The tonoplast H$ sp+$-ATPase of Beta vulgaris L. was partially purified by Triton X-100 solubilization and Sepharose 4B chromatography resulting in the enrichment of two polypeptides (57 and 67 kDa). Kinetic analysis of ($ alpha$-$ sp{32}$P) BzATP labeling identified the 57 kDa polypeptide as a nucleotide-binding subunit with a possible regulatory function. In addition, ($ sp{14}$C) DCCD-labeling identified a 16 kDa polypeptide as a putative transmembrane proton channel. It is concluded that the tonoplast H$ sp+$-ATPase is a multimer composed of at least three polypeptides. / Anti-57 and anti-67 kDa sera reacted with polypeptides of the corresponding size in bovine chromaffin granules, bovine clathrin-coated vesicles, and yeast vacuolar membranes, suggesting common structural features and common ancestry for endomembrane H$ sp+$-ATPases of different organelles and different phyla. Anti-57 serum was used to isolate a cDNA encoding the corresponding subunit from Arabidopsis. Protein sequence analysis revealed homologies between endomembrane, F$ sb0$F$ sb1$ and archaebacterial ATPases, suggesting that these different classes of ATPases have evolved from a common ancestor.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.75838 |
| Date | January 1988 |
| Creators | Manolson, Morris F. |
| Publisher | McGill University |
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| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy (Department of Biology.) |
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| Relation | alephsysno: 000730757, proquestno: AAINL48516, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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