"Interacts with acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase that catalyzes the precedent step in the pathway and with a DUF35 protein. The acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase/HMG-CoA synthase complex channels the intermediate via a fused CoA-binding site, which allows for efficient coupling of the endergonic thiolase reaction with the exergonic HMGCS reaction."xsd:string