Activity of the mitochondrial multiple conductance channel is independent of the adenine nucleotide translocator

Timothy A. Lohret, Robert C. Murphy, Tomas Drgoñ, Kathleen W. Kinnally

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    Abstract

    The functional relationship between the adenine nucleotide translocator (ANT) and the mitochondrial multiple conductance channel (MCC) was investigated using patch-clamp techniques. MCC activity with the same conductance, ion selectivity, voltage dependence, and peptide sensitivity could be reconstituted from inner membrane fractions derived from mitochondria of ANT-deficient and wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In addition, the MCC activity of mouse kidney mitoplasts was unaffected by carboxyatractyloside, a known inhibitor of ANT and inducer of a permeability transition. These results suggest that MCC activity is independent of ANT.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)4846-4849
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
    Volume271
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 1 1996

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Molecular Biology
    • Cell Biology

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