2013
Experimental determination of the vertical alignment between the second and third transmembrane segments of muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Mnatsakanyan N, Jansen M. Experimental determination of the vertical alignment between the second and third transmembrane segments of muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2013, 125: 843-854. PMID: 23565737, PMCID: PMC3676432, DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLigand-gated ion channelsCys-loop receptorsGloeobacter violaceus ligand-gated ion channelNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsMuscle nAChRsCys-loop ligand-gated ion channelsIon channelsThird transmembrane segmentMuscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptorX-ray structureSame overall architectureAcetylcholine receptorsTransmembrane segmentsTransmembrane domainSegment M2Helical segmentsFunctional studiesChannel αSubunitsStructural informationReceptorsSignificant differencesNAChRsEukaryotes
2011
The β Subunit Loop That Couples Catalysis and Rotation in ATP Synthase Has a Critical Length*
Mnatsakanyan N, Kemboi SK, Salas J, Weber J. The β Subunit Loop That Couples Catalysis and Rotation in ATP Synthase Has a Critical Length*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 29788-29796. PMID: 21705326, PMCID: PMC3191020, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.254730.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
ATP Synthase with Its γ Subunit Reduced to the N-terminal Helix Can Still Catalyze ATP Synthesis*
Mnatsakanyan N, Hook JA, Quisenberry L, Weber J. ATP Synthase with Its γ Subunit Reduced to the N-terminal Helix Can Still Catalyze ATP Synthesis*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 284: 26519-26525. PMID: 19636076, PMCID: PMC2785340, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.030528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Role of the βDELSEED-loop of ATP Synthase*
Mnatsakanyan N, Krishnakumar AM, Suzuki T, Weber J. The Role of the βDELSEED-loop of ATP Synthase*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 284: 11336-11345. PMID: 19246448, PMCID: PMC2670139, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m900374200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAmino Acid SequenceATP Synthetase ComplexesBacillusBinding SitesCell MembraneEscherichia coliMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesMolecular ConformationMolecular Sequence DataMutationNucleotidesPhosphorylationProtein Structure, TertiarySequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsWild-type enzymeATP synthaseDELSEED-loopDeletion mutantsATP hydrolysisUnique rotational mechanismTransmembrane proton gradientHelix motifRate-limiting catalytic stepTerminal domainFunctional analysisMutantsBeta subunitMembrane vesiclesATP synthesisProton gradientAmino acidsLow abundanceCatalytic stepMechanochemical couplingCatalytic siteSynthaseChemical energyEnzymeMembrane preparations
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