A-ATP Synthase
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
| - | The archaeal A1A0 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atp_synthase ATP synthase] represent a class of chimeric ATPases/synthase , whose function and general structural design share characteristics both with vacuolar [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-ATPase V1V0 ATPases] and with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-ATPase F1Fo ATP synthases] <ref name= Schafer>PMID: 16563431 </ref>. A1A0 ATP synthase catalyzes the formation of the energy currency ATP by a membrane-embedded electrically-driven motor. The archaeon in this study, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrococcus | + | The archaeal A1A0 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atp_synthase ATP synthase] represent a class of chimeric ATPases/synthase , whose function and general structural design share characteristics both with vacuolar [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-ATPase V1V0 ATPases] and with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-ATPase F1Fo ATP synthases] <ref name= Schafer>PMID: 16563431 </ref>. A1A0 ATP synthase catalyzes the formation of the energy currency ATP by a membrane-embedded electrically-driven motor. The archaeon in this study,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrococcus_horikoshii,_pyrococcus_horikoshii Pyrococcus horikoshii] OT3 is an anaerobic thermophile residing in oceanic deep sea vents with an optimal growth temperature of 100degrees. Anaerobic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaerobic_fermentation fermentation] is its principle metabolic pathway. The specific enzymatic process in A-ATP synthase reveals novel, exceptional subunit composition and coupling stoichiometries that may reflect the differences in energy-conserving mechanisms as well as adaptation to temperatures at or above 100 degrees C. Because some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaea archaea] are rooted close to the origin in the tree of life, these unusual mechanisms are considered to have developed very early in the history of life and, therefore, may represent the first energy-conserving mechanisms. <ref name= Muller> PMID: 16645313</ref> |
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==Structural Significance=== | ==Structural Significance=== | ||
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'''3-D Structure of P-Loop Mutants'' | '''3-D Structure of P-Loop Mutants'' | ||
K240 and T241 are both contained within the P-Loop. Their behavior with regards to the molecules in the active site is not characteristic of the chain as a whole. Mutations that changed K and T to alanine produced data consistent with the hypothesis that K20 stabilizes the transition state. | K240 and T241 are both contained within the P-Loop. Their behavior with regards to the molecules in the active site is not characteristic of the chain as a whole. Mutations that changed K and T to alanine produced data consistent with the hypothesis that K20 stabilizes the transition state. | ||
side chain changes. | side chain changes. | ||
| - | [[3ND8]] | + | [[3ND8]]-K240 alanine mutant < br/> |
| - | [[3ND9]] | + | [[3ND9]]-T241 |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 12:53, 17 November 2011
Introduction
The archaeal A1A0 ATP synthase represent a class of chimeric ATPases/synthase , whose function and general structural design share characteristics both with vacuolar V1V0 ATPases and with F1Fo ATP synthases [1]. A1A0 ATP synthase catalyzes the formation of the energy currency ATP by a membrane-embedded electrically-driven motor. The archaeon in this study,Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3 is an anaerobic thermophile residing in oceanic deep sea vents with an optimal growth temperature of 100degrees. Anaerobic fermentation is its principle metabolic pathway. The specific enzymatic process in A-ATP synthase reveals novel, exceptional subunit composition and coupling stoichiometries that may reflect the differences in energy-conserving mechanisms as well as adaptation to temperatures at or above 100 degrees C. Because some archaea are rooted close to the origin in the tree of life, these unusual mechanisms are considered to have developed very early in the history of life and, therefore, may represent the first energy-conserving mechanisms. [2]
Structural Significance=
The active site is continually reshaped by interactions with the substrate as the substrate interacts with the enzyme. As a result, the substrate does not simply bind to a rigid active site; the amino acid side chains which make up the active site are molded into the precise positions that enable the enzyme to perform its catalytic function. Stabilization of the transition state supports the induced fit model. A-ATP synthase lowers the activation energy by creating an environment in which the transition state is stabilized
(e.g. straining the shape of a substrate—by binding the transition-state conformation of the substrate/product molecules, the enzyme distorts the bound substrate(s) into their transition state form, thereby reducing the amount of energy required to complete the transition).
when the enzyme is complementary to the substrate, the E.S. complex is more stable, has less free energy in the ground state than substrate alone. This increases the activation energy.
Pi binds before ADP. is synthase reversible? where is it located? absence of ADP, may not affect the formation of transition-like state because of example
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'3-D Structure of P-Loop Mutants
K240 and T241 are both contained within the P-Loop. Their behavior with regards to the molecules in the active site is not characteristic of the chain as a whole. Mutations that changed K and T to alanine produced data consistent with the hypothesis that K20 stabilizes the transition state.
side chain changes.
3ND8-K240 alanine mutant < br/>
3ND9-T241
References
- ↑ Schafer IB, Bailer SM, Duser MG, Borsch M, Bernal RA, Stock D, Gruber G. Crystal structure of the archaeal A1Ao ATP synthase subunit B from Methanosarcina mazei Go1: Implications of nucleotide-binding differences in the major A1Ao subunits A and B. J Mol Biol. 2006 May 5;358(3):725-40. Epub 2006 Mar 10. PMID:16563431 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2006.02.057
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Muller V, Lemker T, Lingl A, Weidner C, Coskun U, Gruber G. Bioenergetics of archaea: ATP synthesis under harsh environmental conditions. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol. 2005;10(2-4):167-80. PMID:16645313 doi:10.1159/000091563
- ↑ Priya R, Kumar A, Manimekalai MS, Gruber G. Conserved Glycine Residues in the P-Loop of ATP Synthases Form a Doorframe for Nucleotide Entrance. J Mol Biol. 2011 Sep 8. PMID:21925186 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2011.08.045
- ↑ Manimekalai MS, Kumar A, Jeyakanthan J, Gruber G. The Transition-Like State and P(i) Entrance into the Catalytic A Subunit of the Biological Engine A-ATP Synthase. J Mol Biol. 2011 Mar 16. PMID:21396943 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2011.03.010
- ↑ Manimekalai MS, Kumar A, Jeyakanthan J, Gruber G. The Transition-Like State and P(i) Entrance into the Catalytic A Subunit of the Biological Engine A-ATP Synthase. J Mol Biol. 2011 Mar 16. PMID:21396943 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2011.03.010
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