Abstract
F1-ATPase is a rotary molecular motor in which the central γ subunit rotates inside a cylinder made of α3β 3 subunits. To clarify how ATP hydrolysis in three catalytic sites cooperate to drive rotation, we measured the site occupancy, the number of catalytic sites occupied by a nucleotide, while assessing the hydrolysis activity under identical conditions. The results show hitherto unsettled timings of ADP and phosphate releases: starting with ATP binding to a catalytic site at an ATP-waiting γ angle defined as 0°, phosphate is released at -200°, and ADP is released during quick rotation between 240° and 320° that is initiated by binding of a third ATP. The site occupancy remains two except for a brief moment after the ATP binding, but the third vacant site can bind a medium nucleotide weakly.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1227-1236 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Biophysical Journal |
Volume | 98 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 Apr 7 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics