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. 1976 Dec;128(3):741–748. doi: 10.1128/jb.128.3.741-748.1976

Evidence for a negative membrane potential and for movement of C1- against its electrochemical gradient in the ascomycete Neocosmospora vasinfecta.

A G Miller, K Budd
PMCID: PMC232764  PMID: 11206

Abstract

The iodides of three lipid-soluble cations (dibenzyldimethylammonium; tribenzylmethylammonium, TBMA+; ethyldimethylbenzylammonium) were synthesized by the reaction of 14C-labeled methyl or 14C-labeled ethyl iodide with the appropriate secondary of tertiary amine and used in an attempt to measure the transmembrane electrical potential difference in Neocosmospora. Only mycelium containing high levels of Na+ accumulated measureable amounts of these cations and only above pH 6. Uptake was reduced in the presence of exogenous K+, Na+, Mg2+, or tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane. The velocity of TBMA+ uptake was proportional to its concentration between 46 and 427 muM. Neither the rate nor the extent of TBMB+ uptake was greatly affected by the presence of a fivefold excess of either dibenzyldimethylammonium or ethyldimethylbenzylammonium, even though these cations were themselves accumulated. The uncoupler m-chlorophenylhydrazone induced loss of previously accumulated TBMA+ from the mycelium. Anaerobiosis and cold (5 degrees C) temperature both inhibited TBMA+ uptake but did not induce the loss of previously accumulated TBMA+. The uptake of lipophilic cations by Na+-rich mycelium indicated a minimum transmembrane electrical potential of -60 to -70 mV (inside negative). Net uptake of these cations appeared to be strongly influenced by the availability of endogenous exchangeable cations and by the presence of other exogenous cations, as well as by the membrane potential. Despite these limitations, transport of C1- by Na+-rich mycelium appeared to take place against the electrochemical gradient for C1-.

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