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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 259, Issue 1, 154-160, 01, 1984

Carboxyatractyloside-insensitive influx and efflux of adenine nucleotides in rat liver mitochondria

J Austin and JR Aprille

Unidirectional transport (influx and efflux) of adenine nucleotides in rat liver mitochondria was examined using carboxyatractyloside to inhibit rapid exchange of matrix and external adenine nucleotides via the adenine nucleotide translocase. Influx of adenine nucleotides was concentration-dependent. ATP was the preferred substrate with a Km of 2.67 mM and V of the preferred substrate with a Km of 2.67 mM and V of 8.33 nmol/min/mg of protein. For ADP, the Km was 14.7 mM and V was 10.8 nmol/min/mg of protein. Efflux of adenine nucleotides was also concentration-dependent, varying directly as a function of the matrix adenine nucleotide pool size. Any increase in the influx of adenine nucleotides was coupled to an increase in efflux. However, as the external ATP concentration was increased, influx was stimulated to a much greater extent than was efflux. This imbalance suggested that under certain conditions adenine nucleotide movement might be coupled to the movement of an alternate anion such as phosphate. Adenine nucleotide efflux increased as the external phosphate concentration was varied from 0.5 to 4 mM. Also, increasing the external phosphate concentration caused adenine nucleotide influx to decrease, suggesting competition. In the absence of external adenines and phosphate, no efflux occurred. Both adenine nucleotide influx and efflux were depressed if Mg2+ was omitted. Adenine nucleotide efflux in the presence of external phosphate was inhibited much less by lack of Mg2+ than was efflux in the presence of external ATP. This evidence supports a model in which either adenine nucleotides (probably with Mg2+) or phosphate can move across the mitochondrial membrane on a single carrier. Net adenine nucleotide movements can occur when adenine nucleotide movement is coupled to the movement of phosphate in the opposite direction.
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