PROTONIC CONDUCTANCE ACROSS PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER MEMBRANES INDUCED BY UNCOUPLING AGENTS FOR OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION
PROTONIC CONDUCTANCE ACROSS PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER MEMBRANES INDUCED BY UNCOUPLING AGENTS FOR OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.59.2.484
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发表时间:
1968-01-01
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
THOMPSON, TE
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作者:
HOPFER, U;LEHNINGER, AL;THOMPSON, TE
The mitochondrial uncoupling agents 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), carbonylcyanide m-chlorophenyl-hydrazone (Cl-CCP), carbonylcyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone (CF-CCP), and dicoumarol increased the specific electrical conductance of model phospholipid bilayer membranes. Each uncoupling agent showed a pH optimum in increasing the transmembrane conductance. Measurement of the transmembrane potential in the presence of CF-CCP with a pH gradient of 1.0 unit across the membrane gave consistent values of 54 mv, in good agreement with the theoretical value of 59 mv expected for pure protonic conductance at 25[degree]. It is concluded that the uncoupling agents increase the specific conductance of such model membranes by facilitating transport of H+ or OH- (or both) across the membrane, and that they do not facilitate significant transport of other ions in the system, such as K+, Cl-, or Tris+. These results are qualitatively in accord with the hypothesis proposed by Mitchell for the action of uncoupling agents on oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria.