Effects of Nonlamellar-Prone Lipids on the ATPase Activity of SecA Bound to Model Membranes

  • Taeho Ahn (Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Hyoungman (Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Published : 1998.06.01

Abstract

The effect of nonlamellar-prone lipids, diacylglycerol (DG) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), on the ATPase activity of SecA was examined. When Escherichia coli (E. coli) PE of the standard vesicles composed of 60 mol% of this lipid and 40 mol% of dioleoylphosphatidylglycerol (DOPG) is gradually replaced with either dioleoylgylcerol (DOG) or dioeloyl PE(DOPE), the ATPase activity of SecA present together increased appreciably.(omitted)

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