The stalk connecting the F1 and F0 domains of ATP synthase visualized by electron microscopy of unstained specimens

FEBS Letters

Capaldi, Roderick A.¹  Lücken, Uwe¹  Gogol, Edward P.¹ 

[1] Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA

关键词: F1 F0;    ATPase;    Cryoelectron microscopy;    Energy coupling;   

DOI  :  10.1016/0014-5793(87)80234-X

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

E. coli F₁ F₀ ATP synthase has been reconstituted into membranes and visualized by electron microscopy of unstained samples preserved in thin layers of amorphous ice. Unlike previous observations in negative stain, these specimens are not exposed to potentially denaturing or perturbing conditions, having been rapidly frozen from well-defined conditions in which the enzyme is fully active. The structures visualized in views normal to the lipid bilayer clearly show the presence of a narrow stalk approx. 45 Å long, connecting the F₁ to the membrane-embedded F₀.

【 授权许可】

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