Isolation and assay of corn root membrane vesicles with reduced proton permeability |
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Authors: | David S Perlin Roger M Spanswick |
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Institution: | Section of Plant Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, Plant Science Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Conditions promoting the formation of sealed membrane vesicles from corn roots with reduced proton permeability were examined using the probe 9-aminoacridine as a rapid indicator of pH gradient formation and dissipation. Plasma membrane vesicles isolated by differential and density gradient centrifugation were leaky to protons and rapidly equilibrated when exposed to artificially imposed pH gradients. The leaky plasma membrane vesicles showed reduced proton permeability when incubated with calcium or with excess phospholipids. However, these vesicles were unable to form ATP-induced pH gradients. Sealed vesicles isolated by discontinuous Ficoll gradient centrifugation of a microsomal fraction displayed reduced proton permeability and were osmotically active. In contrast to purified plasma membrane vesicles, the microsomal-derived vesicles were more suitable for studies of active proton transport. |
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Keywords: | Proton permeability 9-Aminoacridine Membrane vesicle pH gradient Phospholipid Divalent cation (Zea mays Sealed vesicle) |
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