Abstract
The effect of hyperthyroidism on the transport of phosphate in rat-liver mitochondria has been examined. Thyroid hormones administered in vivo increased carrier mediated (mersalyl-sensitive) phosphate transport. Kinetic analysis of the phosphate transport showed that the thyroid hormone affects the V max of this process, while having no effect on the K m values. The higher activity of the phosphate carrier was found not to be due to a change in the endogenous content of phosphate nor to a change in the transmembrane ΔpH value. Inhibitor titrations with mersalyl showed that mitochondria from both control and hyperthyroid rats required the same concentrations of inhibitor to produce total inhibition of phosphate transport, thus suggesting that the amount of functional translocase present is unaffected. The level of cardiolipin was significantly higher in mitochondrial membranes from hyperthyroid rats as compared to the control rats. The thyroid hormone induced change in the activity of the phosphate carrier appears to be due to a more favorable lipid microenvironment (cardiolipin content) surrounding the carrier molecule in the mitochondrial membrane.
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