Properties of porcine white adipose tissue and liver mitochondrial subpopulations

被引:21
作者
Koekemoer, TC [1 ]
Oelofsen, W [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Port Elizabeth, Dept Biochem & Microbiol, ZA-6000 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
cardiolipin; cytochrome c oxidase; mitochondrial DNA; mitochondrial subpopulations; white adipose tissue;
D O I
10.1016/S1357-2725(01)00064-4
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Properties of porcine white adipose tissue heavy and light mitochondrial subpopulations were investigated so as to identify any functional heterogeneity. Liver mitochondrial subpopulations were concurrently evaluated since their properties have been studied in some detail. Mitochondrial subpopulations were isolated by means of differential centrifugation and the relative purity estimated using marker enzymes. Due to the greater contamination of the light mitochondrial fractions, mtDNA content, determined by PCR analysis, was used as a basis to demonstrate any mitochondrial heterogeneity. Enzymatic activity, electron microscopy, lipid analysis and Western blotting were used to characterise the different populations. With the exception of liver cytochrome c oxidase, the enzymatic capacity of adipose and liver heavy mitochondria ranged between approximately two- and threefold higher than the corresponding light fraction. The cardiolipin content and mean mitochondrial diameters paralleled these differences, suggesting an increased mitochondrial mass rather than a functional difference. However, the cytochrome c oxidase activity of the liver heavy mitochondria was 4.75-fold higher relative to the light fraction. A strong correlation between cytochrome c oxidase activity and the subunit I content was evident. Adipose tissue mitochondrial subpopulations would seem to possess a comparable oxidative capacity per gram mitochondrial protein, while liver heavy mitochondria possess an increased oxidative capacity and mass. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:889 / 901
页数:13
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