title: Effects of some protein-reactive compounds on K+ flux into mitochondria.
abstract: The pathway of unidirectional K+ flux into respiring mitochondria is sensitive to the protein reactive compounds mersalyl and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD). When treated with either of these reagents, mitochondria retain sensitivity to other reagents which affect K+ flux into untreated mitochondria. The present studies show that the K+ influx mechanism modified by pretreatment with DCCD remains sensitive to inhibition by quinine. K+ influx stimulated by mersalyl, in the absence of exogenous Ca++, retains sensitivity to inhibition by quinine and to some extent by Mg++. The results support the conclusion that K+ uptake by mitochondria modified by mersalyl or DCCD occurs via the same proteinaceous pathway as that which mediates K+ uptake by untreated mitochondria.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Diwan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001693:Biological Transport, Active / Q000187:drug effects; D004024:Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008634:Mersalyl / Q000494:pharmacology; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D011803:Quinine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D004024:Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide; D008634:Mersalyl; D011803:Quinine; D011188:Potassium