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Garcia IS, Teixeira SA, Costa KA, Marques DBD, Rodrigues GDA, Costa TC, Guimarães JD, Otto PI, Saraiva A, Ibelli AMG, Cantão ME, de Oliveira HC, Ledur MC, Peixoto JDO, Guimarães SEF. l-Arginine supplementation of gilts during early gestation modulates energy sensitive pathways in pig conceptuses. Mol Reprod Dev 2020; 87:819-834. [PMID: 32592179 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Dietary l-arginine (ARG) supplementation has been studied as a nutritional strategy to improve reproductive performance of pregnant sows, since arginine is a conditionally essential amino acid. However, reports addressing the molecular mechanisms that mediate supplementation effects on embryos and fetuses development are still scarce. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effects of 1.0% ARG supplementation of commercial pregnant gilts on genes and proteins from energy metabolism and antioxidant defense pathways in embryos and fetuses. We also analyzed the global transcriptome profile of 25- and 35-day-old conceptuses. At Day 25, we observed a lower abundance of phospho-AMP-activated protein kinase (phospho-AMPK) protein and downregulation of oxidative phosphorylation system genes in ARG embryos. On the other hand, ARG fetuses showed greater expression of MLST8 and lower expression of MTOR genes, in addition to lower abundance of phospho-AMPK and phospho-mammalian target of rapamycin (phospho-mTOR) proteins. Transcriptome analysis at Day 35 did not present differentially expressed genes. For the antioxidant defense pathway, no differences were found between CON and ARG conceptuses, only trends. In general, supplementation of gilts with 1.0% ARG during early gestation affects energy sensitive pathways in 25- and 35-day conceptuses; however, no effects of supplementation were found on the antioxidative defense pathway in 25-day embryos.
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- Ingrid S Garcia
- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Animal Genetics Laboratory, Embrapa Swine and Poultry Nacional Research Center, Concordia, Brazil
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- Animal Genetics Laboratory, Embrapa Swine and Poultry Nacional Research Center, Concordia, Brazil
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- Animal Genetics Laboratory, Embrapa Swine and Poultry Nacional Research Center, Concordia, Brazil
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- Animal Genetics Laboratory, Embrapa Swine and Poultry Nacional Research Center, Concordia, Brazil
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Aksentijević D, Zervou S, Eykyn TR, McAndrew DJ, Wallis J, Schneider JE, Neubauer S, Lygate CA. Age-Dependent Decline in Cardiac Function in Guanidinoacetate- N-Methyltransferase Knockout Mice. Front Physiol 2020; 10:1535. [PMID: 32038270 PMCID: PMC6985570 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Aim Guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase (GAMT) is the second essential enzyme in creatine (Cr) biosynthesis. Short-term Cr deficiency is metabolically well tolerated as GAMT–/– mice exhibit normal exercise capacity and response to ischemic heart failure. However, we hypothesized long-term consequences of Cr deficiency and/or accumulation of the Cr precursor guanidinoacetate (GA). Methods Cardiac function and metabolic profile were studied in GAMT–/– mice >1 year. Results In vivo LV catheterization revealed lower heart rate and developed pressure in aging GAMT–/– but normal lung weight and survival versus age-matched controls. Electron microscopy indicated reduced mitochondrial volume density in GAMT–/– hearts (P < 0.001), corroborated by lower mtDNA copy number (P < 0.004), and citrate synthase activity (P < 0.05), however, without impaired mitochondrial respiration. Furthermore, myocardial energy stores and key ATP homeostatic enzymes were barely altered, while pathology was unrelated to oxidative stress since superoxide production and protein carbonylation were unaffected. Gene expression of PGC-1α was 2.5-fold higher in GAMT–/– hearts while downstream genes were not activated, implicating a dysfunction in mitochondrial biogenesis signaling. This was normalized by 10 days of dietary Cr supplementation, as were all in vivo functional parameters, however, it was not possible to differentiate whether relief from Cr deficiency or GA toxicity was causative. Conclusion Long-term Cr deficiency in GAMT–/– mice reduces mitochondrial volume without affecting respiratory function, most likely due to impaired biogenesis. This is associated with hemodynamic changes without evidence of heart failure, which may represent an acceptable functional compromise in return for reduced energy demand in aging mice.
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- Dunja Aksentijević
- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Experimental and Preclinical Imaging Centre, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Faller KME, Atzler D, McAndrew DJ, Zervou S, Whittington HJ, Simon JN, Aksentijevic D, Ten Hove M, Choe CU, Isbrandt D, Casadei B, Schneider JE, Neubauer S, Lygate CA. Impaired cardiac contractile function in arginine:glycine amidinotransferase knockout mice devoid of creatine is rescued by homoarginine but not creatine. Cardiovasc Res 2019; 114:417-430. [PMID: 29236952 PMCID: PMC5982714 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvx242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Aims Creatine buffers cellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) via the creatine kinase reaction. Creatine levels are reduced in heart failure, but their contribution to pathophysiology is unclear. Arginine:glycine amidinotransferase (AGAT) in the kidney catalyses both the first step in creatine biosynthesis as well as homoarginine (HA) synthesis. AGAT-/- mice fed a creatine-free diet have a whole body creatine-deficiency. We hypothesized that AGAT-/- mice would develop cardiac dysfunction and rescue by dietary creatine would imply causality. Methods and results Withdrawal of dietary creatine in AGAT-/- mice provided an estimate of myocardial creatine efflux of ∼2.7%/day; however, in vivo cardiac function was maintained despite low levels of myocardial creatine. Using AGAT-/- mice naïve to dietary creatine we confirmed absence of phosphocreatine in the heart, but crucially, ATP levels were unchanged. Potential compensatory adaptations were absent, AMPK was not activated and respiration in isolated mitochondria was normal. AGAT-/- mice had rescuable changes in body water and organ weights suggesting a role for creatine as a compatible osmolyte. Creatine-naïve AGAT-/- mice had haemodynamic impairment with low LV systolic pressure and reduced inotropy, lusitropy, and contractile reserve. Creatine supplementation only corrected systolic pressure despite normalization of myocardial creatine. AGAT-/- mice had low plasma HA and supplementation completely rescued all other haemodynamic parameters. Contractile dysfunction in AGAT-/- was confirmed in Langendorff perfused hearts and in creatine-replete isolated cardiomyocytes, indicating that HA is necessary for normal cardiac function. Conclusions Our findings argue against low myocardial creatine per se as a major contributor to cardiac dysfunction. Conversely, we show that HA deficiency can impair cardiac function, which may explain why low HA is an independent risk factor for multiple cardiovascular diseases.
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- Kiterie M E Faller
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, BHF Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, BHF Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), Pettenkoferstraße 8a & 9, 80336 Munich, Germany.,Walther-Straub Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Goethestrasse 33, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, BHF Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, BHF Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, BHF Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, BHF Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, BHF Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, BHF Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Experimental Neurophysiology, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 53175 Bonn, Germany.,The Institute for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, BHF Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, BHF Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.,Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, BHF Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, BHF Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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Intracellular Energy-Transfer Networks and High-Resolution Respirometry: A Convenient Approach for Studying Their Function. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19102933. [PMID: 30261663 PMCID: PMC6213097 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19102933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Compartmentalization of high-energy phosphate carriers between intracellular micro-compartments is a phenomenon that ensures efficient energy use. To connect these sites, creatine kinase (CK) and adenylate kinase (AK) energy-transfer networks, which are functionally coupled to oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), could serve as important regulators of cellular energy fluxes. Here, we introduce how selective permeabilization of cellular outer membrane and high-resolution respirometry can be used to study functional coupling between CK or AK pathways and OXPHOS in different cells and tissues. Using the protocols presented here the ability of creatine or adenosine monophosphate to stimulate OXPHOS through CK and AK reactions, respectively, is easily observable and quantifiable. Additionally, functional coupling between hexokinase and mitochondria can be investigated by monitoring the effect of glucose on respiration. Taken together, high-resolution respirometry in combination with permeabilization is a convenient approach for investigating energy-transfer networks in small quantities of cells and tissues in health and in pathology.
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- Formerly University of Chichester, Chichester, UK.
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Specific Features of Immediate Ultrastructural Changes in Brain Cortex Mitochondria of Rats with Different Tolerance to Hypoxia under Various Modes of Hypoxic Exposures. Bull Exp Biol Med 2018; 164:376-381. [PMID: 29313234 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-018-3993-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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We performed ultrastructural study of cerebral cortex mitochondria in rats with different tolerance to oxygen deficiency (low resistant and highly resistant specimens). Low resistant rats were characterized by the prevalence of mitochondria with lightened matrix due to the nondense packing of cristae. By contrast, mitochondria of highly resistant animals had the dense packing of cristae. The structure of mitochondria underwent adaptive changes at 14-10% O2 in the inspired air. Under these conditions, structural characteristics of the cerebral cortex in hypoxia-sensitive rats resembled those in resistant animals. The decrease in O2 concentration to 8% was accompanied by ultrastructural signs of mitochondrial damage, which correlated with de-energization of the cell and dysfunction of adaptive signaling systems. Ultrastructural features of cerebral cortex mitochondria in animals with low and high tolerance to acute oxygen deficiency confirm the hypothesis that they are associated with two different "functionaland-metabolic portraits".
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Herbst A, Wanagat J, Cheema N, Widjaja K, McKenzie D, Aiken JM. Latent mitochondrial DNA deletion mutations drive muscle fiber loss at old age. Aging Cell 2016; 15:1132-1139. [PMID: 27561813 PMCID: PMC5114866 DOI: 10.1111/acel.12520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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With age, somatically derived mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletion mutations arise in many tissues and species. In skeletal muscle, deletion mutations clonally accumulate along the length of individual fibers. At high intrafiber abundances, these mutations disrupt individual cell respiration and are linked to the activation of apoptosis, intrafiber atrophy, breakage, and necrosis, contributing to fiber loss. This sequence of molecular and cellular events suggests a putative mechanism for the permanent loss of muscle fibers with age. To test whether mtDNA deletion mutation accumulation is a significant contributor to the fiber loss observed in aging muscle, we pharmacologically induced deletion mutation accumulation. We observed a 1200% increase in mtDNA deletion mutation-containing electron transport chain-deficient muscle fibers, an 18% decrease in muscle fiber number and 22% worsening of muscle mass loss. These data affirm the hypothesized role for mtDNA deletion mutation in the etiology of muscle fiber loss at old age.
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- Allen Herbst
- Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton AB Canada
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- Division of Geriatrics Department of Medicine David Geffen School of Medicine University of California Los Angeles CA USA
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- Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases Department of Biological Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton AB Canada
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- Division of Geriatrics Department of Medicine David Geffen School of Medicine University of California Los Angeles CA USA
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- Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases Department of Biological Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton AB Canada
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- Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton AB Canada
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Franko A, von Kleist-Retzow JC, Neschen S, Wu M, Schommers P, Böse M, Kunze A, Hartmann U, Sanchez-Lasheras C, Stoehr O, Huntgeburth M, Brodesser S, Irmler M, Beckers J, de Angelis MH, Paulsson M, Schubert M, Wiesner RJ. Liver adapts mitochondrial function to insulin resistant and diabetic states in mice. J Hepatol 2014; 60:816-23. [PMID: 24291365 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2012] [Revised: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 11/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS To determine if diabetic and insulin-resistant states cause mitochondrial dysfunction in liver or if there is long term adaptation of mitochondrial function to these states, mice were (i) fed with a high-fat diet to induce obesity and T2D (HFD), (ii) had a genetic defect in insulin signaling causing whole body insulin resistance, but not full blown T2D (IR/IRS-1(+/-) mice), or (iii) were analyzed after treatment with streptozocin (STZ) to induce a T1D-like state. METHODS Hepatic lipid levels were measured by thin layer chromatography. Mitochondrial respiratory chain (RC) levels and function were determined by Western blot, spectrophotometric, oxygen consumption and proton motive force analysis. Gene expression was analyzed by real-time PCR and microarray. RESULTS HFD caused insulin resistance and hepatic lipid accumulation, but RC was largely unchanged. Livers from insulin resistant IR/IRS-1(+/-) mice had normal lipid contents and a normal RC, but mitochondria were less well coupled. Livers from severely hyperglycemic and hypoinsulinemic STZ mice had massively depleted lipid levels, but RC abundance was unchanged. However, liver mitochondria isolated from these animals showed increased abundance and activity of the RC, which was better coupled. CONCLUSIONS Insulin resistance, induced either by obesity or genetic manipulation and steatosis do not cause mitochondrial dysfunction in mouse liver. Also, mitochondrial dysfunction is not a prerequisite for liver steatosis. However, severe insulin deficiency and high blood glucose levels lead to an enhanced performance and better coupling of the RC. This may represent an adaptation to fuel overload and the high energy-requirement of an unsuppressed gluconeogenesis.
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- Andras Franko
- Center for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Köln, 50931 Köln, Germany; Institute of Experimental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Center for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Köln, 50931 Köln, Germany; Department of Pediatrics, University of Köln, 50924 Köln, Germany; Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, CMMC, University of Köln, 50931 Köln, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Center for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Köln, 50931 Köln, Germany
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- Center for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Köln, 50931 Köln, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Köln, 50931 Köln, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Köln, 50931 Köln, Germany
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- Department of Mouse Genetics and Metabolism, Institute for Genetics, University of Köln, 50674 Köln, Germany
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- Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine, University of Köln, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Köln, 50937 Köln, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Köln, 50935 Köln, Germany; Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), 50674 Köln, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; Technische Universität München, WZW - Center of Life and Food Science Weihenstephan, Chair of Experimental Genetics, 85350 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; Technische Universität München, WZW - Center of Life and Food Science Weihenstephan, Chair of Experimental Genetics, 85350 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, CMMC, University of Köln, 50931 Köln, Germany; Department of Biochemistry, University of Köln, 50931 Köln, Germany; Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), 50674 Köln, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, CMMC, University of Köln, 50931 Köln, Germany; Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine, University of Köln, 50937 Köln, Germany; Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), 50674 Köln, Germany.
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- Center for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Köln, 50931 Köln, Germany; Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, CMMC, University of Köln, 50931 Köln, Germany; Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), 50674 Köln, Germany.
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Weiduschat N, Kaufmann P, Mao X, Engelstad KM, Hinton V, DiMauro S, De Vivo D, Shungu D. Cerebral metabolic abnormalities in A3243G mitochondrial DNA mutation carriers. Neurology 2014; 82:798-805. [PMID: 24477106 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To establish cerebral metabolic features associated with the A3243G mitochondrial DNA mutation with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging ((1)H MRSI) and to assess their potential as prognostic biomarkers. METHODS In this prospective cohort study, we investigated 135 clinically heterogeneous A3243G mutation carriers and 30 healthy volunteers (HVs) with (1)H MRSI. Mutation carriers included 45 patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS); 11 participants who would develop the MELAS syndrome during follow-up (converters); and 79 participants who would not develop the MELAS syndrome during follow-up (nonconverters). The groups were compared with respect to MRSI metabolic indices of 1) anaerobic energy metabolism (lactate), 2) neuronal integrity (N-acetyl-l-aspartate [NAA]), 3) mitochondrial function (NAA; lactate), 4) cell energetics (total creatine), and 5) membrane biosynthesis and turnover (total choline [tCho]). RESULTS Consistent with prior studies, the patients with MELAS had higher lactate (p < 0.001) and lower NAA levels (p = 0.01) than HVs. Unexpectedly, converters showed higher NAA (p = 0.042), tCho (p = 0.004), and total creatine (p = 0.002), in addition to higher lactate levels (p = 0.032), compared with HVs. Compared with nonconverters, converters had higher tCho (p = 0.015). Clinically, converters and nonconverters did not differ at baseline. Lactate and tCho levels were reliable biomarkers for predicting the risk of individual mutation carriers to develop the MELAS phenotype. CONCLUSIONS (1)H MRSI assessment of cerebral metabolism in A3243G mutation carriers shows promise in identifying disease biomarkers as well as individuals at risk of developing the MELAS phenotype.
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- Nora Weiduschat
- From the Department of Radiology (N.W., X.M., D.S.), Weill Cornell Medical College, New York; and Department of Neurology (P.K., K.M.E., V.H., S.D., D.D.V.), Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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Pohjoismäki JLO, Krüger M, Al-Furoukh N, Lagerstedt A, Karhunen PJ, Braun T. Postnatal cardiomyocyte growth and mitochondrial reorganization cause multiple changes in the proteome of human cardiomyocytes. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2013; 9:1210-9. [PMID: 23459711 DOI: 10.1039/c3mb25556e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Fetal (fCM) and adult cardiomyocytes (aCM) significantly differ from each other both by structure and biochemical properties. aCM own a higher mitochondrial mass compared to fCM due to increased energy demand and show a greater density and higher degree of structural organization of myofibrils. The energy metabolism in aCM relies virtually completely on β-oxidation of fatty acids while fCM use carbohydrates. Rewinding of the aCM phenotype (de-differentiation) arises frequently in diseased hearts spurring questions about its functional relevance and the extent of de-differentiation. Yet, surprisingly little is known about the changes in the human proteome occurring during maturation of fCM to aCM. Here, we examined differences between human fetal and adult hearts resulting in the quantification of 3500 proteins. Moreover, we analyzed mitochondrial proteomes from both stages to obtain more detailed insight into underlying biochemical differences. We found that the majority of changes between fCM and aCM were attributed to growth and maturation of cardiomyocytes. As expected, adult hearts showed higher mitochondrial mass and expressed increased levels of proteins involved in energy metabolism but relatively lower copy numbers of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) per total cell volume. We uncovered that the TFAM/mtDNA ratio was kept constant during postnatal development despite a significant increase of mitochondrial protein per mtDNA in adult mitochondria, which revises previous concepts.
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- Jaakko L O Pohjoismäki
- Department of Cardiac Development and Remodelling, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Ludwigstrasse 43, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany.
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Oudman I, Clark JF, Brewster LM. The effect of the creatine analogue beta-guanidinopropionic acid on energy metabolism: a systematic review. PLoS One 2013; 8:e52879. [PMID: 23326362 PMCID: PMC3541392 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 11/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Creatine kinase plays a key role in cellular energy transport. The enzyme transfers high-energy phosphoryl groups from mitochondria to subcellular sites of ATP hydrolysis, where it buffers ADP concentration by catalyzing the reversible transfer of the high-energy phosphate moiety (P) between creatine and ADP. Cellular creatine uptake is competitively inhibited by beta-guanidinopropionic acid. This substance is marked as safe for human use, but the effects are unclear. Therefore, we systematically reviewed the effect of beta-guanidinopropionic acid on energy metabolism and function of tissues with high energy demands. Methods We performed a systematic review and searched the electronic databases Pubmed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and LILACS from their inception through March 2011. Furthermore, we searched the internet and explored references from textbooks and reviews. Results After applying the inclusion criteria, we retrieved 131 publications, mainly considering the effect of chronic oral administration of beta-guanidinopropionic acid (0.5 to 3.5%) on skeletal muscle, the cardiovascular system, and brain tissue in animals. Beta-guanidinopropionic acid decreased intracellular creatine and phosphocreatine in all tissues studied. In skeletal muscle, this effect induced a shift from glycolytic to oxidative metabolism, increased cellular glucose uptake and increased fatigue tolerance. In heart tissue this shift to mitochondrial metabolism was less pronounced. Myocardial contractility was modestly reduced, including a decreased ventricular developed pressure, albeit with unchanged cardiac output. In brain tissue adaptations in energy metabolism resulted in enhanced ATP stability and survival during hypoxia. Conclusion Chronic beta-guanidinopropionic acid increases fatigue tolerance of skeletal muscle and survival during ischaemia in animal studies, with modestly reduced myocardial contractility. Because it is marked as safe for human use, there is a need for human data.
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- Inge Oudman
- Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Lim KM, Yang SH, Shim EB. Systemic modelling of human bioenergetics and blood circulation. IET Syst Biol 2012; 6:187-95. [PMID: 23101873 DOI: 10.1049/iet-syb.2011.0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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This work reviews the main aspects of human bioenergetics and the dynamics of the cardiovascular system, with emphasis on modelling their physiological characteristics. The methods used to study human bioenergetics and circulation dynamics, including the use of mathematical models, are summarised. The main characteristics of human bioenergetics, including mitochondrial metabolism and global energy balance, are first described, and the systemic aspects of blood circulation and related physiological issues are introduced. The authors also discuss the present status of studies of human bioenergetics and blood circulation. Then, the limitations of the existing studies are described in an effort to identify directions for future research towards integrated and comprehensive modelling. This review emphasises that a multi-scale and multi-physical approach to bioenergetics and blood circulation that considers multiple scales and physiological factors are necessary for the appropriate clinical application of computational models.
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- K M Lim
- Department of Medical IT Convergence Engineering, Kumoh Institute of Technology, Daehakro, Kumi, Gyengpook 730-701, Republic of Korea
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Chu Z, Huang Y, Li L, Tao Q, Li Q. Physiological pathway of human cell damage induced by genotoxic crystalline silica nanoparticles. Biomaterials 2012; 33:7540-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.06.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Lyabakh KG, Lissov PN. Oxidative power and intracellular distribution of mitochondria control cell oxygen regime when arterial hypoxemia occurs. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2012. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350912050120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Michel S, Wanet A, De Pauw A, Rommelaere G, Arnould T, Renard P. Crosstalk between mitochondrial (dys)function and mitochondrial abundance. J Cell Physiol 2012; 227:2297-310. [PMID: 21928343 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.23021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A controlled regulation of mitochondrial mass through either the production (biogenesis) or the degradation (mitochondrial quality control) of the organelle represents a crucial step for proper mitochondrial and cell function. Key steps of mitochondrial biogenesis and quality control are overviewed, with an emphasis on the role of mitochondrial chaperones and proteases that keep mitochondria fully functional, provided the mitochondrial activity impairment is not excessive. In this case, the whole organelle is degraded by mitochondrial autophagy or "mitophagy." Beside the maintenance of adequate mitochondrial abundance and functions for cell homeostasis, mitochondrial biogenesis might be enhanced, through discussed signaling pathways, in response to various physiological stimuli, like contractile activity, exposure to low temperatures, caloric restriction, and stem cells differentiation. In addition, mitochondrial dysfunction might also initiate a retrograde response, enabling cell adaptation through increased mitochondrial biogenesis.
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- Sébastien Michel
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (URBC), NARILIS (Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences), University of Namur (FUNDP), Namur, Belgium
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Pohjoismäki JLO, Boettger T, Liu Z, Goffart S, Szibor M, Braun T. Oxidative stress during mitochondrial biogenesis compromises mtDNA integrity in growing hearts and induces a global DNA repair response. Nucleic Acids Res 2012; 40:6595-607. [PMID: 22508755 PMCID: PMC3413112 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cardiomyocyte development in mammals is characterized by a transition from hyperplastic to hypertrophic growth soon after birth. The rise of cardiomyocyte cell mass in postnatal life goes along with a proportionally bigger increase in the mitochondrial mass in response to growing energy requirements. Relatively little is known about the molecular processes regulating mitochondrial biogenesis and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) maintenance during developmental cardiac hypertrophy. Genome-wide transcriptional profiling revealed the activation of transcriptional regulatory circuits controlling mitochondrial biogenesis in growing rat hearts. In particular, we detected a specific upregulation of factors involved in mtDNA expression and translation. More surprisingly, we found a specific upregulation of DNA repair proteins directly linked to increased oxidative damage during heart mitochondrial biogenesis, but only relatively minor changes in the mtDNA replication machinery. Our study paves the way for improved understanding of mitochondrial biogenesis, mtDNA maintenance and physiological adaptation processes in the heart and provides the first evidence for the recruitment of nucleotide excision repair proteins to mtDNA in cardiomyocytes upon DNA damage.
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- Jaakko L O Pohjoismäki
- Department of Cardiac Development and Remodelling, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Ludwigstrasse 43, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany.
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Marín-García J, Damle S, Jugdutt BI, Moe GW. Nuclear-mitochondrial cross-talk in global myocardial ischemia. A time-course analysis. Mol Cell Biochem 2012; 364:225-34. [PMID: 22227919 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-011-1221-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Myocardial ischemia results in early and progressive damage to mitochondrial structure and function, but the molecular events leading to these changes have not been clearly established. We hypothesized that mitochondrial dysfunction and a coordinated expression of nuclear and mitochondrial genes occur in a time-dependent manner by relating the time courses of changes in parameters of mitochondrial bioenergetics after ischemia-reperfusion. Using a Langendorff rat heart model, mitochondrial bioenergetics and protein levels were assessed at different times of ischemia and ischemia/reperfusion. Mitochondrial and nuclear gene expression (super array analysis) and mitochondrial DNA levels were evaluated after late ischemia. Ischemia induced progressive and marked decreases in complex I, III, and V activities. Reperfusion (15, 30, and 60 min) after 45 min of ischemia had little further effect on enzyme activities or respiration. Super array analysis after 45 min ischemia revealed increased levels of the proteins with more pronounced increases in the corresponding mRNAs. Expression of mitochondrial and nuclear genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation increased after 45 min of ischemia but not after reperfusion. Myocardial ischemia induces mitochondrial dysfunction and differential but coordinated expression of nuclear and mitochondrial genes in a time-dependent manner. Our observations are pertinent to the search for molecular stimuli that generate mitochondrial defects and alter mitochondrial and nuclear transcriptional responses that may impact ischemic preconditioning and cardioprotection.
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- José Marín-García
- The Molecular Cardiology and Neuromuscular Institute, 75 Raritan Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904, USA.
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Kulkarni R, Marples B, Balasubramaniam M, Thomas RA, Tucker JD. Mitochondrial gene expression changes in normal and mitochondrial mutant cells after exposure to ionizing radiation. Radiat Res 2010; 173:635-44. [PMID: 20426663 DOI: 10.1667/rr1737.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) contains 13 genes that encode proteins of the oxidative phosphorylation complex that are involved in ATP generation. Leber's optic atrophy and Leigh's syndrome are diseases that are caused by point mutations in the mitochondrial genome and that have phenotypes associated with energy deprivation. We hypothesized that energy deficiency from mitochondrial mutations in these cells leads to radiation hypersensitivity. Here we compared mitochondrial gene expression for the 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes in two mitochondrial mutant cell lines, GM13740 (Leigh's syndrome) and GM10744 (Leber's optic atrophy) and a normal human lymphoblastoid cell line (GM15036) after X irradiation (0-4 Gy) 0 to 24 h postirradiation. Changes in gene expression were compared with cellular radiosensitivity. Statistically significant differences between Leigh's syndrome and normal cells were found in mitochondrial gene expression for all radiation doses and times that were commensurate with changes in radiation sensitivity. The data suggest that Leigh's syndrome cells have an impaired ability to repair radiation-induced DNA damage that results in radiation hypersensitivity. This may be attributable to mitochondrial dysfunction from reductions in mitochondrial gene expression and ATP generation, since Leigh's optic atrophy cells exhibit a mutation in the ATPase6 gene, which is an important component of Complex V of ATP synthase. In contrast, the mutation of the Leber's cells conferred radioresistance, which might be attributed to the mutation in the ND4 gene in the mitochondrial genome. The altered sensitivity of mitochondrial mutant cells to ionizing radiation can lead to decreased DNA repair, which may put individuals with mtDNA mutations at greater risk for cancer and other diseases.
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- Rohan Kulkarni
- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Schultz J, Wiesner RJ. Proliferation of mitochondria in chronically stimulated rabbit skeletal muscle--transcription of mitochondrial genes and copy number of mitochondrial DNA. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2009; 32:627-34. [PMID: 15254376 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005630813227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Mitochondrial proliferation was studied in chronically stimulated rabbit skeletal muscle over a period of 50 days. After this time, subunits of COX had increased about fourfold. Corresponding mRNAs, encoded on mitochondrial DNA as well as on nuclear genes, were unchanged when related to total tissue RNA, however, they were elevated two- to fivefold when the massive increase of ribosomes per unit mass of muscle was taken into account. The same was true for the mRNA encoding mitochondrial transcription factor A. Surprisingly, tissue levels of mtTFA protein were reduced about twofold, together with mitochondrial DNA. In conclusion, mitochondria are able to maintain high rates of mitochondrial transcription even in the presence of reduced mtTFA protein and mtDNA levels. Therefore, stimulated mtTFA gene expression accompanies stimulated mitochondrial transcription, as in other models, but it is not sufficient for an increase of mtDNA copy number and other, yet unknown, factors have to be postulated.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics
- Electric Stimulation
- Electron Transport Complex IV/genetics
- Electron Transport Complex IV/metabolism
- Gene Dosage
- Genes, Mitochondrial
- Mitochondria, Muscle/metabolism
- Mitochondria, Muscle/ultrastructure
- Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism
- Muscle, Skeletal/ultrastructure
- RNA/genetics
- RNA/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Mitochondrial
- Rabbits
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Transcription, Genetic
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- J Schultz
- Department of Physiology II, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuen heimer Feld 326, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Rodenburg W, Keijer J, Kramer E, Vink C, van der Meer R, Bovee-Oudenhoven IMJ. Impaired barrier function by dietary fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) in rats is accompanied by increased colonic mitochondrial gene expression. BMC Genomics 2008; 9:144. [PMID: 18371188 PMCID: PMC2311291 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2007] [Accepted: 03/27/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Dietary non-digestible carbohydrates stimulate the gut microflora and are therefore presumed to improve host resistance to intestinal infections. However, several strictly controlled rat infection studies showed that non-digestible fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) increase, rather than decrease, translocation of Salmonella towards extra-intestinal sites. In addition, it was shown that FOS increases intestinal permeability already before infection. The mechanism responsible for this adverse effect of FOS is unclear. Possible explanations are altered mucosal integrity due to changes in tight junctions or changes in expression of defense molecules such as antimicrobials and mucins. To examine the mechanisms underlying weakening of the intestinal barrier by FOS, a controlled dietary intervention study was performed. Two groups of 12 rats were adapted to a diet with or without FOS. mRNA was collected from colonic mucosa and changes in gene expression were assessed for each individual rat using Agilent rat whole genome microarrays. Results Among the 997 FOS induced genes we observed less mucosal integrity related genes than expected with the clear permeability changes. FOS did not induce changes in tight junction genes and only 8 genes related to mucosal defense were induced by FOS. These small effects are unlikely the cause for the clear increase in intestinal permeability that is observed. FOS significantly increased expression of 177 mitochondria-related genes. More specifically, induced expression of genes involved in all five OXPHOS complexes and the TCA cycle was observed. These results indicate that dietary FOS influences intestinal mucosal energy metabolism. Furthermore, increased expression of 113 genes related to protein turnover, including proteasome genes, ribosomal genes and protein maturation related genes, was seen. FOS upregulated expression of the peptide hormone proglucagon gene, in agreement with previous studies, as well as three other peptide hormone genes; peptide YY, pancreatic polypeptide and cholecystokinin. Conclusion We conclude that altered energy metabolism may underly colonic barrier function disruption due to FOS feeding in rats.
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Sellem CH, Marsy S, Boivin A, Lemaire C, Sainsard-Chanet A. A mutation in the gene encoding cytochrome c1 leads to a decreased ROS content and to a long-lived phenotype in the filamentous fungus Podospora anserina. Fungal Genet Biol 2007; 44:648-58. [PMID: 17081785 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2006.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2006] [Revised: 09/19/2006] [Accepted: 09/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We present here the properties of a complex III loss-of-function mutant of the filamentous fungus Podospora anserina. The mutation corresponds to a single substitution in the second intron of the gene cyc1 encoding cytochrome c(1), leading to a splicing defect. The cyc1-1 mutant is long-lived, exhibits a defect in ascospore pigmentation, has a reduced growth rate and a reduced ROS production associated with a stabilisation of its mitochondrial DNA. We also show that increased longevity is linked with morphologically modified mitochondria and an increased number of mitochondrial genomes. Overexpression of the alternative oxidase rescues all these phenotypes and restores aging. Interestingly, the absence of complex III in this mutant is not paralleled with a deficiency in complex I activity as reported in mammals although the respiratory chain of P. anserina has recently been demonstrated to be organized according to the "respirasome" model.
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- Carole H Sellem
- Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, UPR 2167, CNRS, 1 avenue de la Terrasse, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Zanelli SA, Trimmer PA, Solenski NJ. Nitric oxide impairs mitochondrial movement in cortical neurons during hypoxia. J Neurochem 2006; 97:724-36. [PMID: 16606371 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03767.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cortical nitric oxide (NO) production increases during hypoxia/ischemia in the immature brain and is associated with both neurotoxicity and mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondrial redistribution within the cell is critical to normal neuronal function, however, the effects of hypoxia on mitochondrial dynamics are not known. This study tested the hypothesis that hypoxia impairs mitochondrial movement via NO-mediated pathways. Fluorescently labeled mitochondria were studied using time-lapse digital video microscopy in cultured cortical neurons exposed either to hypoxia/re-oxygenation or to diethyleneamine/nitric oxide adduct, DETA-NO (100-500 microm). Two NO synthase inhibitors, were used to determine NO specificity. Mitochondrial mean velocity, the percentage of movement (i.e. the time spent moving) and mitochondrial morphology were analyzed. Exposure to hypoxia reduced mitochondrial movement to 10.4 +/- 1.3% at 0 h and 7.4 +/- 1.7% at 1 h of re-oxygenation, versus 25.6 +/- 1.4% in controls (p < 0.05). Mean mitochondrial velocity (microm s(-1)) decreased from 0.374 +/- 0.01 in controls to 0.146 +/- 0.01 at 0 h and 0.177 +/- 0.02 at 1 h of re-oxygenation (p < 0.001). Exposure to DETA-NO resulted in a significant decrease in mean mitochondrial velocity at all tested time points. Treatment with NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) prevented the hypoxia-induced decrease in mitochondrial movement at 0 h (30.1 +/- 1.6%) and at 1 h (26.1 +/- 9%) of re-oxygenation. Exposure to either hypoxia/re-oxygenation or NO also resulted in the rapid decrease in mitochondrial size. Both hypoxia and NO exposure result in impaired mitochondrial movement and morphology in cultured cortical neurons. As the effect of hypoxia on mitochondrial movement and morphology can be partially prevented by a nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor, these data suggest that an NO-mediated pathway is at least partially involved.
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- Santina A Zanelli
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
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Schlattner U, Tokarska-Schlattner M, Wallimann T. Mitochondrial creatine kinase in human health and disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2006; 1762:164-80. [PMID: 16236486 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2005.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 437] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2005] [Revised: 08/09/2005] [Accepted: 09/13/2005] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Mitochondrial creatine kinase (MtCK), together with cytosolic creatine kinase isoenzymes and the highly diffusible CK reaction product, phosphocreatine, provide a temporal and spatial energy buffer to maintain cellular energy homeostasis. Mitochondrial proteolipid complexes containing MtCK form microcompartments that are involved in channeling energy in form of phosphocreatine rather than ATP into the cytosol. Under situations of compromised cellular energy state, which are often linked to ischemia, oxidative stress and calcium overload, two characteristics of mitochondrial creatine kinase are particularly relevant: its exquisite susceptibility to oxidative modifications and the compensatory up-regulation of its gene expression, in some cases leading to accumulation of crystalline MtCK inclusion bodies in mitochondria that are the clinical hallmarks for mitochondrial cytopathies. Both of these events may either impair or reinforce, respectively, the functions of mitochondrial MtCK complexes in cellular energy supply and protection of mitochondria form the so-called permeability transition leading to apoptosis or necrosis.
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- Uwe Schlattner
- Institute of Cell Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), Hönggerberg HPM, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Mehrabian Z, Liu LI, Fiskum G, Rapoport SI, Chandrasekaran K. Regulation of mitochondrial gene expression by energy demand in neural cells. J Neurochem 2005; 93:850-60. [PMID: 15857388 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03066.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) encodes critical subunit proteins of the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) complex that generates ATP. This study tested the hypothesis that mitochondrial gene expression in neural cells is regulated by energy demand, as modified via stimulation of cellular sodium transport. Exposure of PC12S cells to the sodium ionophore monensin (250 nm) for 1-6 h caused a 13-60% decrease in cellular ATP (from 15 to 5 nmol per mg protein at 6 h). Levels of mitochondrial DNA-encoded mRNAs (mt-mRNAs) increased significantly (150%) within the first hour of exposure to monensin, and then decreased significantly (50%) at 3-4 h. Levels of mtDNA-encoded 12S rRNA and nuclear DNA-encoded OXPHOS subunit mRNAs were not significantly affected. Exposure of primary cerebellar neuronal cultures to the excitatory amino acid glutamate caused a similar rapid and significant increase followed by a significant decrease in cell mt-mRNA levels. The monensin-induced initial increase in mt-mRNA levels was abolished by pretreatment with actinomycin D or by reducing extracellular sodium ion concentration. The monensin-induced delayed reduction in mt-mRNA levels was accelerated in the presence of actinomycin D, and was accompanied by a 67% reduction in the half-life (from 3.6 to 1.2 h). Exposure of PC12S cells to 2-deoxy-d-glucose significantly decreased cellular ATP levels (from 14.2 to 7.1 nmol per mg protein at 8 h), and increased mt-mRNA levels. These results suggest a physiological transcriptional mechanism of regulation of mitochondrial gene expression by energy demand and a post-transcriptional regulation that is independent of energy status of the cell.
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- Zara Mehrabian
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, 21201, USA
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Filipek PA, Juranek J, Nguyen MT, Cummings C, Gargus JJ. Relative carnitine deficiency in autism. J Autism Dev Disord 2005; 34:615-23. [PMID: 15679182 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-004-5283-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A random retrospective chart review was conducted to document serum carnitine levels on 100 children with autism. Concurrently drawn serum pyruvate, lactate, ammonia, and alanine levels were also available in many of these children. Values of free and total carnitine (p < 0.001), and pyruvate (p = 0.006) were significantly reduced while ammonia and alanine levels were considerably elevated (p < 0.001) in our autistic subjects. The relative carnitine deficiency in these patients, accompanied by slight elevations in lactate and significant elevations in alanine and ammonia levels, is suggestive of mild mitochondrial dysfunction. It is hypothesized that a mitochondrial defect may be the origin of the carnitine deficiency in these autistic children.
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- Pauline A Filipek
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
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Chandrasekaran K, Mehrabian Z, Li XL, Hassel B. RNase-L regulates the stability of mitochondrial DNA-encoded mRNAs in mouse embryo fibroblasts. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 325:18-23. [PMID: 15522195 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Accelerated decrease in the levels of mitochondrial DNA-encoded mRNA (mt-mRNA) occurs in neuronal cells exposed either to the excitatory amino acid, glutamate or to the sodium ionophore, monensin, suggesting a role of mitochondrial RNase(s) on the stability of mt-mRNAs. Here we report that in mouse embryo fibroblasts that are devoid of the interferon-regulated RNase, RNase-L, the monensin-induced decrease in the half-life of mt-mRNA was reduced. In monensin (250 nM)-treated RNase-L(+/+) cells the average half-life of mt-mRNA, determined after termination of transcription with actinomycin D, was found to be 3h, whereas in monensin-treated RNase-L(-/-) cells the half-life of mt-mRNA was >6h. In contrast, the stability of nuclear DNA-encoded beta-actin mRNA was unaffected. Induction of RNase-L expression in mouse 3T3 fibroblasts further decreased the monensin-induced reduction in mt-mRNA half-life to 1.5h. The results indicate that the RNase-L-dependent decrease in mtDNA-encoded mRNA transcript levels occurs through a decrease in the half-life of mt-mRNA, and that RNase-L may play a role in the stability of mt-mRNA.
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- Krish Chandrasekaran
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Several questions in our understanding of mitochondria are unanswered. These include how the ratio of mitochondrial (mt)DNA to mitochondria is maintained, how the accumulation of defective, rapidly replicating mitochondrial DNA is avoided, how the ratio of mitochondria to cells is adjusted to fit cellular needs, and why any proteins are synthesized in mitochondria rather than simply imported. In bacteria, large hyperstructures or assemblies of proteins, mRNA, lipids and ions have been proposed to constitute a level of organization intermediate between macromolecules and whole cells. Here, we suggest how the concept of hyperstructures together with other concepts developed for bacteria such as transcriptional sensing and spontaneous segregation may provide answers to mitochondrial problems. In doing this, we show how the problem of the very existence of mtDNA brings its own solution.
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- Mirella Trinei
- Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, 20141 Milan, Italy
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Marín-García J, Goldenthal MJ. Heart mitochondria signaling pathways: appraisal of an emerging field. J Mol Med (Berl) 2004; 82:565-78. [PMID: 15221079 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-004-0567-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2003] [Accepted: 05/18/2004] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The contribution that mitochondria make to cardiac function extends well beyond their critical bioenergetic role as a supplier of ATP. The organelle plays an integral part in the regulatory and signaling events that occur in response to physiological stresses, including but not limited to myocardial ischemia and reperfusion, hypoxia, oxidative stress, and hormonal and cytokine stimuli. Research on both intact cardiac muscle tissue and cultured cardiomyocytes has just begun to probe the nature and the extent of mitochondrial involvement in interorganelle communication, hypertropic growth, and cell death. This review covers particular aspects of the newly emerging field of mitochondrial medicine offering a critical guide in the assessment of mitochondrial participation at the molecular and biochemical levels in the multiple and interrelated signaling pathways, gauging the effect that mitochondria have as a receiver, integrator, and transmitter of signals on cardiac phenotype. We also discuss future directions that may impact on the treatment of cardiac diseases.
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- José Marín-García
- Molecular Cardiology and Neuromuscular Institute, 75 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, NJ 08904, USA.
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Pickles JO. Mutation in Mitochondrial DNA as a Cause of Presbyacusis. Audiol Neurootol 2003; 9:23-33. [PMID: 14676471 DOI: 10.1159/000074184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2003] [Accepted: 06/20/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Much of the hearing loss that occurs in old age is likely to be due to the long-term deterioration of the mitochondria in the different structures of the cochlea. The current review surveys some of the basic information on mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA, as a background to their possible involvement in presbyacusis. It is likely that oxygen radicals damage mitochondrial DNA and other components of the mitochondria, such as their proteins and lipids. This further compromises both oxidative phosphorylation and the repair processes in mitochondria, setting up a vicious cycle of degradation. Evidence is presented from inherited point mutations on the possibly most critical sites for mutations in mitochondrial DNA associated with hearing loss. It is suggested that random sorting and clonal expansion of mutations both maintain the integrity of the pool of mitochondrial DNA molecules and give rise to the apoptosis that leads to loss of vulnerable cells, and hence to deafness. It is moreover suggested that apoptosis of the vulnerable cells of the inner ear may to some extent be preventable, or at least delayed.
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- James O Pickles
- Vision, Touch and Hearing Research Centre, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.
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Tsang WY, Lemire BD. The role of mitochondria in the life of the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2003; 1638:91-105. [PMID: 12853115 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4439(03)00079-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mitochondria are essential organelles involved in energy metabolism via oxidative phosphorylation. They play a vital role in diverse biological processes such as aging and apoptosis. In humans, defects in the mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) are responsible for or associated with a bewildering variety of diseases. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a simple animal and a powerful genetic and developmental model system. In this review, we discuss how the nematode model system has contributed to our understanding of mitochondrial dynamics, of the genetics and inheritance of the mitochondrial genome, and of the consequences of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations. Mitochondrial respiration is vital to energy metabolism but also to other aspects of multicellular life such as aging and development. We anticipate that further significant contributions to our understanding of mitochondrial function in animal biology are forthcoming with the C. elegans model system.
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- William Y Tsang
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research Group in Membrane Protein Research, Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, 474 Medical Sciences Bldg., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H7
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Tsang WY, Lemire BD. Stable heteroplasmy but differential inheritance of a large mitochondrial DNA deletion in nematodes. Biochem Cell Biol 2003; 80:645-54. [PMID: 12440704 DOI: 10.1139/o02-135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Many human mitochondrial diseases are associated with defects in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Mutated and wild-type forms of mtDNA often coexist in the same cell in a state called heteroplasmy. Here, we report the isolation of a Caenorhabditis elegans strain bearing the 3.1-kb uaDf5 deletion that removes 11 genes from the mtDNA. The uaDf5 deletion is maternally transmitted and has been maintained for at least 100 generations in a stable heteroplasmic state in which it accounts for approximately 60% of the mtDNA content of each developmental stage. Heteroplasmy levels vary between individual animals (from approximately 20 to 80%), but no observable phenotype is detected. The total mtDNA copy number in the uaDf5 mutant is approximately twice that of the wild type. The maternal transmission of the uaDf5 mtDNA is controlled by at least two competing processes: one process promotes the increase in the average proportion of uaDf5 mtDNA in the offspring, while the second promotes a decrease. These two forces prevent the segregation of the mtDNAs to homoplasmy.
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- William Y Tsang
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton
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Li JM, Cai Q, Zhou H, Xiao GX. Effects of hydrogen peroxide on mitochondrial gene expression of intestinal epithelial cells. World J Gastroenterol 2002; 8:1117-22. [PMID: 12439937 PMCID: PMC4656392 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v8.i6.1117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To study the effects of hydrogen peroxide on mitochondrial gene expression of intestinal epithelial cells in in vitro model of hydrogen peroxide-stimulated SW-480 cells.
METHODS: RNA of hydrogen peroxide-induced SW-480 cells was isolated, and reverse-transcriptional polymerase chain reaction was performed to study gene expression of ATPase subunit 6, ATPase subunit 8, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI), cytochrome coxidase subuit II (COII) and cytochrome c oxidase subunit III (COIII). Mitochondria were isolated and activities of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase and ATPase were also measured simultaneously.
RESULTS: Hydrogen peroxide led to differential expression of mitochondrial genes with some genes up-regulated or down-regulated in a dose dependent manner. Differences were very obvious in expressions of mitochondrial genes of cells treated with hydrogen peroxide in a concentration of 400 μmol/L or 4 mmol/L. In general, differential expression of mitochondrial genes was characterized by up-regulation of mitochondrial genes in the concentration of 400 μmol/L and down-regulation in the concentration of 4 mmol/L. In consistence with changes in mitochondrial gene expressions, hydrogen peroxide resulted in decreased activities of cytochrome c oxidase and ATPase.
CONCLUSION: The differential expression of mitochondrial genes encoding cytochrome c oxidase and ATPase is involved in apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells by affecting activities of cytochorme c oxidase and ATPase.
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- Jian-Ming Li
- Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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Vogel MW, Fan H, Sydnor J, Guidetti P. Cytochrome oxidase activity is increased in +/Lc Purkinje cells destined to die. Neuroreport 2001; 12:3039-43. [PMID: 11568633 DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200110080-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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+/Lc Purkinje cells degenerate postnatally because of a gain-of-function mutation in the delta2 glutamate receptor (Grid2) that causes a constitutive Na+ current leak. The effect of the resulting chronic depolarization on Purkinje cell metabolism was investigated by measuring levels of cytochrome oxidase (COX) activity in Purkinje cell dendrites using quantitative densitometry. Analysis of wild type controls and +/Lc mutants at P10, P15 and P25 showed that levels of COX activity were significantly increased above control levels by P15 and continued to increase through P25. The increase in COX activity is likely to reflect an increase in oxidative phosphorylation to accommodate the energy demands of removing excess Na+ and Ca2+ entering the Purkinje cells in response to the Grid2 leak current.
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- M W Vogel
- Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, University of Maryland Medical School, P.O. Box 21247, Baltimore, MD 21228, USA
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DasGupta SF, Rapoport SI, Gerschenson M, Murphy E, Fiskum G, Russell SJ, Chandrasekaran K. ATP synthesis is coupled to rat liver mitochondrial RNA synthesis. Mol Cell Biochem 2001; 221:3-10. [PMID: 11506183 DOI: 10.1023/a:1010812128765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Rat liver mitochondria respond to changes in energy demand by modulating the amount of RNA synthesized. Coupled rat liver mitochondria were used to determine the relationship between mitochondrial respiration, ATP levels, and mitochondrial transcription. This system included oxidizable substrates (malate and glutamate) and constituents that could support both mitochondrial respiration and transcription. The respiratory inhibitor rotenone, phosphorylation inhibitor oligomycin, and the uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation carbonyl-cyanide p-triflouromethoxyphehylhydrazone inhibited RNA synthesis. Addition of ADP stimulated mitochondrial transcription and peak RNA synthesis was observed at 1-2 mM ADP. At ADP concentrations above 2 mM, RNA synthesis decreased. These results demonstrate that mitochondrial transcription is tightly coupled to ATP levels.
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- S F DasGupta
- Section on Brain Physiology and Metabolism, NIA, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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