Protective Role of Transient Pore Openings in Calcium Handling by Cardiac Mitochondria
Protective Role of Transient Pore Openings in Calcium Handling by Cardiac Mitochondria
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m111.239921
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发表时间:
2011-10-07
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Weiss, James N.
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作者:
Korge, Paavo;Yang, Ling;Weiss, James N.
Long-lasting mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) openings damage mitochondria, but transient mPTP openings protect against chronic cardiac stress. To probe the mechanism, we subjected isolated cardiac mitochondria to gradual Ca2+ loading, which, in the absence of BSA, induced long-lasting mPTP opening, causing matrix depolarization. However, with BSA present to mimic cytoplasmic fatty acid-binding proteins, the mitochondrial population remained polarized and functional, even after matrix Ca2+ release caused an extramitochondrial free [Ca2+] increase to >10 mu M, unless mPTP openings were inhibited. These findings could be explained by asynchronous transient mPTP openings allowing individual mitochondria to depolarize long enough to flush accumulated matrix Ca2+ and then to repolarize rapidly after pore closure. Because subsequent matrix Ca2+ reuptake via the Ca2+ uniporter is estimated to be > 100-fold slower than matrix Ca2+ release via mPTP, only a tiny fraction of mitochondria (