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Mapping of nucleotide-depleted mitochondrial F1-ATPase with 2-azido-(alpha-/sup 32/P)adenosine diphosphate. Evidence for two nucleotide binding sites in the beta subunit

Journal Article · · J. Biol. Chem.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5784696

Photolabeling of nucleotide binding sites in nucleotide-depleted mitochondrial F1 has been explored with 2-azido (alpha-/sup 32/P)adenosine diphosphate (2-N3(alpha-/sup 32/P) ADP). Control experiments carried out in the absence of photoirradiation in a Mg2+-supplemented medium indicated the presence of one high affinity binding site and five lower affinity binding sites per F1. Similar titration curves were obtained with (/sup 3/H)ADP and the photoprobe 3'-arylazido-(/sup 3/H)butyryl ADP (( /sup 3/H)NAP4-ADP). Photolabeling of nucleotide-depleted F1 with 2-N3(alpha-/sup 32/P)ADP resulted in ATPase inactivation, half inactivation corresponding to 0.6-0.7 mol of photoprobe covalently bound per mol F1. Only the beta subunit was photolabeled, even under conditions of high loading with 2-N3(alpha-/sup 32/P)ADP. The identification of the sequences labeled with the photoprobe was achieved by chemical cleavage with cyanogen bromide and enzymatic cleavage by trypsin. Under conditions of low loading with 2-N3(alpha-/sup 32/P)ADP, resulting in photolabeling of only one vacant site in F1, covalently bound radioactivity was located in a peptide fragment of the beta subunit spanning Pro-320-Met-358 identical to the fragment photolabeled in native F1. With a heavier load of photoprobe, leading to nearly 4 mol of photoprobe covalently bound per mol F1, an additional region of the beta subunit was specifically labeled, corresponding to a sequence extending from Gly-72 to Arg-83. The isolated beta subunit also displayed two binding sites for 2-N3-(alpha-/sup 32/P)ADP.

Research Organization:
Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires, Grenoble, France
OSTI ID:
5784696
Journal Information:
J. Biol. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Biol. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 262:31; ISSN JBCHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English