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Pulsing of Membrane Potential in Individual Mitochondria: A Stress-Induced Mechanism to Regulate Respiratory Bioenergetics in Arabidopsis

Markus Schwarzländer, David C. Logan, Iain G. Johnston, Nick S. Jones, Andreas J. Meyer, Mark D. Fricker, Lee J. Sweetlove
Markus Schwarzländer
aDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom
bInstitute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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David C. Logan
cDepartment of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E2, Canada
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Iain G. Johnston
dDepartment of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
eOxford Centre for Integrative Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Oxford OX1 3QU, United Kingdom
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Nick S. Jones
dDepartment of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
eOxford Centre for Integrative Systems Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Oxford OX1 3QU, United Kingdom
fDepartment of Mathematics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Andreas J. Meyer
bInstitute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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Mark D. Fricker
aDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom
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Lee J. Sweetlove
aDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom
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Published March 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.112.096438

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Abstract

Mitochondrial ATP synthesis is driven by a membrane potential across the inner mitochondrial membrane; this potential is generated by the proton-pumping electron transport chain. A balance between proton pumping and dissipation of the proton gradient by ATP-synthase is critical to avoid formation of excessive reactive oxygen species due to overreduction of the electron transport chain. Here, we report a mechanism that regulates bioenergetic balance in individual mitochondria: a transient partial depolarization of the inner membrane. Single mitochondria in living Arabidopsis thaliana root cells undergo sporadic rapid cycles of partial dissipation and restoration of membrane potential, as observed by real-time monitoring of the fluorescence of the lipophilic cationic dye tetramethyl rhodamine methyl ester. Pulsing is induced in tissues challenged by high temperature, H2O2, or cadmium. Pulses were coincident with a pronounced transient alkalinization of the matrix and are therefore not caused by uncoupling protein or by the opening of a nonspecific channel, which would lead to matrix acidification. Instead, a pulse is the result of Ca2+ influx, which was observed coincident with pulsing; moreover, inhibitors of calcium transport reduced pulsing. We propose a role for pulsing as a transient uncoupling mechanism to counteract mitochondrial dysfunction and reactive oxygen species production.

  • Received February 2, 2012.
  • Revised February 2, 2012.
  • Accepted February 16, 2012.
  • Published March 6, 2012.
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Pulsing of Membrane Potential in Individual Mitochondria: A Stress-Induced Mechanism to Regulate Respiratory Bioenergetics in Arabidopsis
Markus Schwarzländer, David C. Logan, Iain G. Johnston, Nick S. Jones, Andreas J. Meyer, Mark D. Fricker, Lee J. Sweetlove
The Plant Cell Mar 2012, 24 (3) 1188-1201; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.096438

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Markus Schwarzländer, David C. Logan, Iain G. Johnston, Nick S. Jones, Andreas J. Meyer, Mark D. Fricker, Lee J. Sweetlove
The Plant Cell Mar 2012, 24 (3) 1188-1201; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.096438
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