The domain within your query sequence starts at position 427 and ends at position 528; the E-value for the ATP-synt_ab_C domain shown below is 1.3e-27.

KQVAGTMKLELAQYREVAAFAQFGSDLDAATQQLLSRGVRLTELLKQGQYSPMAIEEQVA
VIYAGVRGYLDKLEPSKITKFENAFLSHVISQHQSLLGNIRS

ATP-synt_ab_C

ATP-synt_ab_C
PFAM accession number:PF00306
Interpro abstract (IPR000793):

Transmembrane ATPases are membrane-bound enzyme complexes/ion transporters that use ATP hydrolysis to drive the transport of protons across a membrane. Some transmembrane ATPases also work in reverse, harnessing the energy from a proton gradient, using the flux of ions across the membrane via the ATPase proton channel to drive the synthesis of ATP.

There are several different types of transmembrane ATPases, which can differ in function (ATP hydrolysis and/or synthesis), structure (e.g., F-, V- and A-ATPases, which contain rotary motors) and in the type of ions they transport [ (PUBMED:15473999) (PUBMED:15078220) ]. The different types include:

  • F-ATPases (ATP synthases, F1F0-ATPases), which are found in mitochondria, chloroplasts and bacterial plasma membranes where they are the prime producers of ATP, using the proton gradient generated by oxidative phosphorylation (mitochondria) or photosynthesis (chloroplasts).
  • V-ATPases (V1V0-ATPases), which are primarily found in eukaryotes and they function as proton pumps that acidify intracellular compartments and, in some cases, transport protons across the plasma membrane [ (PUBMED:20450191) ]. They are also found in bacteria [ (PUBMED:9741106) ].
  • A-ATPases (A1A0-ATPases), which are found in Archaea and function like F-ATPases, though with respect to their structure and some inhibitor responses, A-ATPases are more closely related to the V-ATPases [ (PUBMED:18937357) (PUBMED:1385979) ].
  • P-ATPases (E1E2-ATPases), which are found in bacteria and in eukaryotic plasma membranes and organelles, and function to transport a variety of different ions across membranes.
  • E-ATPases, which are cell-surface enzymes that hydrolyse a range of NTPs, including extracellular ATP.

The F-ATPases (or F1F0-ATPases), V-ATPases (or V1V0-ATPases) and A-ATPases (or A1A0-ATPases) are composed of two linked complexes: the F1, V1 or A1 complex contains the catalytic core that synthesizes/hydrolyses ATP, and the F0, V0 or A0 complex that forms the membrane-spanning pore. The F-, V- and A-ATPases all contain rotary motors, one that drives proton translocation across the membrane and one that drives ATP synthesis/hydrolysis [ (PUBMED:11309608) (PUBMED:15629643) ].

In F-ATPases, there are three copies each of the alpha and beta subunits that form the catalytic core of the F1 complex, while the remaining F1 subunits (gamma, delta, epsilon) form part of the stalks. There is a substrate-binding site on each of the alpha and beta subunits, those on the beta subunits being catalytic, while those on the alpha subunits are regulatory. The alpha and beta subunits form a cylinder that is attached to the central stalk. The alpha/beta subunits undergo a sequence of conformational changes leading to the formation of ATP from ADP, which are induced by the rotation of the gamma subunit, itself driven by the movement of protons through the F0 complex C subunit [ (PUBMED:12745923) ].

In V- and A-ATPases, the alpha/A and beta/B subunits of the V1 or A1 complex are homologous to the alpha and beta subunits in the F1 complex of F-ATPases, except that the alpha subunit is catalytic and the beta subunit is regulatory.

The structure of the alpha and beta subunits is almost identical. Each subunit consists of a N-terminal beta-barrel, a central domain containing the nucleotide-binding site and a C-terminal alpha bundle domain of 7 and 6 helices, respectively, in the alpha and beta subunits [ (PUBMED:8065448) ]. This entry represents the C-terminal domain of the alpha subunit.

GO process:ATP synthesis coupled proton transport (GO:0015986)

This is a PFAM domain. For full annotation and more information, please see the PFAM entry ATP-synt_ab_C