DIFFERENTIAL INHIBITION RESPONSES CAUSED BY DDT ON OLIGOMYCIN-SENSITIVE MG2+-ATPASE ACTIVITY - NATURE OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DDT SENSITIVITY

Earlier communications from this laboratory have shown that DDT inhibited oligomycin-sensitive Mg2+-ATPase (EC 3.6.1.3) but that its active component, F1, was not affected. In the present investigation evidence has been obtained to determine the nature of the requirements for DDT sensitivity. The results showed that DDT sensitivity was conferred to F1 from pig heart mitochondrial preparations when it was bound to F0 from the same preparation. The F1 from house fly (Musca domestica L) thorax was able to bind to F0 from pig heart. This combination showed similar sensitivity to that of the original F1-F0 combination from pig heart mitochondria. However, when F1 from pig heart mitochondria was incorporated into F0 depleted in oligomycin sensitivity-conferring protein (OSCP) from the same source, the resulting ATPase activity was insensitive to DDT. Addition of crude (50-200 μg) or purified (5-20 μg) OSCP in the above preparation restored DDT sensitivity. Presence of dioleyl or dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline or Triton X-100 in the reaction medium antagonized the DDT inhibitions. Depletion of phospholipids from submitochondrial membrane preparations (SMP) decreased ATPase activity. Addition of dioleyl or soybean phosphatidyl choline to this lipid-depleted preparation restored DDT sensitivity. Evidence presented suggests that DDT acted on F1 in association with one or more membrane components and that OSCP and phospholipid were essential for DDT sensitivity. © 1979.