期刊
EMBO JOURNAL
卷 24, 期 12, 页码 2053-2063出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600682
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epsilon-subunit; F0F1-ATP synthase; fluorescence resonance energy transfer; rotation; single-molecule enzymology
F0F1-ATP synthases catalyze proton transport-coupled ATP synthesis in bacteria, chloroplasts, and mitochondria. In these complexes, the E-subunit is involved in the catalytic reaction and the activation of the enzyme. Fluorescence-labeled F0F1 from Escherichia coli was incorporated into liposomes. Single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) revealed that the epsilon-subunit rotates step-wise showing three distinct distances to the b-subunits in the peripheral stalk. Rotation occurred in opposite directions during ATP synthesis and hydrolysis. Analysis of the dwell times of each FRET state revealed different reactivities of the three catalytic sites that depended on the relative orientation of E during rotation. Proton transport through the enzyme in the absence of nucleotides led to conformational changes of epsilon. When the enzyme was inactive (i.e. in the absence of substrates or without membrane energization), three distances were found again, which differed from those of the active enzyme. The three states of the inactive enzyme were unequally populated. We conclude that the active-inactive transition was associated with a conformational change of E within the central stalk.
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