Abstract
AbstractThe molecular identity of the mitochondrial megachannel (MMC)/permeability transition pore (PTP), a key effector of cell death, remains controversial. By combining highly purified, fully active bovine F-ATP synthase with preformed liposomes we show that Ca2+dissipates the H+gradient generated by ATP hydrolysis. After incorporation of the same preparation into planar lipid bilayers Ca2+elicits currents matching those of the MMC/PTP. Currents were fully reversible, were stabilized by benzodiazepine 423, a ligand of the OSCP subunit of F-ATP synthase that activates the MMC/PTP, and were inhibited by Mg2+and adenine nucleotides, which also inhibit the PTP. Channel activity was insensitive to inhibitors of the adenine nucleotide translocase (ANT) and of the voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC). Native gel-purified oligomers and dimers, but not monomers, gave rise to channel activity. These findings resolve the long-standing mystery of the MMC/PTP and demonstrate that Ca2+can transform the energy-conserving F-ATP synthase into an energy-dissipating device.
Funder
Naito Foundation
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
MEXT | JST | Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology
Kiban B from MEXT
Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro
Fondation Leducq
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Chemistry
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