Nanyang Technological University, School of Biological Sciences, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.
Bioinformatics Institute (BII), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), #07-01 Matrix, 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore 138671, Singapore.
J Struct Biol. 2019 Aug 1;207(2):199-208. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2019.05.008. Epub 2019 May 24.
In contrast to other prokaryotes, the Mycobacterial FF ATP synthase (α:β:γ:δ:ε:a:b:b':c) is essential for growth. The mycobacterial enzyme is also unique as a result of its 111 amino acids extended δ subunit, whose gene is fused to the peripheral stalk subunit b. Recently, the crystallographic structures of the mycobacterial α:β:γ:ε-domain and c subunit ring were resolved. Here, we report the first purification protocol of the intact M. smegmatis FF ATP synthase including the F-domain, the entire membrane-embedded F sector, and the stator subunits b' and the fused b-δ. This enzyme purification enabled the determination of the first projected 2D- and 3D structure of the intact M. smegmatis FF ATP synthase by electron microscopy (EM) and single particle analysis. Expression and purification of the fused mycobacterial b-δ construct, excluding the membrane-embedded N-terminal amino acids, provided insight into its secondary structure. By combining these data with homology and ab-initio modeling techniques, a model of the mycobacterial peripheral stalk subunits b-δ and b' was generated. Superposition of the 3D M. smegmatis F-ATP synthase EM-structure, the α:β:γ:ε and c-ring, and the derived structural models of the peripheral stalk enabled a clear assignment of all F-ATP synthase subunits, in particular with respect to the unique mycobacterial peripheral stalk subunit b' and the elongated δ fused with subunit b. The arrangement of δ relative to the N-termini of the catalytic αβ-headpiece and its potential as a drug target are discussed.
与其他原核生物不同,分枝杆菌 FF ATP 合酶(α:β:γ:δ:ε:a:b:b':c)是生长所必需的。由于其 111 个氨基酸延伸的δ亚基,分枝杆菌酶也是独特的,其基因与外周茎亚基 b 融合。最近,分枝杆菌的α:β:γ:ε 结构域和 c 亚基环的晶体结构得到了解决。在这里,我们报告了第一个完整的分枝杆菌 FF ATP 合酶(包括 F 结构域、整个膜嵌入的 F 区和定子亚基 b'和融合的 b-δ)的完整纯化方案。这种酶的纯化使我们能够通过电子显微镜(EM)和单颗粒分析确定第一个完整的分枝杆菌 FF ATP 合酶的投影 2D 和 3D 结构。融合的分枝杆菌 b-δ 结构的表达和纯化,不包括膜嵌入的 N 端氨基酸,提供了其二级结构的见解。通过将这些数据与同源和从头建模技术相结合,生成了分枝杆菌外周茎亚基 b-δ 和 b'的模型。将 3D M. smegmatis F-ATP 合酶 EM 结构、α:β:γ:ε 和 c 环以及衍生的外周茎结构模型进行叠加,能够清楚地分配所有 F-ATP 合酶亚基,特别是独特的分枝杆菌外周茎亚基 b'和与亚基 b 融合的延伸的 δ。讨论了 δ 相对于催化αβ-头部的 N 端的排列及其作为药物靶标的潜力。
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