Ogilvie I, Wilkens S, Rodgers A J, Aggeler R, Capaldi R A
Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene 97403-1229, USA.
Acta Physiol Scand Suppl. 1998 Aug;643:169-75.
The ATP synthase F1F0 is the smallest molecular motor yet studied. ATP hydrolysis drives the rotary motion of the primary stalk subunits gamma and epsilon relative to the alpha 3 beta 3 part of F1. Evidence is reviewed to show that the delta and b subunits provide a second stalk that can act as a stator to facilitate these rotational movements.