期刊
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
卷 37, 期 3, 页码 195-200出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2011.12.012
关键词
Mitochondria; Temperature; Electron transport chain; Turtle; Heart; ADP
资金
- NSERC
- Killam Memorial Trust
Ectothermic animals regularly experience fluctuations in body temperature, which have profound effects on biochemical and metabolic processes. To cope with cold environments, the freshwater turtle, Trachemys scripta, exhibits inverse thermal compensation, where physiological processes exhibit exaggerated Q(10) effects and are actively downregulated to limit energy requirements. The present study aimed to identify potential sites of temperature sensitivity in mitochondria from the turtle heart. The effect of acute temperature change on ADP sensitivity and respiratory flux through different components of the electron transport chain (Complexes I, I and IV) was analysed in permeabilized cardiac fibres from the turtle ventricle. An acute decrease in temperature significantly reduced the acceptor control ratio and maximum respiration rate (M-O2) through all complexes of the electron transport chain. Calculated Q(10) values for M-O2 across the three experimental temperatures tested (5, 13 and 21 degrees C) were in the range of 1.19-3.65, and although there was a tendency for exaggerated Q(10) values in the lower temperature range (5-13 degrees C), there were no significant differences in Q(10) between any temperatures or complexes examined. These results suggest the large-scale reductions in turtle cardiac function and high Q(10) values at acutely low temperatures are likely due to a reduction in energy demand (contractile function), rather than supply (mitochondrial respiration). (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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