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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
The role of intramitochondrial K+ content on the increase in membrane permeability to Ca2+, as induced by carboxyatractyloside was studied. In mitochondria containing a high K+ concentration (83 nmol/mg), carboxyatractyloside induced a fast and extensive mitochondrial Ca2+ release, membrane de-energization, and swelling. Conversely, in K(+)-depleted mitochondria (11 nmol/mg), carboxyatractyloside was ineffective. The addition of 40 mM K+ to K(+)-depleted mitochondria restored the capability of atractyloside to induce an increase in membrane permeability to Ca2+ release. The determination of matrix free Ca2+ concentration showed that, at an external free-Ca2+ concentration of 0.8 microM, control mitochondria contained 3.9 microM of free Ca2+ whereas K(+)-depleted mitochondria contained 0.9 microM free Ca2+. It is proposed that intramitochondrial K+ affects the matrix free Ca2+ concentration required to induce a state of high membrane permeability.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
1070
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
461-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Intramitochondrial K+ as activator of carboxyatractyloside-induced Ca2+ release.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Bioquímica, Ignacio Chávez, México, D.F.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article