ATP synthase subunit a (UniProt: P00846; also known as F-ATPase protein 6) is encoded by the MT-ATP6 (also known as ATP6, ATPASE6, MTATP6) gene (Gene ID: 4508) in human. F-ATPase Protein 6 is an inner mitochondrial membrane protein and is a component of Complex V, which produces ATP from ADP in the presence of proton gradient across the membrane. F-type ATPases have 2 components, CF1 - the catalytic core - and CF0- the membrane proton channel. The CF1 catalytic core contains five subunits: alpha3, beta3, gamma1, delta1, epsilon1 and CF0 has three main subunits known as a, b, and c. Together they form a rotary motor. During catalysis, ATP synthesis in the catalytic domain of F1 is coupled via a rotary mechanism of the central stalk subunits to proton translocation. Defects in MT-ATP6 gene cause multiple mitochondrial diseases, such as Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), which is characterized by acute and subacute loss of central vision due to optic nerve dysfunction. Some defects also lead to mitochondrial complex V deficiency that leads to neuropathy, ataxia, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Synonyms: ATP synthase subunit a, F-ATPase protein 6
Application: Western Blotting Analysis: 0.5 µg/mL from a representative lot detected MT-ATP6 in mitochondria from human neonatal dermal fibroblasts and mitochondria from human neonatal dermal fibroblasts depleted of mtDNA (Courtesy of Michael F. Marusich, Ph.D., mAbDx, Inc., Eugene, OR USA).
Other Notes: Concentration: Please refer to lot specific datasheet.