Targeted mutagenesis of the b subunit of F1F0 ATP synthase in Escherichia coli: Glu-77 through Gln-85.
AUTOR(ES)
McCormick, K A
RESUMO
Subunit b of Escherichia coli F1F0 ATP synthase contains a large hydrophilic region thought to be involved in the interaction between F1 and F0. Oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis was used to evaluate the functional importance of a segment of this region from Glu-77 through Gln-85. The mutagenesis procedure employed a phagemid DNA template and a doped oligonucleotide primer designed to generate a predetermined collection of missense mutations in the target segment. Sixty-one mutant phagemids were identified and shown to contain nucleotide substitutions encoding 37 novel missense mutations. Mutations were isolated singly or in combinations of up to four mutations per recombinant phagemid. F1F0 ATP synthase function was studied by mutant phagemid complementation of a novel E. coli strain in which the uncF (b) gene was deleted. Complementation was assessed by observing growth on solid succinate minimal medium. Many phagemid-encoded uncF (b) gene mutations in the targeted segment resulted in growth phenotypes indistinguishable from those of strains expressing the native b subunit, suggesting abundant F1F0 ATP synthase activity. In contrast, several specific mutations were associated with a loss of enzyme function. Phagemids specifying the Ala-79----Pro, Arg-82----Pro, Arg-83----Pro, or Gln-85----Pro mutation failed to complement uncF (b) gene-deficient E. coli. F1F0 ATP synthase displayed the greatest sensitivity to mutations altering a single site in the target segment, Ala-79. The evidence suggests that Ala-79 occupies a restricted position in the enzyme complex.
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