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Biophysical Journal 86:629-645 (2004)
© 2004 The Biophysical Society

NADH Enzyme-Dependent Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching (ED-FRAP): Applications to Enzyme and Mitochondrial Reaction Kinetics, In Vitro

Frederic Joubert, Henry M. Fales, Han Wen, Christian A. Combs and Robert S. Balaban

Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Correspondence: Address reprint requests to Robert S. Balaban, Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Bldg. 10, Rm. B1D-161, Bethesda, MD 20892-1061. Tel.: 301-496-3658; Fax: 301-402-2389; E-mail: RSB{at}nih.gov.

NADH enzyme-dependent fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (ED-FRAP) was evaluated for studying enzyme kinetics in vitro and in isolated mitochondria. Mass, optical, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy data were consistent with the UV NADH photolysis reaction being NADH -> NAD· + H+ + e-. The overall net reaction was O2 + 2NADH + 2H+ -> 2NAD+ + 2H2O, or in the presence of other competing electron acceptors such as cytochrome c, NADH + 2Cytox -> NAD+ + H+ + 2Cytred. Solution pH could differentiate between these free-radical scavenging pathways. These net reactions represent the photooxidation of NADH to NAD+. Kinetic models and acquisition schemes were developed, varying [NADH] and [NAD] by altering NADH photolysis levels, for extracting kinetic parameters. UV irradiation levels used did not damage mitochondrial function or enzymatic activity. In mitochondria, [NADH] is a high affinity product inhibitor that significantly reduced the NADH regeneration rate. Matrix NADH regeneration only slightly exceeded the net rate of NADH consumption, suggesting that the NADH regeneration process is far from equilibrium. Evaluation of NADH regeneration in active mitochondria, in comparison to rotenone-treated preparations, revealed other regulatory elements in addition to matrix [NADH] and [NAD] that have yet to be fully characterized. These studies demonstrate that the rapid UV photolysis of NADH to NAD is an effective tool in evaluating the steady-state kinetic properties of enzyme systems. Initial data support the notion that the NADH regeneration process is far from equilibrium in mitochondria and is potentially controlled by NADH levels as well as several other matrix factors.




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