An uncoupling channel within the c-subunit ring of the F1FO ATP synthase is the mitochondrial permeability transition pore
Alavian KN, Beutner G, Lazrove E, Sacchetti S, Park HA, Licznerski P, Li H, Nabili P, Hockensmith K, Graham M, Porter GA, Jonas EA. An uncoupling channel within the c-subunit ring of the F1FO ATP synthase is the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 10580-10585. PMID: 24979777, PMCID: PMC4115574, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1401591111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCell DeathHEK293 CellsHumansIon Channel GatingIon ChannelsLiposomesMitochondriaMitochondrial Membrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial MembranesMitochondrial Permeability Transition PoreMutationProtein ConformationProtein SubunitsProton-Translocating ATPasesRatsReactive Oxygen SpeciesConceptsMitochondrial PT poreF1Fo-ATP synthaseATP synthasePermeability transitionCell deathCellular metabolic efficiencyInner mitochondrial membrane permeabilityOxygen species-induced cell deathC subunit ringATP synthase F1Mitochondrial membrane permeabilityMitochondrial permeability transitionC subunitPT poreTight regulationATP productionMolecular identitySingle-channel conductanceChannel closureLeak channelsMPTP openingMetabolic efficiencyMembrane permeabilityHealthy cellsOsmotic shifts