Subunit b of the membrane moiety (F0) of ATP synthase (F1F0) from Escherichia coli is indispensable for H+ translocation and binding of the water-soluble F1 moiety. 1984

E Schneider, and K Altendorf

The ATP synthase complex, designated F1F0, of Escherichia coli is composed of a water-soluble portion (F1; membrane-associated ATPase, EC 3.6.1.3) with ATP-hydrolyzing activity and a membrane-integrated part (F0) with H+-translocating activity. F0 is built up from three kinds of subunits (a, b, and c). We have isolated the F0 portion directly from membranes of an E. coli strain (KY 7485) that overproduces the enzyme several fold. Subunit b was extracted from purified F0 by two methods. One method included prolonged incubation of the F0 complex in the presence of trichloroacetate (2.5 M) and the separation of subunit b and an a-c complex by gel filtration. Alternatively, subunit b was extracted by deoxycholate and separated from the a-c complex by hydrophobic-interaction chromatography. Integrated into liposomes, the a-c complex exhibited neither H+ uptake nor binding of F1. However, a functional F0 complex was reconstituted by adding stoichiometric amounts of subunit b to the a-c complex.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D009097 Multienzyme Complexes Systems of enzymes which function sequentially by catalyzing consecutive reactions linked by common metabolic intermediates. They may involve simply a transfer of water molecules or hydrogen atoms and may be associated with large supramolecular structures such as MITOCHONDRIA or RIBOSOMES. Complexes, Multienzyme
D010770 Phosphotransferases A rather large group of enzymes comprising not only those transferring phosphate but also diphosphate, nucleotidyl residues, and others. These have also been subdivided according to the acceptor group. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 2.7. Kinases,Phosphotransferase,Phosphotransferases, ATP,Transphosphorylase,Transphosphorylases,Kinase,ATP Phosphotransferases
D011485 Protein Binding The process in which substances, either endogenous or exogenous, bind to proteins, peptides, enzymes, protein precursors, or allied compounds. Specific protein-binding measures are often used as assays in diagnostic assessments. Plasma Protein Binding Capacity,Binding, Protein
D002462 Cell Membrane The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Plasma Membrane,Cytoplasmic Membrane,Cell Membranes,Cytoplasmic Membranes,Membrane, Cell,Membrane, Cytoplasmic,Membrane, Plasma,Membranes, Cell,Membranes, Cytoplasmic,Membranes, Plasma,Plasma Membranes
D004024 Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide A carbodiimide that is used as a chemical intermediate and coupling agent in peptide synthesis. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed) DCCD
D004926 Escherichia coli A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI), etc. Alkalescens-Dispar Group,Bacillus coli,Bacterium coli,Bacterium coli commune,Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli,E coli,EAggEC,Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli,Enterococcus coli,Diffusely Adherent E. coli,Enteroaggregative E. coli,Enteroinvasive E. coli,Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
D006180 Proton-Translocating ATPases Multisubunit enzymes that reversibly synthesize ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE. They are coupled to the transport of protons across a membrane. ATP Dependent Proton Translocase,ATPase, F0,ATPase, F1,Adenosinetriphosphatase F1,F(1)F(0)-ATPase,F1 ATPase,H(+)-Transporting ATP Synthase,H(+)-Transporting ATPase,H(+)ATPase Complex,Proton-Translocating ATPase,Proton-Translocating ATPase Complex,Proton-Translocating ATPase Complexes,ATPase, F(1)F(0),ATPase, F0F1,ATPase, H(+),Adenosine Triphosphatase Complex,F(0)F(1)-ATP Synthase,F-0-ATPase,F-1-ATPase,F0F1 ATPase,F1-ATPase,F1F0 ATPase Complex,H(+)-ATPase,H(+)-Transporting ATP Synthase, Acyl-Phosphate-Linked,H+ ATPase,H+ Transporting ATP Synthase,H+-Translocating ATPase,Proton-Translocating ATPase, F0 Sector,Proton-Translocating ATPase, F1 Sector,ATPase Complex, Proton-Translocating,ATPase Complexes, Proton-Translocating,ATPase, H+,ATPase, H+-Translocating,ATPase, Proton-Translocating,Complex, Adenosine Triphosphatase,Complexes, Proton-Translocating ATPase,F 0 ATPase,F 1 ATPase,F0 ATPase,H+ Translocating ATPase,Proton Translocating ATPase,Proton Translocating ATPase Complex,Proton Translocating ATPase Complexes,Proton Translocating ATPase, F0 Sector,Proton Translocating ATPase, F1 Sector,Triphosphatase Complex, Adenosine
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D000251 Adenosine Triphosphatases A group of enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP. The hydrolysis reaction is usually coupled with another function such as transporting Ca(2+) across a membrane. These enzymes may be dependent on Ca(2+), Mg(2+), anions, H+, or DNA. ATPases,Adenosinetriphosphatase,ATPase,ATPase, DNA-Dependent,Adenosine Triphosphatase,DNA-Dependent ATPase,DNA-Dependent Adenosinetriphosphatases,ATPase, DNA Dependent,Adenosinetriphosphatases, DNA-Dependent,DNA Dependent ATPase,DNA Dependent Adenosinetriphosphatases,Triphosphatase, Adenosine

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