INTRACELLULAR HETEROGENEITY IN MITOCHONDRIAL-MEMBRANE POTENTIALS REVEALED BY A J-AGGREGATE-FORMING LIPOPHILIC CATION JC-1
INTRACELLULAR HETEROGENEITY IN MITOCHONDRIAL-MEMBRANE POTENTIALS REVEALED BY A J-AGGREGATE-FORMING LIPOPHILIC CATION JC-1
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.88.9.3671
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发表时间:
1991-05-01
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
CHEN, LB
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作者:
SMILEY, ST;REERS, M;CHEN, LB
By using a potential-dependent J-aggregate-forming delocalized lipophilic cation, 5,5',6,6'-tetrachloro-1,1',3,3'-tetraethylbenzimidazolocarbocyanine iodide (JC-1), we find that membrane potentials across mitochondria in a living cell can be heterogeneous. Remarkably, even within a long contiguous mitochondrion, regional heterogeneity in membrane potentials appears to be possible.