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Identification of amino acid residues photolabeled with 2-azido(alpha-/sup 32/P)adenosine diphosphate in the beta subunit of beef heart mitochondrial F1-ATPase

Journal Article · · Biochemistry; (United States)
OSTI ID:7135157

When beef heart mitochondrial F1-ATPase is photoirradiated in the presence of 2-azido(alpha-/sup 32/P)adenosine diphosphate, the beta subunit of the enzyme is preferentially photolabeled (Dalbon, P., Boulay, F., and Vignais, P. V. (1985) FEBS Lett. 180, 212-218). The site of photolabeling of the beta subunit has been explored. After cyanogen bromide cleavage of the photolabeled beta subunit, only the peptide fragment extending from Gln-293 to Met-358 was found to be labeled. This peptide was isolated and digested by trypsin or Staphylococcus aureus V8 protease. Digestion by trypsin yielded four peptides, one of which spanned residues Ala-338-Arg-356 and contained all the bound radioactivity. When trypsin was replaced by V8 protease, a single peptide spanning residues Leu-342-Met-358 was labeled. Edman degradation of the two labeled peptides showed that radioactivity was localized on the following four amino acids: Leu-342, Ile-344, Tyr-345, and Pro-346.

Research Organization:
Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires, Grenoble, France
OSTI ID:
7135157
Journal Information:
Biochemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Biochemistry; (United States) Vol. 15; ISSN BICHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English