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Shen A, Qian A, Ma S, Xiang S, Ouyang L, Shao L. Transcriptome analysis of the bloom-forming dinoflagellate Prorocentrum donghaiense exposed to Ginkgo biloba leaf extract, with an emphasis on photosynthesis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:18579-18592. [PMID: 38351353 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32409-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Ginkgo biloba leaf extract (GBE) can effectively treat bloom-forming freshwater algae. However, there is limited information about the underlying suppression mechanism of the marine bloom-forming Prorocentrum donghaiense-the most dominant algal bloom species in the East China Sea. We investigated the effect of GBE on P. donghaiense in terms of its response to photosynthesis at the molecular/omic level. In total, 93,743 unigenes were annotated using six functional databases. Furthermore, 67,203 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in algae treated with 1.8 g∙L-1 GBE. Among these DEGs, we identified the genes involved in photosynthesis. PsbA, PsbB and PsbD in photosystem II, PsaA in photosystem I, and PetB and PetD in the cytochrome b6/f complex were downregulated. Other related genes, such as PsaC, PsaE, and PsaF in photosystem I; PetA in the cytochrome b6/f complex; and atpA, atpD, atpH, atpG, and atpE in the F-type H+-ATPase were upregulated. These results suggest that the structure and activity of the complexes were destroyed by GBE, thereby inhibiting the electron flow between the primary and secondary quinone electron acceptors, primary quinone electron acceptor, and oxygen-evolving complex in the PSII complex, and interrupting the electron flow between PSII and PSI, ultimately leading to a decline in algal cell photosynthesis. These findings provide a basis for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying P. donghaiense exposure to GBE and a theoretical basis for the prevention and control of harmful algal blooms.
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- Anglu Shen
- College of Oceanography and Ecological Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Oceanography and Ecological Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, People's Republic of China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, People's Republic of China
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- College of Oceanography and Ecological Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of East China Sea & Oceanic Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Shanghai, 200090, China
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- College of Oceanography and Ecological Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, People's Republic of China
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Vlasov AV, Osipov SD, Bondarev NA, Uversky VN, Borshchevskiy VI, Yanyushin MF, Manukhov IV, Rogachev AV, Vlasova AD, Ilyinsky NS, Kuklin AI, Dencher NA, Gordeliy VI. ATP synthase F OF 1 structure, function, and structure-based drug design. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:179. [PMID: 35253091 PMCID: PMC11072866 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04153-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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ATP synthases are unique rotatory molecular machines that supply biochemical reactions with adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-the universal "currency", which cells use for synthesis of vital molecules and sustaining life. ATP synthases of F-type (FOF1) are found embedded in bacterial cellular membrane, in thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts, and in mitochondrial inner membranes in eukaryotes. The main functions of ATP synthases are control of the ATP synthesis and transmembrane potential. Although the key subunits of the enzyme remain highly conserved, subunit composition and structural organization of ATP synthases and their assemblies are significantly different. In addition, there are hypotheses that the enzyme might be involved in the formation of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore and play a role in regulation of the cell death processes. Dysfunctions of this enzyme lead to numerous severe disorders with high fatality levels. In our review, we focus on FOF1-structure-based approach towards development of new therapies by using FOF1 structural features inherited by the representatives of this enzyme family from different taxonomy groups. We analyzed and systematized the most relevant information about the structural organization of FOF1 to discuss how this approach might help in the development of new therapies targeting ATP synthases and design tools for cellular bioenergetics control.
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- Alexey V Vlasov
- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Russia
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980, Dubna, Russia
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- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Russia
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Byrd Alzheimer's Research Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Russia
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7: Structural Biochemistry), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, Moscow region, Russia
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- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Russia
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980, Dubna, Russia
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- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Russia
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980, Dubna, Russia
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- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Russia
- Physical Biochemistry, Department Chemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Russia.
- Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI-7: Structural Biochemistry), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425, Jülich, Germany.
- JuStruct: Jülich Center for Structural Biology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany.
- Institut de Biologie Structurale Jean-Pierre Ebel, Université Grenoble Alpes-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives-CNRS, 38027, Grenoble, France.
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F1Fo ATP synthases produce most of the ATP in the cell. F-type ATP synthases have been investigated for more than 50 years, but a full understanding of their molecular mechanisms has become possible only with the recent structures of complete, functionally competent complexes determined by electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM). High-resolution cryo-EM structures offer a wealth of unexpected new insights. The catalytic F1 head rotates with the central γ-subunit for the first part of each ATP-generating power stroke. Joint rotation is enabled by subunit δ/OSCP acting as a flexible hinge between F1 and the peripheral stalk. Subunit a conducts protons to and from the c-ring rotor through two conserved aqueous channels. The channels are separated by ∼6 Å in the hydrophobic core of Fo, resulting in a strong local field that generates torque to drive rotary catalysis in F1. The structure of the chloroplast F1Fo complex explains how ATPase activity is turned off at night by a redox switch. Structures of mitochondrial ATP synthase dimers indicate how they shape the inner membrane cristae. The new cryo-EM structures complete our picture of the ATP synthases and reveal the unique mechanism by which they transform an electrochemical membrane potential into biologically useful chemical energy.
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- Werner Kühlbrandt
- Department of Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany;
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Colina-Tenorio L, Dautant A, Miranda-Astudillo H, Giraud MF, González-Halphen D. The Peripheral Stalk of Rotary ATPases. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1243. [PMID: 30233414 PMCID: PMC6131620 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Rotary ATPases are a family of enzymes that are thought of as molecular nanomotors and are classified in three types: F, A, and V-type ATPases. Two members (F and A-type) can synthesize and hydrolyze ATP, depending on the energetic needs of the cell, while the V-type enzyme exhibits only a hydrolytic activity. The overall architecture of all these enzymes is conserved and three main sectors are distinguished: a catalytic core, a rotor and a stator or peripheral stalk. The peripheral stalks of the A and V-types are highly conserved in both structure and function, however, the F-type peripheral stalks have divergent structures. Furthermore, the peripheral stalk has other roles beyond its stator function, as evidenced by several biochemical and recent structural studies. This review describes the information regarding the organization of the peripheral stalk components of F, A, and V-ATPases, highlighting the key differences between the studied enzymes, as well as the different processes in which the structure is involved.
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- Lilia Colina-Tenorio
- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- CNRS, UMR5095, IBGC, Bordeaux, France.,Energy Transducing Systems and Mitochondrial Morphology, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Genetics and Physiology of Microalgae, InBios, PhytoSYSTEMS, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- CNRS, UMR5095, IBGC, Bordeaux, France.,Energy Transducing Systems and Mitochondrial Morphology, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Colina-Tenorio L, Miranda-Astudillo H, Cano-Estrada A, Vázquez-Acevedo M, Cardol P, Remacle C, González-Halphen D. Subunit Asa1 spans all the peripheral stalk of the mitochondrial ATP synthase of the chlorophycean alga Polytomella sp. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2016; 1857:359-69. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2015.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Vázquez-Acevedo M, Vega-deLuna F, Sánchez-Vásquez L, Colina-Tenorio L, Remacle C, Cardol P, Miranda-Astudillo H, González-Halphen D. Dissecting the peripheral stalk of the mitochondrial ATP synthase of chlorophycean algae. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2016; 1857:1183-1190. [PMID: 26873638 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2016.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Revised: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Polytomella sp., a green and a colorless member of the chlorophycean lineage respectively, exhibit a highly-stable dimeric mitochondrial F1Fo-ATP synthase (complex V), with a molecular mass of 1600 kDa. Polytomella, lacking both chloroplasts and a cell wall, has greatly facilitated the purification of the algal ATP-synthase. Each monomer of the enzyme has 17 polypeptides, eight of which are the conserved, main functional components, and nine polypeptides (Asa1 to Asa9) unique to chlorophycean algae. These atypical subunits form the two robust peripheral stalks observed in the highly-stable dimer of the algal ATP synthase in several electron-microscopy studies. The topological disposition of the components of the enzyme has been addressed with cross-linking experiments in the isolated complex; generation of subcomplexes by limited dissociation of complex V; detection of subunit-subunit interactions using recombinant subunits; in vitro reconstitution of subcomplexes; silencing of the expression of Asa subunits; and modeling of the overall structural features of the complex by EM image reconstruction. Here, we report that the amphipathic polymer Amphipol A8-35 partially dissociates the enzyme, giving rise to two discrete dimeric subcomplexes, whose compositions were characterized. An updated model for the topological disposition of the 17 polypeptides that constitute the algal enzyme is suggested. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled 'EBEC 2016: 19th European Bioenergetics Conference, Riva del Garda, Italy, July 2-6, 2016', edited by Prof. Paolo Bernardi.
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- Miriam Vázquez-Acevedo
- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F., Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F., Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F., Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F., Mexico
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- Genetics and Physiology of Microalgae, Department of Life Sciences, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Genetics and Physiology of Microalgae, Department of Life Sciences, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Genetics and Physiology of Microalgae, Department of Life Sciences, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F., Mexico.
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Behrens C, Hartmann K, Sunderhaus S, Braun HP, Eubel H. Approximate calculation and experimental derivation of native isoelectric points of membrane protein complexes of Arabidopsis chloroplasts and mitochondria. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2012.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BAKER LINDSAYA, RUBINSTEIN JOHNL. SINGLE PARTICLE ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF THE MITOCHONDRIAL ATP SYNTHASE. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1142/s1793048010001135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Mitochondrial ATP synthase is a large, membrane-bound protein complex that plays a central role in cellular metabolism. Since the identification of this assembly in micrographs of mitochondrial membranes, electron microscopy has been crucial in elucidating the structure and mechanism of the enzyme. This review addresses the recent use of single particle electron microscopy for structure determination of ATP synthase, including subunit localization, the challenges posed by the protein, and areas in which further work is needed.
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- LINDSAY A. BAKER
- Molecular Structure and Function Program, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Molecular Structure and Function Program, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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Matthies D, Haberstock S, Joos F, Dötsch V, Vonck J, Bernhard F, Meier T. Cell-Free Expression and Assembly of ATP Synthase. J Mol Biol 2011; 413:593-603. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.08.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2011] [Revised: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 08/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bienert R, Zimmermann B, Rombach‐Riegraf V, Gräber P. Time‐Dependent FRET with Single Enzymes: Domain Motions and Catalysis in H
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‐ATP Synthases. Chemphyschem 2011; 12:510-7. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201000921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Roland Bienert
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 23A, 79104 Freiburg (Germany), Fax: (+49) 761‐203‐6189
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 23A, 79104 Freiburg (Germany), Fax: (+49) 761‐203‐6189
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 23A, 79104 Freiburg (Germany), Fax: (+49) 761‐203‐6189
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 23A, 79104 Freiburg (Germany), Fax: (+49) 761‐203‐6189
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Daum B, Nicastro D, Austin J, McIntosh JR, Kühlbrandt W. Arrangement of photosystem II and ATP synthase in chloroplast membranes of spinach and pea. THE PLANT CELL 2010; 22:1299-312. [PMID: 20388855 PMCID: PMC2879734 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.071431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2009] [Revised: 03/03/2010] [Accepted: 03/29/2010] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We used cryoelectron tomography to reveal the arrangements of photosystem II (PSII) and ATP synthase in vitreous sections of intact chloroplasts and plunge-frozen suspensions of isolated thylakoid membranes. We found that stroma and grana thylakoids are connected at the grana margins by staggered lamellar membrane protrusions. The stacking repeat of grana membranes in frozen-hydrated chloroplasts is 15.7 nm, with a 4.5-nm lumenal space and a 3.2-nm distance between the flat stromal surfaces. The chloroplast ATP synthase is confined to minimally curved regions at the grana end membranes and stroma lamellae, where it covers 20% of the surface area. In total, 85% of the ATP synthases are monomers and the remainder form random assemblies of two or more copies. Supercomplexes of PSII and light-harvesting complex II (LHCII) occasionally form ordered arrays in appressed grana thylakoids, whereas this order is lost in destacked membranes. In the ordered arrays, each membrane on either side of the stromal gap contains a two-dimensional crystal of supercomplexes, with the two lattices arranged such that PSII cores, LHCII trimers, and minor LHCs each face a complex of the same kind in the opposite membrane. Grana formation is likely to result from electrostatic interactions between these complexes across the stromal gap.
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- Bertram Daum
- Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Biology Department, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
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- Advanced Electron Microscopy Facility, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Bienert R, Rombach-Riegraf V, Diez M, Gräber P. Subunit movements in single membrane-bound H+-ATP synthases from chloroplasts during ATP synthesis. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:36240-36247. [PMID: 19864418 PMCID: PMC2794740 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.060376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2009] [Revised: 10/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Subunit movements within the H(+)-ATP synthase from chloroplasts (CF(0)F(1)) are investigated during ATP synthesis. The gamma-subunit (gammaCys-322) is covalently labeled with a fluorescence donor (ATTO532). A fluorescence acceptor (adenosine 5'-(beta,gamma-imino)triphosphate (AMPPNP)-ATTO665) is noncovalently bound to a noncatalytic site at one alpha-subunit. The labeled CF(0)F(1) is integrated into liposomes, and a transmembrane pH difference is generated by an acid base transition. Single-pair fluorescence resonance energy transfer is measured in freely diffusing proteoliposomes with a confocal two-channel microscope. The fluorescence time traces reveal a repetitive three-step rotation of the gamma-subunit relative to the alpha-subunit during ATP synthesis. Some traces show splitting into sublevels with fluctuations between the sublevels. During catalysis the central stalk interacts, with equal probability, with each alphabeta-pair. Without catalysis the central stalk interacts with only one specific alphabeta-pair, and no stepping between FRET levels is observed. Two inactive states of the enzyme are identified: one in the presence of AMPPNP and one in the presence of ADP.
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- Roland Bienert
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.
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The structure of the membrane extrinsic region of bovine ATP synthase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:21597-601. [PMID: 19995987 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0910365106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The structure of the complex between bovine mitochondrial F(1)-ATPase and a stator subcomplex has been determined at a resolution of 3.2 A. The resolved region of the stator contains residues 122-207 of subunit b; residues 5-25 and 35-57 of F(6); 3 segments of subunit d from residues 30-40, 65-74, and 85-91; and residues 1-146 and 169-189 of the oligomycin sensitivity conferral protein (OSCP). The stator subcomplex represents its membrane distal part, and its structure has been augmented with an earlier structure of a subcomplex containing residues 79-183, 3-123, and 5-70 of subunits b, d, and F(6), respectively, which extends to the surface of the inner membrane of the mitochondrion. The N-terminal domain of the OSCP links the stator with F(1)-ATPase via alpha-helical interactions with the N-terminal region of subunit alpha(E). Its C-terminal domain makes extensive helix-helix interactions with the C-terminal alpha-helix of subunit b from residues 190-207. Subunit b extends as a continuous 160-A long alpha-helix from residue 188 back to residue 79 near to the surface of the inner mitochondrial membrane. This helix appears to be stiffened by other alpha-helices in subunits d and F(6), but the structure can bend inward toward the F(1) domain around residue 146 of subunit b. The linker region between the 2 domains of the OSCP also appears to be flexible, enabling the stator to adjust its shape as it passes over the changing profile of the F(1) domain during a catalytic cycle. The structure of the membrane extrinsic part of bovine ATP synthase is now complete.
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von Ballmoos C, Wiedenmann A, Dimroth P. Essentials for ATP synthesis by F1F0 ATP synthases. Annu Rev Biochem 2009; 78:649-72. [PMID: 19489730 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biochem.78.081307.104803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The majority of cellular energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is synthesized by the ubiquitous F(1)F(0) ATP synthase. Power for ATP synthesis derives from an electrochemical proton (or Na(+)) gradient, which drives rotation of membranous F(0) motor components. Efficient rotation not only requires a significant driving force (DeltamuH(+)), consisting of membrane potential (Deltapsi) and proton concentration gradient (DeltapH), but also a high proton concentration at the source P side. In vivo this is maintained by dynamic proton movements across and along the surface of the membrane. The torque-generating unit consists of the interface of the rotating c ring and the stator a subunit. Ion translocation through this unit involves a sophisticated interplay between the c-ring binding sites, the stator arginine, and the coupling ions on both sides of the membrane. c-ring rotation is transmitted to the eccentric shaft gamma-subunit to elicit conformational changes in the catalytic sites of F(1), leading to ATP synthesis.
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- Christoph von Ballmoos
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Arrhenius Laboratories for Natural Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Liu J, Fujisawa M, Hicks DB, Krulwich TA. Characterization of the Functionally Critical AXAXAXA and PXXEXXP Motifs of the ATP Synthase c-Subunit from an Alkaliphilic Bacillus. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:8714-25. [PMID: 19176524 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m808738200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The membrane-embedded rotor in the F(0) sector of proton-translocating ATP synthases is formed from hairpin-like c-subunits that are protonated and deprotonated during energization of ATP synthesis. This study focuses on two c-subunit motifs that are unique to synthases of extremely alkaliphilic Bacillus species. One motif is the AXAXAXA sequence found in the N-terminal helix-1 instead of the GXGXGXG of non-alkaliphiles. Quadruple A-->G chromosomal mutants of alkaliphilic Bacillus pseudofirmus OF4 retain 50% of the wild-type hydrolytic activity (ATPase) but <18% of the ATP synthase capacity at high pH. Consistent with a structural impact of the four alanine replacements, the mutant ATPase activity showed enhanced inhibition by dicyclohexylcarbodiimide, which blocks the helix-2 carboxylate. Single, double, or triple A-->G mutants exhibited more modest defects, as monitored by malate growth. The key carboxylate is in the second motif, which is P(51)XXE(54)XXP in extreme alkaliphiles instead of the (A/G)XX(E/D)XXP found elsewhere. Mutation of Pro(51) to alanine had been shown to severely reduce malate growth and ATP synthesis at high pH. Here, two Pro(51) to glycine mutants of different severities retained ATP synthase capacity but exhibited growth deficits and proton leakiness. A Glu(54) to Asp(54) change increased proton leakiness and reduced malate growth 79-90%. The Pro(51) and the Glu(54) mutants were both more dicyclohexylcarbodiimide-sensitive than wild type. The results highlight the requirement for c-subunit adaptations to achieve alkaliphile ATP synthesis with minimal cytoplasmic proton loss and suggest partial suppression of some mutations by changes outside the atp operon.
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- Jun Liu
- Department of Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
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Diepholz M, Venzke D, Prinz S, Batisse C, Flörchinger B, Rössle M, Svergun DI, Böttcher B, Féthière J. A Different Conformation for EGC Stator Subcomplex in Solution and in the Assembled Yeast V-ATPase: Possible Implications for Regulatory Disassembly. Structure 2008; 16:1789-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2008.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2008] [Revised: 09/17/2008] [Accepted: 09/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lau WC, Baker LA, Rubinstein JL. Cryo-EM Structure of the Yeast ATP Synthase. J Mol Biol 2008; 382:1256-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2008] [Revised: 07/28/2008] [Accepted: 08/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Structural organization of the V-ATPase and its implications for regulatory assembly and disassembly. Biochem Soc Trans 2008; 36:1027-31. [DOI: 10.1042/bst0361027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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V-ATPases (vacuolar ATPases) are membrane-bound multiprotein complexes that are localized in the endomembrane systems of eukaryotic cells and in the plasma membranes of some specialized cells. They couple ATP hydrolysis with the transport of protons across membranes. On nutrient shortage, V-ATPases disassemble into a membrane-embedded part (V0), which contains the proton translocation machinery, and an extrinsic part (V1), which carries the nucleotide-binding sites. Disassembly decouples ATP hydrolysis and proton translocation. Furthermore, the disassembled parts are inactive, leading to an efficient shutdown of ATP consumption. On restoring the nutrient levels, V1 and V0 reassemble and restore ATP-hydrolysis activity coupled with proton translocation. This reversible assembly/disassembly process has certain conformational constraints, which are best fulfilled by adopting a unique conformation before disassembly.
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Düser MG, Bi Y, Zarrabi N, Dunn SD, Börsch M. The proton-translocating a subunit of F0F1-ATP synthase is allocated asymmetrically to the peripheral stalk. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:33602-10. [PMID: 18786919 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m805170200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The position of the a subunit of the membrane-integral F0 sector of Escherichia coli ATP synthase was investigated by single molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer studies utilizing a fusion of enhanced green fluorescent protein to the C terminus of the a subunit and fluorescent labels attached to specific positions of the epsilon or gamma subunits. Three fluorescence resonance energy transfer levels were observed during rotation driven by ATP hydrolysis corresponding to the three resting positions of the rotor subunits, gamma or epsilon, relative to the a subunit of the stator. Comparison of these positions of the rotor sites with those previously determined relative to the b subunit dimer indicates the position of a as adjacent to the b dimer on its counterclockwise side when the enzyme is viewed from the cytoplasm. This relationship provides stability to the membrane interface between a and b2, allowing it to withstand the torque imparted by the rotor during ATP synthesis as well as ATP hydrolysis.
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- Monika G Düser
- 3, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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F1F0 ATP synthases convert energy stored in an electrochemical gradient of H+ or Na+ across the membrane into mechanical rotation, which is subsequently converted into the chemical bond energy of ATP. The majority of cellular ATP is produced by the ATP synthase in organisms throughout the biological kingdom and therefore under diverse environmental conditions. The ATP synthase of each particular cell is confronted with specific challenges, imposed by the specific environment, and thus by necessity must adapt to these conditions for optimal operation. Examples of these adaptations include diverse mechanisms for regulating the ATP hydrolysis activity of the enzyme, the utilization of different coupling ions with distinct ion binding characteristics, different ion-to-ATP ratios reflected by variations in the size of the rotor c ring, the mode of ion delivery to the binding sites, and the different contributions of the electrical and chemical gradients to the driving force.
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- Christoph von Ballmoos
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Stocker A, Keis S, Vonck J, Cook GM, Dimroth P. The structural basis for unidirectional rotation of thermoalkaliphilic F1-ATPase. Structure 2007; 15:904-14. [PMID: 17697996 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2007.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2007] [Revised: 06/01/2007] [Accepted: 06/15/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The ATP synthase of the thermoalkaliphilic Bacillus sp. TA2.A1 operates exclusively in ATP synthesis direction. In the crystal structure of the nucleotide-free alpha(3)beta(3)gamma epsilon subcomplex (TA2F(1)) at 3.1 A resolution, all three beta subunits adopt the open beta(E) conformation. The structure shows salt bridges between the helix-turn-helix motif of the C-terminal domain of the beta(E) subunit (residues Asp372 and Asp375) and the N-terminal helix of the gamma subunit (residues Arg9 and Arg10). These electrostatic forces pull the gamma shaft out of the rotational center and impede rotation through steric interference with the beta(E) subunit. Replacement of Arg9 and Arg10 with glutamines eliminates the salt bridges and results in an activation of ATP hydrolysis activity, suggesting that these salt bridges prevent the native enzyme from rotating in ATP hydrolysis direction. A similar bending of the gamma shaft as in the TA2F(1) structure was observed by single-particle analysis of the TA2F(1)F(o) holoenzyme.
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- Achim Stocker
- Institute of Microbiology ETH Zürich, ETH Hönggerberg, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is used as a general energy source by all living cells. The free energy released by hydrolyzing its terminal phosphoric acid anhydride bond to yield ADP and phosphate is utilized to drive various energy-consuming reactions. The ubiquitous F(1)F(0) ATP synthase produces the majority of ATP by converting the energy stored in a transmembrane electrochemical gradient of H(+) or Na(+) into mechanical rotation. While the mechanism of ATP synthesis by the ATP synthase itself is universal, diverse biological reactions are used by different cells to energize the membrane. Oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria or aerobic bacteria and photophosphorylation in plants are well-known processes. Less familiar are fermentation reactions performed by anaerobic bacteria, wherein the free energy of the decarboxylation of certain metabolites is converted into an electrochemical gradient of Na(+) ions across the membrane (decarboxylation phosphorylation). This chapter will focus on the latter mechanism, presenting an updated survey on the Na(+)-translocating decarboxylases from various organisms. In the second part, we provide a detailed description of the F(1)F(0) ATP synthases with special emphasis on the Na(+)-translocating variant of these enzymes.
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Peng G, Bostina M, Radermacher M, Rais I, Karas M, Michel H. Biochemical and electron microscopic characterization of the F1F0 ATP synthase from the hyperthermophilic eubacterium Aquifex aeolicus. FEBS Lett 2006; 580:5934-40. [PMID: 17045990 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.09.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2006] [Revised: 09/22/2006] [Accepted: 09/23/2006] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The F(1)F(0) ATP synthase has been purified from the hyperthermophilic eubacterium Aquifex aeolicus and characterized. Its subunits have been identified by MALDI-mass spectrometry through peptide mass fingerprinting and MS/MS. It contains the canonical subunits alpha, beta, gamma, delta and epsilon of F(1) and subunits a and c of F(0). Two versions of the b subunit were found, which show a low sequence homology to each other. Most likely they form a heterodimer. An electron microscopic single particle analysis revealed clear structural details, including two stalks connecting F(1) and F(0). In several orientations the central stalk appears to be tilted and/or kinked. It is unclear whether there is a direct connection between the peripheral stalk and the delta subunit.
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- Guohong Peng
- Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysik, Max-von-Laue-Str. 3, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Weber J. ATP synthase: subunit-subunit interactions in the stator stalk. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2006; 1757:1162-70. [PMID: 16730323 PMCID: PMC1785291 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2006.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2006] [Revised: 03/20/2006] [Accepted: 04/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In ATP synthase, proton translocation through the Fo subcomplex and ATP synthesis/hydrolysis in the F1 subcomplex are coupled by subunit rotation. The static, non-rotating portions of F1 and Fo are attached to each other via the peripheral "stator stalk", which has to withstand elastic strain during subunit rotation. In Escherichia coli, the stator stalk consists of subunits b2delta; in other organisms, it has three or four different subunits. Recent advances in this area include affinity measurements between individual components of the stator stalk as well as a detailed analysis of the interaction between subunit delta (or its mitochondrial counterpart, the oligomycin-sensitivity conferring protein, OSCP) and F1. The current status of our knowledge of the structure of the stator stalk and of the interactions between its subunits will be discussed in this review.
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- Joachim Weber
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1061, USA.
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Dimroth P, von Ballmoos C, Meier T. Catalytic and mechanical cycles in F-ATP synthases. Fourth in the Cycles Review Series. EMBO Rep 2006; 7:276-82. [PMID: 16607397 PMCID: PMC1456893 DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2005] [Accepted: 01/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Cycles have a profound role in cellular life at all levels of organization. Well-known cycles in cell metabolism include the tricarboxylic acid and the urea cycle, in which a specific carrier substrate undergoes a sequence of chemical transformations and is regenerated at the end. Other examples include the interconversions of cofactors, such as NADH or ATP, which are present in the cell in limiting amounts and have to be recycled effectively for metabolism to continue. Every living cell performs a rapid turnover of ATP to ADP to fulfil various energetic demands and effectively regenerates the ATP from ADP in an energy-consuming process. The turnover of the ATP cycle is impressive; a human uses about its body weight in ATP per day. Enzymes perform catalytic reaction cycles in which they undergo several chemical and physical transformations before they are converted back to their original states. The ubiquitous F1F(o) ATP synthase is of particular interest not only because of its biological importance, but also owing to its unique rotational mechanism. Here, we give an overview of the membrane-embedded F(o) sector, particularly with respect to the recent crystal structure of the c ring from Ilyobacter tartaricus, and summarize current hypotheses for the mechanism by which rotation of the c ring is generated.
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- Peter Dimroth
- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zürich-Hönggerberg, Switzerland.
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Oberfeld B, Brunner J, Dimroth P. Phospholipids Occupy the Internal Lumen of the c Ring of the ATP Synthase ofEscherichia coli. Biochemistry 2006; 45:1841-51. [PMID: 16460030 DOI: 10.1021/bi052304+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The occupancy of the central cavity of the membrane-embedded c ring of the ATP synthase of Escherichia coli was investigated with a photo-cross-linking approach. Single cysteine mutants were created at c subunit positions 4, 8, and 11, which are oriented to the inside of the ring. These cysteines were alkylated with reagents carrying a photoactivatable substituent and illuminated. Subunit c and derivatives were then isolated and subjected to mass spectrometric analyses. The most noticeable product, which was found exclusively in irradiated samples, had a mass increase of 719 Da, consistent with a cross-link product between the substituted c subunit and phosphatidylethanolamine. Digestion with phospholipase C converted this product into one with a mass diminished by 126 Da, indicating that the phosphoethanolamine moiety was cleaved off. Hence, the cross-link forms to the diacylglycerol moiety of phosphatidylethanolamine. Control experiments showed that the subunit c-phospholipid adducts were formed in the ATP synthase complex in its natural membrane environment and were not artifacts arising from monomeric c subunits. We conclude therefore that the inner lumen of the c ring is occupied with phospholipids. No evidence was found for an extension of subunit a into this space.
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Féthière J, Venzke D, Madden DR, Böttcher B. Peripheral Stator of the Yeast V-ATPase: Stoichiometry and Specificity of Interaction between the EG Complex and Subunits C and H†. Biochemistry 2005; 44:15906-14. [PMID: 16313193 DOI: 10.1021/bi051762f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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V-ATPases are multisubunit membrane protein complexes that use the energy provided by ATP hydrolysis to generate a proton gradient across various intracellular and plasma membranes. In doing so, they maintain an acidic pH in the lumen of intracellular organelles and acidify extracellular milieu to support specific cellular functions. V-ATPases are structurally similar to the F1F0-ATP synthase, with an intrinsic membrane domain (V0) and an extrinsic peripheral domain (V1) joined by several connecting elements. To gain a clear functional understanding of the catalytic mechanism, and of the stability requirements for regulatory processes in the enzyme, a clear topology of the enzyme has to be established. In particular, the composition and arrangement of the peripheral stator subunits must be firmly settled, as these play specific roles in catalysis and regulation. We have designed a strategy allowing us to coexpress different combinations of these subunits to delineate specific interactions. In this study, we report the interaction between the peripheral stator EG complex and subunits C and H of the V-ATPase from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisae. A combination of analytical gel filtration, native gel electrophoresis, and ultracentrifugation analysis allowed us to ascertain the homogeneity and molar mass of the purified EGC complex as well as of the EG complex, supporting the formation of 1:1(:1) stoichiometric complexes. The EGC complex can be formed in vitro by combining equimolar amounts of subunit C and the EG subcomplex and results most likely from the initial interaction between subunits E and C.
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- James Féthière
- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Meier T, Yu J, Raschle T, Henzen F, Dimroth P, Muller DJ. Structural evidence for a constant c11 ring stoichiometry in the sodium F-ATP synthase. FEBS J 2005; 272:5474-83. [PMID: 16262688 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.04940.x] [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] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The Na+-dependent F-ATP synthases of Ilyobacter tartaricus and Propionigenium modestum contain membrane-embedded ring-shaped c subunit assemblies with a stoichiometry of 11. Subunit c from either organism was overexpressed in Escherichia coli using a plasmid containing the corresponding gene, extracted from the membrane using detergent and then purified. Subsequent analyses by SDS/PAGE revealed that only a minor portion of the c subunits had assembled into stable rings, while the majority migrated as monomers. The population of rings consisted mainly of c11, but more slowly migrating assemblies were also found, which might reflect other c ring stoichiometries. We show that they consisted of higher aggregates of homogeneous c11 rings and/or assemblies of c11 rings and single c monomers. Atomic force microscopy topographs of c rings reconstituted into lipid bilayers showed that the c ring assemblies had identical diameters and that stoichiometries throughout all rings resolved at high resolution. This finding did not depend on whether the rings were assembled into crystalline or densely packed assemblies. Most of these rings represented completely assembled undecameric complexes. Occasionally, rings lacking a few subunits or hosting additional subunits in their cavity were observed. The latter rings may represent the aggregates between c11 and c1, as observed by SDS/PAGE. Our results are congruent with a stable c11 ring stoichiometry that seems to not be influenced by the expression level of subunit c in the bacteria.
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- Thomas Meier
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich, Switzerland.
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Pogoryelov D, Yu J, Meier T, Vonck J, Dimroth P, Muller DJ. The c15 ring of the Spirulina platensis F-ATP synthase: F1/F0 symmetry mismatch is not obligatory. EMBO Rep 2005; 6:1040-4. [PMID: 16170308 PMCID: PMC1371026 DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2005] [Revised: 05/31/2005] [Accepted: 08/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The oligomeric c ring of the F-ATP synthase from the alkaliphilic cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis was isolated and characterized. Mass spectroscopy analysis indicated a mass of 8,210 Da, reflecting that of a c monomer. The mass increased by 206 Da after treatment with the c-subunit-specific inhibitor dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD), which indicated modification of the ion-binding carboxylate by DCCD. Atomic force microscopy topographs of c rings from S. platensis showed 15 symmetrically assembled subunits. The c15-mer reported here is the largest c ring that is isolated and does not show the classical c-ring mismatch to the three-fold symmetry of the F1 domain.
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- Denys Pogoryelov
- Institute of Microbiology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Wolfgang-Pauli Strasse 10, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Cellular Machines, Centre for Biotechnology, University of Technology, Tatzberg 47, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Wolfgang-Pauli Strasse 10, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max-von-Laue Strasse 3, Frankfurt am Main 60438, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Wolfgang-Pauli Strasse 10, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Cellular Machines, Centre for Biotechnology, University of Technology, Tatzberg 47, Dresden 01307, Germany
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Venzke D, Domgall I, Köcher T, Féthière J, Fischer S, Böttcher B. Elucidation of the Stator Organization in the V-ATPase of Neurospora crassa. J Mol Biol 2005; 349:659-69. [PMID: 15890365 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2005] [Revised: 04/13/2005] [Accepted: 04/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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V-ATPases are membrane protein complexes that pump protons in the lumen of various subcellular compartments at the expense of ATP. Proton pumping is done by a rotary mechanism that requires a static connection between the membrane pumping domain (V(0)) and the extrinsic catalytic head (V(1)). This static connection is composed of several known subunits of the V-ATPase, but their location and topological relationships are still a matter of controversy. Here, we propose a model for the V-ATPase of Neurospora crassa on the basis of single-particle analysis by electron microscopy. Comparison of the resulting map to that of the A-ATPase from Thermus thermophilus allows the positioning of two subunits in the static connecting region that are unique to eukaryotic V-ATPases (C and H). These two subunits seem to be located on opposite sides of a semicircular arrangement of the peripheral connecting elements, suggesting a role in stabilizing the stator in V-ATPases.
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- David Venzke
- EMBL-Heidelberg Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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The F-, V-, and A-adenosine triphosphatases (ATPases) represent a family of evolutionarily related ion pumps found in every living cell. They either function to synthesize adenosine triphosphate (ATP) at the expense of an ion gradient or they act as primary ion pumps establishing transmembrane ion motive force at the expense of ATP hydrolysis. The A-, F-, and V-ATPases are rotary motor enzymes. Synthesis or hydrolysis of ATP taking place in the three catalytic sites of the membrane extrinsic domain is coupled to ion translocation across the single ion channel in the membrane-bound domain via rotation of a central part of the complex with respect to a static portion of the enzyme. This chapter reviews recent progress in the structure determination of several members of the family of F-, A-, and V-ATPases and our current understanding of the rotary mechanism of energy coupling.
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- Stephan Wilkens
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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Xing J, Wang H, von Ballmoos C, Dimroth P, Oster G. Torque generation by the Fo motor of the sodium ATPase. Biophys J 2004; 87:2148-63. [PMID: 15454418 PMCID: PMC1304641 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.042093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2004] [Accepted: 06/25/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Based on recent structural and functional findings, we have constructed a mathematical model for the sodium-driven Fo motor of the F1Fo-ATPase from the anaerobic bacterium Propionigenium modestum. The model reveals the mechanochemical principles underlying the Fo motor's operation, and explains all of the existing experimental data on wild-type and mutant Fo motors. In particular, the model predicts a nonmonotonic dependence of the ATP hydrolysis activity on the sodium concentration, a prediction confirmed by new experiments. To explain experimental observations, the positively charged stator residue (R227) must assume different positions in the ATP synthesis and hydrolysis directions. This work also illustrates how to extract a motor mechanism from dynamical experimental observations in the absence of complete structural information.
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- Jianhua Xing
- Department of Molecular Biology, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3112, USA
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Böttcher B, Unseld S, Ceulemans H, Russell RB, Jeske H. Geminate structures of African cassava mosaic virus. J Virol 2004; 78:6758-65. [PMID: 15194750 PMCID: PMC421685 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.13.6758-6765.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2003] [Accepted: 01/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Two types of geminate structures were purified from African cassava mosaic geminivirus (ACMV)-infected Nicotiana benthamiana plants and analyzed by electron cryomicroscopy and image reconstruction. After cesium sulfate density gradient centrifugation, they were separated into lighter top (T) and heavier bottom (B) components. T particles comigrated with host proteins, whereas B particles were concentrated in a cesium density typical for complete virions. Both particles were composed of two incomplete icosahedra of 11 capsomers each, but T particles were slightly larger (diameter, 22.5 nm) and less dense in the interior than B particles (diameter, 21.5 nm). T particles were frequently associated with small globules of approximately 14 nm diameter of unknown origin. The overall structure of ACMV, a begomovirus transmitted by whiteflies, was similar to that of Maize streak virus (MSV), a mastrevirus transmitted by leafhoppers, although the vertices of the icosahedra were less pronounced. Models of ACMV coat proteins based on Satellite tobacco necrosis virus support the exposure of parts of the molecule essential for transmission specificity by whiteflies and provide possible structural explanations for the smaller protrusion of the ACMV capsid relative to MSV. The differences of ACMV and MSV virion shapes are discussed with reference to their different animal vectors.
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- Bettina Böttcher
- Structural and Computational and Biology Programme EMBL, Meyerhofstrasse 1, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Rubinstein JL, Walker JE, Henderson R. Structure of the mitochondrial ATP synthase by electron cryomicroscopy. EMBO J 2004; 22:6182-92. [PMID: 14633978 PMCID: PMC291849 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We have determined the structure of intact ATP synthase from bovine heart mitochondria by electron cryomicroscopy of single particles. Docking of an atomic model of the F1-c10 subcomplex into a major segment of the map has allowed the 32 A resolution density to be interpreted as the F1-ATPase, a central and a peripheral stalk and an FO membrane region that is composed of two domains. One domain of FO corresponds to the ring of c-subunits, and the other probably contains the a-subunit, the transmembrane portion of the b-subunit and the remaining integral membrane proteins of FO. The peripheral stalk wraps around the molecule and connects the apex of F1 to the second domain of FO. The interaction of the peripheral stalk with F1-c10 implies that it binds to a non-catalytic alpha-beta interface in F1 and its inclination where it is not attached to F1 suggests that it has a flexible region that can serve as a stator during both ATP synthesis and ATP hydrolysis.
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- John L Rubinstein
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road,Cambridge CB2 2QH, UK.
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Ueoka-Nakanishi H, Nakanishi Y, Konno H, Motohashi K, Bald D, Hisabori T. Inverse regulation of rotation of F1-ATPase by the mutation at the regulatory region on the gamma subunit of chloroplast ATP synthase. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:16272-7. [PMID: 14747461 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m400607200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In F1-ATPase, the rotation of the central axis subunit gamma relative to the surrounding alpha3beta3 subunits is coupled to ATP hydrolysis. We previously reported that the introduced regulatory region of the gamma subunit of chloroplast F1-ATPase can modulate rotation of the gamma subunit of the thermophilic bacterial F1-ATPase (Bald, D., Noji, H., Yoshida, M., Hirono-Hara, Y., and Hisabori, T. (2001) J. Biol. Chem. 276, 39505-39507). The attenuated enzyme activity of this chimeric enzyme under oxidizing conditions was characterized by frequent and long pauses of rotation of gamma. In this study, we report an inverse regulation of the gamma subunit rotation in the newly engineered F1-chimeric complex whose three negatively charged residues Glu210-Asp211-Glu212 adjacent to two cysteine residues of the regulatory region derived from chloroplast F1-ATPase gamma were deleted. ATP hydrolysis activity of the mutant complex was stimulated up to 2-fold by the formation of the disulfide bond at the regulatory region by oxidation. We successfully observed inverse redox switching of rotation of gamma using this mutant complex. The complex exhibited long and frequent pauses in its gamma rotation when reduced, but the rotation rates between pauses remained unaltered. Hence, the suppression or activation of the redox-sensitive F1-ATPase can be explained in terms of the change in the rotation behavior at a single molecule level. These results obtained by the single molecule analysis of the redox regulation provide further insights into the regulation mechanism of the rotary enzyme.
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- Hanayo Ueoka-Nakanishi
- ATP System Project, Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology (ERATO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 5800-3 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-0026, Japan
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ATP synthesis by F-type ATP synthases consumes energy stored in a transmembrane electrochemical gradient of protons or sodium ions. The electric component of the ion motive force is crucial for ATP synthesis. Here, we incorporate recent results on structure and function of the F(0) domain and present a mechanism for torque generation with the fundamental nature of the membrane potential as driving force in the core.
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- Peter Dimroth
- Institut für Mikrobiologie der Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule, ETH Zentrum, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
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