ATP synthase - A marvellous rotary engine of the cell

Authors
Yoshida, M Muneyuki, E Hisabori, T
Citation
M. Yoshida et al., ATP synthase - A marvellous rotary engine of the cell, NAT REV MOL, 2(9), 2001, pp. 669-677
Citations number
76
Categorie Soggetti
Cell & Developmental Biology
Journal title
NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
14710072 → ACNP
Volume
2
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
669 - 677
Database
ISI
SICI code
1471-0072(200109)2:9<669:AS-AMR>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
ATP synthase can be thought of as a complex of two motors - the ATP-driven Ft motor and the proton-driven F-o motor - that rotate in opposite directio ns. The mechanisms by which rotation and catalysis are coupled in the worki ng enzyme are now being unravelled on a molecular scale.