PMID:12724321

Citation	Stalz, WD, Greie, JC, Deckers-Hebestreit, G and Altendorf, K (2003) Direct interaction of subunits a and b of the F0 complex of Escherichia coli ATP synthase by forming an ab2 subcomplex. J. Biol. Chem. 278:27068-71
Abstract	The addition of a His6 tag to the N terminus of subunit a of the F0 complex of the Escherichia coli ATP synthase allowed the purification of an ab2 subcomplex after solubilization of membranes with n-dodecyl-beta-d-maltoside and subsequent nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid affinity chromatography. After co-reconstitution of the ab2 subcomplex with purified subunit c, passive proton translocation rates as well as coupled ATPase activities after binding of F1 were measured that were comparable with those of wild type F0. The interaction between subunits a and b, which has been shown to be stoichiometric and functional, is not triggered by any cross-linking reagent and therefore reflects subunit interactions occurring within the F0 complex in vivo.
Links	PubMed Online version:10.1074/jbc.M302027200
Keywords	Bacterial Proton-Translocating ATPases/chemistry; Bacterial Proton-Translocating ATPases/genetics; Bacterial Proton-Translocating ATPases/metabolism; Escherichia coli/enzymology; Escherichia coli/genetics; Histidine/chemistry; Kinetics; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; Protein Structure, Quaternary; Protein Subunits; Protons; Recombinant Proteins/chemistry; Recombinant Proteins/genetics; Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
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