Method to extract multiple states in F 1 -ATPase rotation experiments from jump distributions

Abstract

In single-molecule imaging of the F 1 - ATPase rotation by nanoprobes, there are jumps in the angular position. Their distribution is used in a method for detecting hidden states in the transitions during rotation steps. Complementing stalling experiments, this method reveals, now in free rotation without magnetic tweezers, that the motor can be in either of 2 states at a rotation angle. A comparison between the experimental trajectories and a multistate theory reveals that an 80° substep of the coupled ATP binding and ADP release involves an intermediate state reminiscent of a 3-occupancy structure. Its lifetime ( ∼ 10 μs) is comparable with the frame time of the imaging, so, by detecting this short-lived state, the method provides an increased effective time resolution.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 27, 2019
Source ID
10.1073/pnas.1915314116

Entities

People

  • Haibin Su
  • Kaicheng Zhu
  • Luan Q. Le
  • Rudolph A. Marcus
  • Sándor Volkán-kacsó

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Azusa Pacific University
  • California Institute of Technology
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Nanyang Technological University
  • Office of Naval Research

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Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology