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Isolation and Functional Analysis of Mitochondria from Cultured Cells and Mouse Tissue
Published on: March 23, 2015
Control and regulation of integrated mitochondrial function in metabolic and transport networks
Sonia Cortassa1, Brian O'Rourke1, Raimond L Winslow2
1Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology 720 Rutland Ave, 1059 Ross Bldg, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Abstract:
The pattern of flux and concentration control coefficients in an integrated mitochondrial energetics model is examined by applying a generalized matrix method of control analysis to calculate control coefficients, as well as response coefficients The computational model of Cortassa et al. encompasses oxidative phosphorylation, the TCA cycle, and Ca(2+) dynamics. Control of ATP synthesis, TCA cycle, and ANT fluxes were found to be distributed among various mitochondrial processes. Control is shared by processes associated with ATP/ADP production and transport, as well as by Ca(2+) dynamics. The calculation also analyzed the control of the concentrations of key regulatory ions and metabolites (Ca(2+), NADH, ADP). The approach we have used demonstrates how properties of integrated systems may be understood through applications of computational modeling and control analysis.
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