Substitution of the cysteinyl residue (Cys21) of subunit b of the ATP synthase from Escherichia coli
- 1 December 1991
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 202 (3) , 1307-1312
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1991.tb16504.x
Abstract
The Fo complex of the ATP synthase (F1Fo) of Escherichia coli contains only two cysteinyl residues, Cys21, of the two copies of subunit b. Modification of Cys21 with the hydrophobic maleimide N-(7-dimethylamino-4-methyl-coumarinyl)maleimide resulted in impairment of Fo functions [Schneider, E. & Altendorf, K. (1985) Eur. J. Biochim. 153, 105-109]. We replaced this residue (via cassette mutagenesis) by Ser, Gly, Ala, Thr, Asp and Pro. None of the replacements resulted in detectable alterations of the function of the ATP synthase, making a functional role for these sulfhydryl residues unlikely. Due to its high tolerance towards amino acid substitutions, the region around Cys21 seems not to be a protein-protein contact area.Keywords
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