Abstract
Analysis of the mitochondrial transmembrane potential (Delta Psi(m)) with the help of the JC-1 fluorochrome (5,5',6,6'-tetrachloro-1,1',3,3'-tetraethylbenzimidazolcarbocyanine iodide) during mesophyll leaf senescence was performed in order to determine whether a reduction of Delta Psi(m) takes place during mesophyll senescence and whether plant mitochondria, like mammalian ones, might be involved in the induction of programmed cell death. Fluorescence analysis of mesophyll protoplasts of Pisum sativum in a confocal microscope, fluorescent spectra analysis and time dependence of fluorescence intensity of monomers and of J-aggregates revealed that JC-1 is incorporated and accumulated specifically in plant mitochondria. Analysis of Delta Psi(m) during mesophyll protoplast senescence revealed that two subpopulations of mitochondria which differ in Delta Psi(m) exist in all analyzed stages of leaf senescence. The first subpopulation contains mitochondria with red fluorescence of J-aggregates due to an unperturbed high Delta Psi(m). The second subpopulation comprises mitochondria with green fluorescence of monomers due to a low Delta Psi(m), proving total depolarization of mitochondrial membranes. Fluorescence analysis demonstrated t...Continue Reading
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