1: J Bioenerg Biomembr  1997 Jun;29(3):207-9 

Rotation of the gamma subunit in F1-ATPase; evidence that ATP synthase is a
rotary motor enzyme.

Yasuda R, Noji H, Kinosita K Jr, Motojima F, Yoshida M.

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University,
Yokohama, Japan.

ATP-dependent, azide-sensitive rotation of the gamma subunit relative to the
alpha3beta3 hexagonal ring of ATP synthase was observed with a single molecule
imaging system. Thus, ATP synthase is a rotary motor enzyme, the first ever
found.

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