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Schmitt, S. ; Schulz, S. ; Schropp, E.-M. ; Eberhagen, C. ; Simmons, A. ; Beisker, W. ; Aichler, M. ; Zischka, H.

Why to compare absolute numbers of mitochondria.

Mitochondrion 19, 113-123 (2014)
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Prompted by pronounced structural differences between rat liver and rat hepatocellular carcinoma mitochondria, we suspected these mitochondrial populations to differ massively in their molecular composition. Aiming to reveal these mitochondrial differences, we came across the issue on how to normalize such comparisons and decided to focus on the absolute number of mitochondria. To this end, fluorescently stained mitochondria were quantified by flow cytometry. For rat liver mitochondria, this approach resulted in mitochondrial protein contents comparable to earlier reports using alternative methods. We determined similar protein contents for rat liver, heart and kidney mitochondria. In contrast, however, lower protein contents were determined for rat brain mitochondria and for mitochondria from the rat hepatocellular carcinoma cell line McA 7777. This result challenges mitochondrial comparisons that rely on equal protein amounts as a typical normalization method. Exemplarily, we therefore compared the activity and susceptibility towards inhibition of complex II of rat liver and hepatocellular carcinoma mitochondria and obtained significant discrepancies by either normalizing to protein amount or to absolute mitochondrial number. Importantly, the latter normalization, in contrast to the former, demonstrated a lower complex II activity and higher susceptibility towards inhibition in hepatocellular carcinoma mitochondria compared to liver mitochondria. These findings demonstrate that solely normalizing to protein amount may obscure essential molecular differences between mitochondrial populations.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter Metabolic Shift ; Mitochondria ; Mitochondrial Number ; Mitochondrial Protein Content ; Respiratory Complex Ii
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2014
HGF-Berichtsjahr 2014
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1567-7249
e-ISSN 1872-8278
Zeitschrift Mitochondrion
Quellenangaben Band: 19, Heft: , Seiten: 113-123 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Elsevier
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Molecular Toxicology and Pharmacology (TOX)
Research Unit Analytical Pathology (AAP)
Institute of Pathology (PATH)
POF Topic(s) 30203 - Molecular Targets and Therapies
30205 - Bioengineering and Digital Health
30504 - Mechanisms of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Health and Disease
Forschungsfeld(er) Enabling and Novel Technologies
PSP-Element(e) G-505200-003
G-505200-005
G-500390-001
G-500300-001
PubMed ID 24969531
DOI 10.1016/j.mito.2014.06.005
WOS ID WOS:000346624700015
Scopus ID 84940215724
Scopus ID 84911419264
Erfassungsdatum 2014-06-29
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