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F1-ATPase in a spin

The structure of the bovine mitochondrial F1-ATPase lends further support to the idea that the enzyme generates ATP from a proton gradient by spinning like a top.

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Capaldi, R. F1-ATPase in a spin. Nat Struct Mol Biol 1, 660–663 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb1094-660

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