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. 1989 Oct;91(2):487–492. doi: 10.1104/pp.91.2.487

Role of Nonohmicity in the Regulation of Electron Transport in Plant Mitochondria 1

David G Whitehouse 1,2, Anne-Catherine Fricaud 1, Anthony L Moore 1
PMCID: PMC1062027  PMID: 16667059

Abstract

The relationship between the respiratory rate and the membrane ionic current on the protonmotive force has been investigated in percoll purified potato mitochondria. The dependence of the membrane ionic current on the membrane potential was monitored using a methyltriphenylphosphonium-sensitive electrode and determining the maximal net rate of depolarization following the addition of a respiratory inhibitor. We have confirmed that a nonohmic relationship exists between the ionic conductance and membrane potential. Addition of ATPase inhibitors markedly increased the initial rate of dissipation suggesting that in their absence the dissipation rate induced by respiratory inhibitors is partially offset by H+-efflux due to the hydrolysis of endogenous ATP. This was corroborated by direct measurement of endogenous ATP levels which decreased significantly following dissipation of the membrane potential. Results are discussed in terms of the regulation of electron transport in plant mitochondria in vivo.

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