FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Is mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production proportional to oxygen consumption? A theoretical consideration BT AF Hou, Chen Metcalfe, Neil B. Salin, Karine AS 1:1;2:2;3:3; FF 1:;2:;3:PDG-RBE-PFOM-LARN; C1 Department of Biological Sciences Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla Missouri, USA Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health and Comparative Medicine Graham Kerr Building University of Glasgow Glasgow , UK Department of Environment and Resources Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer Plouzané, France C2 UNIV MISSOURI, USA UNIV GLASGOW, UK IFREMER, FRANCE SI BREST SE PDG-RBE-PFOM-LARN UM LEMAR IN WOS Ifremer UMR copubli-europe copubli-int-hors-europe IF 4.653 TC 10 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00680/79188/93569.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;mitochondria;respiration states;theoretical model; uncoupling;variation AB It has been assumed that at the whole organismal level, the mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production is proportional to the oxygen consumption. Recently, a number of researchers have challenged this assumption, based on the observation that the ROS production per unit oxygen consumed in the resting state of mitochondrial respiration is much higher than that in the active state. Here, we develop a simple model to investigate the validity of the assumption and the challenge of it. The model highlights the significance of the time budget that mitochondria operate in the different respiration states. The model suggests that under three physiologically possible conditions, the difference in ROS production per unit oxygen consumed between the respiration states does not upset the proportionality between the whole animal ROS production and oxygen consumption. The model also shows that mitochondrial uncoupling generally enhances the proportionality. PY 2021 PD APR SO Bioessays SN 0265-9247 PU Wiley VL 43 IS 4 UT 000614700300001 DI 10.1002/bies.202000165 ID 79188 ER EF