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Mechanism of uncoupling protein action.

K D Garlid1, M Jaburek, P Jezek

  • 1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science & Technology, 20000 N.W. Walker Road, Beaverton, OR 97006-8921, USA. garlid@bmb.ogi.edu

Biochemical Society Transactions
|November 16, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Uncoupling proteins (UCPs) transport fatty acids (FAs) by their anionic head groups. Proton transport occurs across the membrane bilayer, not through UCPs, confirming Garlid's model.

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Membrane Transport

Background:

  • Uncoupling proteins (UCPs) mediate proton transport across mitochondrial membranes, crucial for energy regulation.
  • Two models exist for UCP mechanism: Klingenberg's (proton conduction) and Garlid's (anion/fatty acid conduction).
  • Fatty acids (FAs) are essential for UCP uncoupling, but their exact transport role is debated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the ion transport mechanism of uncoupling proteins (UCPs).
  • To differentiate between Klingenberg's and Garlid's models of UCP function.
  • To confirm whether UCPs transport protons directly or facilitate fatty acid transport.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized FA analogues (long-chain alkylsulphonates) to probe UCP transport.

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  • Employed ion-pair transport with propranolol and undecanesulphonate to enable proton delivery by sulphonates.
  • Assessed GDP-sensitive uncoupling activity in the presence of these compounds.

    • Main Results:

    • Long-chain alkylsulphonates were translocated by UCPs but did not induce uncoupling alone.
    • Ion-pair transport of undecanesulphonate with propranolol successfully induced GDP-sensitive uncoupling.
    • This demonstrates that the sulphonate head group, analogous to the FA head group, is transported by UCP.

    Conclusions:

    • The results support Garlid's model, indicating UCPs transport the anionic head group of fatty acids.
    • Proton transport, essential for uncoupling, occurs via the membrane bilayer, not directly through the UCP.
    • This clarifies the fundamental mechanism of UCP-mediated energy dissipation.