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|description=Nigericin | |description= Nigericin is a H<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup> antiporter, which allows the electroneutral transport of these two ions in opposite directions across the mitochondrial inner membrane following the K<sup>+</sup> concentration gradient. In the presence of K<sup>+</sup>, nigericin decreases pH in the mitchondrial matrix, thus, almost fully collapses the transmembrane ΔpH, which leads to the compensatory increase of the electric [[Mitochondrial membrane potential|mt-membrane potential]]. Therefore, it is ideal to use to dissect the two components of the [[Protonmotive force|protonmotive force]], ΔpH and [[Mitochondrial membrane potential|mt-membrane potential]]. It is recommended to use the lowest possible concentration of nigericin, which creates a maximal mitochondrial hyperpolarization. In the study of [[Komlodi 2018 J Bioenerg Biomembr]], 20 nM was applied on brain mitochondria isolated from guinea-pigs using 5 mM [[Succinate|succinate]] in the [[LEAK respiration|LEAK state]] which caused maximum hyperpolarisation, but did not fully dissipate the transmembrane ΔpH. Other groups (Selivanov et al 2008; Lambert et al 2004), however, used 100 nM nigericin, which in their hands fully collapsed transmembrane ΔpH using succinate as a respiratory substrate on isolated rat brain and skeletal muscle in the [[LEAK respiration|LEAK state]]. | ||
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[[Dalmonte_2009_J_Biol_Chem]], | |||
[[Komlodi 2018 J Bioenerg Biomembr]], | |||
[[Selivanov 2008 J Biol Chem]], | |||
[[Lambert 2004 Biochem J]], | |||
[[Komlodi 2022 BEC]] | |||
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|mitopedia concept=Respiratory state | |mitopedia concept=Respiratory state | ||
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{{MitoPedia methods | {{MitoPedia methods | ||
|mitopedia method=Respirometry | |mitopedia method=Respirometry, Fluorometry | ||
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Nigericin
Description
Nigericin is a H+/K+ antiporter, which allows the electroneutral transport of these two ions in opposite directions across the mitochondrial inner membrane following the K+ concentration gradient. In the presence of K+, nigericin decreases pH in the mitchondrial matrix, thus, almost fully collapses the transmembrane ΔpH, which leads to the compensatory increase of the electric mt-membrane potential. Therefore, it is ideal to use to dissect the two components of the protonmotive force, ΔpH and mt-membrane potential. It is recommended to use the lowest possible concentration of nigericin, which creates a maximal mitochondrial hyperpolarization. In the study of Komlodi 2018 J Bioenerg Biomembr, 20 nM was applied on brain mitochondria isolated from guinea-pigs using 5 mM succinate in the LEAK state which caused maximum hyperpolarisation, but did not fully dissipate the transmembrane ΔpH. Other groups (Selivanov et al 2008; Lambert et al 2004), however, used 100 nM nigericin, which in their hands fully collapsed transmembrane ΔpH using succinate as a respiratory substrate on isolated rat brain and skeletal muscle in the LEAK state.
Reference: Dalmonte_2009_J_Biol_Chem, Komlodi 2018 J Bioenerg Biomembr, Selivanov 2008 J Biol Chem, Lambert 2004 Biochem J, Komlodi 2022 BEC
MitoPedia concepts: Respiratory state
MitoPedia methods:
Respirometry,
Fluorometry
