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Assessment of Mitochondrial Functions and Cell Viability in Renal Cells Overexpressing Protein Kinase C Isozymes
Published on: January 7, 2013
Involvement of adenine nucleotide carrier in the mechanism of the apolipoprotein C induced decrease of membrane
L E Panin1, N I Shalbueva, A R Kolpakov
1Research Institute of Biochemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Novosibirsk. lmmmv@cyber.ma.nsc.ru
Abstract:
Apolipoprotein C (apo C) was shown to decrease the Ca2+ capacity and membrane potential of mitochondria isolated from rat liver. The specific ligands of adenine nucleotide carrier, ADP and carboxyatractyloside (CAT), inhibited the effect of apo C on the mitochondrial membrane potential. The effect of ADP and CAT was revealed in the absence of Ca2+. We conclude that in the presence of apo C, adenine nucleosides carrier transforms into a pore, and this causes the decrease in the membrane potential of the mitochondria. ADP and CAT support the primary conformation of the carrier and therefore inhibit the effect of apolipoprotein C.
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