phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at o:4267 DOI 10.1111/apha.14143 The 2-oxoglutarate/malate carrier extends the family of mitochondrial carriers capable of fatty acid and 2,4-dinitrophenol-activated proton transport Metabolic reprogramming in cancer cells has been linked to mitochondrial dysfunction. The mitochondrial 2-oxoglutarate/malate carrier (OGC) has been suggested as a potential target for preventing cancer progression. Although OGC is involved in the malate/aspartate shuttle, its exact role in cancer metabolism remains unclear. We aimed to investigate whether OGC may contribute to the alteration of mitochondrial inner membrane potential by transporting protons.The expression of OGC in mouse tissues and cancer cells was investigated by PCR and Western blot analysis. The proton transport function of recombinant murine OGC was evaluated by measuring the membrane conductance (Gm) of planar lipid bilayers. OGC-mediated substrate transport was measured in proteoliposomes using 14C-malate.OGC increases proton Gm only in the presence of natural (long-chain fatty acids, FA) or chemical (2,4-dinitrophenol) protonophores. The increase in OGC activity directly correlates with the increase in the number of unsaturated bonds of the FA. OGC substrates and inhibitors compete with FA for the same protein binding site. Arginine 90 was identified as a critical amino acid for the binding of FA, ATP, 2-oxoglutarate, and malate, which is a first step towards understanding the OGC-mediated proton transport mechanism.OGC extends the family of mitochondrial transporters with dual function: (i) metabolite transport and (ii) proton transport facilitated in the presence of protonophores. Elucidating the contribution of OGC to uncoupling may be essential for the design of targeted drugs for the treatment of cancer and other metabolic diseases. eng Bacterial Infections Guidelines Aerosol Blood 2025-07-15T10:21:15.442Z LOMv1.0 Author BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Žuna;Kristina; FN:Kristina Žuna X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3585-2679 END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Tyschuk;Tatyana; FN:Tatyana Tyschuk X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5848-8431 END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Beikbaghban;Taraneh; FN:Taraneh Beikbaghban X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3453-5268 END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Sternberg;Felix; FN:Felix Sternberg END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Kreiter;Jürgen; FN:Jürgen Kreiter X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5877-762X END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Pohl;Elena E.; FN:Elena E. Pohl X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0604-5950 END:VCARD https://w3id.org/kim/hcrt/scheme https://w3id.org/kim/hcrt/text Textdokument Text LOMv1.0 yes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 application/pdf 6658587 https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:4267 https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/api/object/o:4267/thumbnail LOMv1.0 discipline