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Balakrishna AM, Basak S, Manimekalai MSS, Grüber G. Crystal structure of subunits D and F in complex gives insight into energy transmission of the eukaryotic V-ATPase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:3183-96. [PMID: 25505269 PMCID: PMC4318993 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.622688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Revised: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic V1VO-ATPases hydrolyze ATP in the V1 domain coupled to ion pumping in VO. A unique mode of regulation of V-ATPases is the reversible disassembly of V1 and VO, which reduces ATPase activity and causes silencing of ion conduction. The subunits D and F are proposed to be key in these enzymatic processes. Here, we describe the structures of two conformations of the subunit DF assembly of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ScDF) V-ATPase at 3.1 Å resolution. Subunit D (ScD) consists of a long pair of α-helices connected by a short helix ((79)IGYQVQE(85)) as well as a β-hairpin region, which is flanked by two flexible loops. The long pair of helices is composed of the N-terminal α-helix and the C-terminal helix, showing structural alterations in the two ScDF structures. The entire subunit F (ScF) consists of an N-terminal domain of four β-strands (β1-β4) connected by four α-helices (α1-α4). α1 and β2 are connected via the loop (26)GQITPETQEK(35), which is unique in eukaryotic V-ATPases. Adjacent to the N-terminal domain is a flexible loop, followed by a C-terminal α-helix (α5). A perpendicular and extended conformation of helix α5 was observed in the two crystal structures and in solution x-ray scattering experiments, respectively. Fitted into the nucleotide-bound A3B3 structure of the related A-ATP synthase from Enterococcus hirae, the arrangements of the ScDF molecules reflect their central function in ATPase-coupled ion conduction. Furthermore, the flexibility of the terminal helices of both subunits as well as the loop (26)GQITPETQEK(35) provides information about the regulatory step of reversible V1VO disassembly.
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- Asha Manikkoth Balakrishna
- From the School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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- From the School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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Mayer F, Lim JK, Langer JD, Kang SG, Müller V. Na+ transport by the A1AO-ATP synthase purified from Thermococcus onnurineus and reconstituted into liposomes. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:6994-7002. [PMID: 25593316 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.616862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The ATP synthase of many archaea has the conserved sodium ion binding motif in its rotor subunit, implying that these A1AO-ATP synthases use Na(+) as coupling ion. However, this has never been experimentally verified with a purified system. To experimentally address the nature of the coupling ion, we have purified the A1AO-ATP synthase from T. onnurineus. It contains nine subunits that are functionally coupled. The enzyme hydrolyzed ATP, CTP, GTP, UTP, and ITP with nearly identical activities of around 40 units/mg of protein and was active over a wide pH range with maximal activity at pH 7. Noteworthy was the temperature profile. ATP hydrolysis was maximal at 80 °C and still retained an activity of 2.5 units/mg of protein at 45 °C. The high activity of the enzyme at 45 °C opened, for the first time, a way to directly measure ion transport in an A1AO-ATP synthase. Therefore, the enzyme was reconstituted into liposomes generated from Escherichia coli lipids. These proteoliposomes were still active at 45 °C and coupled ATP hydrolysis to primary and electrogenic Na(+) transport. This is the first proof of Na(+) transport by an A1AO-ATP synthase and these findings are discussed in light of the distribution of the sodium ion binding motif in archaea and the role of Na(+) in the bioenergetics of archaea.
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- Florian Mayer
- From the Molecular Microbiology and Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 787 Haeanro, Ansan 426-744, South Korea, the Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, 217 Gajeongro, Daejeon 350-333, South Korea, and
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- the Department of Molecular Membrane Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue-Str. 3, 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 787 Haeanro, Ansan 426-744, South Korea, the Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, 217 Gajeongro, Daejeon 350-333, South Korea, and
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- From the Molecular Microbiology and Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany,
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Marshansky V, Rubinstein JL, Grüber G. Eukaryotic V-ATPase: novel structural findings and functional insights. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2014; 1837:857-79. [PMID: 24508215 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2013] [Revised: 12/25/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The eukaryotic V-type adenosine triphosphatase (V-ATPase) is a multi-subunit membrane protein complex that is evolutionarily related to F-type adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthases and A-ATP synthases. These ATPases/ATP synthases are functionally conserved and operate as rotary proton-pumping nano-motors, invented by Nature billions of years ago. In the first part of this review we will focus on recent structural findings of eukaryotic V-ATPases and discuss the role of different subunits in the function of the V-ATPase holocomplex. Despite structural and functional similarities between rotary ATPases, the eukaryotic V-ATPases are the most complex enzymes that have acquired some unconventional cellular functions during evolution. In particular, the novel roles of V-ATPases in the regulation of cellular receptors and their trafficking via endocytotic and exocytotic pathways were recently uncovered. In the second part of this review we will discuss these unique roles of V-ATPases in modulation of function of cellular receptors, involved in the development and progression of diseases such as cancer and diabetes as well as neurodegenerative and kidney disorders. Moreover, it was recently revealed that the V-ATPase itself functions as an evolutionarily conserved pH sensor and receptor for cytohesin-2/Arf-family GTP-binding proteins. Thus, in the third part of the review we will evaluate the structural basis for and functional insights into this novel concept, followed by the analysis of the potentially essential role of V-ATPase in the regulation of this signaling pathway in health and disease. Finally, future prospects for structural and functional studies of the eukaryotic V-ATPase will be discussed.
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- Vladimir Marshansky
- Center for Systems Biology, Program in Membrane Biology, Division of Nephrology, Simches Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Kadmon Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Alexandria Center for Life Science, 450 East 29th Street, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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- Molecular Structure and Function Program, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Nanyang Technological University, Division of Structural Biology and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore; Bioinformatics Institute, A(⁎)STAR, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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Basak S, Lim J, Manimekalai MSS, Balakrishna AM, Grüber G. Crystal and NMR structures give insights into the role and dynamics of subunit F of the eukaryotic V-ATPase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:11930-9. [PMID: 23476018 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.461533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Subunit F of V-ATPases is proposed to undergo structural alterations during catalysis and reversible dissociation from the V1VO complex. Recently, we determined the low resolution structure of F from Saccharomyces cerevisiae V-ATPase, showing an N-terminal egg shape, connected to a C-terminal hook-like segment via a linker region. To understand the mechanistic role of subunit F of S. cerevisiae V-ATPase, composed of 118 amino acids, the crystal structure of the major part of F, F(1-94), was solved at 2.3 Å resolution. The structural features were confirmed by solution NMR spectroscopy using the entire F subunit. The eukaryotic F subunit consists of the N-terminal F(1-94) domain with four-parallel β-strands, which are intermittently surrounded by four α-helices, and the C terminus, including the α5-helix encompassing residues 103 to 113. Two loops (26)GQITPETQEK(35) and (60)ERDDI(64) are described to be essential in mechanistic processes of the V-ATPase enzyme. The (26)GQITPETQEK(35) loop becomes exposed when fitted into the recently determined EM structure of the yeast V1VO-ATPase. A mechanism is proposed in which the (26)GQITPETQEK(35) loop of subunit F and the flexible C-terminal domain of subunit H move in proximity, leading to an inhibitory effect of ATPase activity in V1. Subunits D and F are demonstrated to interact with subunit d. Together with NMR dynamics, the role of subunit F has been discussed in the light of its interactions in the processes of reversible disassembly and ATP hydrolysis of V-ATPases by transmitting movements of subunit d and H of the VO and V1 sector, respectively.
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- Sandip Basak
- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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Basak S, Balakrishna AM, Manimekalai MSS, Grüber G. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of subunit F (F(1-94)), an essential coupling subunit of the eukaryotic V(1)V(O)-ATPase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2012; 68:1055-9. [PMID: 22949193 PMCID: PMC3433196 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309112032526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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V-ATPases are very complex multi-subunit enzymes which function as proton-pumping rotary nanomotors. The rotary and coupling subunit F (F(1-94)) was crystallized by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method. The native crystals diffracted to a resolution of 2.64 Å and belonged to space group C222(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 47.21, b = 160.26, c = 102.49 Å. The selenomethionyl form of the F(1-94) I69M mutant diffracted to a resolution of 2.3 Å and belonged to space group C222(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 47.22, b = 160.83, c = 102.74 Å. Initial phasing and model building suggested the presence of four molecules in the asymmetric unit.
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- Sandip Basak
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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Basak S, Gayen S, Thaker YR, Manimekalai MSS, Roessle M, Hunke C, Grüber G. Solution structure of subunit F (Vma7p) of the eukaryotic V(1)V(O) ATPase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae derived from SAXS and NMR spectroscopy. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2010; 1808:360-8. [PMID: 20840841 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2010.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2010] [Revised: 09/03/2010] [Accepted: 09/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Vacuolar ATPases use the energy derived from ATP hydrolysis, catalyzed in the A(3)B(3) sector of the V(1) ATPase to pump protons via the membrane-embedded V(O) sector. The energy coupling between the two sectors occurs via the so-called central stalk, to which subunit F does belong. Here we present the first low resolution structure of recombinant subunit F (Vma7p) of a eukaryotic V-ATPase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, analyzed by small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The protein is divided into a 5.5nm long egg-like shaped region, connected via a 1.5nm linker to a hook-like segment at one end. Circular dichroism spectroscopy revealed that subunit F comprises of 43% α-helix, 32% β-sheet and a 25% random coil arrangement. To determine the localization of the N- and C-termini in the protein, the C-terminal truncated form of F, F(1-94) was produced and analyzed by SAXS. Comparison of the F(1-94) shape with the one of subunit F showed the missing hook-like region in F(1-94), supported by the decreased D(max) value of F(1-94) (7.0nm), and indicating that the hook-like region consists of the C-terminal residues. The NMR solution structure of the C-terminal peptide, F(90-116), was solved, displaying an α-helical region between residues 103 and 113. The F(90-116) solution structure fitted well in the hook-like region of subunit F. Finally, the arrangement of subunit F within the V(1) ATPase is discussed.
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- Sandip Basak
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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Rishikesan S, Thaker YR, Priya R, Gayen S, Manimekalai MSS, Hunke C, Grüber G. Spectroscopical identification of residues of subunit G of the yeast V-ATPase in its connection with subunit E. Mol Membr Biol 2009; 25:400-10. [DOI: 10.1080/09687680802183434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Grüber G, Marshansky V. New insights into structure-function relationships between archeal ATP synthase (A1A0) and vacuolar type ATPase (V1V0). Bioessays 2008; 30:1096-109. [PMID: 18937357 DOI: 10.1002/bies.20827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Adenosine triphosphate, ATP, is the energy currency of living cells. While ATP synthases of archae and ATP synthases of pro- and eukaryotic organisms operate as energy producers by synthesizing ATP, the eukaryotic V-ATPase hydrolyzes ATP and thus functions as energy transducer. These enzymes share features like the hydrophilic catalytic- and the membrane-embedded ion-translocating sector, allowing them to operate as nano-motors and to transform the transmembrane electrochemical ion gradient into ATP or vice versa. Since archaea are rooted close to the origin of life, the A-ATP synthase is probably more similar in its composition and function to the "original" enzyme, invented by Nature billion years ago. On the contrary, the V-ATPases have acquired specific structural, functional and regulatory features during evolution. This review will summarize the current knowledge on the structure, mechanism and regulation of A-ATP synthases and V-ATPases. The importance of V-ATPase in pathophysiology of diseases will be discussed.
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- Gerhard Grüber
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore.
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Chaban YL, Juliano S, Boekema EJ, Grüber G. Interaction between subunit C (Vma5p) of the yeast vacuolar ATPase and the stalk of the C-depleted V1 ATPase from Manduca sexta midgut. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2005; 1708:196-200. [PMID: 15953476 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2005.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2004] [Revised: 01/26/2005] [Accepted: 02/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Projection maps of a V(1)-Vma5p hybrid complex, composed of subunit C (Vma5p) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae V-ATPase and the C-depleted V(1) from Manduca sexta, were determined from single particle electron microscopy. V(1)-Vma5p consists of a headpiece and an elongated wedgelike stalk with a 2.1x3.0 nm protuberance and a 9.5x7.5 globular domain, interpreted to include Vma5p. The interaction face of Vma5p in V(1) was explored by chemical modification experiments.
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- Yuriy L Chaban
- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, Netherlands
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Armbrüster A, Svergun DI, Coskun U, Juliano S, Bailer SM, Grüber G. Structural analysis of the stalk subunit Vma5p of the yeast V-ATPase in solution. FEBS Lett 2004; 570:119-25. [PMID: 15251451 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2004] [Revised: 06/09/2004] [Accepted: 06/10/2004] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Vma5p (subunit C) of the yeast V-ATPase was produced in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. Analysis of secondary structure by circular dichroism spectroscopy showed that Vma5p comprises 64% alpha-helix and 17% beta-sheet content. The molecular mass of this subunit, determined by gel filtration analysis and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), was approximately 51+/-4 kDa, indicating a high hydration level of the protein in solution. The radius of gyration and the maximum size of Vma5p were determined to be 3.74+/-0.03 and 12.5+/-0.1 nm, respectively. Using two independent ab initio approaches, the first low-resolution shape of the protein was determined. Vma5p is an elongated boot-shaped particle consisting of two distinct domains. Co-reconstitution of Vma5p to V1 without C from Manduca sexta resulted in a V1-Vma5p hybrid complex and a 20% increase in ATPase hydrolysis activity.
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- Andrea Armbrüster
- Universität des Saarlandes, Fachrichtung 2.5 - Biophysik, Universitätsbau 76, D-66421 Homburg, Germany
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