Oxidative phosphorylation supported by an alternative respiratory pathway in mitochondria from Euglena


Por: Moreno-Sánchez R., Covián R., Jasso-Chávez R., Rodríguez-Enríquez S., Pacheco-Moisés F., Torres-Márquez M.E.

Publicada: 1 ene 2000
Resumen:
The effect of antimycin, myxothiazol, 2-heptyl-4-hydroxyquinoline-N-oxide, stigmatellin and cyanide on respiration, ATP synthesis, cytochrome c reductase, and membrane potential in mitochondria isolated from dark-grown Euglena cells was determined. With L-lactate as substrate, ATP synthesis was partially inhibited by antimycin, but the other four inhibitors completely abolished the process. Cyanide also inhibited the antimycin-resistant ATP synthesis. Membrane potential was collapsed (<60 mV) by cyanide and stigmatellin. However, in the presence of antimycin, a H+ gradient (>60 mV) that sufficed to drive ATP synthesis remained. Cytochrome c reductase, with L-lactate as donor, was diminished by antimycin and myxothiazol. Cytochrome bc1 complex activity was fully inhibited by antimycin, but it was resistant to myxothiazol. Stigmatellin inhibited both L-lactate-dependent cytochrome c reductase and cytochrome bc1 complex activities. Respiration was partially inhibited by the five inhibitors. The cyanide-resistant respiration was strongly inhibited by diphenylamine, n-propyl-gallate, salicylhydroxamic acid and disulfiram. Based on these results, a model of the respiratory chain of Euglena mitochondria is proposed, in which a quinol-cytochrome c oxidoreductase resistant to antimycin, and a quinol oxidase resistant to antimycin and cyanide are included. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.

Filiaciones:
Moreno-Sánchez R.:
 Departamento de Bioquímica, Inst. Nac. Cardiol., Juan B., Mexico, Mexico

Covián R.:
 Departamento de Bioquímica, Inst. Nac. Cardiol., Juan B., Mexico, Mexico

Jasso-Chávez R.:
 Departamento de Bioquímica, Fac. Med., Univ. Nac. Auton. M., Mexico, Mexico

Rodríguez-Enríquez S.:
 Departamento de Bioquímica, Inst. Nac. Cardiol., Juan B., Mexico, Mexico

Pacheco-Moisés F.:
 Departamento de Bioquímica, Inst. Nac. Cardiol., Juan B., Mexico, Mexico

Torres-Márquez M.E.:
 Departamento de Bioquímica, Fac. Med., Univ. Nac. Auton. M., Mexico, Mexico
ISSN: 00052728
Editorial
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, Países Bajos
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 1457 Número: 3
Páginas: 200-210
WOS Id: 000086738700011
ID de PubMed: 10773165
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