ceddia RB: Prolonged exposure to palmitate impairs fatty acid oxidation despite activation of AMP-activated protein kinase in skeletal muscle cells. J Cell Physiol. 2008 Nov;217(2):478-85.


Interestingly, this occurred despite significant increases in AMPK ( approximately 2.5-fold) and ACC ( approximately 3-fold) phosphorylation and in malonyl-CoA decarboxylase activity ( approximately 38-60%).
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18719599 Lane MD, Wolfgang M, Cha SH, Dai Y: Regulation of food intake and energy expenditure by hypothalamic malonyl-CoA. Int J Obes. 2008 Sep;32 Suppl 4:S49-54.


Stereotactic delivery of a viral malonyl-CoA decarboxylase (MCD) vector into the ventral hypothalamus lowers malonyl-CoA and increases food intake.
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18614968 Yatscoff MA, Jaswal JS, Grant MR, Greenwood R, Lukat T, Beker DL, Rebeyka IM, Lopaschuk GD: Myocardial hypertrophy and the maturation of fatty acid oxidation in the newborn human heart. Pediatr Res. 2008 Dec;64(6):643-7.


We have previously demonstrated that the decrease in malonyl CoA is due to increased activity of malonyl CoA decarboxylase (MCD), and decreased activity of acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC), enzymes which degrade and synthesize malonyl CoA, respectively.
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18485240 Germani D, Puglianiello A, Cianfarani S: Uteroplacental insufficiency down regulates insulin receptor and affects expression of key enzymes of long-chain fatty acid (LCFA) metabolism in skeletal muscle at birth. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2008 May 18;7:14.


Muscle of the posterior limb was dissected at birth and processed by real-time RT-PCR to analyze the expression of insulin receptor, ACCalpha, ACCbeta (acetyl-CoA carboxylase alpha and beta subunits), ACS (acyl-CoA synthase), AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase, alpha2 catalytic subunit), CPT1B (carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 beta subunit), MCD (malonyl-CoA decarboxylase) in 14 sham and 8 IUGR pups.
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