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Control of oxidative phosphorylation by Complex I in rat liver mitochondria: implications for aging

Barbara Ventura et al. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2002.

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Abstract

We compared NAD-dependent state 4 and state 3 respiration, NADH oxidation and Complex I specific activity in liver mitochondria from 4- and 30-month-old rats. All the activities examined were significantly decreased with aging. In both groups of animals, the flux control coefficients measured by rotenone titration indicated that Complex I is largely rate controlling upon NADH aerobic oxidation while, in state 3 respiration, it shares the control with other steps in the pathway. Moreover, we observed a trend wherein flux control coefficients of Complex I became higher with age. This indication was strengthened by examining the rotenone inhibition thresholds showing that Complex I becomes more rate controlling, over all the examined activities, during aging. Our results point out that age-related alterations of the mitochondrial functions are also present in tissues considered less prone to accumulate mitochondrial DNA mutations.

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