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The beta subunit loop that couples catalysis and rotation in ATP synthase has a critical length.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 26 Aug 2011
Mnatsakanyan Nelli, Kemboi Silas K, Salas Jasmin, Weber Joachim
Abstract excerpt
ATP synthase uses a unique rotational mechanism to convert chemical energy into mechanical energy and back into chemical energy. The helix-turn-helix structure in the C-terminal domain of the β subunit containing the conserved DELSEED motif, termed "DELSEED-loop," was suggested to be involved in coupling between catalysis and rotation. If this is indeed the role of the loop, it must have a critical length, the...
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