Stoichiometry of the peripheral stalk subunits E and G of yeast V1-ATPase determined by mass spectrometry

J Biol Chem. 2008 Feb 8;283(6):3329-3337. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M707924200. Epub 2007 Nov 30.

Abstract

The stoichiometry of yeast V(1)-ATPase peripheral stalk subunits E and G was determined by two independent approaches using mass spectrometry (MS). First, the subunit ratio was inferred from measuring the molecular mass of the intact V(1)-ATPase complex and each of the individual protein components, using native electrospray ionization-MS. The major observed intact complex had a mass of 593,600 Da, with minor components displaying masses of 553,550 and 428,300 Da, respectively. Second, defined amounts of V(1)-ATPase purified from yeast grown on (14)N-containing medium were titrated with defined amounts of (15)N-labeled E and G subunits as internal standards. Following protease digestion of subunit bands, (14)N- and (15)N-containing peptide pairs were used for quantification of subunit stoichiometry using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight MS. Results from both approaches are in excellent agreement and reveal that the subunit composition of yeast V(1)-ATPase is A(3)B(3)DE(3)FG(3)H.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Triphosphatases / chemistry*
  • Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism
  • Biochemistry / methods
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Equipment Design
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Mass Spectrometry / instrumentation
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Models, Biological
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / enzymology*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / instrumentation*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / instrumentation
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / methods*
  • Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases / chemistry*
  • Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases / physiology*

Substances

  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • Adenosine Triphosphatases
  • Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases