title: Why is the mechanical efficiency of F(1)-ATPase so high?
abstract: The experimentally measured mechanical efficiency of the F(1)-ATPase under viscous loading is nearly 100%, far higher than any other hydrolysis-driven molecular motor (Yasuda et al., 1998). Here we give a molecular explanation for this remarkable property.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3112, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oster
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008958:Models, Molecular; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D021122:Protein Subunits; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D055672:Static Electricity; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins; D021122:Protein Subunits; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases