Mitochondrial membrane potential is dependent on the oligomeric state of F1F0-ATP synthase supracomplexes
Mitochondrial membrane potential is dependent on the oligomeric state of F1F0-ATP synthase supracomplexes
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m512334200
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发表时间:
2006-05-19
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4.8
通讯作者:
Reichert, Andreas S.
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作者:
Bornhoevd, Carsten;Vogel, Frank;Reichert, Andreas S.
The F1F0-ATP synthase in mitochondria, in addition to its function in energy transduction, has a structural role in determining cristae morphology. This depends on its ability to form dimeric and higher oligomeric supracomplexes. Here we show that mutants of the dimer-specific subunits e and g, which destabilize dimeric and oligomeric F1F0-ATP synthase supracomplexes, have a decreased mitochondrial membrane potential Delta Psi. The degree of destabilization correlated with the reduction of the membrane potential. The enzymatic activities of F1F0-ATP synthase and cytochrome c oxidase, maximal respiration rate, coupling of oxidative phosphorylation, and tubular mitochondrial morphology were not affected or only to a minor extent. In mutants lacking one or two coiled-coil domains of subunit e, the reduction of the mitochondrial membrane potential was not due to loss of mitochondrial DNA, a reduced capacity of oxidative phosphorylation, or to altered cristae morphology. We propose a role for the supracomplexes of the F1F0-ATP synthase in organizing microdomains within the inner membrane, ensuring optimal bioenergetic competence of mitochondria.