Structure and Mechanisms of F-Type ATP Synthases
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- 1 January 2019
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Annual Reviews in Annual Review of Biochemistry
- Vol. 88 (1), 515-549
- https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-biochem-013118-110903
Abstract
F1Fo ATP synthases produce most of the ATP in the cell. F-type ATP synthases have been investigated for more than 50 years, but a full understanding of their molecular mechanisms has become possible only with the recent structures of complete, functionally competent complexes determined by electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM). High-resolution cryo-EM structures offer a wealth of unexpected new insights. The catalytic F-1 head rotates with the central gamma-subunit for the first part of each ATP-generating power stroke. Joint rotation is enabled by subunit delta/OSCP acting as a flexible hinge between F-1 and the peripheral stalk. Subunit a conducts protons to and from the c-ring rotor through two conserved aqueous channels. The channels are separated by similar to 6 angstrom in the hydrophobic core of F-o, resulting in a strong local field that generates torque to drive rotary catalysis in F-1. The structure of the chloroplast F1Fo complex explains how ATPase activity is turned off at night by a redox switch. Structures of mitochondrial ATP synthase dimers indicate how they shape the inner membrane cristae. The new cryo-EM structures complete our picture of the ATP synthases and reveal the unique mechanism by which they transform an electrochemical membrane potential into biologically useful chemical energy.Keywords
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