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. 1994 Jun;66(6):1887–1894. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(94)80982-8

Reversible and irreversible effects of basic peptides on the mitochondrial cationic channel.

F Fèvre 1, J P Henry 1, M Thieffry 1
PMCID: PMC1275914  PMID: 7521225

Abstract

We have previously shown that a 13-residue basic peptide, derived from the presequence of a mitochondrial precursor, blocked the cationic channel of the outer mitochondrial membrane. The properties of the blockade suggested that the peptide could go through the pore in the presence of a sufficient driving force. In an attempt to evaluate more precisely the relevance of such an interpretation, we have examined the effect on the same channel of basic peptides from 16 to 34 residues, most of which are parts of or derive from mitochondrial presequences. Two peptides were found to induce a reversible voltage-dependent blockade, the properties of which were the same as those of the blockade induced by the 13-residue peptide. The others had a similar effect, but triggered in addition a modification of the voltage gating that persisted after washing the peptide out. The modification was in turn abolished by trypsin added to the side of the channel previously exposed to the peptide. The protease acted on the bound peptide and not on the channel itself. The irreversible modification of the voltage gating, the mechanism of which remains obscure, was not specific for mitochondrial-addressing sequences.

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