title: In vitro binding of triiodothyronine to rat liver mitochondria.
abstract: Saturable high affinity T3 binding sites were detected in a mitochondrial fraction enriched in internal membranes and partly solubilized by Triton X-100. Specific T3 binding to the solubilized sites, only detected at low T3 concentrations, was optimal at pH 8.0 and not dependent upon the presence of divalent cations or reducing agents; it was destroyed by heat and proteolytic enzymes. The solubilized T3 binding sites were distributed, after Sephadex G-200 gel filtration, between two peaks of similar affinity for T3 (Ka congruent to 5 x 10(10)l/mol) and similar binding characteristics. T3 was bound with a high stereospecificity, while some analogues of biological importance (L-T4; 3,5,3'-triiodothyroacetic acid; 3,3';-diiodo-L-thyronine) competed with L-T3 in the same range of low concentrations. This suggests that the high affinity mitochondrial T3 binding sites could be of biological relevance in the mitochondrial metabolism.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014284:Triiodothyronine