PMID: 8987552Aug 1, 1996Paper

Purification of membrane-bound ATPase of a psychrophilic marine bacterium, Vibrio sp. strain ABE-1 and characterization as a F0F1-type enzyme

Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
A HarashimaN Fukunaga

Abstract

The ATPase bound to the inner membrane of a psychrophilic marine bacterium, Vibrio sp. strain ABE-1 (Vibrio ABE-1) was extracted with Triton X-100 and purified by fractionation with polyethylene glycol, sucrose density gradient centrifugation, and DEAE-Toyopearl 650M column chromatography. The molecular masses of subunits constituting the purified ATPase were estimated as 54, 49, 33.5, 27, 23.5, 18.5, and 15 kDa by SDS-PAGE. The composition and molecular masses of the subunits of the purified ATPase were similar to those of Escherichia coli F0F1-ATPase (EF0F1). The 54-, 49-, and 18.5-kDa polypeptides of the Vibrio ABE-1 ATPase strongly cross-reacted with the antibodies against the EF0F1 alpha, beta, and b subunits, respectively. However, the Vibrio ABE-1 ATPase contained no cross-reactive polypeptide with the antibodies against A and B subunits of V-type H(+)-ATPase from mung bean tonoplasts. The ATPase activity showed two pH optimum peaks at pH 5.3 and 8.0 and was strongly inhibited by N,N'-dicyclohexyl carbodiimide (DCCD) and NaN3. It hydrolyzed ATP, GTP, and ITP at similar rates. These properties confirm that the purified ATPase is a F0F1-type. The optimum temperature for the ATP-hydrolyzing activity of the enzyme was observ...Continue Reading

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