Active-Site Structure of Thermophilic Foc-Subunit Ring in Membranes Elucidated by Solid-State NMR
Active-Site Structure of Thermophilic Foc-Subunit Ring in Membranes Elucidated by Solid-State NMR
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固态核磁共振阐明膜中嗜热焦点亚基环的活性位点结构
DOI:
10.1016/j.bpj.2013.12.005
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发表时间:
2014
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影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Akutsu H
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作者:
Kang S;Todokoro Y;Yumen I;Shen B;Iwasaki I;Suzuki T;Miyagi A;Morikawa K;Yoshida M;Fujiwara T;Akutsu H
FoF1-ATP synthase uses the electrochemical potential across membranes or ATP hydrolysis to rotate the Foc-subunit ring. To elucidate the underlying mechanism, we carried out a structural analysis focused on the active site of the thermophilicc-subunit (TFoc) ring in membranes with a solid-state NMR method developed for this purpose. We used stereo-array isotope labeling (SAIL) with a cell-free system to highlight the target. TFocoligomers were purified using a virtual ring His tag. The membrane-reconstituted TFocoligomer was confirmed to be a ring indistinguishable from that expressed inE. colion the basis of the H+-translocation activity and high-speed atomic force microscopic images. For the analysis of the active site, 2D13C-13C correlation spectra of TFocrings labeled with SAIL-Glu and -Asn were recorded. Complete signal assignment could be performed with the aid of the Cαi+1-Cαicorrelation spectrum of specifically13C,15N-labeled TFocrings. The Cδchemical shift of Glu-56, which is essential for H+translocation, and related crosspeaks revealed that its carboxyl group is protonated in the membrane, forming the H+-locked conformation with Asn-23. The chemical shift of Asp-61 Cγof theE. coli cring indicated an involvement of a water molecule in the H+locking, in contrast to the involvement of Asn-23 in the TFocring, suggesting two different means of proton storage in thecrings.