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| Titel: |
Mitochondrial gene-knockout (?^0) cells: A versatile model for exploring the secrets of trans-plasma membrane electron transport |
| Auteur: |
Debbie-Jane Scarlett Patries Herst An Tan Cecilia Prata Michael Berridge |
| Verschenen in: |
BioFactors |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 20 (2005) nr. 4 pagina's 213-220 |
| Jaar: |
2005-01-31 |
| Inhoud: |
Plasma membrane electron transport (tPMET) pathways have been identified in all living cells, and a wide variety of tools have been used to study these processes. In our laboratory we have used the cell-impermeable tetrazolium dye WST-1, together with the mitochondrial gene knockout ρ^0) cell model, to investigate one of these pathways. We have shown that growth of HL60ρ^0 cells is dependent on oxygen, and that these cells consume oxygen at the cell surface. Similarities in inhibition profiles between non-mitochondrial oxygen consumption and WST-1 reduction suggest that both systems share a common tPMET pathway. In support of this, oxygen was shown to compete with the intermediate electron acceptor that mediates WST-1 reduction, for reducing electrons. The observation that tPMET activity is higher in ρ^0 cells compared to their mitochondrially-competent counterparts was shown to be the result of competition between the mitochondrial and plasma membrane electron transport systems for intracellular reducing equivalents. Elevated rates of dye reduction appear to be mediated through increased expression of the key components of tPMET, which include the cell surface NADH oxidase, CNOX. These findings have played a critical role in shaping our current understanding of the mechanisms of this particular pathway of tPMET. |
| Uitgever: |
IOS Press |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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