Electron and proton transport across the plasma membrane |
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Authors: | Frederick L Crane Iris L Sun Rita Barr Hans Löw |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, 47907 West Lafayette, Indiana;(2) Department of Endocrinology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Transplasma membrane electron transport in both plant and animal cells activates proton release. The nature and components of the electron transport system and the mechanism by which proton release is activated remains to be discovered. Reduced pyridine nucleotides are substrates for the plasma membrane dehydrogenases. Both plant and animal membranes have unusual cyanide-insensitive oxidases so oxygen can be the natural electron acceptor. Natural ferric chelates or ferric transferrin can also act as electron acceptors. Artificial, impermeable oxidants such as ferricyanide are used to probe the activity. Since plasma membranes containb cytochromes, flavin, iron, and quinones, components for electron transport are present but their participation, except for quinone, has not been demonstrated. Stimulation of electron transport with impermeable oxidants and hormones activates proton release from cells. In plants the electron transport and proton release is stimulated by red or blue light. Inhibitors of electron transport, such as certain antitumor drugs, inhibit proton release. With animal cells the high ratio of protons released to electrons transferred, stimulation of proton release by sodium ions, and inhibition by amilorides indicates that electron transport activates the Na+/H+ antiport. In plants part of the proton release can be achieved by activation of the H+ ATPase. A contribution to proton transfer by protonated electron carriers in the membrane has not been eliminated. In some cells transmembrane electron transport has been shown to cause cytoplasmic pH changes or to stimulate protein kinases which may be the basis for activation of proton channels in the membrane. The redox-induced proton release causes internal and external pH changes which can be related to stimulation of animal and plant cell growth by external, impermeable oxidants or by oxygen. |
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Keywords: | Plasma membrane NADH oxidase transplasma membrane electron transport proton release Na+/H+ antiport H+ ATPase transferrin transferrinstimulated oxidase adriamycin cis-platin iron transport blue light effects auxin coenzyme Q turbo reductase vitamin K protein kinase cell growth control |
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