Abstract
It is proposed that the Saccharomyces cerevisiae the Mitochondrial Unselective Channel ( Sc MUC) is tightly regulated constituting a physiological uncoupling system that prevents overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Mg2+, Ca2+ or phosphate (Pi) close Sc MUC, while ATP or a high rate of oxygen consumption open it. We assessed Sc MUC activity by measuring in isolated mitochondria the respiratory control, transmembrane potential (ΔΨ), swelling and production of ROS. At increasing [Pi], less [Ca2+] and/or [Mg2+] were needed to close Sc MUC or increase ATP synthesis. The Ca2+-mediated closure of Sc MUC was prevented by high [ATP] while the Mg2+ or Pi effect was not. When Ca2+ and Mg2+ were alternatively added or chelated, Sc MUC opened and closed reversibly. Different effects of Ca2+ vs Mg2+ effects were probably due to mitochondrial Mg2+ uptake. Our results suggest that Sc MUC activity is dynamically controlled by both the ATP/Pi ratio and divalent cation fluctuations. It is proposed that the reversible opening/closing of Sc MUC leads to physiological uncoupling and a consequent decrease in ROS production.
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Abbreviations
- PT:
-
permeability transition
- Sc MUC:
-
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mitochondrial Unselective Channel
- PTP:
-
Permeability Transition Pore
- ANC:
-
Adenine Nucleotide Carrier
- VDAC:
-
Voltage Dependent Anion Channel
- PiC:
-
Phosphate Carrier
- CCCP:
-
carbonyl cyanide 3-chlorophenylhydrazone
- ΔΨ:
-
Transmembrane Potential
- ROS:
-
Reactive Oxygen Species
- EDTA:
-
Ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic acid
- EGTA:
-
ethylene-glycol-tetra-acetic acid
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The authors thank Natalia Chiquete-Félix and Ramón Méndez for technical assistance. Partially funded by CONACYT grant 239487 and PAPIIT-UNAM IN204015. ACO is a CONACYT fellow enrolled in the Biochemistry PhD program at UNAM. LALM is supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), process number 2013/04919-9.
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Cabrera-Orefice, A., Ibarra-García-Padilla, R., Maldonado-Guzmán, R. et al. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondrial unselective channel behaves as a physiological uncoupling system regulated by Ca2+, Mg2+, phosphate and ATP. J Bioenerg Biomembr 47, 477–491 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10863-015-9632-x
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