ATP5B explained

ATP synthase F1 subunit beta, mitochondrial is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ATP5F1B gene.[1] [2]

Function

This gene encodes a subunit of mitochondrial ATP synthase. Mitochondrial ATP synthase catalyzes ATP synthesis, utilizing an electrochemical gradient of protons across the inner membrane during oxidative phosphorylation. ATP synthase is composed of two linked multi-subunit complexes: the soluble catalytic core, F1, and the membrane-spanning component, Fo, comprising the proton channel. The catalytic portion of mitochondrial ATP synthase consists of 5 different subunits (alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and epsilon) assembled with a stoichiometry of 3 alpha, 3 beta, and a single representative of the other 3. The proton channel consists of three main subunits (a, b, c). This gene encodes the beta subunit of the catalytic core.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Neckelmann N, Warner CK, Chung A, Kudoh J, Minoshima S, Fukuyama R, Maekawa M, Shimizu Y, Shimizu N, Liu JD . The human ATP synthase beta subunit gene: sequence analysis, chromosome assignment, and differential expression . Genomics . 5 . 4 . 829–43 . Jan 1990 . 2687158 . 10.1016/0888-7543(89)90125-0 .
  2. Web site: Entrez Gene: ATP5F1B ATP synthase F1 subunit beta.