Structural highlights
Function
[VPH1_YEAST] Subunit of the integral membrane V0 complex of vacuolar ATPase essential for assembly and catalytic activity. Is present only in vacuolar V-ATPase complexes. Enzymes containing this subunit have a 4-fold higher ratio of proton transport to ATP hydrolysis than complexes containing the Golgi/endosomal isoform and undergo reversible dissociation of V1 and V0 in response to glucose depletion. V-ATPase is responsible for acidifying a variety of intracellular compartments in eukaryotic cells.[1] [2] [3]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The 3D structure of a peptide derived from the putative transmembrane segment 7 (TM7) of subunit a from H(+)-V-ATPase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been determined by solution state NMR in SDS. A stable helix is formed from L736 up to and including Q745, the lumenal half of the putative TM7. The helical region extends well beyond A738, as was previously suggested based on NMR studies of a similar peptide in DMSO. The pKa of both histidine residues that are important for proton transport was measured in water and in SDS. The differences that are found demonstrate that the histidine residues interact with the SDS polar heads. In detergent, circular dichroism data indicate that the secondary structure of the peptide depends on the pH and the type of detergent used. Using solid-state NMR, it is shown that the peptide is immobile in phospholipid bilayers, which means that it is probably not a single transmembrane helix in these samples. The environment is important for the structure of TM7, so in subunit a it is probably held in place by the other transmembrane helices of this subunit.
Structural properties of a peptide derived from H+ -V-ATPase subunit a.,Vermeer LS, Reat V, Hemminga MA, Milon A Biochim Biophys Acta. 2009 May;1788(5):1204-12. Epub 2009 Feb 26. PMID:19249284[4]
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References
- ↑ Kawasaki-Nishi S, Nishi T, Forgac M. Yeast V-ATPase complexes containing different isoforms of the 100-kDa a-subunit differ in coupling efficiency and in vivo dissociation. J Biol Chem. 2001 May 25;276(21):17941-8. Epub 2001 Mar 2. PMID:11278748 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M010790200
- ↑ Manolson MF, Proteau D, Jones EW. Evidence for a conserved 95-120 kDa subunit associated with and essential for activity of V-ATPases. J Exp Biol. 1992 Nov;172:105-12. PMID:1491220
- ↑ Leng XH, Manolson MF, Liu Q, Forgac M. Site-directed mutagenesis of the 100-kDa subunit (Vph1p) of the yeast vacuolar (H+)-ATPase. J Biol Chem. 1996 Sep 13;271(37):22487-93. PMID:8798414
- ↑ Vermeer LS, Reat V, Hemminga MA, Milon A. Structural properties of a peptide derived from H+ -V-ATPase subunit a. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2009 May;1788(5):1204-12. Epub 2009 Feb 26. PMID:19249284 doi:10.1016/j.bbamem.2009.02.015
