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Bi-site activation occurs with the native and nucleotide-depleted mitochondrial F1-ATPase

Y M Milgrom1, M B Murataliev, P D Boyer

  • 1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse, 750 E. Adams St., Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.

Summary

Bovine heart mitochondrial F1-ATPase exhibits uni-site catalysis and transitions to multi-site catalysis. Bi-site activation drives near maximal hydrolysis rates, invalidating claims of no catalytic site cooperativity.

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