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rotational state 2c of the Trypanosoma brucei mitochondrial ATP synthase dimerrotational state 2c of the Trypanosoma brucei mitochondrial ATP synthase dimer
Structural highlights
FunctionPublication Abstract from PubMedMitochondrial ATP synthase forms stable dimers arranged into oligomeric assemblies that generate the inner-membrane curvature essential for efficient energy conversion. Here, we report cryo-EM structures of the intact ATP synthase dimer from Trypanosoma brucei in ten different rotational states. The model consists of 25 subunits, including nine lineage-specific, as well as 36 lipids. The rotary mechanism is influenced by the divergent peripheral stalk, conferring a greater conformational flexibility. Proton transfer in the lumenal half-channel occurs via a chain of five ordered water molecules. The dimerization interface is formed by subunit-g that is critical for interactions but not for the catalytic activity. Although overall dimer architecture varies among eukaryotes, we find that subunit-g together with subunit-e form an ancestral oligomerization motif, which is shared between the trypanosomal and mammalian lineages. Therefore, our data defines the subunit-g/e module as a structural component determining ATP synthase oligomeric assemblies. An ancestral interaction module promotes oligomerization in divergent mitochondrial ATP synthases.,Gahura O, Muhleip A, Hierro-Yap C, Panicucci B, Jain M, Hollaus D, Slapnickova M, Zikova A, Amunts A Nat Commun. 2022 Oct 11;13(1):5989. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33588-z. PMID:36220811[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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