scholarly journals The Escherichia coli PriA Helicase–Double-Stranded DNA Complex: Location of the Strong DNA-Binding Subsite on the Helicase Domain of the Protein and the Affinity Control by the Two Nucleotide-Binding Sites of the Enzyme

2010 ◽  
Vol 402 (2) ◽  
pp. 344-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal R. Szymanski ◽  
Maria J. Jezewska ◽  
Wlodzimierz Bujalowski
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 531-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nam-Kung Jun ◽  
Joon-Hyung Sohn ◽  
Byung-Il Yeh ◽  
Jong-Whan Choi ◽  
Hyun-Won Kim

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Sandra Graf ◽  
Sangjin Hong ◽  
Philipp Müller ◽  
Robert Gennis ◽  
Christoph von Ballmoos

AbstractMembrane bound nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase (TH) catalyses the hydride transfer from NADH to NADP+. Under physiological conditions, this reaction is endergonic and must be energized by the pmf, coupled to transmembrane proton transport. Recent structures of transhydrogenase holoenzymes suggest new mechanistic details, how the long-distance coupling between hydride transfer in the peripheral nucleotide binding sites and the membrane-localized proton transfer occurs that now must be tested experimentally. Here, we provide protocols for the efficient expression and purification of the Escherichia coli transhydrogenase and its reconstitution into liposomes, alone or together with the Escherichia coli F1F0 ATP synthase. We show that E. coli transhydrogenase is a reversible enzyme that can also work as a NADPH-driven proton pump. In liposomes containing both enzymes, NADPH driven H+-transport by TH is sufficient to instantly fuel ATP synthesis, which adds TH to the pool of pmf generating enzymes. If the same liposomes are energized with ATP, NADPH production by TH is stimulated > sixfold both by a pH gradient or a membrane potential. The presented protocols and results reinforce the tight coupling between hydride transfer in the peripheral nucleotide binding sites and transmembrane proton transport and provide powerful tools to investigate their coupling mechanism.


Biochemistry ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (48) ◽  
pp. 13237-13244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torbjoern Olausson ◽  
Thomas Hultman ◽  
Erland Holmberg ◽  
Jan Rydstroem ◽  
Suhail Ahmad ◽  
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