title: Localization of the ATP/ADP translocator in the inner membrane and regulation of contact sites between mitochondrial envelope membranes by ADP. A study on freeze-fractured isolated liver mitochondria.
abstract: The frequency of contacts between the mitochondrial envelope membranes was determined in freeze-fractured samples of isolated mitochondria by means of quantifying the frequency of fracture plane deflections between the two membranes. It was observed that the formation of contacts correlated with the concentration of free ADP despite of inhibition of electron transport by antimycin A. The activity of ATPase partially inhibited by oligomycin or depletion of membrane potential by K+ and valinomycin had no effect on the induction of the contacts by ADP. ATP was ineffective in creating contacts irrespective of the presence or absence of a membrane potential, whereas carboxyatractyloside induced the contacts under all conditions in a manner similar to ADP. These results suggest the involvement of the ATP/ADP translocator in regulation of contact sites. As a consequence, we analyzed its distribution in the inner membrane of kidney and liver mitochondria by binding of [3H]atractyloside to subfractions of this membrane. The experiments demonstrated that the translocator was located in the peripheral part of the inner membrane as well as in the portion which formed the cristae.
authors.affiliation: Fakultät für Biologie, Universität Konstanz, F.R.G.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bücheler
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brdiczka
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D000968:Antimycin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D001278:Atractyloside / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D004579:Electron Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D005614:Freeze Fracturing; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000226:Mitochondrial ADP, ATP Translocases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008933:Mitochondrial Swelling; D009840:Oligomycins / Q000494:pharmacology; D010085:Oxidative Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D009840:Oligomycins; D001278:Atractyloside; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000968:Antimycin A; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000226:Mitochondrial ADP, ATP Translocases; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases; C003853:carboxyatractyloside