2019
A mitochondrial megachannel resides in monomeric F1FO ATP synthase
Mnatsakanyan N, Llaguno MC, Yang Y, Yan Y, Weber J, Sigworth FJ, Jonas EA. A mitochondrial megachannel resides in monomeric F1FO ATP synthase. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 5823. PMID: 31862883, PMCID: PMC6925261, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13766-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsATP synthase monomersMitochondrial permeability transition poreATP synthaseGiant unilamellar vesiclesMitochondrial megachannelOligomeric stateSmall unilamellar vesiclesF1Fo-ATP synthaseMitochondrial ATP synthaseMitochondrial inner membraneCryo-EM density mapsPermeability transition porePorcine heart mitochondriaUnilamellar vesiclesInner membraneMPTP activityTransition poreElectron cryomicroscopyChannel activityLipid compositionDimer formationHeart mitochondriaSynthaseChannel formationVesicles
2002
F0 Cysteine, bCys21, in the Escherichia coli ATP Synthase Is Involved in Regulation of Potassium Uptake and Molecular Hydrogen Production in Anaerobic Conditions
Mnatsakanyan N, Bagramyan K, Vassilian A, Nakamoto RK, Trchounian A. F0 Cysteine, bCys21, in the Escherichia coli ATP Synthase Is Involved in Regulation of Potassium Uptake and Molecular Hydrogen Production in Anaerobic Conditions. Bioscience Reports 2002, 22: 421-430. PMID: 12516783, DOI: 10.1023/a:1020918125453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEscherichia coli ATP synthaseATP synthaseMembrane vesiclesMolecular hydrogen productionATP-dependent increaseF0 sectorF1 sectorAnaerobic conditionsCysteine replacementMutant enzymesFermentative conditionsATP hydrolysisSingle cysteineAccessible thiol groupsPotassium uptakeWhole cellsB subunitCysteineVesiclesSynthaseThiol groupsCellsProtoplastsSubunitsUptake