Abstract
The mitochondrial inner membrane anion channel (IMAC) is a channel, identified by flux studies in intact mitochondria, which has a broad anion selectivity and is maintained closed or inactive by matrix Mg2+ and H+. We now present evidence that this channel, like many other chloride/anion channels, is reversibly blocked/inhibited by stilbene-2,2′-disulfonates. Inhibition of malonate transport approaches 100% with IC50 values of 26, 44, and 88 ΜM for DIDS, H2-DIDS, and SITS respectively and Hill coefficients ≤1. In contrast, inhibition of Cl− transport is incomplete, reaching a maximum of about 30% at pH 7.4 and 65% at pH 8.4 with an IC50 which is severalfold higher than that for malonate. The IC50 for malonate transport is decreased about 50% by pretreatment of the mitochondria withN-ethylmaleimide. Raising the assay pH from 7.4 to 8.4 increases the IC50 by about 50%, but under conditions where only the matrix pH is made alkaline the IC50 is decreased slightly. These properties and competition studies suggest that DIDS inhibits by binding to the same site as Cibacron blue 3GA. In contrast, DIDS does not appear to compete with the fluorescein derivative Erythrosin B for inhibition. These findings not only provide further evidence that IMAC may be more closely related to other “Cl−” channels than previously thought, but also suggest that other Cl− channels may be sensitive to some of the many regulators of IMAC which have been identified.
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Abbreviations
- EGTA:
-
[ethylene bis(oxyethylenenitrilo)]tetraacetic acid
- NEM:
-
N-ethylmaleimide
- IMAC:
-
inner membrane anion channel
- TES:
-
N-tris[hydroxymethyl]methyl-2-amino-ethanesulfonic acid
- LS:
-
light scattering
- DMSO:
-
dimethylsulfoxide
- DIDS:
-
4,4′-diisothiocyanato-stilbene-2,2′-disulfonate
- DNDS:
-
4,4′-dinitro-stilbene-2,2′-disulfonate
- SITS:
-
4 acetamido-4′-isothiocyanato-stilbene-2,2′-disulfonate
- ANDS:
-
4-amino-4′-nitrostilbene-2,2′-disulfonate
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Beavis, A.D., Davatol-Hag, H. The mitochondrial inner membrane anion channel is inhibited by DIDS. J Bioenerg Biomembr 28, 207–214 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02110652
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