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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
The recently developed method of loading isolated heart mitochondria with the fluorescent pH indicator, BCECF, was applied to monitor the Na+o/H+i exchange process from the matrix side of the membrane. The Na+-induced changes in the pH of the matrix (pHm) showed that: (i) the Na+o/H+i exchange followed Michaelis-Menten kinetics with respect to external Na+ with a Km of approx. 20 mM; (ii) in contrast to this, the dependence of the exchange rate on the matrix [H+] did not obey the Michaelian model. No Na+-induced alkalinization occurred above a pHm of 7.45 +/- 0.09 (n = 4). Below this value the reciprocal of the transport rate and that of the matrix [H+] deviated upwardly from the straight line. The results suggest that internal H+ might exert allosteric control on the mitochondrial Na+/H+ exchange process.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
251
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
49-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Na+/H+ exchange in mitochondria as monitored by BCECF fluorescence.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't