The effect of tetraphenylborate on mitochondrial energy transduction. |
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Authors: | D C Phelps W G Hanstein |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation La Jolla, California 92037 USA |
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Abstract: | In phosphorylating submitochondrial particles, tetraphenylborate binds to the specific uncoupler binding site and inhibits oxidative phosphorylation, ATP-Pi exchange and ATP-driven reverse electron transport. In contrast, intact mitochondria are unaffected in uncoupler binding and energy transfer at the concentrations used in submitochondrial particles. The proton permeability of submitochondrial particles is only slightly increased (10–20%) at concentrations of tetraphenylborate which cause 50% uncoupling (4–8 μM). These results, and those obtained earlier with picrate, are consistent with a three-step mechanism of uncoupling which involves binding of uncoupler anions, protonation and dissociation of the resulting neutral uncoupler molecule. |
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