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Gulsevin A, Meiler J. Prediction of amphipathic helix-membrane interactions with Rosetta. PLoS Comput Biol 2021; 17:e1008818. [PMID: 33730029 PMCID: PMC8007005 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Amphipathic helices have hydrophobic and hydrophilic/charged residues situated on opposite faces of the helix. They can anchor peripheral membrane proteins to the membrane, be attached to integral membrane proteins, or exist as independent peptides. Despite the widespread presence of membrane-interacting amphipathic helices, there is no computational tool within Rosetta to model their interactions with membranes. In order to address this need, we developed the AmphiScan protocol with PyRosetta, which runs a grid search to find the most favorable position of an amphipathic helix with respect to the membrane. The performance of the algorithm was tested in benchmarks with the RosettaMembrane, ref2015_memb, and franklin2019 score functions on six engineered and 44 naturally-occurring amphipathic helices using membrane coordinates from the OPM and PDBTM databases, OREMPRO server, and MD simulations for comparison. The AmphiScan protocol predicted the coordinates of amphipathic helices within less than 3Å of the reference structures and identified membrane-embedded residues with a Matthews Correlation Constant (MCC) of up to 0.57. Overall, AmphiScan stands as fast, accurate, and highly-customizable protocol that can be pipelined with other Rosetta and Python applications. Amphipathic helices are important targets as antibacterial peptides and as domains of membrane proteins that play a role in sensing the membrane environment. Understanding how amphipathic helices interact with membrane enables us to design better peptides and understand how membrane proteins use them to interact with their environment. However, there is a limited number of tools available for the modeling of amphipathic helices in membranes. Implicit membrane models can be used for this purpose as simplistic representations of the membrane environment. In this work, we developed the AmphiScan protocol that can be used to predict membrane coordinates of amphipathic helices starting with a helix structure in an implicit membrane environment. We benchmarked the performance of AmphiScan on engineered LK peptides, naturally-occurring amphipathic helices, and hydrophobic and hydrophilic peptides. Our approach provides a reliable and customizable tool to model amphipathic helix–membrane interactions, and pose a platform for the screening of amphipathic helix properties in silico.
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- Alican Gulsevin
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Institute for Drug Discovery, Leipzig University Medical School, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Bogdanović N, Sundararaman L, Kamariah N, Tyagi A, Bhushan S, Ragunathan P, Shin J, Dick T, Grüber G. Structure and function of Mycobacterium-specific components of F-ATP synthase subunits α and ε. J Struct Biol 2018; 204:420-434. [PMID: 30342092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) F1FO-ATP synthase (α3:β3:γ:δ:ε:a:b:b':c9) is an essential enzyme that supplies energy for both the aerobic growing and the hypoxic dormant stage of the mycobacterial life cycle. Employing the heterologous F-ATP synthase model system αchi3:β3:γ we showed previously, that transfer of the C-terminal domain (CTD) of Mtb subunit α (Mtα514-549) to a standard F-ATP synthase α subunit suppresses ATPase activity. Here we determined the 3D reconstruction from electron micrographs of the αchi3:β3:γ complex reconstituted with the Mtb subunit ε (Mtε), which has been shown to crosstalk with the CTD of Mtα. Together with the first solution shape of Mtb subunit α (Mtα), derived from solution X-ray scattering, the structural data visualize the extended C-terminal stretch of the mycobacterial subunit α. In addition, Mtε mutants MtεR62L, MtεE87A, Mtε6-121, and Mtε1-120, reconstituted with αchi3:β3:γ provided insight into their role in coupling and in trapping inhibiting MgADP. NMR solution studies of MtεE87A gave insights into how this residue contributes to stability and crosstalk between the N-terminal domain (NTD) and the CTD of Mtε. Analyses of the N-terminal mutant Mtε6-121 highlight the differences of the NTD of mycobacterial subunit ε to the well described Geobacillus stearothermophilus or Escherichia coli counterparts. These data are discussed in context of a crosstalk between the very N-terminal amino acids of Mtε and the loop region of one c subunit of the c-ring turbine for coupling of proton-translocation and ATP synthesis activity.
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- Nebojša Bogdanović
- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore; NTU Institute of Structural Biology, Nanyang Technological University, Republic of Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore 117599, Republic of Singapore; Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 225 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore.
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Joon S, Ragunathan P, Sundararaman L, Nartey W, Kundu S, Manimekalai MSS, Bogdanović N, Dick T, Grüber G. The NMR solution structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis F-ATP synthase subunit ε provides new insight into energy coupling inside the rotary engine. FEBS J 2018; 285:1111-1128. [PMID: 29360236 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) F1 F0 ATP synthase (α3 :β3 :γ:δ:ε:a:b:b':c9 ) is essential for the viability of growing and nongrowing persister cells of the pathogen. Here, we present the first NMR solution structure of Mtε, revealing an N-terminal β-barrel domain (NTD) and a C-terminal domain (CTD) composed of a helix-loop-helix with helix 1 and -2 being shorter compared to their counterparts in other bacteria. The C-terminal amino acids are oriented toward the NTD, forming a domain-domain interface between the NTD and CTD. The Mtε structure provides a novel mechanistic model of coupling c-ring- and ε rotation via a patch of hydrophobic residues in the NTD and residues of the CTD to the bottom of the catalytic α3 β3 -headpiece. To test our model, genome site-directed mutagenesis was employed to introduce amino acid changes in these two parts of the epsilon subunit. Inverted vesicle assays show that these mutations caused an increase in ATP hydrolysis activity and a reduction in ATP synthesis. The structural and enzymatic data are discussed in light of the transition mechanism of a compact and extended state of Mtε, which provides the inhibitory effects of this coupling subunit inside the rotary engine. Finally, the employment of these data with molecular docking shed light into the second binding site of the drug Bedaquiline. DATABASE Structural data are available in the PDB under the accession number 5YIO.
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- Shin Joon
- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.,Public Health Research Institute, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, Singapore, Singapore
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Sobti M, Smits C, Wong AS, Ishmukhametov R, Stock D, Sandin S, Stewart AG. Cryo-EM structures of the autoinhibited E. coli ATP synthase in three rotational states. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 28001127 PMCID: PMC5214741 DOI: 10.7554/elife.21598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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A molecular model that provides a framework for interpreting the wealth of functional information obtained on the E. coli F-ATP synthase has been generated using cryo-electron microscopy. Three different states that relate to rotation of the enzyme were observed, with the central stalk’s ε subunit in an extended autoinhibitory conformation in all three states. The Fo motor comprises of seven transmembrane helices and a decameric c-ring and invaginations on either side of the membrane indicate the entry and exit channels for protons. The proton translocating subunit contains near parallel helices inclined by ~30° to the membrane, a feature now synonymous with rotary ATPases. For the first time in this rotary ATPase subtype, the peripheral stalk is resolved over its entire length of the complex, revealing the F1 attachment points and a coiled-coil that bifurcates toward the membrane with its helices separating to embrace subunit a from two sides. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.21598.001 ATP synthase is a biological motor that produces a molecule called adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP for short), which acts as the major store of chemical energy in cells. A single molecule of ATP contains three phosphate groups: the cell can remove one of these phosphates to make a molecule called adenosine di-phosphate (ADP) and release energy to drive a variety of biological processes. ATP synthase sits in the membranes that separate cell compartments or form barriers around cells. When cells break down food they transport hydrogen ions across these membranes so that each side of the membrane has a different level (or “concentration”) of hydrogen ions. Movement of hydrogen ions from an area with a high concentration to a low concentration causes ATP synthase to rotate like a turbine. This rotation of the enzyme results in ATP synthase adding a phosphate group to ADP to make a new molecule of ATP. In certain conditions cells need to switch off the ATP synthase and this is done by changing the shape of the central shaft in a process called autoinhibition, which blocks the rotation. The ATP synthase from a bacterium known as E. coli – which is commonly found in the human gut –has been used as a model to study how this biological motor works. However, since the precise details of the three-dimensional structure of ATP synthase have remained unclear it has been difficult to interpret the results of these studies. Sobti et al. used a technique called Cryo-electron microscopy to investigate the structure of ATP synthase from E. coli. This made it possible to develop a three-dimensional model of the ATP synthase in its autoinhibited form. The structural data could also be split into three distinct shapes that relate to dwell points in the rotation of the motor where the rotation has been inhibited. These models further our understanding of ATP synthases and provide a template to understand the findings of previous studies. Further work will be needed to understand this essential biological process at the atomic level in both its inhibited and uninhibited form. This will reveal the inner workings of a marvel of the natural world and may also lead to the discovery of new antibiotics against related bacteria that cause diseases in humans. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.21598.002
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- Meghna Sobti
- Molecular, Structural and Computational Biology Division, The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, Australia
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- Molecular, Structural and Computational Biology Division, The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, Australia
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- NTU Institute of Structural Biology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Molecular, Structural and Computational Biology Division, The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- NTU Institute of Structural Biology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.,School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Molecular, Structural and Computational Biology Division, The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Structure of ATP synthase from Paracoccus denitrificans determined by X-ray crystallography at 4.0 Å resolution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:13231-6. [PMID: 26460036 PMCID: PMC4629361 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1517542112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The structure of the intact ATP synthase from the α-proteobacterium Paracoccus denitrificans, inhibited by its natural regulatory ζ-protein, has been solved by X-ray crystallography at 4.0 Å resolution. The ζ-protein is bound via its N-terminal α-helix in a catalytic interface in the F1 domain. The bacterial F1 domain is attached to the membrane domain by peripheral and central stalks. The δ-subunit component of the peripheral stalk binds to the N-terminal regions of two α-subunits. The stalk extends via two parallel long α-helices, one in each of the related b and b' subunits, down a noncatalytic interface of the F1 domain and interacts in an unspecified way with the a-subunit in the membrane domain. The a-subunit lies close to a ring of 12 c-subunits attached to the central stalk in the F1 domain, and, together, the central stalk and c-ring form the enzyme's rotor. Rotation is driven by the transmembrane proton-motive force, by a mechanism where protons pass through the interface between the a-subunit and c-ring via two half-channels in the a-subunit. These half-channels are probably located in a bundle of four α-helices in the a-subunit that are tilted at ∼30° to the plane of the membrane. Conserved polar residues in the two α-helices closest to the c-ring probably line the proton inlet path to an essential carboxyl group in the c-subunit in the proton uptake site and a proton exit path from the proton release site. The structure has provided deep insights into the workings of this extraordinary molecular machine.
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Morales-Ríos E, Montgomery MG, Leslie AGW, García-Trejo JJ, Walker JE. Structure of a catalytic dimer of the α- and β-subunits of the F-ATPase from Paracoccus denitrificans at 2.3 Å resolution. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2015; 71:1309-17. [PMID: 26457523 PMCID: PMC4601596 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x15016076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The structures of F-ATPases have predominantly been determined from mitochondrial enzymes, and those of the enzymes in eubacteria have been less studied. Paracoccus denitrificans is a member of the α-proteobacteria and is related to the extinct protomitochondrion that became engulfed by the ancestor of eukaryotic cells. The P. denitrificans F-ATPase is an example of a eubacterial F-ATPase that can carry out ATP synthesis only, whereas many others can catalyse both the synthesis and the hydrolysis of ATP. Inhibition of the ATP hydrolytic activity of the P. denitrificans F-ATPase involves the ζ inhibitor protein, an α-helical protein that binds to the catalytic F1 domain of the enzyme. This domain is a complex of three α-subunits and three β-subunits, and one copy of each of the γ-, δ- and ℇ-subunits. Attempts to crystallize the F1-ζ inhibitor complex yielded crystals of a subcomplex of the catalytic domain containing the α- and β-subunits only. Its structure was determined to 2.3 Å resolution and consists of a heterodimer of one α-subunit and one β-subunit. It has no bound nucleotides, and it corresponds to the `open' or `empty' catalytic interface found in other F-ATPases. The main significance of this structure is that it aids in the determination of the structure of the intact membrane-bound F-ATPase, which has been crystallized.
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- Edgar Morales-Ríos
- The Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, England
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- The Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, England
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- The Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, England
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- Departmento de Biología, Facultad Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- The Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, England
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Morales-Rios E, Watt IN, Zhang Q, Ding S, Fearnley IM, Montgomery MG, Wakelam MJO, Walker JE. Purification, characterization and crystallization of the F-ATPase from Paracoccus denitrificans. Open Biol 2015; 5:150119. [PMID: 26423580 PMCID: PMC4593670 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.150119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The structures of F-ATPases have been determined predominantly with mitochondrial enzymes, but hitherto no F-ATPase has been crystallized intact. A high-resolution model of the bovine enzyme built up from separate sub-structures determined by X-ray crystallography contains about 85% of the entire complex, but it lacks a crucial region that provides a transmembrane proton pathway involved in the generation of the rotary mechanism that drives the synthesis of ATP. Here the isolation, characterization and crystallization of an integral F-ATPase complex from the α-proteobacterium Paracoccus denitrificans are described. Unlike many eubacterial F-ATPases, which can both synthesize and hydrolyse ATP, the P. denitrificans enzyme can only carry out the synthetic reaction. The mechanism of inhibition of its ATP hydrolytic activity involves a ζ inhibitor protein, which binds to the catalytic F₁-domain of the enzyme. The complex that has been crystallized, and the crystals themselves, contain the nine core proteins of the complete F-ATPase complex plus the ζ inhibitor protein. The formation of crystals depends upon the presence of bound bacterial cardiolipin and phospholipid molecules; when they were removed, the complex failed to crystallize. The experiments open the way to an atomic structure of an F-ATPase complex.
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- Edgar Morales-Rios
- The Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- The Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- The Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- The Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- The Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- The Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK,e-mail:
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Miranda-Astudillo H, Cano-Estrada A, Vázquez-Acevedo M, Colina-Tenorio L, Downie-Velasco A, Cardol P, Remacle C, Domínguez-Ramírez L, González-Halphen D. Interactions of subunits Asa2, Asa4 and Asa7 in the peripheral stalk of the mitochondrial ATP synthase of the chlorophycean alga Polytomella sp. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2013; 1837:1-13. [PMID: 23933283 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Revised: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Mitochondrial F1FO-ATP synthase of chlorophycean algae is a complex partially embedded in the inner mitochondrial membrane that is isolated as a highly stable dimer of 1600kDa. It comprises 17 polypeptides, nine of which (subunits Asa1 to 9) are not present in classical mitochondrial ATP synthases and appear to be exclusive of the chlorophycean lineage. In particular, subunits Asa2, Asa4 and Asa7 seem to constitute a section of the peripheral stalk of the enzyme. Here, we over-expressed and purified subunits Asa2, Asa4 and Asa7 and the corresponding amino-terminal and carboxy-terminal halves of Asa4 and Asa7 in order to explore their interactions in vitro, using immunochemical techniques, blue native electrophoresis and affinity chromatography. Asa4 and Asa7 interact strongly, mainly through their carboxy-terminal halves. Asa2 interacts with both Asa7 and Asa4, and also with subunit α in the F1 sector. The three Asa proteins form an Asa2/Asa4/Asa7 subcomplex. The entire Asa7 and the carboxy-terminal half of Asa4 seem to be instrumental in the interaction with Asa2. Based on these results and on computer-generated structural models of the three subunits, we propose a model for the Asa2/Asa4/Asa7 subcomplex and for its disposition in the peripheral stalk of the algal ATP synthase.
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Brandt K, Maiwald S, Herkenhoff-Hesselmann B, Gnirß K, Greie JC, Dunn SD, Deckers-Hebestreit G. Individual interactions of the b subunits within the stator of the Escherichia coli ATP synthase. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:24465-79. [PMID: 23846684 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.465633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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FOF1 ATP synthases are rotary nanomotors that couple proton translocation across biological membranes to the synthesis/hydrolysis of ATP. During catalysis, the peripheral stalk, composed of two b subunits and subunit δ in Escherichia coli, counteracts the torque generated by the rotation of the central stalk. Here we characterize individual interactions of the b subunits within the stator by use of monoclonal antibodies and nearest neighbor analyses via intersubunit disulfide bond formation. Antibody binding studies revealed that the C-terminal region of one of the two b subunits is principally involved in the binding of subunit δ, whereas the other one is accessible to antibody binding without impact on the function of FOF1. Individually substituted cysteine pairs suitable for disulfide cross-linking between the b subunits and the other stator subunits (b-α, b-β, b-δ, and b-a) were screened and combined with each other to discriminate between the two b subunits (i.e. bI and bII). The results show the b dimer to be located at a non-catalytic α/β cleft, with bI close to subunit α, whereas bII is proximal to subunit β. Furthermore, bI can be linked to subunit δ as well as to subunit a. Among the subcomplexes formed were a-bI-α, bII-β, α-bI-bII-β, and a-bI-δ. Taken together, the data obtained define the different positions of the two b subunits at a non-catalytic interface and imply that each b subunit has a different role in generating stability within the stator. We suggest that bI is functionally related to the single b subunit present in mitochondrial ATP synthase.
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- Karsten Brandt
- Department of Microbiology, University of Osnabrück, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany
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Lazim R, Wei C, Sun T, Zhang D. Ab initio folding of extended α-helix: a theoretical study about the role of electrostatic polarization in the folding of helical structures. Proteins 2013; 81:1610-20. [PMID: 23670702 DOI: 10.1002/prot.24319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2012] [Revised: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In this work, we report the ab initio folding of three different extended helical peptides namely 2khk, N36, and C34 through conventional molecular dynamics simulation at room temperature using implicit solvation model. Employing adaptive hydrogen bond specific charge (AHBC) scheme to account for the polarization effect of hydrogen bonds established during the simulation, the effective folding of the three extended helices were observed with best backbone RMSDs in comparison to the experimental structures over the helical region determined to be 1.30 Å for 2khk, 0.73 Å for N36 and 0.72 Å for C34. In this study, 2khk will be used as a benchmark case serving as a means to compare the ability of polarized (AHBC) and nonpolarized force field in the folding of an extended helix. Analyses conducted revealed the ability of the AHBC scheme in effectively folding the extended helix by promoting helix growth through the stabilization of backbone hydrogen bonds upon formation during the folding process. Similar observations were also noted when AHBC scheme was employed during the folding of C34 and N36. However, under Amber03 force field, helical structures formed during the folding of 2khk was not accompanied by stabilization thus highlighting the importance of electrostatic polarization in the folding of helical structures.
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- Raudah Lazim
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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ATP synthase oligomerization: From the enzyme models to the mitochondrial morphology. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2013; 45:99-105. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2012.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2012] [Revised: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 05/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Biuković G, Basak S, Manimekalai MSS, Rishikesan S, Roessle M, Dick T, Rao SPS, Hunke C, Grüber G. Variations of subunit {varepsilon} of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis F1Fo ATP synthase and a novel model for mechanism of action of the tuberculosis drug TMC207. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2013; 57:168-76. [PMID: 23089752 PMCID: PMC3535943 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01039-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The subunit ε of bacterial F(1)F(O) ATP synthases plays an important regulatory role in coupling and catalysis via conformational transitions of its C-terminal domain. Here we present the first low-resolution solution structure of ε of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtε) F(1)F(O) ATP synthase and the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) structure of its C-terminal segment (Mtε(103-120)). Mtε is significantly shorter (61.6 Å) than forms of the subunit in other bacteria, reflecting a shorter C-terminal sequence, proposed to be important in coupling processes via the catalytic β subunit. The C-terminal segment displays an α-helical structure and a highly positive surface charge due to the presence of arginine residues. Using NMR spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, and mutagenesis, we demonstrate that the new tuberculosis (TB) drug candidate TMC207, proposed to bind to the proton translocating c-ring, also binds to Mtε. A model for the interaction of TMC207 with both ε and the c-ring is presented, suggesting that TMC207 forms a wedge between the two rotating subunits by interacting with the residues W15 and F50 of ε and the c-ring, respectively. T19 and R37 of ε provide the necessary polar interactions with the drug molecule. This new model of the mechanism of TMC207 provides the basis for the design of new drugs targeting the F(1)F(O) ATP synthase in M. tuberculosis.
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- Goran Biuković
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hamburg Outstation, EMBL c/o DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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- National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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Balakrishna AM, Hunke C, Grüber G. The Structure of Subunit E of the Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3 A-ATP Synthase Gives Insight into the Elasticity of the Peripheral Stalk. J Mol Biol 2012; 420:155-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2012] [Revised: 04/04/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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