Function
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F1 alpha subunit of the catalytic head.
Complex V, the F1Fo ATP synthase, is the terminal enzyme of oxidative phosphorylation: it uses the proton-motive force generated by the electron transport chain (Complexes I-IV) to drive the synthesis of ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate. It is a rotary molecular motor with two coupled sectors. The membrane-embedded Fo sector — the c-ring (ATP5MC1/2/3), the a-subunit (mtDNA-encoded MT-ATP6) and small membrane subunits including DAPIT (ATP5MD) and 6.8PL — conducts protons and rotates the central stalk; the matrix-facing F1 sector is the catalytic head, an alpha3-beta3 hexamer (ATP5F1A/ATP5F1B) whose three catalytic nucleotide sites are turned through their conformational cycle by the rotating central stalk (gamma/ATP5F1C, delta/ATP5F1D, epsilon/ATP5F1E). The peripheral (stator) stalk, anchored at the top by OSCP (ATP5PO), holds the F1 head stationary against the rotor so that rotation is converted into ATP synthesis rather than futile spinning. Assembly is factor-dependent: ATPAF2 (ATP12) is a matrix chaperone that binds the F1 alpha subunit to build the alpha3-beta3 catalytic core, and TMEM70 is an inner-membrane scaffold that promotes incorporation of subunit c into the Fo c-ring rotor. Neither factor is a subunit of the mature enzyme or carries its catalytic activity. Inherited defects in the subunits or assembly factors cause mitochondrial complex V (ATP synthase) deficiency — commonly a neonatal encephalopathy with 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, lactic acidosis and cardiomyopathy.
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No MODULE:mitochondrial_complex_v deep-research report alongside the module YAML.
✓ every leaf node grounds to a representative protein.
✓ every declared conforms_to bundle matches its template motif.
7 gene-function check(s) reflected in core functions · 0 conflict(s) · 11 evidence or coverage gap(s) (18 comparison(s))
Retained noncore functions are reported separately; they do not require promotion to core functions. Support from representative genes does not establish conservation across the whole family. Missing reviews or identifiers leave a claim unverified.
| Annoton | Participant | Function | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| atp5f1a_activity | ATP5F1A (human) UniProtKB:P25705 Family Representative |
proton-transporting ATP synthase activity, rotational mechanism GO:0046933 |
Annotation Supported
A retained annotation or curated replacement supports this function, but core_functions does not yet reflect it. |
| atp5f1b_activity | ATP5F1B (human) UniProtKB:P06576 Family Representative |
proton-transporting ATP synthase activity, rotational mechanism GO:0046933 |
Annotation Supported
A retained annotation or curated replacement supports this function, but core_functions does not yet reflect it. |
| atp5f1d_activity | ATP5F1D (human) UniProtKB:P30049 Family Representative |
structural molecule activity GO:0005198 |
Core Supported
The GO molecular function is reflected in core_functions (exact term or a reviewed subclass). |
| atp5f1e_activity | ATP5F1E (human) UniProtKB:P56381 Family Representative |
structural molecule activity GO:0005198 |
Core Supported
The GO molecular function is reflected in core_functions (exact term or a reviewed subclass). |
| atp5po_activity | ATP5PO (human) UniProtKB:P48047 Family Representative |
structural molecule activity GO:0005198 |
Core Supported
The GO molecular function is reflected in core_functions (exact term or a reviewed subclass). |
| atp5mc3_activity | ATP5MC3 (human) UniProtKB:P48201 Family Representative |
proton transmembrane transporter activity GO:0015078 |
Core Supported
The GO molecular function is reflected in core_functions (exact term or a reviewed subclass). |
| atp5md_activity | ATP5MD (human) UniProtKB:Q96IX5 Family Representative |
structural molecule activity GO:0005198 |
Core Supported
The GO molecular function is reflected in core_functions (exact term or a reviewed subclass). |
| atpaf2_activity | ATPAF2 (human) UniProtKB:Q8N5M1 Family Representative |
protein folding chaperone GO:0044183 |
Core Supported
The GO molecular function is reflected in core_functions (exact term or a reviewed subclass). |
| tmem70_activity | TMEM70 (human) UniProtKB:Q9BUB7 Family Representative |
c-ring assembly scaffold (protein-macromolecule adaptor activity) GO:0030674 |
Core Supported
The GO molecular function is reflected in core_functions (exact term or a reviewed subclass). |
| atp5f1a_activity | ATP synthase alpha subunit family (ATP5F1A) PANTHER:PTHR48082 Family |
proton-transporting ATP synthase activity, rotational mechanism GO:0046933 |
Family Review Missing
No supported structured family review is available for PANTHER:PTHR48082. |
| atp5f1b_activity | ATP synthase beta subunit family (ATP5F1B) PANTHER:PTHR15184 Family |
proton-transporting ATP synthase activity, rotational mechanism GO:0046933 |
Family Scope Restricted
GO:0046933 is SUBFAMILY_ONLY; this family grounding does not establish the allowed subfamily scope. Safe for the F1-beta clade (PTN008558588) only; SF71 is the subfamily UniProt cross-references for most F1-beta proteins, and the others are the F1-beta subfamilies under PTN008558588 in the live tree. The type III export ATPase subfamilies are paralogs that hydrolyse ATP for protein export and are not coupled to an Fo proton channel. |
| atp5f1d_activity | ATP synthase delta/epsilon central-stalk family (ATP5F1D) PANTHER:PTHR13822 Family |
structural molecule activity GO:0005198 |
Family Review Missing
No supported structured family review is available for PANTHER:PTHR13822. |
| atp5f1e_activity | ATP synthase epsilon central-stalk family (ATP5F1E) PANTHER:PTHR12448 Family |
structural molecule activity GO:0005198 |
Family Review Missing
No supported structured family review is available for PANTHER:PTHR12448. |
| atp5po_activity | ATP synthase OSCP/delta(bacterial) family (ATP5PO) PANTHER:PTHR11910 Family |
structural molecule activity GO:0005198 |
Family Review Missing
No supported structured family review is available for PANTHER:PTHR11910. |
| atp5mc3_activity | ATP synthase c-subunit family (ATP5MC) PANTHER:PTHR10031 Family |
proton transmembrane transporter activity GO:0015078 |
Family Review Missing
No supported structured family review is available for PANTHER:PTHR10031. |
| atp5md_activity | ATP synthase DAPIT/subunit-k family (ATP5MD) PANTHER:PTHR34038 Family |
structural molecule activity GO:0005198 |
Family Review Missing
No supported structured family review is available for PANTHER:PTHR34038. |
| atpaf2_activity | ATP12/ATPAF2 assembly-factor family PANTHER:PTHR21013 Family |
protein folding chaperone GO:0044183 |
Family Review Missing
No supported structured family review is available for PANTHER:PTHR21013. |
| tmem70_activity | TMEM70 assembly-factor family PANTHER:PTHR13281 Family |
c-ring assembly scaffold (protein-macromolecule adaptor activity) GO:0030674 |
Family Review Missing
No supported structured family review is available for PANTHER:PTHR13281. |
8 complete review(s) · 4 with deep research · 0 missing review · 5 reviewed but lacking deep research
| Gene | Review | Complete | Deep research |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATP5F1A P25705 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ATP5F1B P06576 | ✓ | 88/89 | ✓ |
| ATP5F1D P30049 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| ATP5F1E P56381 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| ATP5MC3 P48201 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ATP5MD Q96IX5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| ATP5PO P48047 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| ATPAF2 Q8N5M1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| TMEM70 Q9BUB7 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Mitochondrial respiratory Complex V (F1Fo ATP synthase), grounded to the human subunits ATP5F1A (UniProtKB:P25705), ATP5F1B (P06576), ATP5F1D (P30049), ATP5F1E (P56381), ATP5PO (P48047), ATP5MC3 (P48201), ATP5MD/DAPIT (Q96IX5) and the assembly factors ATPAF2 (Q8N5M1, GO:0044183) and TMEM70 (Q9BUB7). GO molecular-function/BP/location terms were taken from the completed human gene reviews and verified against the local go.db; Reactome reaction ids/titles were verified against the local reactome cache. The complex is modelled as F1 (catalytic head + central stalk) and Fo (membrane/proton-conducting) PROTEIN_COMPLEX nodes plus an assembly node; the catalytic activity (GO:0046933) is carried by the alpha/beta subunits, while the central-stalk/OSCP/DAPIT subunits are structural (GO:0005198). The a-subunit (MT-ATP6/MT-ATP8) and additional peripheral-stalk subunits (ATP5PB/PD/PF, ATP5ME/MF/MG) are mtDNA-encoded or reviewed elsewhere; the current ATP synthase complex term is GO:0045259 (proton-transporting ATP synthase complex). Complex V is driven by the proton gradient built by Complexes I-IV (oxphos.yaml, Complex III and Complex IV modules). Disorders: mitochondrial complex V (ATP synthase) deficiency nuclear types 1-9 — typically neonatal encephalopathy with 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, lactic acidosis and cardiomyopathy (ATPAF2 = MC5DN1, TMEM70 = MC5DN2 the commonest, ATP5F1E = MC5DN3, ATP5F1D = MC5DN5). NOTE: the ATP5MD folder was initially mis-fetched as Q9UI09 (NDUFA12, Complex I) and re-fetched with the correct DAPIT accession Q96IX5. CANDIDATE ASSESSED, NOT MODELLED — ATHENA (PMID:42547818): a 2026 report describes ATHENA, a 170-aa microprotein translated from the lncRNA LINC00528, as an inner-membrane factor that binds the F1 beta and gamma subunits together with ANT and PiC and promotes assembly of the "ATP synthase-associated macromolecular complex", enhancing ATP synthesis and preserving cristae. It is deliberately not added as an assembly annoton here, for three reasons. (i) Grounding: its only protein identifier, UniProtKB:Q8N1L1, is protein-existence level 5 (Uncertain) and carries UniProt's caution "Product of a dubious CDS prediction. May be a non-coding RNA."; adding it as a part would assert coding status the reference proteome does not currently support, and there is no PANTHER family or GO annotation to ground it against. (ii) Boundary: the asserted role is at the level of the ATP synthasome (Complex V plus the ADP/ATP and phosphate carriers, modelled separately in oxphos_adenine_nucleotide_phosphate_carriers.yaml), an association whose existence as a stable entity is itself debated; the report does not separate an effect on F1Fo holoenzyme biogenesis — the role ATPAF2 and TMEM70 occupy in this node — from an effect on carrier association. (iii) Weight: a single primary report, cached abstract-only, with no independent replication, would otherwise sit alongside two assembly factors backed by human disease genetics. Re-evaluate and add if UniProt upgrades Q8N1L1 above PE 5 (or independent proteomic/Ribo-seq evidence establishes the ORF) and if evidence distinguishes a holoenzyme-assembly role from synthasome association; if the effect proves to be on carrier association only, the carriers module is the better home. This candidate is also recorded as a structured, queryable entry in this module's knowledge_gaps block (status OPEN), which carries the reference-level judgments and the branched resolution path in machine-readable form. CANDIDATES ASSESSED, NOT MODELLED — ATPPM1/ATPPM2 (PMID:42809533): complexome profiling of Perkinsus marinus mitochondria found two proteins, Pmar_PMAR021141 (UniProtKB:C5KGI6, 10 kDa) and Pmar_PMAR014495 (UniProtKB:C5KWE2, 19 kDa, thioredoxin-like), co-migrating with the enlarged myzozoan ATP synthase in every complexome dataset and co-purifying with it by size-exclusion chromatography/mass spectrometry; the authors name them ATPPM1-2 and state that they are either novel subunits or late-stage assembly factors. They are not added here, for three reasons. (i) Scope: every part of this module is grounded on a reviewed human accession with a completed gene review, and these are lineage-specific proteins with no human counterpart — they were undetectable even by homology from Toxoplasma. The admission path, if they are confirmed, is a myzozoan node or a separate myzozoan ATP synthase module, not an extra annoton alongside the human subunits. (ii) Category: subunit versus late assembly factor is exactly the distinction this module encodes by placing ATPAF2/TMEM70 in a separate assembly node, and the available data (co-migration plus co-purification) do not decide it, so there is no node to put them in. (iii) Grounding: both are TrEMBL-only, protein existence "Predicted", with no GO annotations and no PANTHER family, so FAMILY-based participant grounding is unavailable; ATPPM1 has no InterPro signature and ATPPM2's only one is the IPR036249 thioredoxin-like homologous superfamily, with UniProt naming it "Monothiol glutaredoxin-4, putative" — a redox assignment with no established connection to ATP synthesis. Re-evaluate if knockdown/structural work assigns them to a sector or to biogenesis. The same paper resolves a distinct point that needs no module change: a Perkinsus ATPTG1 homolog on its own gene (unfused from CytC1) is in complex with ATP synthase, placing the ATPTG1 subunit role before the apicomplexan gene fusion. Recorded as a structured knowledge_gaps entry (status OPEN, BIOLOGY/MF_DARK) with the verbatim provenance.
F1 alpha subunit of the catalytic head.
F1 beta subunit; carries the catalytic nucleotide sites.
Central-stalk delta subunit.
Central-stalk epsilon subunit.
OSCP; anchors the F1 head to the peripheral stalk.
c-ring subunit; proton-driven rotor.
Small Fo membrane subunit (stability/dimerisation).
F1 alpha-subunit assembly chaperone.
Scaffold for subunit c incorporation into the Fo c-ring during ATP synthase biogenesis.