Mitochondrial toxicity and autophagy - Pertubation by xenobiotics - ETC inhibition

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Explain one inhibitors of complex 1 in detail. Which disease is related to this?

Pharmacology of Rotenone (MoA):
  • inhibits the transfer of electrons from ironsulfur centers in complex I to ubiquinone (eind acceptator in complex I)
  • inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation
  • ATP depletion
  • resulting in cell death.

Parkinson! => mtDNA damage because of ROS becaus of incomplete electron transfer.

What is a complex III inhibitor?

Antimycin A
  • Fish poison
  • Binds to the Q domain of complex III
  • blocks the electron transport from cytochrome b to cytochrome c

What is a complex IV inhibitor?

Cyanide (azide, carbon monoxide)
  • Attaches to iron atom
  • block transport
  • high affinity binding 
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What is a complex V inhibitor?

Oligomycin
  • ATP synthase
  • high levels of lactate
  • Blocks polypeptide F0 subunit, needed for ATP production from ADP.
  • Prevents protons from passing back into the mitochondria  The concentration gradient becomes very large  proton pump stopped  Electron flow is significantly reduced

What causes mtDNA depletion?

NRTI: nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors

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