ATP synthase--the structure of the stator stalk.
ATP synthase synthesizes ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate using a unique rotary mechanism whereby two subcomplexes move relative to each other, powered by a proton or sodium gradient. The non-rotating parts of the machinery are held together by the "stator stalk". The recent resolution of the structure of a major portion of the stator stalk of mitochondrial ATP synthase represents an important step towards a structural model for the ATP synthase holoenzyme.
Weber
Joachim
J
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Box 41061, Lubbock, TX 79409-1061, USA. joachim.weber@ttuhsc.edu
D025261:Mitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011487:Protein Conformation
D025261:Mitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPases