title: The alpha subunit of a plant mitochondrial F1-ATPase is translated in mitochondria.
abstract: The mitochondrial F1-ATPase from bean (Vicia faba L.) was solubilized by a chloroform treatment of mitochondrial membranes and purified by centrifugation on a glycerol gradient. The active fraction contained 5 subunits: alpha (Mr = 52,000), beta (Mr = 51,000), gamma (Mr = 34,000), delta (Mr = 23,800), and epsilon (Mr = 22,900). Purified coupled mitochondria were incubated in the presence of [ 35S ]methionine and malate to allow mitochondrial translation to occur. The largest labeled polypeptide (Mr = 52,000) was present in the chloroform extract, co-sedimented with the F1-ATPase on glycerol gradient and co-migrated with the alpha subunit upon two-dimensional electrophoresis. The results indicate that the alpha subunit of bean mitochondrial ATPase is translated on mitoribosomes, in contrast to the situation in other organisms.
mesh_terms: D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases