Endogenous cell respiration was assayed in whole cells in the presence of galactose using a
Clark-type polarographic oxygen electrode from Hansatech Instruments (Norfolk, UK) at 24°C as described (32 (
link)).
Mitochondria were prepared from the different strains as described (6 (
link)) and used for spectrophotometric assays performed at 24°C to measure KCN-sensitive COX activity, antimycin A-sensitive NADH cytochrome
c reductase, and succinate cytochrome
c reductase activities and oligomycin-sensitive ATP synthase activity, as described (32 (
link)). Total mitochondrial cytochrome spectra were obtained as reported (32 (
link)).
The abundance of OXPHOS complexes was analyzed by Blue Native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (BN-PAGE) using a linear 3–12% gradient gel (33 ).
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