Proton-motive force stimulates the proteolytic activity of FtsH, a membrane-bound ATP-dependent protease in Escherichia coli.
FtsH is a membrane-bound, ATP-dependent metalloprotease in Escherichia coli that degrades some integral membrane proteins and cytoplasmic proteins. In this study, we show that FtsH-dependent degradation of both membrane-bound and soluble proteins is retarded when cells are treated with carbonyl cyanide-3-chlorophenylhydrazone or 2,4-dinitrophenol uncouplers, which dissipate the proton-motive force. In vitro casein degradation by membrane-integrated FtsH was stimulated by succinate, a respiratory substrate; this stimulation was counteracted by cyanide-3-chlorophenylhydrazone. Potassium thiocyanate, which specifically collapses Deltapsi, partially canceled the effect of succinate, but ammonium sulfate, which collapses DeltapH, showed little effect. These results indicate that the proton-motive force, in particular the Deltapsi component, plays a role in efficient degradation of substrates by FtsH in its native state. FtsH variants with altered transmembrane regions did not receive proton-motive force stimulation, suggesting that the proton-motive force activates FtsH, directly or indirectly, through the transmembrane region.[1]References
- Proton-motive force stimulates the proteolytic activity of FtsH, a membrane-bound ATP-dependent protease in Escherichia coli. Akiyama, Y. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2002) [Pubmed]
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