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ArticleJournal of amino acids2011

Role of Charged Residues in the Catalytic Sites of Escherichia coli ATP Synthase.

Zulfiqar Ahmad, Florence Okafor, Thomas F Laughlin

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Article in Journal of amino acids, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Safranal and its analogs inhibit Escherichia coli ATP synthase and cell growth.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zulfiqar AhmadDepartment of Biology, Alabama A&M University, P.O. Box 610, Normal, AL 35762, USA.
Florence Okafor
Thomas F Laughlin
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University · USEast Tennessee State University · US

Funding

Molecular Modulation of Catalytic Sites of Escherichia coli F1Fo ATP SynthaseR15GM085771 · NIGMS · EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI AHMAD, ZULFIQAR · 2009 to 2009
$209k
NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM085771
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Here we describe the role of charged amino acids at the catalytic sites of Escherichia coli ATP synthase. There are four positively charged and four negatively charged residues in the vicinity of of E. coli ATP synthase catalytic sites. Positive charges are contributed by three arginine and one lysine, while negative charges are contributed by two aspartic acid and two glutamic acid residues. Replacement of arginine with a neutral amino acid has been shown to abrogate phosphate binding, while restoration of phosphate binding has been accomplished by insertion of arginine at the same or a nearby location. The number and position of positive charges plays a critical role in the proper and efficient binding of phosphate. However, a cluster of many positive charges inhibits phosphate binding. Moreover, the presence of negatively charged residues seems a requisite for the proper orientation and functioning of positively charged residues in the catalytic sites. This implies that electrostatic interactions between amino acids are an important constituent of initial phosphate binding in the catalytic sites. Significant loss of function in growth and ATPase activity assays in mutants generated through charge modulations has demonstrated that precise location and stereochemical interactions are of paramount importance.

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PMID22312470
PMCPMC3268026
OpenAlexW2103765595

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