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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 262, Issue 5, 2180-2186, 02, 1987

Catalytic properties of the F1-adenosine triphosphatase from Escherichia coli K-12 and its genetic variants as revealed by 18O exchanges

JM Wood, JG Wise, AE Senior, M Futai and PD Boyer

We have examined intermediate Pi-water oxygen exchange during [gamma- 18O]ATP hydrolysis by the F1 adenosine triphosphatase from Escherichia coli K-12. Water oxygen incorporation into each Pi released was increased as ATP concentration was lowered as observed previously for the same reaction catalyzed by the enzyme from eukaryotic sources. Heterogeneous distributions of 18O in product Pi were produced by coexisting epsilon subunit-replete and epsilon subunit-depleted enzyme molecules. The epsilon-replete enzyme showed a much higher probability for oxygen exchange. These data imply that the epsilon subunit inhibits net ATP hydrolysis by imposing conformational constraints which reduce the cooperative conformational interactions that promote ADP and Pi release. Four enzyme variants altered in alpha or beta subunit structure with reduced net hydrolytic activity showed sharply increased oxygen exchange during ATP hydrolysis. Heterogeneity was apparent in the 18O distribution of the product Pi, however. That behavior could reflect hindered conformational interactions and/or increased affinity of the alpha 3 beta 3 gamma delta complex for the epsilon subunit. In contrast, enzyme from mutant uncA401 showed very little oxygen exchange accompanying hydrolysis of 20 microM ATP. This is the only enzyme so far reported with this unusual property. Its rate limitation appears to be in the hydrolytic rather than the product release step of the catalytic sequence.
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