The f1-ATPase from M. phlei is inactivated by dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD), 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD-Cl) and quinacrine mustard. The inactivation is time- and concentration-dependent and in the ...
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The f1-ATPase from M. phlei is inactivated by dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD), 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD-Cl) and quinacrine mustard. The inactivation is time- and concentration-dependent and in the case of DCCD being more pronounced at acidic pH. The minimum inactivation half-time (t1/2) for DCCD, NBD-Cl and quinacrine mustard was 14, 6 and 7 min, respectively. Inactivation off1-ATPase resulted in the incorporation of [14C]DCCD and [14C]NBD-Cl into .alpha. and .gamma. subunits. The incorporation of label into .alpha. and .gamma. subunits, utilizing [14C]NBD-Cl, was reversible by dithiothreitol. Complete inactivation, by linear extrapolation to zero activity, revealed that 4 mol [14C]DCCD and 4 mol [14C]NBD-Cl bind/mol f1-ATPase. Kinetic and binding studies show that these probes bind to site(s) distinct from ATP-binding site in f1-ATPase from M. phlei.
Lauryl dimethylamino oxide, a zwitterionic detergent, was employed to solubilize the H+ ATPase from beef heart mitochondria. A simple preparation procedure was devised to obtain f1-f0 based on a method described to pu...
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Lauryl dimethylamino oxide, a zwitterionic detergent, was employed to solubilize the H+ ATPase from beef heart mitochondria. A simple preparation procedure was devised to obtain f1-f0 based on a method described to purify f1 ATPase which consists of the selective adsorption off1 to Sepharose-hexylammonium beads. The preparation showed .apprx. 18 bands in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis;5 correspond to f1 subunits and the rest probably to the stalk and hydrophobic sector f0. The binding of [14C]dicyclohexylcarbodiimide to a low-molecular-weight component of this preparation was demonstrated. The f1-f0 complex was reconstituted into phospholipid vesicles which displayed ATP-Pi exchange and ATP-dependent 9-aminoacridine fluorescence quenching, both sensitive to proton channel inhibitors.
Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the presence of a cationic detergent, tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TDAB) has been compared to electrophoresis in the presence of an anionic detergent, sodium dodecyl sulfa...
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Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the presence of a cationic detergent, tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TDAB) has been compared to electrophoresis in the presence of an anionic detergent, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Although, in both systems, the peptides generally migrated as a function of their molecular weight, the TDAB electrophoresis permitted us to obtain a much better resolution of several peptides of the mitochondrial f 0 -f 1 -ATPase, especially for the α and β subunits and for the oligomycin sensitivity conferring protein (OSCP). The differences between the two electrophoretic profiles have been used to devise a new technique of two-dimensional electrophoresis using successively anionic and cationic detergents. This method could be very useful in the case of membrane proteins, which are generally soluble only in the presence of powerful ionic detergents. It has been particularly successful in resolving the small peptides of the f 0 -f 1 -ATPase which were difficult to differentiate by other techniques in one- or two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
Preincubation of coupled submitochondrial particles with low concentrations of triorganotin compounds results in complete inhibition of the oligomycin-sensitive ATPase activity without any significant effect on the ra...
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Preincubation of coupled submitochondrial particles with low concentrations of triorganotin compounds results in complete inhibition of the oligomycin-sensitive ATPase activity without any significant effect on the rate of succinate-driven ATP synthesis. The residual ATP synthetic activity is inhibited by oligomycin and uncouplers. The differential inhibition of ATP synthesis and hydrolysis by the triorganotin compounds examined suggests that the 2 processes are not ''mirror images'' of each other, but that they occur through different routes and that the f1f0-ATPase is at least bifunctional.
Exposure off9 cells to all-trans-retinoic acid over a period of 6 days resulted in 4-fold induction of cell surface N-acetylglucosaminide beta (1----4)galactosyltransferase (GT) activity. The retinoic acid-induced GT...
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Exposure off9 cells to all-trans-retinoic acid over a period of 6 days resulted in 4-fold induction of cell surface N-acetylglucosaminide beta (1----4)galactosyltransferase (GT) activity. The retinoic acid-induced GT activity was further enhanced by treatment of the cells with 8-bromo cyclic AMP. The ability of retinoic acid alone, or retinoic acid in combination with 8-bromo cyclic AMP, to induce GT activity was inhibited by both actinomycin D and cycloheximide. These findings indicate that the induction of galactosyltransferase activity noted with differentiation off9 cells involves de novo synthesis of new enzyme protein.
Two ADP binding sites have been demonstrated on the reconstitutively active β-subunit, that was removed from the Rhodospirillum rubrum membrane-bound ATP synthase. One is a high affinity site ( K d = 0.7 μM) that do...
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Two ADP binding sites have been demonstrated on the reconstitutively active β-subunit, that was removed from the Rhodospirillum rubrum membrane-bound ATP synthase. One is a high affinity site ( K d = 0.7 μM) that does not require MgCl 2 and is unaffected by it. The second is a low affinity binding site ( K d = 80 μM) that is absolutely dependent on MgCl 2 . for stable binding of ADP to this site, MgCl 2 must be present not only during the binding step but also during the elution-centrifugation step used to separate the β-subunit bound [ 3 H]ADP from the free ligand. When MgCl 2 is removed together with the free ligand [ 3 H]ADP dissociates very rapidly from this second binding site.
The intracellular transport of newly synthesized beta-subunits of the f1-ATPase (beta f1) and of newly synthesized ADP/ATP carrier was followed in isolated rat hepatoma cells. As tested by rapid fractionation of [35S]...
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The intracellular transport of newly synthesized beta-subunits of the f1-ATPase (beta f1) and of newly synthesized ADP/ATP carrier was followed in isolated rat hepatoma cells. As tested by rapid fractionation of [35S]methionine pulse- and pulse-chase-labeled cells and by sensitivity of labeled polypeptides to externally added protease, the import of beta f1 into mitochondria was strongly inhibited by the additional low concentrations of rhodamine 6G (R6G). In contrast, the import of the ADP/ATP carrier into mitochondria was not affected by the inhibitor. The results imply that the proteolytic processing of the precursor of beta f1 is coupled to its translocation across the mitochondrial membrane.
The ratio of Photosystem (PS) II to PS I electron-transport capacity in spinach chloroplasts was compared from reaction-center and steady-state rate measurements. The reaction-center electron-transport capacity was ba...
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The ratio of Photosystem (PS) II to PS I electron-transport capacity in spinach chloroplasts was compared from reaction-center and steady-state rate measurements. The reaction-center electron-transport capacity was based upon both the relative concentrations of the PS ***., PS ***. and PS I centers, and the number of chlorophyll molecules associated with each type of center. The reaction-center ratio of total PS II to PS I electron-transport capacity was about 1.8:1. Steady-state electron-transport capacity data were obtained from the rate of light-induced absorbance-change measurements in the presence offerredoxin-NADP+, potassium ferricyanide and 2,5-dimethylbenzoquinone (DMQ). A new method was developed for determining the partition of reduced DMQ between the thylakoid membrane and the surrounding aqueous phase. The ratio of membrane-bound to aqueous DMQH2 was experimentally determined to be 1.3:1. When used at low concentrations (200 .mu.M), potassium ferricyanide is shown to be strictly a PS I electron acceptor. At concentrations higher than 200 .mu.M, ferricyanide intercepted electrons from the reducing side of PS II as well. The experimental rates of electron flow through PS II and PS I defined a PS II/PS I electron-transport capacity ratio of 1.6:1.
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