Abstract
The kinetics of the P i-induced active transport of ions by isolated liver mitochondria were studied by monitoring photometrically mitochondrial volume changes. In a previous communication, these volume changes were shown to correlate quantitatively with the net uptake or release of ions. In the present study the specificity of the P i role was further characterized. The data support the contention that cations are actively transported. Anions follow the transfer of cations to maintain electrical neutrality. The relationship of the transport system to oxidative phosphorylation was investigated by simultaneously monitoring both processes under different experimental conditions. The results of the experiments are quantitatively consistent with a model proposed for the P i-induced active transport in isolated rat liver mitochondria. The model includes the following features. 1. P i induces an inwardly directed, carrier-mediated active transport of cations. 2. The transport is coupled to the energy-conserving reactions of the cytochrome chain. 3. The efflux of ions accumulated in the presence of low P i concentrations occurs by passive diffusion. 4. Net accumulation ceases when the rates of active transport and passive diffusion become equal. 5. The active transport competes with oxidative phosphorylation for a common, nonphosphorylated, high-energy intermediate.
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