我国部分地区蔬菜镰孢菌的分离及鉴定

对采自我国6省18市（县）的蔬菜根茎样本进行了组织分离和形态学鉴定,共鉴定出镰孢菌10个种.其中尖镰孢（Fusarium oxysporum）为优势茵,占镰孢菌总量的73.42％,其他种类的镰孢菌为锐顶镰孢(F.acuminatum)、弯角镰孢（F.camptoceras）、蓝色镰孢（F.coeruleunm）、木贼镰...     

ATP synthase that lacks F0a-subunit: isolation, properties, and indication of F0b2-subunits as an anchor rail of a rotating c-ring

In a rotary motor F1F0-ATP synthase, F0 works as a proton motor; the oligomer ring of F0c-subunits (c-ring) rotates relative to the F0ab2 domain as protons pass through F0 down the gradient. F0ab2 must exert dual functions during rotation, that is, sliding the c-ring (motor drive) while keeping the association with the c-ring (anchor rail). Here we have isolated thermophilic F1F0(-a) which lacks F0a. F1F0(-a) has no proton transport activity, and F0(-a) does not work as a proton channel. Interestingly, ATPase activity of F1F0(-a) is greatly suppressed, even though its F1 sector is intact. Most likely, F0b2 associates with the c-ring as an anchor rail in the intact F1F0; without F0a, this association prevents rotation of the c-ring (and hence the gamma-subunit), which disables ATP hydrolysis at F1. Functional F1F0 is easily reconstituted from purified F0a and F1F0(-a), and thus F0a can bind to its proper location on F1F0(-a) without a large rearrangement of other-subunits.     

Development of a PCR assay to detect the potential production of nivalenol in Fusarium poae

Fusarium species can produce mycotoxins, which can contaminate cereal-based food producing adverse effects for human and animal health. In recent years, the importance of Fusarium poae has increased within the Fusarium head blight complex. Fusarium poae is known to produce trichothecenes, especially nivalenol, a potent mycotoxin able to cause a variety of toxic effects. In this study, a specific primer pair was designed based on the tri7 gene to detect potential nivalenol-producing F.?poae isolates. A total of 125 F.?poae, four F.?cerealis, two F.?culmorum, one F.?langsethiae, one F.?sporotrichioides and seven F.?graminearum, plus F.?austroamericanum, F.?meridionale, F.?graminearum sensu stricto and F.?cortaderiae from the NRRL collection were analysed, and only F.?poae isolates gave a positive result for the presence of a 296-bp partial tri7 DNA fragment. Moreover, the primer set was tested from cereal seed samples where F.?poae and other Fusarium species with a negative result for the specific reaction ( F.?graminearum, F.?oxysporum, F.?chlamydosporum, F.?sporotrichioides, F.?equiseti and F.?acuminatum) were isolated, and the expected fragment was amplified. We developed a rapid and reliable PCR assay to detect potential nivalenol-producing F.?poae isolates.     

Molecular forms of alkaline phosphatase in particular segments of the small intestine of adult rat. Separation of three enzyme forms from jejunum

Rat duodenum and jejunum were found to contain three forms of alkaline phosphatase, F1, F2 and F3, and ileum two forms of this enzyme, F1 and F2. The procedure for separation of phosphatase F1, F2 and F3 from jejunum is presented.     

Comparative studies on the biology and filarial susceptibility of selected blood-feeding and autogenous Aedes togoi sub-colonies

Blood-feeding and autogenous sub-colonies were selected from a laboratory, stock colony of Aedes togoi, which was originally collected from Koh Nom Sao, Chanthaburi province, Southeast Thailand. Comparative biology and filarial susceptibility between the two sub-colonies (blood-feeding: F11, F13; autogeny: F38, F40) were investigated to evaluate their viability and vectorial capacity. The results of comparison on biology revealed intraspecific differences, i.e., the average egg deposition/gravid female (F11/F38; F13/F40), embryonation rate (F13/F40), hatchability rate (F11/F38; F13/F40), egg width (F11/F38), wing length of females (F13/F40), and wing length and width of males (F11/F38) in the blood-feeding sub-colony were significantly greater than that in the autogenous sub-colony; and egg length (F11/F38) and width (F13/F40), and mean longevity of adult females (F11/F38) and males (F13/F40) in the blood-feeding sub-colony were significantly less than that in the autogenous sub-colony. The results of comparison on filarial susceptibility demonstrated that both sub-colonies yielded similar susceptibilities to Brugia malayi [blood-feeding/autogeny = 56.7% (F11)/53.3%(F38), 60%(F13)/83.3%(F40)] and Dirofilaria immitis [blood-feeding/autogeny = 85.7%(F11)/75%(F38), 45%(F13)/29.4%(F40)], suggesting autogenous Ae. togoi sub-colony was an efficient laboratory vector in study of filariasis.     

Purification of the oligosaccharide-cleaving enzymes of Flavobacterium meningosepticum.

Four oligosaccharide chain-cleaving enzymes, including two new endoglycosidases distinct from endo-beta-acetylglucosaminidase (Endo) F1, have been identified and purified to homogeneity from cultural filtrates of Flavobacterium meningosepticum. FPLC-directed hydrophobic-interaction chromatography in conjunction with high-resolution ion-exchange chromatography provided a more simple, rapid method for the isolation of endoglycosidase F1, F2 and F3, and the amidase, peptide-N4-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)-asparagine amidase (PNGase F), in greater than 50% yield. The specificity of PNGase F and Endo F1 are well established. Endo F2 and Endo F3 represent new distinct endoglycosidases that prefer complex as compared to high-mannose asparagine-linked glycans. Endo F2 cleaved biantennary oligosaccharides, whereas Endo F3 cleaved both bi- and triantennary oligosaccharides.     

Electron microscope heteroduplex studies of sequence relations among plasmids of Escherichia coli. V. ilv+ Deletion mutants of F14

The structure of a number of F′ilv episomes derived from F14 by bacteriophage P1-mediated transduction have been determined by the electron microscope heteroduplex method. F16, F25, F310 and F312 are all simple deletion mutants of F14. F316 is essentially the same but contains a small insertion (0.8 kilobase) of DNA of unknown origin within the F sequences at 78.6 F. The length of these plasmids are all about the same as that of phage P1 DNA itself. The sequences of F and the sequences of bacterial DNA that are present on the episomes are contiguous on the parental F14. Thus, their structures are consistent with the usual model for the mechanism of P1 transduction. The physical order of ilv genes is also consistent with previous genetic mapping. From this order one can determine the polarity of the Escherichia coli K12 chromosomal sequences on F14 and its F′ilv derivatives relative to the F sequences. This order is consistent with the known counterclockwise transfer order of the parental Hfr AB313. F′ilv episomes carry only one copy of the 2.8 to 8.5 F sequence, which is present as a direct duplication on F14. The F′ilv episomes are genetically stable, whereas F14 is unstable because of reciprocal recombination between the two duplicate sequences. The strain F316/AB2070 is different in several respects. All of the bacteria carry P1 phage DNA. As noted above, F316 itself carries a small insertion. Two transfer-defective deletion mutants, F316Δ(65.4-78.6) and F316Δ-(78.6-0.6) are also present in the population of F316/AB2070 cells. In each case, the deletion borders on one of the junctions of inserted DNA and F14 DNA in F316. Thus, these junctions appear to be hot spots for deletion formation.     

荞麦野生种的核型及进化特征分析

荞麦起源于我国西南地区,该地区分布着丰富的荞麦野生种,剖析野生荞麦的核型特征对荞麦进化和育种研究具有重要的意义。本研究以甜荞近缘种、硬枝万年荞、疏穗小野荞、细柄野荞、齿翅野荞为试验材料,采用常规压片法进行核型鉴定。结果表明:甜荞近缘种、硬枝万年荞和疏穗小野荞都为二倍体,核型公式分别为2n=2x=16=12M+4m(2SAT)、2n=2x=16=16M、2n=2x=16=14M+2m(2SAT),而细柄野荞和齿翅野荞为四倍体,核型公式分别为2n=4x=32=32M、2n=4x=32=30M+2m(2SAT)。甜荞近缘种和硬枝万年荞核型属1A型,疏穗小野荞、细柄野荞和齿翅野荞核型属1B型,并且甜荞近缘种、疏穗小野荞和齿翅野荞都有1对随体染色体。研究证明,荞麦野生种染色体的基数为8,有二倍体和四倍体野生荞麦。通过比较分析,硬枝万年荞在进化地位上比较原始,齿翅野荞是比细柄野荞较进化的四倍体荞麦野生种。     

Partial purification and characterization of Gigantocotyle explanatum somatic antigens

Soluble extracts of Gigantocotyle explanatum, isolated from the liver of buffalo Bubalus bubalis were fractionated on Sephadex G-200 columns. Nine major fractions referred to as F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8 and F9 were separated. Each fraction was tested by ELISA for antigenicity using sera from G. explanatum-infected field buffaloes. Fractions F1 and F2 were highly antigenic, F3, F4, F6 and F7 were moderately antigenic and F5, F8 and F9 were poorly antigenic. Analyses by SDS-PAGE revealed that each fraction comprised several polypeptide(s) in the molecular weight range of <29 to >205 kDa. Results of Western blotting indicated that not all polypeptides which appeared in the SDS-PAGE were antigenic. The antigenic molecules of each fraction were mostly in the low molecular weight range of <14 to >94 kDa with the polypeptides in the range of >14, 14, 18, 21-25 and 34-36 kDa.     

Adenylyl cyclase system of the small preovulatory follicles of the domestic hen: responsiveness to follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone

The purpose of this study was to determine if the granulosa cells of the small preovulatory follicles of the domestic hen are a target tissue for follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). The third largest (F3), fourth largest (F4), and fifth largest (F5) follicles were removed from hens at 20, 12, 6 and 2 h before ovulation of the F1 follicle. Basal, FSH- and luteinizing hormone (LH)-stimulable adenylyl cyclase (AC) activities were measured in the granulosa cells. Isolated granulosa cells of the F5 follicle, obtained 20 h before ovulation of the F1 follicle, were incubated with ovine (o) or turkey (t) FSH and progesterone (P4) was assayed in the medium. Basal AC activity was similar for F5, F4 and F3 granulosa cells except for an increase (P less than 0.01) in F3 follicles removed 2 h before ovulation of the F1 follicle. The FSH-stimulable AC activity of F5, F4 and F3 granulosa cells was elevated over basal (P less than 0.01). The greatest responsiveness was seen in the F5 follicle and the least in the F3 follicle. LH-stimulable AC activity was absent in the F5 follicle but present in the F4 and F3 follicles with the greater responsiveness in the F3 follicle. Isolated F5 granulosa cells secreted significant amounts of P4 in response to oFSH and tFSH. The data indicate that: 1) FSH stimulates the AC system of granulosa cells of the smaller preovulatory follicles (F5 greater than F4 greater than F3) while LH stimulates the AC system of granulosa cells of the larger follicles (F3 greater than F4), and 2) FSH promotes P4 production by granulosa cells of F5 follicles.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Purification and characterization of six fibrinolytic serine-proteases from earthworm Lumbricus rubellus

The six lumbrokinase fractions (F1 to F6) with fibrinolytic activities were purified from earthworm Lumbricus rubellus lysates using the procedures of autolysis, ammonium sulfate fractionation, and column chromatography. The proteolytic activities on the casein substrate of the six iso-enzymes ranged from 11.3 to 167.5 unit/mg with the rank activity orders of F2 > F1 > F5 > F6 > F3 > F4. The fibrinolytic activities of the six fractions on the fibrin plates ranged from 20.8 to 207.2 unit/mg with rank orders of F6 > F2 > F5 > F3 > F1 > F4. The molecular weights of each iso-enzyme, as estimated by SDS-PAGE, were 24.6 (F1), 26.8 (F2), 28.2 (F3), 25.4 (F4), 33.1 (F5), and 33.0 kDa (F6), respectively. The plasminogen was activated into plasmin by the enzymes. The optimal temperature of the six iso-enzymes was 50 degrees C, and the optimal pH ranged from pH 4-12. The four iso-enzymes (F1-F4) were completely inhibited by PMSF. The two enzymes (F5 and F6) were completely inhibited by aprotinin, TLCK, TPCK, SBTI, LBTI, and leupeptin. The N-terminal amino acid (aa) sequences of the first 20 to 22 residues of each fraction had high homology. All six iso-enzymes had identical aa residues 2-3 and 13-15. The N-terminal 21-22 aa sequences of the F2, F3, and F4 iso-enzymes were almost the same. The N-terminal aa sequences of F5 and F6 were identical.     

Reconstitution of mitochondrial oligomycin and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide-sensitive ATPase

1. Oligomycin and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide-sensitive ATPase was isolated from beef-heart mitochondria and treated with 3.5 M NaBr in order to remove F1. The residue, called F0, was found to consist of seven components. Five of these are stained by Coomassie blue after dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis. Two of them correspond to the oligomycin-sensitivity-conferring protein and coupling factor F6, with apparent molecular weights of 21,000 and 9,400, respectively. Three additional polypeptides of molecular weights 23,000, 10,500 and 8,600 were not identified with known proteins. Two components not stained with Coomassie blue were detected by autoradiography of the gels of F0 preincubated with [14C]dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. These two components probably represent monomeric and oligomeric forms of the dicyclohexylcarbodiimide-binding protein. 2. F0 induced an oligomycin and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide-sensitive enhancement of K+ + valinomycin-driven proton translocation across the membrane of artificial phospholipid vesicles. 3. The interaction of F0 with purified, soluble beef heart F1 was investigated. F0 was capable of binding F1 and conferring oligomycin and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide sensitivity and cold stability on its ATPase activity. Furthermore F0 was found to diminish the specific activity of F1-ATPase. A comparison of these effects at varying F0/F1 ratios shows that F0 binds F1 in both an oligomycin-sensitive and an oligomycin-insensitive manner, and that both types of binding involve a conferral of cold stability and a decrease in specific activity. High F0/F1 ratios favoured in oligomycin-sensitive type of binding, indicating that F1 binds preferentially to oligomycin-sensitivity-conferring sites. Treatment of ATPase complex with trypsin resulted in an F0 with a decreased proportion of oligomycin-sensitivity-conferring binding sites and a diminished ability to lower the specific activity an cold lability of F1. 4. Reconstitution of F0 treated with trypsin and F1, oligomycin-sensitivity-conferring protein and F6 showed that at a constant amount of F1 bound, both oligomycin-sensitivity-conferring protein and F6 increased the oligomycin sensitivity of ATPase activity. It was therefore concluded that both of these coupling factors are involved in the conferral of oligomycin sensitivity. 5. The effect of the order of addition of F1, oligomycin-sensitivity-conferring protein and F6 to F0 on the reconstitution of oligomycin-sensitive ATPase activity, and of F1 and oligomycin-sensitivity-conferring protein to submitochondrial particles on the reconstitution of respiratory control, was investigated. The highest values of oligomycin sensitivity and respiratory control were obtained when F1 was added as the first component, indicating that F1 plays a directing role in the organisation of the components.     

Mycotoxin production and cytotoxicity of Fusarium strains isolated from Norwegian cereals

Thirty-four isolates of the eight most common Fusarium species isolated from Norwegian cereals; F. avenaceum, F. culmorum, F. equiseti, F. graminearum, F. poae, F. sporotrichioides, F. torulosum and F. tricinctum were studied for their cytotoxicity and ability to produce mycotoxins. The strains were cultivated on rice, and analysed for trichothecenes (all species), zearalenone (all species), fusarochromanone (F. equiseti), wortmannin (F. torulosum), moniliformin and enniatins (F. avenaceum, F. tricinctum and F. torulosum). The cytotoxicity of the extracts were examined with an (in vitro) MTT-cell culture assay. All F. graminearum and five of seven F. culmorum isolates belonged to chemotype IA, producing deoxynivalenol and 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol, while the two other F. culmorum strains were nivalenol producers (chemotype II). The F. equiseti isolates and one of the F. poae isolates produced both type A and B trichothecenes, and relatively large quantities of fusarochromanone were detected in the F. equiseti cultures. All Fusarium species studied showed significant cytotoxicity, but with a large variation between species, and also within each species. F. sporotrichioides and F. equiseti showed the highest average cytotoxicity. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Identification, characterization, and nucleotide sequence of the F17-G gene, which determines receptor binding of Escherichia coli F17 fimbriae.

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains express fimbriae which mediate binding to intestinal mucosal cells. The F17 fimbriae mediate binding to N-acetylglucosamine-containing receptors present on calf intestinal mucosal cells. These fimbriae consist of F17-A subunit peptides. Analysis of the F17 gene cluster indicated that at least the F17-A, F17-C, F17-D, and F17-G genes are indispensable to obtain adhesive F17 fimbriae (unpublished data). Genetic evidence is presented that the F17-G protein, a minor fimbrial component, is required for the binding of the F17 fimbriae to the intestinal villi. The F17-G gene was cloned and sequenced. An open reading frame of 1,032 bp encoding a polypeptide of 344 amino acids, starting with a signal sequence of 22 residues, was localized. The F17-G mutant strain produced F17 fimbriae which were morphologically identical to the fimbriae purified from strains which contained the intact F17 gene cluster. However, this F17-G mutant could no longer adhere to calf villi. The F17-G locus was shown to act in trans: transformation of the F17-G mutant strain, still expressing the genes F17-A, F17-C, and F17-D, with a vector expressing the F17-G gene restored the binding activity of this mutant strain.     

DNA-damage response control of E2F7 and E2F8

Here, we report that the two recently identified E2F subunits, E2F7 and E2F8, are induced in cells treated with DNA-damaging agents where they have an important role in dictating the outcome of the DNA-damage response. The DNA-damage-dependent induction coincides with the binding of E2F7 and E2F8 to the promoters of certain E2F-responsive genes, most notably that of the E2F1 gene, in which E2F7 and E2F8 coexist in a DNA-binding complex. As a consequence, E2F7 and E2F8 repress E2F target genes, such as E2F1, and reducing the level of each subunit results in an increase in E2F1 expression and activity. Importantly, depletion of either E2F7 or E2F8 prevents the cell-cycle effects that occur in response to DNA damage. Thus, E2F7 and E2F8 act upstream of E2F1, and influence the ability of cells to undergo a DNA-damage response. E2F7 and E2F8, therefore, underpin the DNA-damage response.     

香菇沪香F2菌株重要农艺性状在F2和F3代中的遗传规律

以香菇菌株“沪香F2”及其自交优良F2代菌株“申香1504”为实验材料,收集孢子单核体,对其交配型进行鉴定,然后通过单孢自交的方法,构建F2和F3代群体,并对孢子单核体、F2、F3代群体各阶段培养、出菇情况以及重要农艺性状进行详细统计分析,研究各性状表型分化的情况及遗传规律。结果表明：2个亲本所获得的孢子单核体中A₂B₁交配型比例均为最高,根据孢子单核体交配型数量分别设计了1 028和972个F2和F3代自交配对组合。在2个群体中,配对阶段,分别有15.47%和23.56%的配对组合由于菌丝生长缓慢无法获得后代双核体菌株,且F3代显著高于F2代;生产种培养阶段,出现不良性状的菌株数量分别为7.78%和9.57%;菌棒培养阶段,出现不良性状的菌株数量分别为41.05%和49.28%,且F3代退化菌株比例显著高于F2代,不转色菌株比例显著低于F2代;出菇阶段,分别有3.11%和4.32%的菌株不现蕾,分别有13.04%和4.32%的菌株出畸形菇,分别有19.55%和8.95%的菌株能出正常菇,且F2代出正常菇的菌株比例显著高于F3代。“沪香F2”和“申香1504”分别有26个和8个孢子单核体,多次配对获得的杂交子,出正常菇的概率达50%以上。2个群体的平均单棒产量、平均单棒菇数、平均单菇重表现出明显的分化现象,且两个群体之间均存在极显著性差异。与F2代相比,F3代的产量分布、菇数分布表现出偏分离现象,平均单棒产量低于F2代43.84%,平均单棒菇数低于F2代56.77%。香菇“沪香F2”菌株在F3代中的培养、出菇情况以及农艺性状整体表现劣于F2代,且在F2代中获得表现优于亲本的高产品种,在F3代中获得大朵型品种,对香菇优良菌株选育具有重要的指导作用。     

Role of F0 and F1 subunits in the gating and coupling function of mitochondrial H(+)-ATP synthase. The effect of dithiol reagents.

A study is presented on the role of F0 and F1 subunits in oligomycin-sensitive H+ conduction and energy transfer reactions of bovine heart mitochondrial F0F1 H(+)-ATP synthase. Mild treatment with azodicarboxylic acid bis(dimethylamide) (diamide) enhanced oligomycin-sensitive H+ conduction in submitochondrial particles containing F1 attached to F0. This effect was associated with stimulation of the ATPase activity, with no effect on its inhibition by oligomycin, and depression of the 32Pi-ATP exchange. The stimulatory effect of diamide on H+ conduction decreased in particles from which F1 subunits were partially removed by urea. The stimulatory effect exerted by diamide in the submitochondrial particles with F1 attached to F0 was directly correlated with a decrease of the original electrophoretic bands of a subunit of F0 (F0I-PVP protein) and the gamma subunit of F1, with corresponding formation of their cross-linking product. In F0 liposomes, devoid of gamma subunit, diamide failed to stimulate H+ conduction and to cause disappearance of F0I-PVP protein, unless purified gamma subunit was added back. The addition to F0 liposomes of gamma subunit, but not that of alpha and beta subunits, caused per se inhibition of H+ conduction. It is concluded that F0I-PVP and gamma subunits are directly involved in the gate of the F0F1 H(+)-ATP synthase. Data are also presented indicating contribution to the gate of oligomycin-sensitivity conferral protein and of another protein subunit of F0, F6.     

Electron microscope heteroduplex studies of sequence relations among plasmids of Escherichia coli. IV. The F sequences in F14

The structure of F14, in particular the arrangement of the F sequences on this plasmid, has been studied by the electron microscope heteroduplex method. F14 has a molecular size of 311 ± 10 kilobase pairs (M = (206 ± 8) × 10⁶daltons). It contains all of F (94.5 kilobases). A sequence of length 5.7 kilobases, which occurs once in F (with co-ordinates 2.8 to 8.5F), is directly repeated in F14. It occurs at the two junctions of F DNA with chromosomal DNA. Thus, F14 contains about 211 ± 10 kilobases of chromosomal DNA. A previously unidentified direct repeat has also been discovered on F itself; the sequence with co-ordinates 93.2 to 94.5F is directly repeated at 13.7 to 15.0F. Physical observations indicate that the population of closed circular plasmid molecules extracted from F14-containing strains is heterogeneous. In addition to F14 itself, molecules the size of F and 2.3 times the size of F were found. The latter molecules contain all the chromosomal sequences of F14 and one copy of the 2.8 to 8.5F segment. Such heterogeneity was observed in both recA^? and recA⁺ backgrounds. It is proposed that this heterogeneity is due to intramolecular recombination events occurring within F14 between the duplicated 2.8 to 8.5F sequences. Such recombination can account for the previously observed genetic instability of F14. Another F prime plasmid, F186, independently isolated from the Hfr parent of AB313, was found to be identical to F14.     

Complete chloroplast genome sequencing of ten wild Fragaria species in China provides evidence for phylogenetic evolution of Fragaria

Complete chloroplast genomes of ten wild Fragaria species native to China were sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis clustered Fragaria species into two clades: The south clade (F. iinumae, F. chinensis, F. pentaphylla, F. nilgerrensis, F. daltoniana, F. corymbosa, F. moupinensis, F. tibetica, F. nipponica, F. gracilis, and F. nubicola and north clade (F. viridis, F. orientalis, F. moschata, F. mandshurica, F. vesca, F. chiloensis, F. virginiana, and F. × ananassa), while F. iinumae is the oldest extant species. Molecular clock analysis suggested present Fragaria species share a common ancestor 3.57 million years ago (Ma), F. moschata and octoploid species evolve 0.89 and 0.97 Ma, respectively, but F. moschata be not directly involved in current octoploid species formation. Drastic global temperature change since the Palaeocene–Eocene, approx. 55 Ma, especially during uplifting of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau and quaternary glaciation may have driven the formation of Fragaria, separation of two groups and polyploidization     

Specificity of acidic phospholipids (CL & PA) in the activation of mitochondrial F0F1 ATPase by Mg2+

The interaction of Mg2+ with native F0F1 ATPase was studied. The hydrolytic activity of F0F1 ATPase could be competitively activated by Mg2+, but the preincubation of F0F1 ATPase with cholate eliminated the Mg2+ effect. The result from the comparison of the effect of Mg2+ on F0F1 ATPase with that on soluble F1 ATPase, and the fact that the activation of Mg2+ on cholate-treated F0F1 ATPase could be reconstituted only by divalent acidic phospholipid cardiolipin, indicate that there exists a specificity between the acidic phospholipids of the mitochondrial inner membrane and Mg2+ enhancement of ATP-hydrolyzing activity of F0F1 ATPase.