Structural highlights
Function
[PMA1_NEUCR] The plasma membrane ATPase of plants and fungi is a hydrogen ion pump. The proton gradient it generates drives the active transport of nutrients by H(+)-symport. The resulting external acidification and/or internal alkinization may mediate growth responses.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Proton pumps in the plasma membrane of plants and yeasts maintain the intracellular pH and membrane potential. To gain insight into the molecular mechanisms of proton pumping, we built an atomic homology model of the proton pump based on the 2.6 angstrom x-ray structure of the related Ca2+ pump from rabbit sarcoplasmic reticulum. The model, when fitted to an 8 angstrom map of the Neurospora proton pump determined by electron microscopy, reveals the likely path of the proton through the membrane and shows that the nucleotide-binding domain rotates by approximately 70 degrees to deliver adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to the phosphorylation site. A synthetic peptide corresponding to the carboxyl-terminal regulatory domain stimulates ATPase activity, suggesting a mechanism for proton transport regulation.
Structure, mechanism, and regulation of the Neurospora plasma membrane H+-ATPase.,Kuhlbrandt W, Zeelen J, Dietrich J Science. 2002 Sep 6;297(5587):1692-6. Epub 2002 Aug 8. PMID:12169656[1]
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References
- ↑ Kuhlbrandt W, Zeelen J, Dietrich J. Structure, mechanism, and regulation of the Neurospora plasma membrane H+-ATPase. Science. 2002 Sep 6;297(5587):1692-6. Epub 2002 Aug 8. PMID:12169656 doi:10.1126/science.1072574
