Düser Monika G, Zarrabi Nawid, Cipriano Daniel J, Ernst Stefan, Glick Gary D, Dunn Stanley D, Börsch Michael
3. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
EMBO J. 2009 Sep 16;28(18):2689-96. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2009.213. Epub 2009 Jul 30.
Synthesis of adenosine triphosphate ATP, the 'biological energy currency', is accomplished by F(o)F(1)-ATP synthase. In the plasma membrane of Escherichia coli, proton-driven rotation of a ring of 10 c subunits in the F(o) motor powers catalysis in the F(1) motor. Although F(1) uses 120 degrees stepping during ATP synthesis, models of F(o) predict either an incremental rotation of c subunits in 36 degrees steps or larger step sizes comprising several fast substeps. Using single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer, we provide the first experimental determination of a 36 degrees sequential stepping mode of the c-ring during ATP synthesis.
三磷酸腺苷(ATP),即“生物能量货币”,是由F(o)F(1)-ATP合酶合成的。在大肠杆菌的质膜中,F(o)马达中由质子驱动的10个c亚基环的旋转为F(1)马达中的催化作用提供动力。尽管F(1)在ATP合成过程中采用120度步幅,但F(o)模型预测c亚基要么以36度步幅进行增量旋转,要么以包含几个快速子步幅的更大步幅旋转。我们使用单分子荧光共振能量转移技术,首次通过实验确定了ATP合成过程中c环以36度顺序步幅的旋转模式。