STIMULATION OF RESPIRATORY-CHAIN OF RAT-LIVER MITOCHONDRIA BETWEEN CYTOCHROME C1 AND CYTOCHROME-C BY GLUCAGON TREATMENT OF RATS
STIMULATION OF RESPIRATORY-CHAIN OF RAT-LIVER MITOCHONDRIA BETWEEN CYTOCHROME C1 AND CYTOCHROME-C BY GLUCAGON TREATMENT OF RATS
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DOI:
10.1042/bj1720399
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
HALESTRAP, AP
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作者:
HALESTRAP, AP
Mitochondria from glucagon-treated rats oxidize succinate, but not ascorbate plus tetramethylphenylenediamine, faster in the uncoupled state than do control mitochondria. The rate of O2uptake in the presence of both substrates is equal to the sum of the rates of the O2uptake in the presence of either substrate alone. It is concluded that the mitochondrial respiratory chain is limited at some point between cytochromesbandcand that this step is regulated by glucagon. Measurement of the cytochrome spectra under uncoupled conditions in the presence of succinate and rotenone demonstrates a crossover between cytochromescandc1when control mitochondria are compared with those from glucagon-treated rats, cytochromecbeing more oxidized and cytochromec1more reduced in control mitochondria. Under conditions where pyruvate metabolism is studied the control mitochondria are generally more oxidized than those from glucagon-treated rats, the redox state of cytochromeb-566 correlating with the rate of pyruvate metabolism in sucrose medium. However, when the redox state of the mitochondria is taken into account, a crossover between cytochromescandc1is again apparent. The spectra of thebcytochromes are complex, but cytochromeb-562 appears to become more reduced relative to cytochromeb-566 in mitochondria from glucagon-treated rats than in control mitochondria. This can be explained by the existence of a more alkaline matrix in glucagon-treated rats, the redox potential for cytochromebbeing pH-sensitive. It is concluded that glucagon stimulates electron flow between cytochromesc1andc. The physiological significance of these findings is discussed.