Biosynthesis, utilization, and translocation of endogenous isomeric spin-labelled radioactive cytidinediphosphodiglycerides from isolated guinea pig liver microsomal to mitochondrial membranes

1979 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 1019-1025 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Stuhne-Sekalec ◽  
N. Z. Stanacev

When isolated guinea pig liver microsomal membranes were incubated with isomeric (5-, 12-, and 16-doxyl stearoyl) spin-labelled sn-3-[2-3H]phospfaatidic acid in the presence of CTP and Mg2+, formation of corresponding CDP-[2-3H]diglycerides (in an amount representing 16.5–17.4% of the labelled lipids), which were acceptable substrates in the microsomal biosynthesis of sn-3-[2-3H]phosphatidyl-myo-[U-l4C]inositols, took place. When microsomal membranes containing known amounts of labelled CDP-diglycerides were incubated with unlabeled mitochondrial membranes, reisolated mitochondria contained labelled lipids in an amount which could not be accounted for by the microsomal contamination of reisolated mitochondria, determined by the assay of NADPH – cytochrome c reductase activity, establishing therefore the translocation of labelled CDP-diglycerides (and other labelled lipids) from microsomal to mitochondrial membranes in an amount of ~50% of microsomal content. The rate of loss of paramagnetic lipid species in microsomal and in reisolated mitochondrial membranes was found to be quite different. When reisolated mitochondria containing trans-located isomeric spin-labelled CDP-[2-3H]diglycerides were further incubated with sn-3-[U-14C]glycerophosphate, the formation of labelled phosphatidylglycerophosphate and phosphatidylglycerol was detected. These findings established that the translocation of endogenously formed CDP-[2-3H]diglycerides occurred from isolated microsomal membranes to both outer and inner mitochondrial membranes.

1979 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 1237-1244 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Stuhne-Sekalec ◽  
N. Z. Stanacev

Guinea pig liver microsomal and mitochondrial membranes were degraded with phospholipase C and D followed by partial biosynthetic reconstitution. Activities of phosphatidylinositol synthetase in microsomal membranes and NADPH – cytochrome c reductase were almost completely lost after phospholipase C and D treatment; almost complete restoration of the original activity was achieved after biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine in degraded microsomes, but was not reparable after biosynthesis of cytidinediphosphodiglycerides (CDP-diglycerides). The mitochondrial biosynthesis of polyglycerophosphatides was completely retained after degradation of these membranes with phospholipase C, but after similar treatment with phospholipase D, only about one-quarter of the original activity remained, the relative composition of polyglycerophosphatides being significantly different. The activity of NADPH – cytochrome c reductase of microsomes represented about 76% of the originalactivity after phospholipase C treatment, but only ~1% after treatment with phospholipase D. Although this activity could not be restored with CDP-diglyceride synthesis, it was restored to about 75% of the original activity after the biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine in these fragments. These and additional experimental findings are discussed in terms of the relation between structural organization of lipids and proteins and enzymatic activities of membrane-bound phospholipid-synthesizing enzymes in microsomal and mitochondrial membranes isolated from guinea pig liver.


1990 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidija Stuhne-Sekalec ◽  
Nikola Z. Stanacev

The biosynthesis of radioactively labelled phosphatidylglycerol via phosphatidylglycerophosphate in outer and inner mitochondrial membranes isolated from guinea pig liver was found to depend absolutely on CDP-diglycerides, which could not be biosynthesized in these membranes. The requirement for CDP-diglycerides in the biosynthesis of labelled phosphatidylglycerol could be fulfilled by the transfer of biosynthesized [3H]CDP-diglycerides from the microsomal membranes to the outer and inner mitochondrial membranes.Key words: submitoehondrial membranes, transfer, CDP-diglycerides, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerophosphate.


1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (12) ◽  
pp. 1282-1291 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Chudzik ◽  
N. Z. Stanacev

Transfer of membrane-bound phosphatidyl-[2′-3H]inositol from microsomal to unlabelled mitochondrial and from mitochondrial to unlabelled microsomal membranes was studied using partially purified cytosol proteins isolated from guinea pig liver cytosol. In the absence and presence of these proteins the amounts of phosphatidylinositol transfer from microsomal to mitochondrial membranes were approximately 21 and 33%, respectively, and the amounts from mitochondrial to microsomal membranes were approximately 31 and 39%, respectively. The release of phosphatidyl-[2′-3H]inositol from microsomal membranes in the absence of mitochondria was dependent on concentration of cytosol proteins. Two mechanisms for movement between membranes are proposed. In cytosol-protein-independent movement of phosphatidyl-[2′-3H]inositol from microsomal to mitochondrial membranes, a direct contact between membranes is required, since phosphatidyl-[2′-3H]inositol was not detected in the reaction medium. In the cytosol-protein-catalyzed transfer, formation of phosphatidyl-[2′-3H]inositol – cytosol protein complex is postulated, since phosphatidyl-[2′-3H]inositol was released into the reaction medium and its movement proceeded from mitochondrial to microsomal membranes in the presence of partially purified cytosol proteins. Thus, contact between the two membranes is probably not necessary for this transfer. Implications for the movement of phospholipids between biological membranes are discussed.


1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (11) ◽  
pp. 1159-1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Stuhne-Sekalec ◽  
N. Z. Stanacev

Translocation of membrane-bound labelled lipids from guinea pig liver microsomal to mitochondrial membranes was studied. When microsomal membranes containing known amounts and composition of spin-labelled radioactive lipids were incubated with unlabelled mitochondrial membranes, reisolated mitochondria contained spin- and radioactive-lipids in an amount which could not be accounted for by the microsomal contamination of reisolated mitochondria, establishing therefore the translocation of labelled lipids from microsomal to mitochondrial membranes. The effect of addition of crude 105 000 × g supernatant on the translocation was studied. The translocation of labelled lipids in aged membranes was also described. The rate of loss of paramagnetism in microsomal and reisolated mitochondrial membranes was measured and found to be different, supporting the conclusion that the translocation of labelled lipids between membranes took place. Data from these studies suggested that the translocation of labelled lipids of microsomal membranes to both outer and inner mitochondrial membranes probably occurred. Furthermore, our results suggest that the mechanism by which lipid translocation takes place does not necessarily involve soluble cytosol proteins. In view of experimental data, possible mechanisms for the translocation of lipids between biological membranes were discussed.


1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 407-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Stuhne-Sekalec ◽  
N. Z. Stanacev

Intermembranous translocation of membrane-bound radioactive lipids covalently labelled with 5-, 12-, and 16-doxyl stearic acid was studied. Guinea pig liver microsomal membranes containing known amounts of isomeric spin-labelled radioactive phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylcholine, and diglycerides were incubated with unlabelled mitochondria; reisolated mitochondria contained around 28–31% of microsomal labelled lipids above the microsomal contamination. The effect of adding crude or'pH 5.1' 105 000 × g cytosol supernatant on the amount and composition of translocated labelled lipids was studied. While the translocation of labelled phosphatidylcholine was slightly stimulated by the addition of these cytosol supernatants, no significant increase of the amount of translocated labelled phosphatidic acid and diglycerides was observed by this addition. In view of these results, a probable mechanism for the cytosol protein-independent translocation of lipids between biological membranes is proposed.


1979 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 618-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Stuhne-Sekalec ◽  
N. Z. Stanacev

Translocation of membrane-bound isomeric (5-, 12-, and 16-doxyl) spin-labelled radioactive cytidinediphosphodiglycerides (CDP-diglycerides) from guinea pig liver microsomal membranes to mitochondrial membranes was studied. When microsomal membranes containing known amounts of isomeric spin-labelled radioactive CDP-diglycerides were incubated with unlabelled mitochondrial membranes, reisolated mitochondria contained labelled lipids in an amount which could not be accounted for by microsomal contamination, indicating that translocation of labelled CDP-diglycerides from microsomal to mitochondrial membranes had occurred. The rate of loss of paramagnetism in microsomal and in reisolated mitochondrial membranes was found to be different, supporting the conclusion that the translocation of labelled lipids between membranes took place. When reisolated mitochondria containing translocated isomeric spin-labelled radioactive CDP-diglycerides were further incubated with sn-3-glycerophosphate, the formation of labelled phosphatidylglycerol was detected. Data from these studies established that the translocation of labelled CDP-diglycerides from microsomal membranes to both outer and inner mitochondrial membranes had occurred.This study established that the isolated guinea pig liver mitochondria are capable of biosynthesis of polyglycerophosphatides (phosphatidylglycerolphosphate, phosphatidylglycerol, and diphosphatidylglycerol or cardiolipin) but depend on the microsomal supply of CDP-diglyceride, an obligatory precursor in the formation of polyglycerophosphatides. This liponucleotide can be translocated, as shown here, to outer and inner mitochondrial membranes for further biosynthetic utilization.


1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Stuhne-Sekalec ◽  
N. Z. Stanacev

Spontaneous (protein independent) transfer of endogenously biosynthesized radioactive lipids (phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylcholine, and diglycerides) from isolated guinea pig liver microsomal to unlabeîled mitochondrial membranes was studied as a function of addition of ATP, duration of incubation, and protein concentration of microsomal and mitochondrial membranes. It was found that transfer of phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylcholine, and diglycerides was not absolutely dependent on addition of ATP, although its presence enhanced the transfer of phosphatidylcholine. The highest amount of transferred biosynthesized phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylcholine, and diglycerides was observed after a relatively short incubation and amounted to around one-third of all biosynthesized microsomal lipids, but decreased with increasing incubation time. With increasing concentrations of proteins of mitochondria, a significant decrease of transfer of radioactive lipids from microsomal membranes was established. The same tendency, although to a lesser degree, was established with increasing concentrations of microsomal proteins.These results, together with previously published experiments from this laboratory, were taken as the evidence for the transfer of membrane-bound biosynthesized phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylcholine, and diglycerides from isolated guinea pig liver microsomal to mitochondrial membranes, by a mechanism which involves a close contact between the membrane–donor and the membrane–acceptor. Mechanisms for lipid transfer in biological membranes and in model membranes (liposomes) were compared and discussed.


1979 ◽  
Vol 178 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Hino ◽  
H Asagami ◽  
S Minakami

1. The microsomal haem oxygenase activity induced by the administration of CoCl2 was found mainly in the smooth-surfaced microsomal fraction, whereas that of the untreated control animals was widely distributed in smooth-surfaced microsomal, rough-surfaced microsomal and Golgi fractions. 2. When microsomal preparation was incubated and the time course of the distribution of biliverdin between the membranes and the medium was followed, most of the biliverdin formed was found first in the medium. This suggests that the active site of haem oxygenase is exposed on the cytoplasmic surface of the membranes. The possible localization of the enzyme at the outer surface of the membranes was also supported by a digestion experiment with trypsin. The haem oxygenase activity was greatly decreased even at low concentration of the proteinase, which did not affected the NADPH-cytochrome c reductase activity. 3. When microsomal preparation was further fractionated by isopycnic centrifugation in the presence of deoxycholate or by partitioning of sonicated microsomal preparation in aqueous-polymer two-phase systems, most of the haem oxygenase activity was found in a fraction different from the main fraction of the NADH- and NADPH-cytochrome c reductase and NADH–ferricyanide reductase activities. This indicates the different distribution of haem oxygenase from the other enzymes mentioned, on the lateral plane of microsomal membranes, and suggests the different localization of the haem oxygenase system from the electron-transport system linked with cytochrome b5 and cytochrome P-450.


1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (7) ◽  
pp. 722-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Stuhne-Sekalec ◽  
N. Z. Stanacev

Lipids of isolated guinea pig liver microsomal membranes were labelled biosynthetically with isomeric doxyl stearic acid and temperature-induced changes of these membranes were studied by electron spin resonance. A noticeable discontinuity was detected at 10–12 °C with 12- or 16-doxyl stearic acid containing membrane lipids which was attributed to the spin-labelled lipid – microsomal membrane protein interactions since no such discontinuity was detected in liposomes prepared from total lipid extracts of microsomal membranes. When microsomal membranes containing radioactive isomeric spin-labelled lipids were incubated with unlabelled mitochondria, reisolated mitochondrial membranes contained translocated radioactive isomeric spin-labelled lipids. Temperature-induced changes in these membranes showed no discontinuity with either isomeric doxyl stearic acid derivative, establishing a difference in the environment of translocated lipids in the membrane donor compared with that in the membrane acceptor. Microsomal membranes recovered from translocation experiments showed the same behaviour as the original membranes and exhibited the same discontinuity at 10–12 °C, establishing that the translocation incubation itself did not alter the spin-labelled lipid interaction within these membranes. Studies of the loss of paramagnetism of spin-labelled lipids in microsomal membranes before and in mitochondrial membranes after their translocation showed a significant difference and suggested that both the outer and the inner mitochondrial membranes might have been involved.


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