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Rotation of the γ Subunit in F1-ATPase; Evidence That ATP Synthase Is a Rotary Motor Enzyme

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ATP-dependent, azide-sensitive rotation of the γ subunit relative to the α3β3 hexagonal ring of ATP synthase was observed with a single molecule imaging system. Thus, ATP synthase is a rotary motor enzyme, the first ever found.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Hiyoshi 3-14-1, Kouhoku-ku, Yokohama, 223, Japan

    Ryohei Yasuda & Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr

  2. Research Laboratory of Resources Utilization, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226, Japan

    Hiroyuki Noji, Fumihiro Motojima & Masasuke Yoshida

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Yasuda, R., Noji, H., Kinosita, K. et al. Rotation of the γ Subunit in F1-ATPase; Evidence That ATP Synthase Is a Rotary Motor Enzyme. J Bioenerg Biomembr 29, 207–209 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022449708449

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