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Yang X, Mao Z, Huang J, Wang R, Dong H, Zhang Y, Ma H. Improving pathway prediction accuracy of constraints-based metabolic network models by treating enzymes as microcompartments. Synth Syst Biotechnol 2023; 8:597-605. [PMID: 37743907 PMCID: PMC10514394 DOI: 10.1016/j.synbio.2023.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Metabolic network models have become increasingly precise and accurate as the most widespread and practical digital representations of living cells. The prediction functions were significantly expanded by integrating cellular resources and abiotic constraints in recent years. However, if unreasonable modeling methods were adopted due to a lack of consideration of biological knowledge, the conflicts between stoichiometric and other constraints, such as thermodynamic feasibility and enzyme resource availability, would lead to distorted predictions. In this work, we investigated a prediction anomaly of EcoETM, a constraints-based metabolic network model, and introduced the idea of enzyme compartmentalization into the analysis process. Through rational combination of reactions, we avoid the false prediction of pathway feasibility caused by the unrealistic assumption of free intermediate metabolites. This allowed us to correct the pathway structures of l-serine and l-tryptophan. A specific analysis explains the application method of the EcoETM-like model and demonstrates its potential and value in correcting the prediction results in pathway structure by resolving the conflict between different constraints and incorporating the evolved roles of enzymes as reaction compartments. Notably, this work also reveals the trade-off between product yield and thermodynamic feasibility. Our work is of great value for the structural improvement of constraints-based models.
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- Xue Yang
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China
- School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin, 300308, China
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Barbe J, Roussel D, Voituron Y. Effect of physiological hyperthermia on mitochondrial fuel selection in skeletal muscle of birds and mammals. J Therm Biol 2023; 117:103719. [PMID: 37776632 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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Both birds and mammals have important thermogenic capacities allowing them to maintain high body temperatures, i.e., 37 °C and 40 °C on average in mammals and birds, respectively. However, during periods of high locomotor activity, the energy released during muscular contraction can lead to muscle temperature reaching up to 43-44 °C. Mitochondria are responsible for producing the majority of ATP through cellular respiration and metabolizing different substrates, including carbohydrates and lipids, to generate ATP. A limited number of studies comparing avian and mammalian species showed preferential utilization of specific substrates for mitochondrial energy at different metabolic intensities, but authors always measured at body temperature. The present study evaluated mitochondrial respiration rates and OXPHOS coupling efficiencies at 37 °C, 40 °C and 43 °C associated with pyruvate/malate (carbohydrate metabolism) or palmitoyl-carnitine/malate (lipid metabolism) as substrates in pigeons (Columba livia) and rats (Rattus norvegicus), a well-known pair in scientific literature and for their similar body mass. The data show different hyperthermia-induced responses between the two species with (i) skeletal muscle mitochondria from rats being more sensitive to rising temperatures than in pigeons, and (ii) the two species having different substrate preferences during hyperthermia, with rats oxidizing preferentially carbohydrates and pigeons lipids. By analyzing the interplay between temperature and substrate utilization, we describe a means by which endotherms deal with extreme muscular temperatures to provide enough ATP to support energy demands.
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- Jessica Barbe
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France.
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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Titanium dioxide nanoparticle-based hydroxyl and superoxide radical production for oxidative stress biological simulations. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.114290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Partipilo M, Yang G, Mascotti ML, Wijma HJ, Slotboom DJ, Fraaije MW. A conserved sequence motif in the Escherichia coli soluble FAD-containing pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase is important for reaction efficiency. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102304. [PMID: 35933012 PMCID: PMC9460512 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Soluble pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenases (STHs) are flavoenzymes involved in the redox homeostasis of the essential cofactors NAD(H) and NADP(H). They catalyze the reversible transfer of reducing equivalents between the two nicotinamide cofactors. The soluble transhydrogenase from Escherichia coli (SthA) has found wide use in both in vivo and in vitro applications to steer reducing equivalents toward NADPH-requiring reactions. However, mechanistic insight into SthA function is still lacking. In this work, we present a biochemical characterization of SthA, focusing for the first time on the reactivity of the flavoenzyme with molecular oxygen. We report on oxidase activity of SthA that takes place both during transhydrogenation and in the absence of an oxidized nicotinamide cofactor as an electron acceptor. We find that this reaction produces the reactive oxygen species hydrogen peroxide and superoxide anion. Furthermore, we explore the evolutionary significance of the well-conserved CXXXXT motif that distinguishes STHs from the related family of flavoprotein disulfide reductases in which a CXXXXC motif is conserved. Our mutational analysis revealed the cysteine and threonine combination in SthA leads to better coupling efficiency of transhydrogenation and reduced reactive oxygen species release compared to enzyme variants with mutated motifs. These results expand our mechanistic understanding of SthA by highlighting reactivity with molecular oxygen and the importance of the evolutionarily conserved sequence motif.
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- Michele Partipilo
- Membrane Enzymology Group, Groningen Institute of Biomolecular Sciences & Biotechnology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Enzymology Group, Groningen Institute of Biomolecular Sciences & Biotechnology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Enzymology Group, Groningen Institute of Biomolecular Sciences & Biotechnology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; IMIBIO-SL CONICET, Facultad de Química Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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- Molecular Enzymology Group, Groningen Institute of Biomolecular Sciences & Biotechnology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Membrane Enzymology Group, Groningen Institute of Biomolecular Sciences & Biotechnology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Molecular Enzymology Group, Groningen Institute of Biomolecular Sciences & Biotechnology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Guo B, Cao J, Liu Y, Wang Y, Qian Y, Chen G, Zhu W. Cardiac Protection of a Novel Lupane-Type Triterpenoid from Injuries Induced by Hypoxia-Reperfusion. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23169473. [PMID: 36012738 PMCID: PMC9409286 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23169473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) leads to cardiac remodeling and heart failure associated with acute myocardial infarction, which is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Betulinic acid (BA), a widely distributed lupane-type triterpenoid, has been reported to possess antioxidative activity and inhibit apoptosis in MIRI. Due to the low bioavailability and water insolubility of BA, a previous study found a series of BA-derivative compounds by microbial transformation. In this study, we observe whether there are anti-MIRI effects of BTA07, a BA derivative, on cardiac injuries induced by hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) in adult rat cardiomyocytes in vitro and in Langendorff-perfused hearts ex vivo, and further explore its mechanism of cardioprotection to find more efficient BA derivatives. The hemodynamic parameters of isolated hearts were monitored and recorded by a Lab Chart system. The markers of oxidative stress and apoptosis in isolated hearts and adult rat cardiomyocytes (ARCMs) were evaluated. The expression levels of B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), Bcl-2-associated X (Bax), protein kinase B (Akt) and phospho-Akt (pAkt, Ser473) induced by H/R were detected via Western blot. The Langendorff experiments showed that BTA07 improves hemodynamic parameters, reduces myocardium damage and infarct size, inhibits levels of myocardial tissue enzymes lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and creatine kinase (CK) in the coronary outflow and reduces oxidative stress and the activation of caspase-3 in the myocardium. In vitro, BTA07 reduced cell death and caspase-3 activation and inhibited reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Furthermore, the protective effects of BTA07 were attenuated by inhibition of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway with LY294002 in ARCMs. BTA07 protects ARCMs and isolated hearts from hypoxia-reperfusion partly by inhibiting oxidative stress and cardiomyocyte apoptosis.
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Protective roles of MITOL against myocardial senescence and ischemic injury partly via Drp1 regulation. iScience 2022; 25:104582. [PMID: 35789860 PMCID: PMC9249672 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Abnormal mitochondrial fragmentation by dynamin-related protein1 (Drp1) is associated with the progression of aging-associated heart diseases, including heart failure and myocardial infarction (MI). Here, we report a protective role of outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM)-localized E3 ubiquitin ligase MITOL/MARCH5 against cardiac senescence and MI, partly through Drp1 clearance by OMM-associated degradation (OMMAD). Persistent Drp1 accumulation in cardiomyocyte-specific MITOL conditional-knockout mice induced mitochondrial fragmentation and dysfunction, including reduced ATP production and increased ROS generation, ultimately leading to myocardial senescence and chronic heart failure. Furthermore, ischemic stress-induced acute downregulation of MITOL, which permitted mitochondrial accumulation of Drp1, resulted in mitochondrial fragmentation. Adeno-associated virus-mediated delivery of the MITOL gene to cardiomyocytes ameliorated cardiac dysfunction induced by MI. Our findings suggest that OMMAD activation by MITOL can be a therapeutic target for aging-associated heart diseases, including heart failure and MI. MITOL is essential for maintaining cardiac function partly via Drp1 clearance MITOL deficiency causes cardiac aging partly via Drp1 accumulation Ischemic stress induces a rapid downregulation of MITOL MITOL expression attenuates cardiac dysfunction in acute myocardial infarction
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Gruszczyk AV, Casey AM, James AM, Prag HA, Burger N, Bates GR, Hall AR, Allen FM, Krieg T, Saeb-Parsy K, Murphy MP. Mitochondrial metabolism and bioenergetic function in an anoxic isolated adult mouse cardiomyocyte model of in vivo cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury. Redox Biol 2022; 54:102368. [PMID: 35749842 PMCID: PMC9234472 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cell models of cardiac ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury are essential to facilitate understanding, but current monolayer cell models poorly replicate the in vivo IR injury that occurs within a three-dimensional tissue. Here we show that this is for two reasons: the residual oxygen present in many cellular hypoxia models sustains mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation; and the loss of lactate from cells into the incubation medium during ischemia enables cells to sustain glycolysis. To overcome these limitations, we incubated isolated adult mouse cardiomyocytes anoxically while inhibiting lactate efflux. These interventions recapitulated key markers of in vivo ischemia, notably the accumulation of succinate and the loss of adenine nucleotides. Upon reoxygenation after anoxia the succinate that had accumulated during anoxia was rapidly oxidized in association with extensive mitochondrial superoxide/hydrogen peroxide production and cell injury, mimicking reperfusion injury. This cell model will enable key aspects of cardiac IR injury to be assessed in vitro.
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- Anja V Gruszczyk
- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK; Department of Surgery and Cambridge NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UK; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK; Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cambridge NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UK; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Organ Donation and Transplantation, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK; Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.
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Guo CL. Self-Sustained Regulation or Self-Perpetuating Dysregulation: ROS-dependent HIF-YAP-Notch Signaling as a Double-Edged Sword on Stem Cell Physiology and Tumorigenesis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:862791. [PMID: 35774228 PMCID: PMC9237464 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.862791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Organ development, homeostasis, and repair often rely on bidirectional, self-organized cell-niche interactions, through which cells select cell fate, such as stem cell self-renewal and differentiation. The niche contains multiplexed chemical and mechanical factors. How cells interpret niche structural information such as the 3D topology of organs and integrate with multiplexed mechano-chemical signals is an open and active research field. Among all the niche factors, reactive oxygen species (ROS) have recently gained growing interest. Once considered harmful, ROS are now recognized as an important niche factor in the regulation of tissue mechanics and topology through, for example, the HIF-YAP-Notch signaling pathways. These pathways are not only involved in the regulation of stem cell physiology but also associated with inflammation, neurological disorder, aging, tumorigenesis, and the regulation of the immune checkpoint molecule PD-L1. Positive feedback circuits have been identified in the interplay of ROS and HIF-YAP-Notch signaling, leading to the possibility that under aberrant conditions, self-organized, ROS-dependent physiological regulations can be switched to self-perpetuating dysregulation, making ROS a double-edged sword at the interface of stem cell physiology and tumorigenesis. In this review, we discuss the recent findings on how ROS and tissue mechanics affect YAP-HIF-Notch-PD-L1 signaling, hoping that the knowledge can be used to design strategies for stem cell-based and ROS-targeting therapy and tissue engineering.
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- Chin-Lin Guo
- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Welman S, Jastroch M, Mzilikazi N. Obligatory homeothermy of mesic adapted African striped mice, Rhabdomys pumilio, is governed by seasonal basal metabolism and year-round "thermogenic readiness" of brown adipose tissue. J Exp Biol 2022; 225:275893. [PMID: 35694963 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.243860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Small mammals undergo thermoregulatory adjustments in response to changing environmental conditions. Whereas small heterothermic mammals can employ torpor to save energy in the cold, homeothermic species must increase heat production to defend normothermia through the recruitment of brown adipose tissue (BAT). Here, we studied thermoregulatory adaptation in an obligate homeotherm, the African striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio), captured from a subpopulation living in a mesic, temperate climate with marked seasonal differences. Basal metabolic rate (BMR), non-shivering thermogenesis (NST) and summit metabolic rate (MSUM) increased from summer to winter, with NST and MSUM already reaching maximal rates in autumn, suggesting seasonal preparation to the cold. Typical of rodents, cold-induced metabolic rates positively correlate with BAT mass. Analysis of cytochrome c oxidase (COX) activity and UCP1 content, however, demonstrate that thermogenic capacity declines with BAT mass. This resulted in seasonal differences in NST being driven by changes in BMR. The increase in BMR is supported by a comprehensive anatomical analysis of metabolically active organs, revealing increased mass proportions in the cold season. The thermoregulatory response of R. pumilio is associated with the maintenance of body weight throughout the year (48.3±1.4 g), contrasting large summer-winter mass reductions often observed in Holarctic rodents. Collectively, bioenergetic adaptation of this Afrotropical rodent involves seasonal organ adjustments influencing BMR, combined with a constant thermogenic capacity dictated by trade-offs in thermogenic properties of BAT. Arguably, this high degree of plasticity was a response to unpredictable cold spells throughout the year. Consequently, the reliance on such a resource intensive thermoregulatory strategy may expose more energetic vulnerability in changing environments of food scarcity and extreme weather conditions due to climate change, with major ramifications for survival of the species.
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- Shaun Welman
- Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, The Arrhenius Laboratories F3, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.,Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Munich-Neuherberg, Germany
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Bertholet AM, Natale AM, Bisignano P, Suzuki J, Fedorenko A, Hamilton J, Brustovetsky T, Kazak L, Garrity R, Chouchani ET, Brustovetsky N, Grabe M, Kirichok Y. Mitochondrial uncouplers induce proton leak by activating AAC and UCP1. Nature 2022; 606:180-187. [PMID: 35614225 PMCID: PMC9646675 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04747-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Mitochondria generate heat due to H+ leak (IH) across their inner membrane1. IH results from the action of long-chain fatty acids on uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) in brown fat2-6 and ADP/ATP carrier (AAC) in other tissues1,7-9, but the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. As evidence of pharmacological activators of IH through UCP1 and AAC is lacking, IH is induced by protonophores such as 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) and cyanide-4-(trifluoromethoxy) phenylhydrazone (FCCP)10,11. Although protonophores show potential in combating obesity, diabetes and fatty liver in animal models12-14, their clinical potential for treating human disease is limited due to indiscriminately increasing H+ conductance across all biological membranes10,11 and adverse side effects15. Here we report the direct measurement of IH induced by DNP, FCCP and other common protonophores and find that it is dependent on AAC and UCP1. Using molecular structures of AAC, we perform a computational analysis to determine the binding sites for protonophores and long-chain fatty acids, and find that they overlap with the putative ADP/ATP-binding site. We also develop a mathematical model that proposes a mechanism of uncoupler-dependent IH through AAC. Thus, common protonophoric uncouplers are synthetic activators of IH through AAC and UCP1, paving the way for the development of new and more specific activators of these two central mediators of mitochondrial bioenergetics.
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- Ambre M Bertholet
- Department of Physiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Department of Physiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Integrating thermodynamic and enzymatic constraints into genome-scale metabolic models. Metab Eng 2021; 67:133-144. [PMID: 34174426 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2021.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Stoichiometric genome-scale metabolic network models (GEMs) have been widely used to predict metabolic phenotypes. In addition to stoichiometric ratios, other constraints such as enzyme availability and thermodynamic feasibility can also limit the phenotype solution space. Extended GEM models considering either enzymatic or thermodynamic constraints have been shown to improve prediction accuracy. In this paper, we propose a novel method that integrates both enzymatic and thermodynamic constraints in a single Pyomo modeling framework (ETGEMs). We applied this method to construct the EcoETM (E. coli metabolic model with enzymatic and thermodynamic constraints). Using this model, we calculated the optimal pathways for cellular growth and the production of 22 metabolites. When comparing the results with those of iML1515 and models with one of the two constraints, we observed that many thermodynamically unfavorable and/or high enzyme cost pathways were excluded from EcoETM. For example, the synthesis pathway of carbamoyl-phosphate (Cbp) from iML1515 is both thermodynamically unfavorable and enzymatically costly. After introducing the new constraints, the production pathways and yields of several Cbp-derived products (e.g. L-arginine, orotate) calculated using EcoETM were more realistic. The results of this study demonstrate the great application potential of metabolic models with multiple constraints for pathway analysis and phenotype prediction.
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Differences in Breast Muscle Mitochondrial Respiratory Capacity, Reactive Oxygen Species Generation, and Complex Characteristics between 7-week-old Meat- and Laying-type Chickens. J Poult Sci 2020; 57:319-327. [PMID: 33132733 PMCID: PMC7596037 DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.0190133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The skeletal muscle growth rate is a major feature differentiating meat- and laying-type chickens. A large amount of ATP is required during skeletal muscle synthesis, in which mitochondrial energy production capacities play a significant role. Additionally, mitochondria may participate in muscle protein degradation via reactive oxygen species generation. To investigate the differences in mitochondrial energetic characteristics between chickens exhibiting different growth rates, this study evaluated respiratory capacities in response to different types of respiratory substrate, protein abundances, assembly of individual respiratory complexes (I-V) and supercomplexes, and reactive oxygen species generation rates. These characteristics were compared between mitochondria from the breast muscle (M. pectoralis superficialis) of seven-week-old meat- and laying-type male chickens. Blue native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis revealed that meat-type chickens exhibited a significantly lower protein abundance of complex III (cytochrome bc 1 complex), complex V (F0F1 ATP synthase), and total amount of supercomplexes than did laying-type chickens. There were no differences between chicken types in the respiration rate of mitochondria incubated with either pyruvate/malate or succinate, each of which drives complex I- and complex II-linked respiration. Carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1-dependent and -independent respiration during ATP synthesis and carnitine palmitoyltransferase-2 enzymatic activity were significantly lower in meat-type chickens than in layingtype chickens. For mitochondria receiving pyruvate/malate plus succinate, the reactive oxygen species generation rate and its ratio to the oxygen consumed (the percentage of free radical leak) were also significantly lower in meat-type chickens than in laying-type chickens. These results suggested that the mitochondrial energetic capacities of the breast muscle of meat-type chickens could be lower than those of laying-type chickens at seven weeks of age. Furthermore, the lower reactive oxygen species generation rate in meat-type chickens might have implications for rapid muscle development, which is possibly related to their lower muscle protein degradation rates.
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Subelzu N, Schöneich C. Near UV and Visible Light Induce Iron-Dependent Photodegradation Reactions in Pharmaceutical Buffers: Mechanistic and Product Studies. Mol Pharm 2020; 17:4163-4179. [PMID: 32986444 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c00639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Near UV (λ = 320-400 nm) and visible light (λ = 400-800 nm) can lead to the oxidation of pharmaceutical proteins, which can affect efficiency and promote immunogenicity. However, no concise mechanism has been established for the photo-oxidation of pharmaceutical proteins under near UV and visible light. Here, we show that carboxylic acid buffer-Fe3+ complexes can function as photosensitizers, causing peptide degradation via the formation of various radicals and oxidants. Three pharmaceutical relevant carboxylic acid buffers (citrate, acetate, and succinate) were tested under near UV and visible light. Oxidation reactions were monitored for model peptides containing readily oxidizable amino acids, such as methionine- or leucine-enkephalin and proctolin peptide. Oxidation products were evaluated by RP-HPLC coupled to UV or fluorescent detection and RP-HPLC-MS/MS. Specifically for citrate buffer, the light-induced formation of H2O2, •OH, •CO2-, and formaldehyde was demonstrated. The peptides displayed oxidation of Met, hydroxylation of Tyr and Phe, as well as the formation of novel products from Tyr. Experiments with 18O2 resulted in the incorporation of 18O into various reaction products, consistent with a metal-catalyzed activation of O2 into reactive oxygen species. The addition of EDTA and DTPA did not prevent the oxidation of the peptides and, in some cases, enhanced the oxidation. Our results demonstrate that pharmaceutical buffer-Fe3+ complexes, exposed to UV and visible light, can promote various pathways of oxidation reactions in pharmaceutical formulations.
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- Natalia Subelzu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2095 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2095 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United States
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Smith AT, Linkous RO, Max NJ, Sestok AE, Szalai VA, Chacón KN. The FeoC [4Fe-4S] Cluster Is Redox-Active and Rapidly Oxygen-Sensitive. Biochemistry 2019; 58:4935-4949. [PMID: 31713418 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The acquisition of iron is essential to establishing virulence among most pathogens. Under acidic and/or anaerobic conditions, most bacteria utilize the widely distributed ferrous iron (Fe2+) uptake (Feo) system to import metabolically-required iron. The Feo system is inadequately understood at the atomic, molecular, and mechanistic levels, but we do know it is composed of a main membrane component (FeoB) essential for iron translocation, as well as two small, cytosolic proteins (FeoA and FeoC) hypothesized to function as accessories to this process. FeoC has many hypothetical functions, including that of an iron-responsive transcriptional regulator. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that Escherichia coli FeoC (EcFeoC) binds an [Fe-S] cluster. Using electronic absorption, X-ray absorption, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopies, we extensively characterize the nature of this cluster. Under strictly anaerobic conditions after chemical reconstitution, we demonstrate that EcFeoC binds a redox-active [4Fe-4S]2+/+ cluster that is rapidly oxygen-sensitive and decays to a [2Fe-2S]2+ cluster (t1/2 ≈ 20 s), similar to the [Fe-S] cluster in the fumarate and nitrate reductase (FNR) transcriptional regulator. We further show that this behavior is nearly identical to the homologous K. pneumoniae FeoC, suggesting a redox-active, oxygen-sensitive [4Fe-4S]2+ cofactor is a general phenomenon of cluster-binding FeoCs. Finally, in contrast to FNR, we show that the [4Fe-4S]2+ cluster binding to FeoC is associated with modest conformational changes of the polypeptide, but not protein dimerization. We thus posit a working hypothesis in which the cluster-binding FeoCs may function as oxygen-sensitive iron sensors that fine-tune pathogenic ferrous iron acquisition.
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- Aaron T Smith
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Maryland, Baltimore County , Baltimore , Maryland 21250 United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Maryland, Baltimore County , Baltimore , Maryland 21250 United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Maryland, Baltimore County , Baltimore , Maryland 21250 United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Maryland, Baltimore County , Baltimore , Maryland 21250 United States
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- Physical Measurement Laboratory , National Institute of Standards and Technology , Gaithersburg , Maryland 20899 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Reed College , Portland , Oregon 97202 , United States
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Darhan H, Zoda A, Kikusato M, Toyomizu M, Katoh K, Roh SG, Ogawa S, Uemoto Y, Satoh M, Suzuki K. Correlations between mitochondrial respiration activity and residual feed intake after divergent genetic selection for high- and low- oxygen consumption in mice. Anim Sci J 2019; 90:818-826. [PMID: 31016830 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The aims of the present study were to identify the differences between two mouse lines (high (H)- and low (L)-oxygen consumption) in terms of mitochondrial respiratory activity when GMP (glutamate, malate, and pyruvate) and succinic acid are used as substrates and to examine the relationship between mitochondrial respiration activity and feed efficiency in both lines. The average daily feed intake, feed conversion ratio (FCR), and residual feed intake (RFI) were significantly higher in the H than the L line. The correlation between FCR and RFI was significant (r = 0.60, p < 0.05). RFI was effective as an indicator of feed efficiency. When succinic acid was used as a substrate, mitochondrial respiration states 2-4, ACR, and proton leak were significantly higher in the H than the L line. When GMP was used as a substrate, respiration states 3 and 4 in the H line were significantly higher than those in the L line, and there were significant positive correlations between FCR and RFI and mitochondrial respiration states 2-4. The results indicated that selection for high or low OC changed the basal metabolic rates estimated from liver mitochondrial respiration activity and feed efficiency.
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- Hongyu Darhan
- Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Zen-noh Embryo Transfer Center, Kamishihoro, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Characterization of Mitochondrial Content and Respiratory Capacities of Broiler Chicken Skeletal Muscles with Different Muscle Fiber Compositions. J Poult Sci 2018; 55:210-216. [PMID: 32055177 PMCID: PMC6756499 DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.0170141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial content is regarded a useful feature to distinguish muscle-fiber types in terms of energy metabolism in skeletal muscles. Increasing evidence suggests that specific mitochondrial bioenergetic phenotypes exist in metabolically different muscle fibers. A few studies have examined the energetic properties of skeletal muscle in domestic fowls; however, no information on muscle bioenergetics in broiler chickens selectively bred for faster growth is available. In this study, we aimed to characterize the mitochondrial contents and functions of chicken skeletal muscle consisting entirely of type I (oxidative) (M. pubo-ischio-femoralis pars medialis), type IIA (glycolytic/oxidative) (M. pubo-ischio-femoralis pars lateralis), and type IIB (glycolytic) (M. pectoralis) muscle fibers. Citrate synthase (CS) activity was the highest in type IIA muscle tissues and isolated mitochondria, among the muscle tissues tested. Although no difference was registered in mitochondrial CS activity between type IIB and type I muscles, tissue CS activity was significantly higher in the latter. Histochemical staining for NADH tetrazolium reductase and the ratio of muscle-tissue to mitochondrial CS activity indicated that type I, type IIA, and type IIB muscle-fiber types showed decreasing mitochondrial content. Mitochondria from type I muscle exhibited a higher coupled respiration rate induced by pyruvate/malate, palmitoyl-CoA/malate, and palmitoyl-carnitine, as respiratory substrates, than type IIB-muscle mitochondria, while the response of mitochondria from type IIA muscle to those substrates was comparable to that of mitochondria from type I muscle. Type IIA-muscle mitochondria exhibited the highest carnitine palmitoyltransferase-2 level among all tissues tested, which may contribute to the higher fatty acid oxidation in these mitochondria. The results suggest that mitochondrial abundance is one of the features differentiating metabolic characteristics of different chicken skeletal muscle types. Moreover, the study demonstrated that type IIA-muscle mitochondria may have distinct metabolic capacities.
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Oxidative phosphorylation is an important energy-conserving mechanism coupling mitochondrial electron transfer to ATP synthesis. Coupling between respiration and phosphorylation is not fully efficient due to proton leaks. In this chapter, we present a method to measure proton leak activity in isolated mitochondria. The relative strength of a modular kinetic approach to probe oxidative phosphorylation is emphasized.
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- Charles Affourtit
- School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA
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González A, Nova E, Del Campo M, Manubens A, De Ioannes A, Ferreira J, Becker MI. The oxygen-binding properties of hemocyanin from the mollusk Concholepas concholepas. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2017; 1865:1746-1757. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2017.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Polymeropoulos ET, Oelkrug R, Jastroch M. Mitochondrial Proton Leak Compensates for Reduced Oxidative Power during Frequent Hypothermic Events in a Protoendothermic Mammal, Echinops telfairi. Front Physiol 2017; 8:909. [PMID: 29176953 PMCID: PMC5686090 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) displays reptile-like thermoregulatory behavior with markedly high variability in body temperature and metabolic rate. To understand how energy metabolism copes with this flexibility, we studied the bioenergetics of isolated liver mitochondria from cold (20°C) and warm (27°C) acclimated tenrecs. Different acclimation temperatures had no impact on mitochondrial respiration using succinate as the substrate. Mimicking the variation of body temperature by changing assay temperatures from 22 to 32°C highlighted temperature-sensitivity of respiration. The 40% reduction of respiratory control ratio (RCR) at 22°C compared to 32°C, a common estimate for mitochondrial efficiency, was caused by reduced substrate oxidation capacity. The simultaneous measurement of mitochondrial membrane potential enabled the precise assessment of efficiency with corrected respiration rates. Using this method, we show that proton leak respiration at the highest common membrane potential was not affected by acclimation temperature but was markedly decreased by assay temperature. Using membrane potential corrected respiration values, we show that the fraction of ATP-linked respiration (coupling efficiency) was maintained (70–85%) at lower temperatures. Collectively, we demonstrate that compromised substrate oxidation was temperature-compensated by the reduction of proton leak, thus maintaining the efficiency of mitochondrial energy conversion. Therefore, membrane potential data suggest that adjustments of mitochondrial proton leak contribute to energy homeostasis during thermoregulatory flexibility of tenrecs.
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- Elias T Polymeropoulos
- Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany.,Helmholtz Diabetes Center, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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Bruno T, Valerio M, Casadei L, De Nicola F, Goeman F, Pallocca M, Catena V, Iezzi S, Sorino C, Desantis A, Manetti C, Blandino G, Floridi A, Fanciulli M. Che-1 sustains hypoxic response of colorectal cancer cells by affecting Hif-1α stabilization. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2017; 36:32. [PMID: 28214471 PMCID: PMC5316229 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-017-0497-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Background Solid tumours are less oxygenated than normal tissues. Consequently, cancer cells acquire to be adapted to a hypoxic environment. The poor oxygenation of solid tumours is also a major indicator of an adverse cancer prognosis and leads to resistance to conventional anticancer treatments. We previously showed the involvement of Che-1/AATF (Che-1) in cancer cell survival under stress conditions. Herein we hypothesized that Che-1 plays a role in the response of cancer cells to hypoxia. Methods The human colon adenocarcinoma HCT116 and HT29 cell lines undepleted or depleted for Che-1 expression by siRNA, were treated under normoxic and hypoxic conditions to perform studies regarding the role of this protein in metabolic adaptation and cell proliferation. Che-1 expression was detected using western blot assays; cell metabolism was assessed by NMR spectroscopy and functional assays. Additional molecular studies were performed by RNA seq, qRT-PCR and ChIP analyses. Results Here we report that Che-1 expression is required for the adaptation of cells to hypoxia, playing an important role in metabolic modulation. Indeed, Che-1 depletion impacted on HIF-1α stabilization, thus downregulating the expression of several genes involved in the response to hypoxia and affecting glucose metabolism. Conclusions We show that Che-1 a novel player in the regulation of HIF-1α in response to hypoxia. Notably, we found that Che-1 is required for SIAH-2 expression, a member of E3 ubiquitin ligase family that is involved in the degradation of the hydroxylase PHD3, the master regulator of HIF-1α stability. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13046-017-0497-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Tiziana Bruno
- UOSD SAFU, Department of Research, Diagnosis and Innovative Technologies, Translational Research Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via E. Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
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- UOSD SAFU, Department of Research, Diagnosis and Innovative Technologies, Translational Research Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via E. Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy
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- UOSD Oncogenomic and Epigenetic Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- UOSD SAFU, Department of Research, Diagnosis and Innovative Technologies, Translational Research Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via E. Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy
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- UOSD SAFU, Department of Research, Diagnosis and Innovative Technologies, Translational Research Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via E. Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy
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- UOSD SAFU, Department of Research, Diagnosis and Innovative Technologies, Translational Research Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via E. Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy
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- UOSD SAFU, Department of Research, Diagnosis and Innovative Technologies, Translational Research Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via E. Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy
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- UOSD SAFU, Department of Research, Diagnosis and Innovative Technologies, Translational Research Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via E. Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
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- UOSD Oncogenomic and Epigenetic Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- UOSD SAFU, Department of Research, Diagnosis and Innovative Technologies, Translational Research Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via E. Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy
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- UOSD SAFU, Department of Research, Diagnosis and Innovative Technologies, Translational Research Area, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via E. Chianesi 53, 00144, Rome, Italy.
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Gonzalez AL, Waddell LS. Blood Gas Analyzers. Top Companion Anim Med 2016; 31:27-34. [PMID: 27451046 DOI: 10.1053/j.tcam.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Acid-base and respiratory disturbances are common in sick and hospitalized veterinary patients; therefore, blood gas analyzers have become integral diagnostic and monitoring tools. This article will discuss uses of blood gas analyzers, types of samples that can be used, sample collection methods, potential sources of error, and potential alternatives to blood gas analyzers and their limitations. It will also discuss the types of analyzers that are available, logistical considerations that should be taken into account when purchasing an analyzer, and the basic principles of how these analyzers work.
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- Anthony L Gonzalez
- Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Martin DSD, Leonard S, Devine R, Redondo C, Kinsella GK, Breen CJ, McEneaney V, Rooney MF, Munsey TS, Porter RK, Sivaprasadarao A, Stephens JC, Findlay JBC. Novel mitochondrial complex I inhibitors restore glucose-handling abilities of high-fat fed mice. J Mol Endocrinol 2016; 56:261-71. [PMID: 26759391 DOI: 10.1530/jme-15-0225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Metformin is the main drug of choice for treating type 2 diabetes, yet the therapeutic regimens and side effects of the compound are all undesirable and can lead to reduced compliance. The aim of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of action of two novel compounds which improved glucose handling and weight gain in mice on a high-fat diet. Wildtype C57Bl/6 male mice were fed on a high-fat diet and treated with novel, anti-diabetic compounds. Both compounds restored the glucose handling ability of these mice. At a cellular level, these compounds achieve this by inhibiting complex I activity in mitochondria, leading to AMP-activated protein kinase activation and subsequent increased glucose uptake by the cells, as measured in the mouse C2C12 muscle cell line. Based on the inhibition of NADH dehydrogenase (IC50 27µmolL(-1)), one of these compounds is close to a thousand fold more potent than metformin. There are no indications of off target effects. The compounds have the potential to have a greater anti-diabetic effect at a lower dose than metformin and may represent a new anti-diabetic compound class. The mechanism of action appears not to be as an insulin sensitizer but rather as an insulin substitute.
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- Department of ChemistryMaynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Food Science and Environmental HealthCollege of Sciences and Health, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of BiologyMaynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry & ImmunologyTrinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Biomedical SciencesUniversity of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Biochemistry & ImmunologyTrinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of ChemistryMaynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland
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- Department of BiologyMaynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland School of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Kikusato M, Sudo S, Toyomizu M. Methionine deficiency leads to hepatic fat accretion via impairment of fatty acid import by carnitine palmitoyltransferase I. Br Poult Sci 2016; 56:225-31. [PMID: 25561085 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2014.996529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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1. To clarify the underlying mechanism of hepatic fat accretion due to methionine (Met) deficiency in broiler chickens, the present study investigated the effect of Met deficiency on the hepatic carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) system, which imports fatty acids into mitochondria. 2. Fifteen-d-old male meat-type chickens were fed on either a control diet (containing 0.52 g/100 g Met) or a Met-deficient diet (containing 0.27 g Met/100 g). After a 10-d feeding period, the birds were killed by decapitation and their livers excised to determine hepatic CPT1 and CPT2 mRNA levels and for the related hepatic fatty acid-supported mitochondrial respiration to be measured. 3. Met deficiency decreased body weight gain and feed efficiency and increased hepatic lipid content compared to the control group. Whereas the hepatic CPT2 mRNA level in the Met-deficient group remained unchanged compared to that of the control group, the CPT1 mRNA level was decreased in the Met-deficient group and CPT1-dependent hepatic mitochondrial respiration was impaired. 4. Our results suggest that the hepatic lipid accretion that occurs in response to Met deficiency might be attributable to the impairment of CPT1-mediated fatty acid import into mitochondria.
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- M Kikusato
- a Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Division of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural Science , Tohoku University , Sendai , Japan
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Kikusato M, Nakamura K, Mikami Y, Mujahid A, Toyomizu M. The suppressive effect of dietary coenzyme Q10on mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production and oxidative stress in chickens exposed to heat stress. Anim Sci J 2015; 87:1244-1251. [DOI: 10.1111/asj.12543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Revised: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Motoi Kikusato
- Animal Nutrition, Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural Science; Tohoku University; Sendai Japan
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- Animal Nutrition, Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural Science; Tohoku University; Sendai Japan
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- Animal Nutrition, Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural Science; Tohoku University; Sendai Japan
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- Animal Nutrition, Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural Science; Tohoku University; Sendai Japan
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- Animal Nutrition, Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural Science; Tohoku University; Sendai Japan
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Kikusato M, Toyomizu M. Moderate dependence of reactive oxygen species production on membrane potential in avian muscle mitochondria oxidizing glycerol 3-phosphate. J Physiol Sci 2015; 65:555-9. [PMID: 26335765 PMCID: PMC10717725 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-015-0395-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Mitochondria are a major source of reactive oxygen species production in cells, and the production level is sensitive to the magnitude of the membrane potential (ΔΨ). The present study investigated the level of superoxide production in mitochondria oxidizing glycerol 3-phosphate (GP) and its dependence on ΔΨ in isolated avian muscle mitochondria. The levels of superoxide produced in mitochondria oxidizing GP were lower than those obtained with succinate and were similar to those obtained with NADH-linked substrates (glutamate/malate/pyruvate). The dependence of superoxide production on ΔΨ in mitochondria oxidizing GP was lower than that of mitochondria oxidizing succinate, and a weak dependence of GP-supported superoxide production on ΔΨ was observed in the presence of NADH-linked substrates or succinate. These results suggest that the levels of superoxide generated in response to GP are quantitatively low, but they are unsusceptible to changes in ΔΨ in avian muscle mitochondria.
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- Motoi Kikusato
- Animal Nutrition, Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981-8555, Japan.
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- Animal Nutrition, Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981-8555, Japan
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Mailloux RJ. Teaching the fundamentals of electron transfer reactions in mitochondria and the production and detection of reactive oxygen species. Redox Biol 2015; 4:381-98. [PMID: 25744690 PMCID: PMC4348434 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2015.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Mitochondria fulfill a number of biological functions which inherently depend on ATP and O2(-•)/H2O2 production. Both ATP and O2(-•)/H2O2 are generated by electron transfer reactions. ATP is the product of oxidative phosphorylation whereas O2(-•) is generated by singlet electron reduction of di-oxygen (O2). O2(-•) is then rapidly dismutated by superoxide dismutase (SOD) producing H2O2. O2(-•)/H2O2 were once viewed as unfortunately by-products of aerobic respiration. This characterization is fitting considering over production of O2(-•)/H2O2 by mitochondria is associated with range of pathological conditions and aging. However, O2(-•)/H2O2 are only dangerous in large quantities. If produced in a controlled fashion and maintained at a low concentration, cells can benefit greatly from the redox properties of O2(-•)/H2O2. Indeed, low rates of O2(-•)/H2O2 production are required for intrinsic mitochondrial signaling (e.g. modulation of mitochondrial processes) and communication with the rest of the cell. O2(-•)/H2O2 levels are kept in check by anti-oxidant defense systems that sequester O2(-•)/H2O2 with extreme efficiency. Given the importance of O2(-•)/H2O2 in cellular function, it is imperative to consider how mitochondria produce O2(-•)/H2O2 and how O2(-•)/H2O2 genesis is regulated in conjunction with fluctuations in nutritional and redox states. Here, I discuss the fundamentals of electron transfer reactions in mitochondria and emerging knowledge on the 11 potential sources of mitochondrial O2(-•)/H2O2 in tandem with their significance in contributing to overall O2(-•)/H2O2 emission in health and disease. The potential for classifying these different sites in isopotential groups, which is essentially defined by the redox properties of electron donator involved in O2(-•)/H2O2 production, as originally suggested by Brand and colleagues is also surveyed in detail. In addition, redox signaling mechanisms that control O2(-•)/H2O2 genesis from these sites are discussed. Finally, the current methodologies utilized for measuring O2(-•)/H2O2 in isolated mitochondria, cell culture and in vivo are reviewed.
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- Ryan J Mailloux
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ottawa, 30 Marie Curie, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5.
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Hong Y, Ardiyanti A, Kikusato M, Shimazu T, Toyomizu M, Suzuki K. Selection for high and low oxygen consumption altered hepatic mitochondrial energy efficiency in mice. Anim Sci J 2015; 86:818-25. [PMID: 25599826 DOI: 10.1111/asj.12366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Selection for high (H) and low (L) oxygen consumption (OC) as an indirect estimation of maintenance energy requirement was determined. Feed intake and body weight were measured and feed conversion ratio (FCR) of 4-8-week-old mice was calculated. Respiratory activity of hepatic mitochondria was measured at 12 weeks. Total feed intake (H: 103.74 g, L: 97.92 g, P < 0.01), daily feed intake (H: 3.70 g/day, L: 3.50 g/day, P < 0.01) and FCR (H: 18.79, L: 15.50, P < 0.01) were significantly different between lines. The line by sex interaction was significant for FCR. No line differences were observed in males; and the FCR of the H line was greater than in the L line in females. H line mice had the highest hepatic mitochondrial respiratory activity in state 2 (P < 0.01), the highest uncoupled respiratory rate of mitochondria in the presence of an uncoupling agent (P < 0.001), and the mitochondrial proton leak. The adenosine diphosphate/ O ratio was highest in the L line (P < 0.05). This suggests that the selection for high and low OC induced differences in basal mitochondrial respiration and basal metabolism, resulting in difference in FCR between H and L lines.
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- Yu Hong
- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Oelkrug R, Goetze N, Meyer CW, Jastroch M. Antioxidant properties of UCP1 are evolutionarily conserved in mammals and buffer mitochondrial reactive oxygen species. Free Radic Biol Med 2014; 77:210-6. [PMID: 25224037 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Revised: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Mitochondrial uncoupling reduces reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and appears to be important for cellular signaling/protection, making it a focus for the treatment of metabolic and age-related diseases. Whereas the physiological role of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) of brown adipose tissue is established for thermogenesis, the function of UCP1 in the reduction of ROS in cold-exposed animals is currently under debate. Here, we investigated the role of UCP1 in mitochondrial ROS handling in the Lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi), a unique protoendothermic Malagasy mammal with recently identified brown adipose tissue (BAT). We show that the reduction of ROS by UCP1 activity also occurs in BAT mitochondria of the tenrec, suggesting that the antioxidative role of UCP1 is an ancient mammalian trait. Our analysis shows that the quantity of UCP1 displays strong control over mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide release, whereas other factors, such as mild cold, nonshivering thermogenesis, oxidative capacity, and mitochondrial respiration, do not correlate. Furthermore, hydrogen peroxide release from recoupled BAT mitochondria was positively associated with mitochondrial membrane potential. These findings led to a model of UCP1 controlling mitochondrial ROS release and, presumably, being controlled by high membrane potential, as proposed in the canonical model of "mild uncoupling". Our study further promotes a conserved role for UCP1 in the prevention of oxidative stress, which was presumably established during evolution before UCP1 was physiologically integrated into nonshivering thermogenesis.
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- Rebecca Oelkrug
- Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-Universität, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-Universität, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-Universität, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-Universität, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
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Steiner J, Martins-de-Souza D, Schiltz K, Sarnyai Z, Westphal S, Isermann B, Dobrowolny H, Turck CW, Bogerts B, Bernstein HG, Horvath TL, Schild L, Keilhoff G. Clozapine promotes glycolysis and myelin lipid synthesis in cultured oligodendrocytes. Front Cell Neurosci 2014; 8:384. [PMID: 25477781 PMCID: PMC4235405 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Clozapine displays stronger systemic metabolic side effects than haloperidol and it has been hypothesized that therapeutic antipsychotic and adverse metabolic effects of these drugs are related. Considering that cerebral disconnectivity through oligodendrocyte dysfunction has been implicated in schizophrenia, it is important to determine the effect of these drugs on oligodendrocyte energy metabolism and myelin lipid production. Effects of clozapine and haloperidol on glucose and myelin lipid metabolism were evaluated and compared in cultured OLN-93 oligodendrocytes. First, glycolytic activity was assessed by measurement of extra- and intracellular glucose and lactate levels. Next, the expression of glucose (GLUT) and monocarboxylate (MCT) transporters was determined after 6 and 24 h. And finally mitochondrial respiration, acetyl-CoA carboxylase, free fatty acids, and expression of the myelin lipid galactocerebroside were analyzed. Both drugs altered oligodendrocyte glucose metabolism, but in opposite directions. Clozapine improved the glucose uptake, production and release of lactate, without altering GLUT and MCT. In contrast, haloperidol led to higher extracellular levels of glucose and lower levels of lactate, suggesting reduced glycolysis. Antipsychotics did not alter significantly the number of functionally intact mitochondria, but clozapine enhanced the efficacy of oxidative phosphorylation and expression of galactocerebroside. Our findings support the superior impact of clozapine on white matter integrity in schizophrenia as previously observed, suggesting that this drug improves the energy supply and myelin lipid synthesis in oligodendrocytes. Characterizing the underlying signal transduction pathways may pave the way for novel oligodendrocyte-directed schizophrenia therapies.
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- Johann Steiner
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Germany ; Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences Magdeburg, Germany ; Pembroke College, University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK
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- Laboratory of Neuroproteomics, Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Germany ; Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences Magdeburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Psychiatric Neuroscience, James Cook University Townsville, QLD, Australia ; Comparative Genome Centre, James Cook University Townsville, QLD, Australia ; Centre for Biodiscovery and Molecular Development of Therapeutics, James Cook University Townsville, QLD, Australia ; Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Translational Research in Psychiatry, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Germany ; Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Germany
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- Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT, USA
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Magdeburg Magdeburg, Germany
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Oxidation of cardiolipin is involved in functional impairment and disintegration of liver mitochondria by hypoxia/reoxygenation in the presence of increased Ca2+ concentrations. Mol Cell Biochem 2014; 394:119-27. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-014-2087-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 05/03/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Junker K, Kissner R, Rakvin B, Guo Z, Willeke M, Busato S, Weber T, Walde P. The use of Trametes versicolor laccase for the polymerization of aniline in the presence of vesicles as templates. Enzyme Microb Technol 2014; 55:72-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2013.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Revised: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 12/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Substrate-specific changes in mitochondrial respiration in skeletal and cardiac muscle of hibernating thirteen-lined ground squirrels. J Comp Physiol B 2014; 184:401-14. [PMID: 24408585 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-013-0799-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Revised: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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During torpor, the metabolic rate (MR) of thirteen-lined ground squirrels (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) is considerably lower relative to euthermia, resulting in part from temperature-independent mitochondrial metabolic suppression in liver and skeletal muscle, which together account for ~40% of basal MR. Although heart accounts for very little (<0.5%) of basal MR, in the present study, we showed that respiration rates were decreased up to 60% during torpor in both subsarcolemmal (SS) and intermyofibrillar (IM) mitochondria from cardiac muscle. We further demonstrated pronounced seasonal (summer vs. winter [i.e., interbout] euthermia) changes in respiration rates in both mitochondrial subpopulations in this tissue, consistent with a shift in fuel use away from carbohydrates and proteins and towards fatty acids and ketones. By contrast, these seasonal changes in respiration rates were not observed in either SS or IM mitochondria isolated from hind limb skeletal muscle. Both populations of skeletal muscle mitochondria, however, did exhibit metabolic suppression during torpor, and this suppression was 2- to 3-fold greater in IM mitochondria, which provide ATP for Ca(2+)- and myosin ATPases, the activities of which are likely quite low in skeletal muscle during torpor because animals are immobile. Finally, these changes in mitochondrial respiration rates were still evident when standardized to citrate synthase activity rather than to total mitochondrial protein.
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Montgomery MK, Osborne B, Brown SHJ, Small L, Mitchell TW, Cooney GJ, Turner N. Contrasting metabolic effects of medium- versus long-chain fatty acids in skeletal muscle. J Lipid Res 2013; 54:3322-33. [PMID: 24078708 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m040451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Dietary intake of long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) plays a causative role in insulin resistance and risk of diabetes. Whereas LCFAs promote lipid accumulation and insulin resistance, diets rich in medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) have been associated with increased oxidative metabolism and reduced adiposity, with few deleterious effects on insulin action. The molecular mechanisms underlying these differences between dietary fat subtypes are poorly understood. To investigate this further, we treated C2C12 myotubes with various LCFAs (16:0, 18:1n9, and 18:2n6) and MCFAs (10:0 and 12:0), as well as fed mice diets rich in LCFAs or MCFAs, and investigated fatty acid-induced changes in mitochondrial metabolism and oxidative stress. MCFA-treated cells displayed less lipid accumulation, increased mitochondrial oxidative capacity, and less oxidative stress than LCFA-treated cells. These changes were associated with improved insulin action in MCFA-treated myotubes. MCFA-fed mice exhibited increased energy expenditure, reduced adiposity, and better glucose tolerance compared with LCFA-fed mice. Dietary MCFAs increased respiration in isolated mitochondria, with a simultaneous reduction in reactive oxygen species generation, and subsequently low oxidative damage. Collectively our findings indicate that in contrast to LCFAs, MCFAs increase the intrinsic respiratory capacity of mitochondria without increasing oxidative stress. These effects potentially contribute to the beneficial metabolic actions of dietary MCFAs.
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- Magdalene K Montgomery
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Grimpo K, Kutschke M, Kastl A, Meyer CW, Heldmaier G, Exner C, Jastroch M. Metabolic depression during warm torpor in the Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) does not affect mitochondrial respiration and hydrogen peroxide release. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2013; 167:7-14. [PMID: 24021912 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Revised: 09/03/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Small mammals actively decrease metabolism during daily torpor and hibernation to save energy. Recently, depression of mitochondrial substrate oxidation in isolated liver mitochondria was observed and associated to hypothermic/hypometabolic states in Djungarian hamsters, mice and hibernators. We aimed to clarify whether hypothermia or hypometabolism causes mitochondrial depression during torpor by studying the Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus), a desert rodent which performs daily torpor at high ambient temperatures of 32°C. Notably, metabolic rate but not body temperature is significantly decreased under these conditions. In isolated liver, heart, skeletal muscle or kidney mitochondria we found no depression of respiration. Moderate cold exposure lowered torpor body temperature but had minor effects on minimal metabolic rate in torpor. Neither decreased body temperature nor metabolic rate impacted mitochondrial respiration. Measurements of mitochondrial proton leak kinetics and determination of P/O ratio revealed no differences in mitochondrial efficiency. Hydrogen peroxide release from mitochondria was not affected. We conclude that interspecies differences of mitochondrial depression during torpor do not support a general relationship between mitochondrial respiration, body temperature and metabolic rate. In Golden spiny mice, reduction of metabolic rate at mild temperatures is not triggered by depression of substrate oxidation as found in liver mitochondria from other cold-exposed rodents.
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- Kirsten Grimpo
- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Biology, Department of Animal Physiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse 8, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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Kikusato M, Toyomizu M. Crucial role of membrane potential in heat stress-induced overproduction of reactive oxygen species in avian skeletal muscle mitochondria. PLoS One 2013; 8:e64412. [PMID: 23671714 PMCID: PMC3650059 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Accepted: 04/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Heat stress is an environmental factor that causes oxidative stress. We found previously that acute heat stress stimulates the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the skeletal muscle mitochondria of birds, and that this was accompanied by an increase of the mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨ) due to increased substrate oxidation by the electron transport chain. We also showed that avian uncoupling protein (avUCP) expression is decreased by the heat exposure. The present study clarifies whether ΔΨ is a major determinant of the overproduction of ROS due to acute heat stress, and if the decrease in avUCP expression is responsible for the elevation in ΔΨ. Control (24°C) and acute heat-stressed (34°C for 12 h) birds exhibited increased succinate-driven mitochondrial ROS production as indicated by an elevation of ΔΨ, with this increase being significantly higher in the heat-stressed group compared with the control group. In glutamate/malate-energized mitochondria, no difference in the ROS production between the groups was observed, though the mitochondrial ΔΨ was significantly higher in the heat-stressed groups compared with the control group. Furthermore, mitochondria energized with either succinate/glutamate or succinate/malate showed increased ROS production and ΔΨ in the heat-stressed group compared with mitochondria from the control group. These results suggest that succinate oxidation could play an important role in the heat stress-induced overproduction of mitochondrial ROS in skeletal muscle. In agreement with the notion of a decrease in avUCP expression in response to heat stress, proton leak, which was likely mediated by UCP (that part which is GDP-inhibited and arachidonic acid-sensitive), was reduced in the heat-exposed group. We suggest that the acute heat stress-induced overproduction of mitochondrial ROS may depend on ΔΨ, which may in turn result not only from increased substrate oxidation but also from a decrease in the mitochondrial avUCP content.
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- Motoi Kikusato
- Animal Nutrition, Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Animal Nutrition, Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Kutschke M, Grimpo K, Kastl A, Schneider S, Heldmaier G, Exner C, Jastroch M. Depression of mitochondrial respiration during daily torpor of the Djungarian hamster, Phodopus sungorus, is specific for liver and correlates with body temperature. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2013; 164:584-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Revised: 01/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Lack of activation of UCP1 in isolated brown adipose tissue mitochondria by glucose-O-ω-modified saturated fatty acids of various chain lengths. J Chem Biol 2013; 6:121-33. [PMID: 24432128 DOI: 10.1007/s12154-013-0093-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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We previously demonstrated that uncoupling protein 1 activity, as measured in isolated brown adipose tissue mitochondria (and as a native protein reconstituted into liposome membranes), was not activated by the non-flippable modified saturated fatty acid, glucose-O-ω-palmitate, whereas activity was stimulated by palmitate alone (40 nM free final concentration). In this study, we investigated whether fatty acid chain length had any bearing on the ability of glucose-O-ω-fatty acids to activate uncoupling protein 1. Glucose-O-ω-saturated fatty acids of various chain lengths were synthesized and tested for their potential to activate GDP-inhibited uncoupling protein 1-dependent oxygen consumption in brown adipose tissue mitochondria, and the results were compared with equivalent non-modified fatty acid controls. Here we demonstrate that laurate (12C), palmitate (16C) and stearate (18C) could activate GDP-inhibited uncoupling protein 1-dependent oxygen consumption in brown adipose tissue mitochondria, whereas there was no activation with glucose-O-ω-laurate (12C), glucose-O-ω-palmitate (16C), glucose-O-ω-stearate (18C), glucose-O-ω-arachidate (20C) or arachidate alone. We conclude that non-flippable fatty acids cannot activate uncoupling protein 1 irrespective of chain length. Our data further undermine the cofactor activation model of uncoupling protein 1 function but are compatible with the model that uncoupling protein 1 functions by flipping long-chain fatty acid anions.
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Seifert EL, Bastianelli M, Aguer C, Moffat C, Estey C, Koch LG, Britton SL, Harper ME. Intrinsic aerobic capacity correlates with greater inherent mitochondrial oxidative and H2O2 emission capacities without major shifts in myosin heavy chain isoform. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2012; 113:1624-34. [PMID: 22995392 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01475.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Exercise capacity and performance strongly associate with metabolic and biophysical characteristics of skeletal muscle, factors that also relate to overall disease risk. Despite its importance, the exact mechanistic features that connect aerobic metabolism with health status are unknown. To explore this, we applied artificial selection of rats for intrinsic (i.e., untrained) aerobic treadmill running to generate strains of low- and high-capacity runners (LCR and HCR, respectively), subsequently shown to diverge for disease risk. Concurrent breeding of LCR and HCR per generation allows the lines to serve as reciprocal controls for unknown environmental changes. Here we provide the first direct evidence in mitochondria isolated from skeletal muscle that intrinsic mitochondrial capacity is higher in HCR rats. Maximal phosphorylating respiration was ~40% greater in HCR mitochondria, independent of substrate and without altered proton leak or major changes in protein levels or muscle fiber type, consistent with altered control of phosphorylating respiration. Unexpectedly, H(2)O(2) emission was ~20% higher in HCR mitochondria, due to greater reduction of more harmful reactive oxygen species to H(2)O(2); indeed, oxidative modification of mitochondrial proteins was lower. When the higher mitochondrial yield was considered, phosphorylating respiration and H(2)O(2) emission were 70-80% greater in HCR muscle. Greater capacity of HCR muscle for work and H(2)O(2) signaling may result in enhanced and more immediate cellular repair, possibly explaining lowered disease risks.
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- Erin L Seifert
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Blaylock ML, Wang R, Shan D, Nagy TR. Ucp3 Expression during Weight Gain and Loss, Cold Exposure, and Fasting in the Collared Lemming. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 12:1690-7. [PMID: 15536233 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2004.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the gene sequence and tissue distribution of uncoupling protein 3 (Ucp3) in the collared lemming, we quantified mRNA expression of Ucp3 under known states of altered energy expenditure (photoperiod-induced weight gain and loss, cold exposure, and fasting) and measured mitochondrial oxygen consumption to assess possible functional changes in energy expenditure. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES The Ucp3 gene sequence information was obtained using the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and rapid amplification of cDNA ends methods. Northern blots were used to determine mRNA expression levels. Respirometry was used to measure oxygen consumption rates in isolated mitochondria. RESULTS The lemming Ucp3 gene has a 97% sequence similarity with other published Ucp3 sequences at the amino acid level. Ucp3 mRNA is expressed in muscle, heart, and brown adipose tissue of collared lemmings. Long-photoperiod lemmings have a higher expression of Ucp3 mRNA than short-photoperiod lemmings (p < 0.001) in both muscle and brown adipose tissue. Transferring lemmings from long to short photoperiods (inducing weight gain) significantly decreased Ucp3 mRNA expression (p < 0.01), whereas transferring lemmings from short to long photoperiods (inducing weight loss) significantly increased Ucp3 expression (p < 0.001). Muscle Ucp3 mRNA expression was significantly decreased by 10 days of mild (10 degrees C) cold exposure (p < 0.001). Muscle Ucp3 mRNA expression was significantly increased by fasting (p < 0.01) and was correlated to plasma free fatty acid levels (r = 0.7). Photoperiod transfer did not alter mitochondrial coupling. DISCUSSION These data suggest that UCP3 may not be involved in energy expenditure in the collared lemming.
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- Matthew L Blaylock
- Webb Building 419, 1530 Third Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-3360, USA
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Divakaruni AS, Humphrey DM, Brand MD. Fatty acids change the conformation of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). J Biol Chem 2012; 287:36845-53. [PMID: 22952235 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.381780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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UCP1 catalyzes proton leak across the mitochondrial inner membrane to disengage substrate oxidation from ATP production. It is well established that UCP1 is activated by fatty acids and inhibited by purine nucleotides, but precisely how this regulation occurs remains unsettled. Although fatty acids can competitively overcome nucleotide inhibition in functional assays, fatty acids have little effect on purine nucleotide binding. Here, we present the first demonstration that fatty acids induce a conformational change in UCP1. Palmitate dramatically changed the binding kinetics of 2'/3'-O-(N-methylanthraniloyl)-GDP, a fluorescently labeled nucleotide analog, for UCP1. Furthermore, palmitate accelerated the rate of enzymatic proteolysis of UCP1. The altered kinetics of both processes indicate that fatty acids change the conformation of UCP1, reconciling the apparent discrepancy between existing functional and ligand binding data. Our results provide a framework for how fatty acids and nucleotides compete to regulate the activity of UCP1.
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- Ajit S Divakaruni
- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom.
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Mitochondrial Respiration Is Decreased in Rat Kidney Following Fetal Exposure to a MaternalLow-ProteinDiet. J Nutr Metab 2012; 2012:989037. [PMID: 22536494 PMCID: PMC3321454 DOI: 10.1155/2012/989037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Maternal protein restriction in rat pregnancy is associated with impaired renal development and age-related loss of renal function in the resulting offspring. Pregnant rats were fed either control or low-protein (LP) diets, and kidneys from their male offspring were collected at 4, 13, or 16 weeks of age. Mitochondrial state 3 and state 4 respiratory rates were decreased by a third in the LP exposed adults. The reduction in mitochondrial function was not explained by complex IV deficiency or altered expression of the complex I subunits that are typically associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. Similarly, there was no evidence that LP-exposure resulted in greater oxidative damage to the kidney, differential expression of ATP synthetase β-subunit, and ATP-ADP translocase 1. mRNA expression of uncoupling protein 2 was increased in adult rats exposed to LP in utero, but there was no evidence of differential expression at the protein level. Exposure to maternal undernutrition is associated with a decrease in mitochondrial respiration in kidneys of adult rats. In the absence of gross disturbances in respiratory chain protein expression, programming of coupling efficiency may explain the long-term impact of the maternal diet.
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Affourtit C, Quinlan CL, Brand MD. Measurement of proton leak and electron leak in isolated mitochondria. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 810:165-182. [PMID: 22057567 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-382-0_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Oxidative phosphorylation is an important energy-conserving mechanism coupling mitochondrial electron transfer to ATP synthesis. Coupling between respiration and phosphorylation is not fully efficient due to proton and electron leaks. In this chapter, methods are presented to measure proton and electron leak activities in isolated mitochondria. The relative strength of a modular kinetic approach to probe oxidative phosphorylation is emphasised.
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- Charles Affourtit
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Blvd., Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA
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Does the oxidative stress theory of aging explain longevity differences in birds? I. Mitochondrial ROS production. Exp Gerontol 2011; 47:203-10. [PMID: 22123429 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2011.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Revised: 10/08/2011] [Accepted: 11/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production rates are reported to be inversely related to maximum lifespan potential (MLSP) in mammals and also to be higher in short-living mammals compared to short-living birds. The mammal-bird comparison, however, is mainly based on studies of rats and pigeons. To date, there has been no systematic examination of ROS production in birds that differ in MLSP. Here we report a comparison of mitochondrial ROS production in two short-living (quails) and three long-living bird species (parrots) that exhibit, on average, a 5-fold longevity difference. Mitochondrial ROS production was determined both in isolated mitochondria (heart, skeletal muscle and liver) as traditionally done and also in intact erythrocytes. In all four tissues, mitochondrial ROS production was similar in quails and parrots and showed no correspondence with known longevity differences. The lack of a consistent difference between quails and parrots was not due to differences in mitochondrial content as ROS production in relation to oxygen consumption (determined as the free radical leak) showed a similar pattern. These findings cast doubt on the robustness of the oxidative stress theory of aging.
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Montgomery MK, Hulbert AJ, Buttemer WA. The long life of birds: the rat-pigeon comparison revisited. PLoS One 2011; 6:e24138. [PMID: 21904609 PMCID: PMC3164121 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2011] [Accepted: 08/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The most studied comparison of aging and maximum lifespan potential (MLSP) among endotherms involves the 7-fold longevity difference between rats (MLSP 5y) and pigeons (MLSP 35y). A widely accepted theory explaining MLSP differences between species is the oxidative stress theory, which purports that reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced during mitochondrial respiration damage bio-molecules and eventually lead to the breakdown of regulatory systems and consequent death. Previous rat-pigeon studies compared only aspects of the oxidative stress theory and most concluded that the lower mitochondrial superoxide production of pigeons compared to rats was responsible for their much greater longevity. This conclusion is based mainly on data from one tissue (the heart) using one mitochondrial substrate (succinate). Studies on heart mitochondria using pyruvate as a mitochondrial substrate gave contradictory results. We believe the conclusion that birds produce less mitochondrial superoxide than mammals is unwarranted. We have revisited the rat-pigeon comparison in the most comprehensive manner to date. We have measured superoxide production (by heart, skeletal muscle and liver mitochondria), five different antioxidants in plasma, three tissues and mitochondria, membrane fatty acid composition (in seven tissues and three mitochondria), and biomarkers of oxidative damage. The only substantial and consistent difference that we have observed between rats and pigeons is their membrane fatty acid composition, with rats having membranes that are more susceptible to damage. This suggests that, although there was no difference in superoxide production, there is likely a much greater production of lipid-based ROS in the rat. We conclude that the differences in superoxide production reported previously were due to the arbitrary selection of heart muscle to source mitochondria and the provision of succinate. Had mitochondria been harvested from other tissues or other relevant mitochondrial metabolic substrates been used, then very different conclusions regarding differences in oxidative stress would have been reached.
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- Magdalene K Montgomery
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, [corrected] New South Wales, Australia.
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Hildebrandt TM. Modulation of sulfide oxidation and toxicity in rat mitochondria by dehydroascorbic acid. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2011; 1807:1206-13. [PMID: 21699882 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2011.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Revised: 05/30/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Hydrogen sulfide is enzymatically produced in mammalian tissues and functions as a gaseous transmitter. However, H(2)S is also highly toxic as it inhibits mitochondrial respiration at the level of cytochrome c oxidase, which additionally is involved in sulfide oxidation. The accumulation of toxic sulfide levels contributes to the pathology of some diseases. This paper demonstrates that sulfide toxicity can be modified, and dehydroascorbic acid functions as an effector in this process. It significantly reduces the inhibitory effect of sulfide on cytochrome c oxidase, resulting in higher rates of respiration and sulfide oxidation in rat mitochondria. After the addition of dehydroascorbic acid mitochondria maintained more than 50% of the oxygen consumption and ATP production rates with different substrates in the presence of high concentrations of sulfide that would normally lead to complete inhibition. Dehydroascorbic acid significantly increased the sulfide concentration necessary to cause half maximal inhibition of mitochondrial respiration and thus completely prevented inhibition at low, physiological sulfide concentrations. In addition, sulfide oxidation was stimulated and led to ATP production even at high concentrations. The decrease in sulfide toxicity was more pronounced when analyzing supermolecular functional units of the respiratory chain than in isolated cytochrome c oxidase activity. Furthermore, the protective effect of dehydroascorbic acid at high sulfide concentrations was completely abolished by quantitative solubilization of mitochondrial membrane proteins with dodeclymaltoside. These results suggest that binding of cytochrome c oxidase to other proteins probably within respiratory chain supercomplexes is involved in the modulation of sulfide oxidation and toxicity by dehydroascorbic acid.
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Polymeropoulos ET, Heldmaier G, Frappell PB, McAllan BM, Withers KW, Klingenspor M, White CR, Jastroch M. Phylogenetic differences of mammalian basal metabolic rate are not explained by mitochondrial basal proton leak. Proc Biol Sci 2011; 279:185-93. [PMID: 21632624 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Metabolic rates of mammals presumably increased during the evolution of endothermy, but molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying basal metabolic rate (BMR) are still not understood. It has been established that mitochondrial basal proton leak contributes significantly to BMR. Comparative studies among a diversity of eutherian mammals showed that BMR correlates with body mass and proton leak. Here, we studied BMR and mitochondrial basal proton leak in liver of various marsupial species. Surprisingly, we found that the mitochondrial proton leak was greater in marsupials than in eutherians, although marsupials have lower BMRs. To verify our finding, we kept similar-sized individuals of a marsupial opossum (Monodelphis domestica) and a eutherian rodent (Mesocricetus auratus) species under identical conditions, and directly compared BMR and basal proton leak. We confirmed an approximately 40 per cent lower mass specific BMR in the opossum although its proton leak was significantly higher (approx. 60%). We demonstrate that the increase in BMR during eutherian evolution is not based on a general increase in the mitochondrial proton leak, although there is a similar allometric relationship of proton leak and BMR within mammalian groups. The difference in proton leak between endothermic groups may assist in elucidating distinct metabolic and habitat requirements that have evolved during mammalian divergence.
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Schönfeld P, Schlüter T, Fischer KD, Reiser G. Non-esterified polyunsaturated fatty acids distinctly modulate the mitochondrial and cellular ROS production in normoxia and hypoxia. J Neurochem 2011; 118:69-78. [PMID: 21517851 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07286.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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There is an intense discussion about the subcellular origin of the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) under hypoxia. Since this fundamental question can be addressed only in a cellular system, the O(2) -sensing rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells were used. Severe hypoxia is known to elevate non-esterified fatty acids. Therefore, the site(s) of ROS generation were studied in cells which we simultaneously exposed to hypoxia (1% oxygen) and free fatty acids (FFA). We obtained the following results: (i) at hypoxia, ROS generation increases in PC12 cells but not in mitochondria isolated therefrom. (ii) Non-esterified polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) enhance the ROS release from PC12 cells as well as from mitochondria, both in normoxia and in hypoxia. (iii) PUFA-induced ROS generation by PC12 cells is not decreased either by inhibitors of the cell membrane NAD(P)H oxidase or inhibitors impairing the PUFA metabolism. (iv) PUFA-induced ROS generation of mitochondria is paralleled by a decline of the NADH-cytochrome c reductase activity (reflecting combined enzymatic activity of complex I plus III). (v) Mitochondrial superoxide indicator (MitoSOXred)-loaded cells exposed to PUFA exhibit increased fluorescence indicating mitochondrial ROS generation. In conclusion, elevated PUFA levels enhance cellular ROS level in hypoxia, most likely by impairing the electron flux within the respiratory chain. Thus, we propose that PUFAs are likely to act as important extrinsic factor to enhance the mitochondria-associated intracellular ROS signaling in hypoxia.
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- Peter Schönfeld
- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
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Toyomizu M, Kikusato M, Kawabata Y, Azad MAK, Inui E, Amo T. Meat-type chickens have a higher efficiency of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation than laying-type chickens. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2011; 159:75-81. [PMID: 21300168 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Revised: 01/17/2011] [Accepted: 01/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Meat-type chickens show high feed efficiency and have a very rapid growth rate compared with laying-type chickens. To clarify whether the type-specific difference in feed conversion efficiency is involved in mitochondrial bioenergetics, modular kinetic analysis was applied to oxidative phosphorylation in skeletal muscle mitochondria of both type chickens. Mitochondria from skeletal muscle of meat-type chickens showed greater substrate oxidation and phosphorylating activities, and less proton leak than those of the laying-type, resulting in a higher efficiency of oxidative phosphorylation. Gene expression and protein content of uncoupling protein (avUCP) but not adenine nucleotide translocase (avANT) gene expression were lower in skeletal muscle mitochondria of meat-type chickens than the laying-type. The current results regarding a higher efficiency of oxidative phosphorylation and UCP content may partially support the high feed efficiency of meat-type chickens.
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- Masaaki Toyomizu
- Science of Biological Function, Life Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan.
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Time course of ROS production in skeletal muscle mitochondria from chronic heat-exposed broiler chicken. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2010; 157:266-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2010] [Revised: 06/25/2010] [Accepted: 07/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Meyer CW, Willershäuser M, Jastroch M, Rourke BC, Fromme T, Oelkrug R, Heldmaier G, Klingenspor M. Adaptive thermogenesis and thermal conductance in wild-type and UCP1-KO mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2010; 299:R1396-406. [PMID: 20826705 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00021.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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We compared maximal cold-induced heat production (HPmax) and cold limits between warm (WA; 27°C), moderate cold (MCA; 18°C), or cold acclimated (CA; 5°C) wild-type and uncoupling-protein 1 knockout (UCP1-KO) mice. In wild-type mice, HPmax was successively increased after MCA and CA, and the cold limit was lowered to -8.3°C and -18.0°C, respectively. UCP1-KO mice also increased HPmax in response to MCA and CA, although to a lesser extent. Direct comparison revealed a maximal cold-induced recruitment of heat production by +473 mW and +227 mW in wild-type and UCP1-KO mice, respectively. The increase in cold tolerance of UCP1-KO mice from -0.9°C in MCA to -10.1°C in CA could not be directly related to changes in HPmax, indicating that UCP1-KO mice used the dissipated heat more efficiently than wild-type mice. As judged from respiratory quotients, acutely cold-challenged UCP1-KO mice showed a delayed transition toward lipid oxidation, and 5-h cold exposure revealed diminished physical activity and less variability in the control of metabolic rate. We conclude that BAT is required for maximal adaptive thermogenesis but also allows metabolic flexibility and a rapid switch toward sustained lipid-fuelled thermogenesis as an acute response to cold. In both CA groups, expression of contractile proteins (myosin heavy-chain isoforms) showed minor training effects in skeletal muscles, while cardiac muscle of UCP1-KO mice had novel expression of beta cardiac isoform. Neither respiration nor basal proton conductance of skeletal muscle mitochondria were different between genotypes. In subcutaneous white adipose tissue of UCP1-KO mice, cold exposure increased cytochrome-c oxidase activity and expression of the cell death-inducing DFFA-like effector A by 3.6-fold and 15-fold, respectively, indicating the recruitment of mitochondria-rich brown adipocyte-like cells. Absence of functional BAT leads to remodeling of white adipose tissue, which may significantly contribute to adaptive thermogenesis during cold acclimation.
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- Carola W Meyer
- Dept. of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-Universität, Karl-von-Frisch Strasse 8, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
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