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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
19
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
Glutamic acid 286 (E286; Escherichia coli cytochrome bo3 numbering) in subunit I of the respiratory heme-copper oxidases is highly conserved and has been suggested to be involved in proton translocation. We report a technique of enzyme reconstitution that yields essentially unidirectionally oriented cytochrome bo3 vesicles in which proton translocation can be measured. Such experiments are not feasible in the E286Q mutant due to strong inhibition of respiration, but this is not the case for the mutants E286D and E286C. The reconstituted E286D mutant enzyme readily translocates protons whereas E286C does not. Loss of proton translocation in the D135N mutant, but not in D135E or D407N, also is verified using proteoliposomes. Stopped-flow experiments show that the peroxy intermediate accumulates in the reaction of the E286Q and E286C mutant enzymes with O2. We conclude that an acidic function of the 286 locus is essential for the mechanism of proton translocation.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0027-8424
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
94
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
10128-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Glutamic acid 286 in subunit I of cytochrome bo3 is involved in proton translocation.
pubmed:affiliation
Helsinki Bioenergetics Group and Biocentrum Helsinki, Department of Medical Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, P.O. Box 8, 00014-University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't