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Elastic Deformations Of The Rotary Double Motor Of Single F(O)F(1)-Atp Synthases Detected In Real Time By Förster Resonance Energy Transfer., Stefan Ernst, Monika G Düser, Nawid Zarrabi, Stanley D Dunn, Michael Börsch Oct 2012

Elastic Deformations Of The Rotary Double Motor Of Single F(O)F(1)-Atp Synthases Detected In Real Time By Förster Resonance Energy Transfer., Stefan Ernst, Monika G Düser, Nawid Zarrabi, Stanley D Dunn, Michael Börsch

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Elastic conformational changes of the protein backbone are essential for catalytic activities of enzymes. To follow relative movements within the protein, Förster-type resonance energy transfer (FRET) between two specifically attached fluorophores can be applied. FRET provides a precise ruler between 3 and 8nm with subnanometer resolution. Corresponding submillisecond time resolution is sufficient to identify conformational changes in FRET time trajectories. Analyzing single enzymes circumvents the need for synchronization of various conformations. F(O)F(1)-ATP synthase is a rotary double motor which catalyzes the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). A proton-driven 10-stepped rotary F(O) motor in the Escherichia coli enzyme is connected to …


Elastic Deformations Of The Rotary Double Motor Of Single F(O)F(1)-Atp Synthases Detected In Real Time By Förster Resonance Energy Transfer., Stefan Ernst, Monika G Düser, Nawid Zarrabi, Stanley D Dunn, Michael Börsch Oct 2012

Elastic Deformations Of The Rotary Double Motor Of Single F(O)F(1)-Atp Synthases Detected In Real Time By Förster Resonance Energy Transfer., Stefan Ernst, Monika G Düser, Nawid Zarrabi, Stanley D Dunn, Michael Börsch

Biochemistry Publications

Elastic conformational changes of the protein backbone are essential for catalytic activities of enzymes. To follow relative movements within the protein, Förster-type resonance energy transfer (FRET) between two specifically attached fluorophores can be applied. FRET provides a precise ruler between 3 and 8nm with subnanometer resolution. Corresponding submillisecond time resolution is sufficient to identify conformational changes in FRET time trajectories. Analyzing single enzymes circumvents the need for synchronization of various conformations. F(O)F(1)-ATP synthase is a rotary double motor which catalyzes the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). A proton-driven 10-stepped rotary F(O) motor in the Escherichia coli enzyme is connected to …


The Proton-Translocating A Subunit Of F0f1-Atp Synthase Is Allocated Asymmetrically To The Peripheral Stalk., Monika G Düser, Yumin Bi, Nawid Zarrabi, Stanley D Dunn, Michael Börsch Nov 2008

The Proton-Translocating A Subunit Of F0f1-Atp Synthase Is Allocated Asymmetrically To The Peripheral Stalk., Monika G Düser, Yumin Bi, Nawid Zarrabi, Stanley D Dunn, Michael Börsch

Biochemistry Publications

The position of the a subunit of the membrane-integral F0 sector of Escherichia coli ATP synthase was investigated by single molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer studies utilizing a fusion of enhanced green fluorescent protein to the C terminus of the a subunit and fluorescent labels attached to specific positions of the epsilon or gamma subunits. Three fluorescence resonance energy transfer levels were observed during rotation driven by ATP hydrolysis corresponding to the three resting positions of the rotor subunits, gamma or epsilon, relative to the a subunit of the stator. Comparison of these positions of the rotor sites with those …