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Su É, Villard C, Manneville JB. Mitochondria: At the crossroads between mechanobiology and cell metabolism. Biol Cell 2023; 115:e2300010. [PMID: 37326132 DOI: 10.1111/boc.202300010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Metabolism and mechanics are two key facets of structural and functional processes in cells, such as growth, proliferation, homeostasis and regeneration. Their reciprocal regulation has been increasingly acknowledged in recent years: external physical and mechanical cues entail metabolic changes, which in return regulate cell mechanosensing and mechanotransduction. Since mitochondria are pivotal regulators of metabolism, we review here the reciprocal links between mitochondrial morphodynamics, mechanics and metabolism. Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles which sense and integrate mechanical, physical and metabolic cues to adapt their morphology, the organization of their network and their metabolic functions. While some of the links between mitochondrial morphodynamics, mechanics and metabolism are already well established, others are still poorly documented and open new fields of research. First, cell metabolism is known to correlate with mitochondrial morphodynamics. For instance, mitochondrial fission, fusion and cristae remodeling allow the cell to fine-tune its energy production through the contribution of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and cytosolic glycolysis. Second, mechanical cues and alterations in mitochondrial mechanical properties reshape and reorganize the mitochondrial network. Mitochondrial membrane tension emerges as a decisive physical property which regulates mitochondrial morphodynamics. However, the converse link hypothesizing a contribution of morphodynamics to mitochondria mechanics and/or mechanosensitivity has not yet been demonstrated. Third, we highlight that mitochondrial mechanics and metabolism are reciprocally regulated, although little is known about the mechanical adaptation of mitochondria in response to metabolic cues. Deciphering the links between mitochondrial morphodynamics, mechanics and metabolism still presents significant technical and conceptual challenges but is crucial both for a better understanding of mechanobiology and for potential novel therapeutic approaches in diseases such as cancer.
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- Émilie Su
- Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes (MSC), Université Paris Cité - CNRS, UMR 7057, Paris, France
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Énergies de Demain (LIED), Université Paris Cité - CNRS, UMR 8236, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Énergies de Demain (LIED), Université Paris Cité - CNRS, UMR 8236, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes (MSC), Université Paris Cité - CNRS, UMR 7057, Paris, France
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Kobara M, Shiraishi T, Noda K, Toba H, Nakata T. Eicosapentaenoic Acid Preserves Mitochondrial Quality and Attenuates Cardiac Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction in Rats. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2023; 16:816-827. [PMID: 36849787 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-023-10363-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) reduces the risk of ischemic heart diseases and is a component of mitochondria. We herein investigated whether dietary EPA mediated mitochondrial fatty acid compositions, dynamics, and functions, resulting in the attenuation of cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI). The coronary artery of male rats was ligated to induce MI, and they were then treated with or without EPA (1000 mg/kg/day) for 12 weeks. The EPA treatment improved left ventricular systolic function and increased the mitochondrial content of EPA in the non-infarct region 12 weeks after MI. The content of ATP and mitochondrial complex II, III, and IV activities decreased after MI but were maintained by the EPA treatment in association with the preservation of optic atrophy 1, a mitochondrial fusion protein. The present results suggest that dietary EPA increased the mitochondrial content of EPA and preserved the expression of mitochondrial fusion proteins and energy metabolism, which attenuated left ventricular remodeling after MI.
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- Miyuki Kobara
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Division of Pathological Science, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Misasagi Nakauchi-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Division of Pathological Science, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Misasagi Nakauchi-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Division of Pathological Science, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Misasagi Nakauchi-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Division of Pathological Science, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Misasagi Nakauchi-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Division of Pathological Science, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, 5 Misasagi Nakauchi-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, 607-8414, Japan
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Wang Y, Li Y, Jiang X, Gu Y, Zheng H, Wang X, Zhang H, Wu J, Cheng Y. OPA1 supports mitochondrial dynamics and immune evasion to CD8 + T cell in lung adenocarcinoma. PeerJ 2022; 10:e14543. [PMID: 36573240 PMCID: PMC9789695 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Mitochondrial fusion and fission were identified to play key roles during multiple biology process. Thus, we aim to investigate the roles of OPA1 in mitochondria fusion and immune evasion of non-small cell lung cancer cells. Methods The transcriptional activation of genes related to mitochondrial dynamics was determined by using multi-omics data in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). We elucidated the molecular mechanism and roles of OPA1 promoting lung cancer through single-cell sequencing and molecular biological experiments. Results Here, we found that copy number amplification of OPA1 and MFN1 were co-occurring and synergistically activated in tumor epithelial cells in lung cancer tissues. Both of OPA1 and MFN1 were highly expressed in LUAD tumor tissues and OPA1 high expression was associated with poor prognosis. In terms of mechanism, the damaged mitochondria activated the apoptotic signaling pathways, inducing cell cycle arrest and cell apoptosis. More interestingly, OPA1 deficiency damaged mitochondrial dynamics and further blocked the respiratory function to increase the sensitivity of tumor epithelial to CD8+ T cells in non-small cell lung cancer. Conclusions Our study demonstrated the high co-occurrence of copy number amplification and co-expression of OPA1 and MFN1 in LUAD tissue, and further revealed the contribution of OPA1 in maintaining the mitochondria respiratory function and the ability of immune evasion to CD8+ T cells of LUAD.
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- Ying Wang
- Center for Health Management, Jiangsu Province Geriatric Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Health Management, Jiangsu Province Geriatric Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine and Innovative Drug Development, Jiangsu Simcere Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Nanjing, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Yancheng School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Yancheng, China,Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Yancheng, China
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- Center for Health Management, Jiangsu Province Geriatric Hospital, Nanjing, China
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Interplay between Mitochondrial Metabolism and Cellular Redox State Dictates Cancer Cell Survival. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2021; 2021:1341604. [PMID: 34777681 PMCID: PMC8580634 DOI: 10.1155/2021/1341604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mitochondria are the main powerhouse of the cell, generating ATP through the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), which drives myriad cellular processes. In addition to their role in maintaining bioenergetic homeostasis, changes in mitochondrial metabolism, permeability, and morphology are critical in cell fate decisions and determination. Notably, mitochondrial respiration coupled with the passage of electrons through the electron transport chain (ETC) set up a potential source of reactive oxygen species (ROS). While low to moderate increase in intracellular ROS serves as secondary messenger, an overwhelming increase as a result of either increased production and/or deficient antioxidant defenses is detrimental to biomolecules, cells, and tissues. Since ROS and mitochondria both regulate cell fate, attention has been drawn to their involvement in the various processes of carcinogenesis. To that end, the link between a prooxidant milieu and cell survival and proliferation as well as a switch to mitochondrial OXPHOS associated with recalcitrant cancers provide testimony for the remarkable metabolic plasticity as an important hallmark of cancers. In this review, the regulation of cell redox status by mitochondrial metabolism and its implications for cancer cell fate will be discussed followed by the significance of mitochondria-targeted therapies for cancer.
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Wu D, Zhu G, Zhang Y, Wu Y, Zhang C, Shi J, Zhu X, Yuan X. Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic studies of a mitochondrial membrane-associated protein Cbs2 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10901. [PMID: 33643713 PMCID: PMC7896505 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Mitochondria are unique organelles that are found in most eukaryotic cells. The main role of the mitochondria is to produce ATP. The nuclear genome encoded proteins Cbs1 and Cbs2 are located at the mitochondrial inner membrane and are reported to be essential for the translation of mitochondrial cytochrome b mRNA. Genetic studies show that Cbs2 protein recognizes the 5′ untranslated leader sequence of mitochondrial cytochrome b mRNA. However, due to a lack of biochemical and structural information, this biological process remains unclear. To investigate the structural characteristics of how Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) Cbs2 tethers cytochrome b mRNA to the mitochondrial inner membrane, a preliminary X-ray crystallographic study was carried out and is reported here. Methods The target gene from S. cerevisiae was amplified by polymerase chain reaction. The PCR fragment was digested by the NdeI and XhoI restriction endonucleases and then inserted into expression vector p28. After sequencing, the plasmid was transformed into Escherichia coli C43 competent cells. The selenomethionine derivative Cbs2 protein was overexpressed using M9 medium based on a methionine-biosynthesis inhibition method. The protein was first purified to Ni2+-nitrilotriacetate affinity chromatography and then further purified by Ion exchange chromatography and Gel-filtration chromatography. The purified Se-Cbs2 protein was concentrated to 10 mg/mL. The crystallization trials were performed using the sitting-drop vapor diffusion method at 16 °C. The complete diffraction data was processed and scaled with the HKL2000 package and programs in the CCP4 package, respectively. Results Cbs2 from S. cerevisiae was cloned, prokaryotic expressed and purified. The analysis of the size exclusion chromatography showed that the Cbs2 protein peaked at a molecular weight of approximately 90 KDa. The crystal belonged to the space group C2, with unit-cell parameters of a = 255.11, b = 58.10, c = 76.37, and β = 95.35°. X-ray diffraction data was collected at a resolution of 2.7 Å. The Matthews coefficient and the solvent content were estimated to be 3.22 Å 3 Da-1 and 61.82%, respectively. Conclusions In the present study Cbs2 from S. cerevisiae was cloned, expressed, purified, and crystallized for structural studies. The molecular weight determination results indicated that the biological assembly of Cbs2 may be a dimer.The preliminary X-ray crystallographic studies indicated the presence of two Cbs2 molecules in the asymmetric unit. This study will provide an experimental basis for exploring how Cbs2 protein mediates cytochrome b synthesis.
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- Dan Wu
- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China
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Cho HM, Sun W. Molecular cross talk among the components of the regulatory machinery of mitochondrial structure and quality control. Exp Mol Med 2020; 52:730-737. [PMID: 32398745 PMCID: PMC7272630 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-020-0434-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction critically impairs cellular health and often causes or affects the progression of several diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. Thus, cells must have several ways to monitor the condition of mitochondrial quality and maintain mitochondrial health. Accumulating evidence suggests that the molecular machinery responding to spontaneous changes in mitochondrial morphology is associated with the routine mitochondrial quality control system. In this short review, we discuss recent progress made in linking mitochondrial structural dynamics and the quality control system. The health of mitochondria is important for cellular health, and is maintained by the same mechanisms that control their shape. Mitochondria continuously divide, fuse, elongate, and shrink, forming ever-changing networks inside cells. Damaged mitochondria produce toxic byproducts and have been implicated in neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. Although changes in mitochondrial structure are known to be related to cellular health, the detailed mechanisms are not well understood. In a review, Woong Sun and Hyo Min Cho at the Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, detail how mitochondrial fusion, division, and recycling are controlled, what signals are used to dispose of damaged mitochondria, and how the shape-control mechanisms also regulate mitochondrial quality. This review will help us to more clearly understand the structure-function relationship of mitochondria.
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- Hyo Min Cho
- Department of Anatomy, Korea University College of Medicine, Brain Korea 21 plus, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Korea University College of Medicine, Brain Korea 21 plus, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Bocanegra JL, Fujita BM, Melton NR, Cowan JM, Schinski EL, Tamir TY, Major MB, Quintero OA. The MyMOMA domain of MYO19 encodes for distinct Miro-dependent and Miro-independent mechanisms of interaction with mitochondrial membranes. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2020; 77:149-166. [PMID: 31479585 PMCID: PMC8556674 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/31/2019] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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MYO19 interacts with mitochondria through a C-terminal membrane association domain (MyMOMA). Specific mechanisms for localization of MYO19 to mitochondria are poorly understood. Using promiscuous biotinylation data in combination with existing affinity-capture databases, we have identified a number of putative MYO19-interacting proteins. We chose to explore the interaction between MYO19 and the mitochondrial GTPase Miro2 by expressing mchr-Miro2 in combination with GFP-tagged fragments of the MyMOMA domain and assaying for recruitment of MYO19-GFP to mitochondria. Coexpression of MYO19898-970 -GFP with mchr-Miro2 enhanced MYO19898-970 -GFP localization to mitochondria. Mislocalizing Miro2 to filopodial tips or the cytosolic face of the nuclear envelope did not recruit MYO19898-970 -GFP to either location. To address the kinetics of the Miro2/MYO19 interaction, we used FRAP analysis and permeabilization-activated reduction in fluorescence analysis. MyMOMA constructs containing a putative membrane-insertion motif but lacking the Miro2-interacting region displayed slow exchange kinetics. MYO19898-970 -GFP, which does not include the membrane-insertion motif, displayed rapid exchange kinetics, suggesting that MYO19 interacting with Miro2 has higher mobility than MYO19 inserted into the mitochondrial outer membrane. Mutation of well-conserved, charged residues within MYO19 or within the switch I and II regions of Miro2 abolished the enhancement of MYO19898-970 -GFP localization in cells ectopically expressing mchr-Miro2. Additionally, expressing mutant versions of Miro2 thought to represent particular nucleotide states indicated that the enhancement of MYO19898-970 -GFP localization is dependent on Miro2 nucleotide state. Taken together, these data suggest that membrane-inserted MYO19 is part of a larger complex, and that Miro2 plays a role in integration of actin- and microtubule-based mitochondrial activities.
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- Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
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Deng X, Wang Q, Cheng M, Chen Y, Yan X, Guo R, Sun L, Li Y, Liu Y. Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 interferes with glucose metabolism reprogramming and mitochondrial quality control to aggravate stress damage in cancer. J Cancer 2020; 11:962-973. [PMID: 31949499 PMCID: PMC6959030 DOI: 10.7150/jca.34330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 (PDK1) is a key factor in the connection between glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Restoring the mitochondrial OXPHOS function by inhibiting glycolysis through targeting PDK1 has become a hot spot for tumor therapy. However, the specific mechanism by which metabolic changes affect mitochondrial function remains unclear. Recent studies have found that mitochondrial quality control such as mitochondrial protein homeostasis plays an important role in maintaining mitochondrial function. Here, we focused on PDK1 and explored the specific mechanism by which metabolic changes affect mitochondrial OXPHOS function. We showed that glucose metabolism in HepG2 and HepG3B cells switched from anaerobic glycolysis to the mitochondrial tricarboxylic acid cycle under different concentrations of dichloroacetate (DCA) or short hairpin PDK1. After DCA treatment or knockdown of PDK1, the mitochondrial morphology was gradually condensed and exhibited shorter and more fragmented filaments. Additionally, expression of the mitochondrial autophagy proteins parkin and PTEN-induced kinase was down-regulated, and the biosynthetic protein peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1α (PGC1α) and its regulated complex I, III, IV, and V protein were down-regulated. This indicated that PDK1 inhibition affected the level of mitochondrial quality control. Analysis of mitochondrial function revealed significantly increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and decreased membrane potential. Therefore, glucose metabolism reprogramming by PDK1 inhibition could induce mitochondrial quality control disorders to aggravate mitochondrial stress damage.
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- Xinyue Deng
- Department of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Alcántar-Fernández J, González-Maciel A, Reynoso-Robles R, Pérez Andrade ME, Hernández-Vázquez ADJ, Velázquez-Arellano A, Miranda-Ríos J. High-glucose diets induce mitochondrial dysfunction in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0226652. [PMID: 31846489 PMCID: PMC6917275 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Glucose is an important nutrient that dictates the development, fertility and lifespan of all organisms. In humans, a deficit in its homeostatic control might lead to hyperglucemia and the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes, which show a decreased ability to respond to and metabolize glucose. Previously, we have reported that high-glucose diets (HGD) induce alterations in triglyceride content, body size, progeny, and the mRNA accumulation of key regulators of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans (PLoS ONE 13(7): e0199888). Herein, we show that increasing amounts of glucose in the diet induce the swelling of both mitochondria in germ and muscle cells. Additionally, HGD alter the enzymatic activities of the different respiratory complexes in an intricate pattern. Finally, we observed a downregulation of ceramide synthases (hyl-1 and hyl-2) and antioxidant genes (gcs-1 and gst-4), while mitophagy genes (pink-1 and dct-1) were upregulated, probably as part of a mitohormetic mechanism in response to glucose toxicity.
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- Jonathan Alcántar-Fernández
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México, México
- Unidad de Genética de la Nutrición, Depto. de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM e Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Ciudad de México, México
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- Laboratorio de Morfología Celular y Tisular, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Ciudad de México, México
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- Laboratorio de Morfología Celular y Tisular, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Ciudad de México, México
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- Unidad de Genética de la Nutrición, Depto. de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM e Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Ciudad de México, México
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- Unidad de Genética de la Nutrición, Depto. de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM e Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Ciudad de México, México
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- Unidad de Genética de la Nutrición, Depto. de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM e Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Ciudad de México, México
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- Unidad de Genética de la Nutrición, Depto. de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM e Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Ciudad de México, México
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Zhang S. MGARP is ultrastructurally located in the inner faces of mitochondrial membranes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 516:138-143. [PMID: 31202457 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Mitochondria, the centers of energy production, are highly organized with inner membranes, cristae and outer membranes. The mitochondrial architecture determines their functions in all cellular processes. Changes in the mitochondrial ultrastructure are tightly related to a wide variety of diseases. MGARP, a mitochondria-localized protein, was predicted by bioinformatics and confirmed by cellular and biochemical methods to be located in mitochondria, but there is no direct and clear evidence for its precise location. This report demonstrates the precise ultrastructural location of MGARP within mitochondria by the ascorbate peroxidase 2 (APEX2) system in combination with electron microscopy (EM). EM revealed that more MGARP is located in the inner/cristae membranes, with its C-terminus at the inner faces of the intramembrane spaces, than in the outer membranes. MGARP overexpression caused both mitochondrial remodeling and cristae shaping, leading to the collapse of the mitochondrial network. The mitochondrial morphologies in MGARP-overexpressing cells were diverse; the cells became round or short, and their cristae were deformed and became discontinuous or circular. An engineered MGARP mutant deficient in its transmembrane domain no longer localized to the mitochondria and lost its effects on mitochondrial structure, confirming that the localization of MGARP in the mitochondria depends on its structural integrity. Collectively, our findings define the location of MGARP within the mitochondria, which is associated with its functional implications for the architecture and organization of mitochondria.
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- Shuping Zhang
- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Florea A, Varga AP, Matei HV. Ultrastructural variability of mitochondrial cristae induced in vitro by bee (Apis mellifera) venom and its derivatives, melittin and phospholipase A2, in isolated rat adrenocortical mitochondria. Micron 2018; 112:42-54. [PMID: 29908421 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2018.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We tested the ability of bee venom (BV), melittin (Mlt), and phospholipase A2 (PLA) - used in 5 concentrations each (5, 10, 15, 20 and 40 μg/100 μl) - to promote ultrastructural changes and reorganization of cristae in vitro in mitochondria isolated from rat adrenal cortex after a protocol optimized by us. Thus, apart from two control grups (CI and CS), in which the mitochondria were suspended into saline buffer and isolation medium respectively, 15 more groups of mitochondria were constituted, corresponding to the five different doses of the three substance tested (BV5 to M40; M5 to M40 and P5 to P40). The ultrastructural effects were quantified on transmission electron micrographs using a morphometry software. Values of 84.49 nm and 95.45 nm were calculated for median diameters of mitochondrial cristae in two control groups. Large and very large vesicular cristae, many with 2 or 3 membranes, were generated depending on dose among normal cristae in all treated groups. In the BV and Mlt treated groups, after an initial increase (up to 127.27 nm in V15 group and 151.2 nm in M10 group) due to stimulation of cristae fusion, the cristae diameter diminished as the doses increased, mainly by the collapse of the cristae. In the PLA treated groups, the cristae diameter increased continuously from 83.84 nm to 136.01 nm, by stimulated fusion of cristae, only the two largest doses promoting the collapse of cristae in some mitochondria. The highest percentage of abnormal cristae was found in the Mlt treated groups and next in BV treated groups. All substances tested produced pronounced ultrastructural variability of mitochondrial cristae in vitro: they also changed (depending on dose) mitochondrial shapes, generated matrix debris and the highest concentrations of BV and Mlt were responsible for mitochondrial breakdown. These ultrastructural alterations of mitochondrial criste in the presence of the BV molecules suggest a reduced capacity of adrenocortical mitochondria to synthetize steroid hormones consequently to BV envenomations and partially explain the toxic effects of the BV.
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- Adrian Florea
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 L. Pasteur St., 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 L. Pasteur St., 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Jibou County Hospital, 28 Libertatii St., 455200 Jibou, Romania.
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 L. Pasteur St., 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Zampieri S, Mammucari C, Romanello V, Barberi L, Pietrangelo L, Fusella A, Mosole S, Gherardi G, Höfer C, Löfler S, Sarabon N, Cvecka J, Krenn M, Carraro U, Kern H, Protasi F, Musarò A, Sandri M, Rizzuto R. Physical exercise in aging human skeletal muscle increases mitochondrial calcium uniporter expression levels and affects mitochondria dynamics. Physiol Rep 2017; 4:4/24/e13005. [PMID: 28039397 PMCID: PMC5210373 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Age‐related sarcopenia is characterized by a progressive loss of muscle mass with decline in specific force, having dramatic consequences on mobility and quality of life in seniors. The etiology of sarcopenia is multifactorial and underlying mechanisms are currently not fully elucidated. Physical exercise is known to have beneficial effects on muscle trophism and force production. Alterations of mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis regulated by mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) have been recently shown to affect muscle trophism in vivo in mice. To understand the relevance of MCU‐dependent mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake in aging and to investigate the effect of physical exercise on MCU expression and mitochondria dynamics, we analyzed skeletal muscle biopsies from 70‐year‐old subjects 9 weeks trained with either neuromuscular electrical stimulation (ES) or leg press. Here, we demonstrate that improved muscle function and structure induced by both trainings are linked to increased protein levels of MCU. Ultrastructural analyses by electron microscopy showed remodeling of mitochondrial apparatus in ES‐trained muscles that is consistent with an adaptation to physical exercise, a response likely mediated by an increased expression of mitochondrial fusion protein OPA1. Altogether these results indicate that the ES‐dependent physiological effects on skeletal muscle size and force are associated with changes in mitochondrial‐related proteins involved in Ca2+ homeostasis and mitochondrial shape. These original findings in aging human skeletal muscle confirm the data obtained in mice and propose MCU and mitochondria‐related proteins as potential pharmacological targets to counteract age‐related muscle loss.
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- Sandra Zampieri
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria .,Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- DAHFMO-Unit of Histology and Medical Embryology, IIM, Institute Pasteur Cenci-Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, CeSI-Met - Center for Research on Aging and Translational Medicine & DNICS University G. d'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, CeSI-Met - Center for Research on Aging and Translational Medicine & DNICS University G. d'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
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- Science and Research Centre, Institute for Kinesiology Research, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Electrodynamics, Microwave and Circuit Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria.,IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale San Camillo, Venezia, Italy
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, CeSI-Met - Center for Research on Aging and Translational Medicine & DNICS University G. d'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy
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- DAHFMO-Unit of Histology and Medical Embryology, IIM, Institute Pasteur Cenci-Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Center for Life Nano Science at Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
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- Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Cardiolipin and mitochondrial cristae organization. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2017; 1859:1156-1163. [PMID: 28336315 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Revised: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A fundamental question in cell biology, under investigation for over six decades, is the structural organization of mitochondrial cristae. Long known to harbor electron transport chain proteins, crista membrane integrity is key to establishment of the proton gradient that drives oxidative phosphorylation. Visualization of cristae morphology by electron microscopy/tomography has provided evidence that cristae are tube-like extensions of the mitochondrial inner membrane (IM) that project into the matrix space. Reconciling ultrastructural data with the lipid composition of the IM provides support for a continuously curved cylindrical bilayer capped by a dome-shaped tip. Strain imposed by the degree of curvature is relieved by an asymmetric distribution of phospholipids in monolayer leaflets that comprise cristae membranes. The signature mitochondrial lipid, cardiolipin (~18% of IM phospholipid mass), and phosphatidylethanolamine (34%) segregate to the negatively curved monolayer leaflet facing the crista lumen while the opposing, positively curved, matrix-facing monolayer leaflet contains predominantly phosphatidylcholine. Associated with cristae are numerous proteins that function in distinctive ways to establish and/or maintain their lipid repertoire and structural integrity. By combining unique lipid components with a set of protein modulators, crista membranes adopt and maintain their characteristic morphological and functional properties. Once established, cristae ultrastructure has a direct impact on oxidative phosphorylation, apoptosis, fusion/fission as well as diseases of compromised energy metabolism.
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Mitochondrial Ubiquitin Ligase in Cardiovascular Disorders. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 982:327-333. [PMID: 28551795 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-55330-6_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mitochondrial dynamics play a critical role in cellular responses and physiological process. However, their dysregulation leads to a functional degradation, which results in a diverse array of common disorders, including cardiovascular disease. In this background, the mitochondrial ubiquitin ligase has been attracting substantial research interest in recent years. Mitochondrial ubiquitin ligase is localized in the mitochondrial outer membrane, where it plays an essential role in the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics and apoptosis. In this chapter, we provide a comprehensive overview of the functions of mitochondrial ubiquitin ligases identified hitherto, with a special focus on cardiovascular disorders.
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Yamashita SI, Jin X, Furukawa K, Hamasaki M, Nezu A, Otera H, Saigusa T, Yoshimori T, Sakai Y, Mihara K, Kanki T. Mitochondrial division occurs concurrently with autophagosome formation but independently of Drp1 during mitophagy. J Cell Biol 2016; 215:649-665. [PMID: 27903607 PMCID: PMC5147001 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201605093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Mitophagy is thought to play an important role in mitochondrial quality control. Mitochondrial division is believed to occur first, and autophagosome formation subsequently occurs to enwrap mitochondria as a process of mitophagy. However, there has not been any temporal analysis of mitochondrial division and autophagosome formation in mitophagy. Therefore, the relationships among these processes remain unclear. We show that the mitochondrial division factor Dnm1 in yeast or Drp1 in mammalian cells is dispensable for mitophagy. Autophagosome formation factors, such as FIP200, ATG14, and WIPIs, were essential for the mitochondrial division for mitophagy. Live-cell imaging showed that isolation membranes formed on the mitochondria. A small portion of the mitochondria then divided from parental mitochondria simultaneously with the extension of isolation membranes and autophagosome formation. These findings suggest the presence of a mitophagy process in which mitochondrial division for mitophagy is accomplished together with autophagosome formation.
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- Shun-Ichi Yamashita
- Department of Cellular Physiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Physiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Physiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Physiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Physiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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Rodríguez-Mora S, Mateos E, Moran M, Martín MÁ, López JA, Calvo E, Terrón MC, Luque D, Muriaux D, Alcamí J, Coiras M, López-Huertas MR. Intracellular expression of Tat alters mitochondrial functions in T cells: a potential mechanism to understand mitochondrial damage during HIV-1 replication. Retrovirology 2015; 12:78. [PMID: 26376973 PMCID: PMC4571071 DOI: 10.1186/s12977-015-0203-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Background HIV-1 replication results in mitochondrial damage that is enhanced during antiretroviral therapy (ART). The onset of HIV-1 replication is regulated by viral protein Tat, a 101-residue protein codified by two exons that elongates viral transcripts. Although the first exon of Tat (aa 1–72) forms itself an active protein, the presence of the second exon (aa 73–101) results in a more competent transcriptional protein with additional functions. Results Mitochondrial overall functions were analyzed in Jurkat cells stably expressing full-length Tat (Tat101) or one-exon Tat (Tat72). Representative results were confirmed in PBLs transiently expressing Tat101 and in HIV-infected Jurkat cells. The intracellular expression of Tat101 induced the deregulation of metabolism and cytoskeletal proteins which remodeled the function and distribution of mitochondria. Tat101 reduced the transcription of the mtDNA, resulting in low
ATP production. The total amount of mitochondria increased likely to counteract their functional impairment. These effects were enhanced when Tat second exon was expressed. Conclusions Intracellular Tat altered mtDNA transcription, mitochondrial content and distribution in CD4+ T cells. The importance of Tat second exon in non-transcriptional functions was confirmed. Tat101 may be responsible for mitochondrial dysfunctions found in HIV-1 infected patients. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12977-015-0203-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Sara Rodríguez-Mora
- Unidad de Inmunopatología del SIDA, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
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- Unidad de Inmunopatología del SIDA, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Enfermedades Raras: mitocondriales y neuromusculares, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre, "i + 12", Madrid, Spain. .,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) U723, Madrid, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Enfermedades Raras: mitocondriales y neuromusculares, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre, "i + 12", Madrid, Spain. .,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) U723, Madrid, Spain.
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- Unidad de Proteómica, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Unidad de Proteómica, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Unidad de Microscopía Electrónica y Confocal, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
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- Unidad de Microscopía Electrónica y Confocal, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
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- Unité de Virologie Humaine - INSERM U758/École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France. .,Laboratoire de Domaines Membranaires et Assemblage Viral, Centre d'études d'agents Pathogènes et Biotechnologies pour la Santé, Montpellier, France.
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- Unidad de Inmunopatología del SIDA, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
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- Unidad de Inmunopatología del SIDA, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
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- Unidad de Inmunopatología del SIDA, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain. .,Unité de Virologie Humaine - INSERM U758/École Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France.
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Gonzalez-Rodriguez D, Sart S, Babataheri A, Tareste D, Barakat AI, Clanet C, Husson J. Elastocapillary Instability in Mitochondrial Fission. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 115:088102. [PMID: 26340213 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.088102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Mitochondria are dynamic cell organelles that constantly undergo fission and fusion events. These dynamical processes, which tightly regulate mitochondrial morphology, are essential for cell physiology. Here we propose an elastocapillary mechanical instability as a mechanism for mitochondrial fission. We experimentally induce mitochondrial fission by rupturing the cell's plasma membrane. We present a stability analysis that successfully explains the observed fission wavelength and the role of mitochondrial morphology in the occurrence of fission events. Our results show that the laws of fluid mechanics can describe mitochondrial morphology and dynamics.
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- Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS UMR 7646, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS UMR 7646, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod, Université Paris Diderot, INSERM U950, CNRS UMR 7592, 75205 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS UMR 7646, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS UMR 7646, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS UMR 7646, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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Varanita T, Soriano ME, Romanello V, Zaglia T, Quintana-Cabrera R, Semenzato M, Menabò R, Costa V, Civiletto G, Pesce P, Viscomi C, Zeviani M, Di Lisa F, Mongillo M, Sandri M, Scorrano L. The OPA1-dependent mitochondrial cristae remodeling pathway controls atrophic, apoptotic, and ischemic tissue damage. Cell Metab 2015; 21:834-44. [PMID: 26039448 PMCID: PMC4457892 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 326] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Revised: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Mitochondrial morphological and ultrastructural changes occur during apoptosis and autophagy, but whether they are relevant in vivo for tissue response to damage is unclear. Here we investigate the role of the optic atrophy 1 (OPA1)-dependent cristae remodeling pathway in vivo and provide evidence that it regulates the response of multiple tissues to apoptotic, necrotic, and atrophic stimuli. Genetic inhibition of the cristae remodeling pathway in vivo does not affect development, but protects mice from denervation-induced muscular atrophy, ischemic heart and brain damage, as well as hepatocellular apoptosis. Mechanistically, OPA1-dependent mitochondrial cristae stabilization increases mitochondrial respiratory efficiency and blunts mitochondrial dysfunction, cytochrome c release, and reactive oxygen species production. Our results indicate that the OPA1-dependent cristae remodeling pathway is a fundamental, targetable determinant of tissue damage in vivo.
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- Tatiana Varanita
- Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via C. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via C. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via C. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via C. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via C. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via C. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Via C. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "C. Besta," Via L. Temolo 4, 20126 Milan, Italy; MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, MRC Building, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "C. Besta," Via L. Temolo 4, 20126 Milan, Italy; MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, MRC Building, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "C. Besta," Via L. Temolo 4, 20126 Milan, Italy; MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, MRC Building, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via C. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via C. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via C. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Dulbecco Telethon Institute, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via C. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy.
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Opa1 overexpression ameliorates the phenotype of two mitochondrial disease mouse models. Cell Metab 2015; 21:845-54. [PMID: 26039449 PMCID: PMC4457891 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Increased levels of the mitochondria-shaping protein Opa1 improve respiratory chain efficiency and protect from tissue damage, suggesting that it could be an attractive target to counteract mitochondrial dysfunction. Here we show that Opa1 overexpression ameliorates two mouse models of defective mitochondrial bioenergetics. The offspring from crosses of a constitutive knockout for the structural complex I component Ndufs4 (Ndufs4(-/-)), and of a muscle-specific conditional knockout for the complex IV assembly factor Cox15 (Cox15(sm/sm)), with Opa1 transgenic (Opa1(tg)) mice showed improved motor skills and respiratory chain activities compared to the naive, non-Opa1-overexpressing, models. While the amelioration was modest in Ndufs4(-/-)::Opa1(tg) mice, correction of cristae ultrastructure and mitochondrial respiration, improvement of motor performance and prolongation of lifespan were remarkable in Cox15(sm/sm)::Opa1(tg) mice. Mechanistically, respiratory chain supercomplexes were increased in Cox15(sm/sm)::Opa1(tg) mice, and residual monomeric complex IV was stabilized. In conclusion, cristae shape amelioration by controlled Opa1 overexpression improves two mouse models of mitochondrial disease.
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Hooper SL, Burstein HJ. Erratum to: Minimization of extracellular space as a driving force in prokaryote association and the origin of eukaryotes. Biol Direct 2015; 10:11. [PMID: 25888113 PMCID: PMC4383194 DOI: 10.1186/s13062-015-0037-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Following the publication of this article [1] it was noticed that, due to an error on the part of the publisher, the 2nd round of comments submitted by Reviewer 1, Dr. López-García, were unintentionally omitted during the peer review process. As a consequence of this error, the authors were unable to reply to Dr. López-García’s comments and subsequently revise their manuscript accordingly (where appropriate). In fairness to both the authors and reviewer, Dr. López-García’s (Reviewer 1) 2nd round of comments are now included below and Scott L Hooper and Helaine J Burstein (author) were given the opportunity to reply. Any consequent amendments to the research article [1] are outlined in the author’s replies.
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- Scott L Hooper
- Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA.
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Hooper SL, Burstein HJ. Minimization of extracellular space as a driving force in prokaryote association and the origin of eukaryotes. Biol Direct 2014; 9:24. [PMID: 25406691 PMCID: PMC4289276 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6150-9-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Internalization-based hypotheses of eukaryotic origin require close physical association of host and symbiont. Prior hypotheses of how these associations arose include chance, specific metabolic couplings between partners, and prey-predator/parasite interactions. Since these hypotheses were proposed, it has become apparent that mixed-species, close-association assemblages (biofilms) are widespread and predominant components of prokaryotic ecology. Which forces drove prokaryotes to evolve the ability to form these assemblages are uncertain. Bacteria and archaea have also been found to form membrane-lined interconnections (nanotubes) through which proteins and RNA pass. These observations, combined with the structure of the nuclear envelope and an energetic benefit of close association (see below), lead us to propose a novel hypothesis of the driving force underlying prokaryotic close association and the origin of eukaryotes. RESULTS Respiratory proton transport does not alter external pH when external volume is effectively infinite. Close physical association decreases external volume. For small external volumes, proton transport decreases external pH, resulting in each transported proton increasing proton motor force to a greater extent. We calculate here that in biofilms this effect could substantially decrease how many protons need to be transported to achieve a given proton motor force. Based as it is solely on geometry, this energetic benefit would occur for all prokaryotes using proton-based respiration. CONCLUSIONS This benefit may be a driving force in biofilm formation. Under this hypothesis a very wide range of prokaryotic species combinations could serve as eukaryotic progenitors. We use this observation and the discovery of prokaryotic nanotubes to propose that eukaryotes arose from physically distinct, functionally specialized (energy factory, protein factory, DNA repository/RNA factory), obligatorily symbiotic prokaryotes in which the protein factory and DNA repository/RNA factory cells were coupled by nanotubes and the protein factory ultimately internalized the other two. This hypothesis naturally explains many aspects of eukaryotic physiology, including the nuclear envelope being a folded single membrane repeatedly pierced by membrane-bound tubules (the nuclear pores), suggests that species analogous or homologous to eukaryotic progenitors are likely unculturable as monocultures, and makes a large number of testable predictions. REVIEWERS This article was reviewed by Purificación López-García and Toni Gabaldón.
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- Scott L Hooper
- Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701 USA
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The double-edged sword in pathogenic trypanosomatids: the pivotal role of mitochondria in oxidative stress and bioenergetics. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:614014. [PMID: 24800243 PMCID: PMC3988864 DOI: 10.1155/2014/614014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The pathogenic trypanosomatids Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, and Leishmania spp. are the causative agents of African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis, respectively. These diseases are considered to be neglected tropical illnesses that persist under conditions of poverty and are concentrated in impoverished populations in the developing world. Novel efficient and nontoxic drugs are urgently needed as substitutes for the currently limited chemotherapy. Trypanosomatids display a single mitochondrion with several peculiar features, such as the presence of different energetic and antioxidant enzymes and a specific arrangement of mitochondrial DNA (kinetoplast DNA). Due to mitochondrial differences between mammals and trypanosomatids, this organelle is an excellent candidate for drug intervention. Additionally, during trypanosomatids' life cycle, the shape and functional plasticity of their single mitochondrion undergo profound alterations, reflecting adaptation to different environments. In an uncoupling situation, the organelle produces high amounts of reactive oxygen species. However, these species role in parasite biology is still controversial, involving parasite death, cell signalling, or even proliferation. Novel perspectives on trypanosomatid-targeting chemotherapy could be developed based on better comprehension of mitochondrial oxidative regulation processes.
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Choudhary V, Kaddour-Djebbar I, Alaisami R, Kumar MV, Bollag WB. Mitofusin 1 degradation is induced by a disruptor of mitochondrial calcium homeostasis, CGP37157: a role in apoptosis in prostate cancer cells. Int J Oncol 2014; 44:1767-73. [PMID: 24626641 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mitochondria constantly divide (mitochondrial fission) and fuse (mitochondrial fusion) in a normal cell. Disturbances in the balance between these two physiological processes may lead to cell dysfunction or to cell death. Induction of cell death is the prime goal of prostate cancer chemotherapy. Our previous study demonstrated that androgens increase the expression of a mitochondrial protein involved in fission and facilitate an apoptotic response to CGP37157 (CGP), an inhibitor of mitochondrial calcium efflux, in prostate cancer cells. However, the regulation and role of mitochondrial fusion proteins in the death of these cells have not been examined. Therefore, our objective was to investigate the effect of CGP on a key mitochondrial fusion protein, mitofusin 1 (Mfn1), and the role of Mfn1 in prostate cancer cell apoptosis. We used various prostate cancer cell lines and western blot analysis, qRT-PCR, siRNA, M30 apoptosis assay and immunoprecipitation techniques to determine mechanisms regulating Mfn1. Treatment of prostate cancer cells with CGP resulted in selective degradation of Mfn1. Mfn1 ubiquitination was detected following immunoprecipitation of overexpressed Myc-tagged Mfn1 protein from CGP-treated cells, and treatment with the proteasomal inhibitor lactacystin, as well as siRNA-mediated knockdown of the E3 ubiquitin ligase March5, protected Mfn1 from CGP-induced degradation. These data indicate the involvement of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in CGP-induced degradation of Mfn1. We also demonstrated that downregulation of Mfn1 by siRNA enhanced the apoptotic response of LNCaP cells to CGP, suggesting a likely pro-survival role for Mfn1 in these cells. Our results suggest that manipulation of mitofusins may provide a novel therapeutic advantage in treating prostate cancer.
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA
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Sharma J, Johnston MV, Hossain MA. Sex differences in mitochondrial biogenesis determine neuronal death and survival in response to oxygen glucose deprivation and reoxygenation. BMC Neurosci 2014; 15:9. [PMID: 24410996 PMCID: PMC3898007 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-15-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background Mitochondrial dysfunction has been linked to neuronal death and a wide array of neurodegenerative diseases. Previously, we have shown sex differences in mitochondria-mediated cell death pathways following hypoxia-ischemia. However, the role of mitochondrial biogenesis in hypoxic-ischemic brain injury between male vs. female has not been studied yet. Results Primary cerebellar granule neurons (CGNs), isolated from P7 male and female mice (CD-1) segregated based on visual inspection of sex, were exposed to 2 h of oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD) followed by 6–24 h of reoxygenation (Reox). Mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) and cellular ATP levels were reduced significantly in XX CGNs as compared to XY CGNs. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content was increased (>2-fold) at 2 h OGD in XY CGNs and remained increased up to 24 h of Reox compared to XX neurons and normoxia controls. The expression of mitochondrial transcription factor A (Tfam), the nuclear respiratory factor-1 (NRF-1) and the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α), a master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis, were up-regulated (2-fold, ***p < 0.001) in XY CGNs but slightly reduced or remained unchanged in XX neurons. Similarly, the TFAM and PGC-1α protein levels and the mitochondrial proteins HSP60 and COXIV were increased in XY neurons only. Supportively, a balanced stimulation of fusion (Mfn 1and Mfn 2) and fission (Fis 1 and Drp 1) genes and enhanced formation of donut-shaped mitochondria were observed in XY CGNs vs. XX neurons (**p < 0.01). Conclusions Our results demonstrate that OGD/Reox alters mitochondrial biogenesis and morphological changes in a sex-specific way, influencing neuronal injury/survival differently in both sexes.
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- Department of Neurology, The Hugo W, Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Acin-Perez R, Enriquez JA. The function of the respiratory supercomplexes: the plasticity model. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2013; 1837:444-50. [PMID: 24368156 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Revised: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Mitochondria are important organelles not only as efficient ATP generators but also in controlling and regulating many cellular processes. Mitochondria are dynamic compartments that rearrange under stress response and changes in food availability or oxygen concentrations. The mitochondrial electron transport chain parallels these rearrangements to achieve an optimum performance and therefore requires a plastic organization within the inner mitochondrial membrane. This consists in a balanced distribution between free respiratory complexes and supercomplexes. The mechanisms by which the distribution and organization of supercomplexes can be adjusted to the needs of the cells are still poorly understood. The aim of this review is to focus on the functional role of the respiratory supercomplexes and its relevance in physiology. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Dynamic and ultrastructure of bioenergetic membranes and their components.
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- Rebeca Acin-Perez
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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Cogliati S, Frezza C, Soriano ME, Varanita T, Quintana-Cabrera R, Corrado M, Cipolat S, Costa V, Casarin A, Gomes LC, Perales-Clemente E, Salviati L, Fernandez-Silva P, Enriquez JA, Scorrano L. Mitochondrial cristae shape determines respiratory chain supercomplexes assembly and respiratory efficiency. Cell 2013; 155:160-71. [PMID: 24055366 PMCID: PMC3790458 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 864] [Impact Index Per Article: 78.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2012] [Revised: 07/25/2013] [Accepted: 08/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Respiratory chain complexes assemble into functional quaternary structures called supercomplexes (RCS) within the folds of the inner mitochondrial membrane, or cristae. Here, we investigate the relationship between respiratory function and mitochondrial ultrastructure and provide evidence that cristae shape determines the assembly and stability of RCS and hence mitochondrial respiratory efficiency. Genetic and apoptotic manipulations of cristae structure affect assembly and activity of RCS in vitro and in vivo, independently of changes to mitochondrial protein synthesis or apoptotic outer mitochondrial membrane permeabilization. We demonstrate that, accordingly, the efficiency of mitochondria-dependent cell growth depends on cristae shape. Thus, RCS assembly emerges as a link between membrane morphology and function. Dissociation of cristae remodeling from OMM permeabilization Cristae shape determines assembly of respiratory chain supercomplexes Efficiency of mitochondrial respiration and cellular growth depends on cristae shape
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- Sara Cogliati
- Dulbecco-Telethon Institute, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi 58B, 35121 Padova, Italy
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Gómez-Aristizábal A, Davies JE. The effects of human umbilical cord perivascular cells on rat hepatocyte structure and functional polarity. Biochem Cell Biol 2013; 91:140-7. [DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2012-0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Hepatocyte culture is a useful tool for the study of their biology and the development of bioartificial livers. However, many challenges have to be overcome since hepatocytes rapidly lose their normal phenotype in vitro. We have recently demonstrated that human umbilical cord perivascular cells (HUCPVCs) are able to provide support to hepatocytes. In the present study we go further into exploring the effects that HUCPVCs have in the functional polarization, and both the internal and external organization, of hepatocytes. Also, we investigate HUCPVC–hepatocyte crosstalk by tracking both the effects of HUCPVCs on hepatocyte transcription factors and those of hepatocytes on the expression of hepatotrophic factors in HUCPVCs. Our results show that HUCPVCs maintain the functional polarity of hepatocytes ex vivo, as judged by the secretion of fluorescein into bile canaliculi, for at least 40 days. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that hepatocytes in coculture organize in an organoid-like structure embedded in extracellular matrix surrounded by HUCPVCs. In coculture, hepatocytes displayed a higher expression of C/EBPα, implicated in maintenance of the mature hepatocyte phenotype, and HUCPVCs upregulated hepatocyte growth factor and Jagged1 indicating that these genes may play important roles in HUCPVC–hepatocyte interactions.
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- Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, 124 Edward Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, 164 College Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada
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Mitochondria are membrane bound organelles present in almost all eukaryotic cells. Responsible for orchestrating cellular energy production, they are central to the maintenance of life and the gatekeepers of cell death. Thought to have originated from symbiotic ancestors, they carry a residual genome as mtDNA encoding 13 proteins essential for respiratory chain function. Mitochondria comprise an inner and outer membrane that separate and maintain the aqueous regions, the intermembrane space and the matrix. Mitochondria contribute to many processes central to cellular function and dysfunction including calcium signalling, cell growth and differentiation, cell cycle control and cell death. Mitochondrial shape and positioning in cells is crucial and is tightly regulated by processes of fission and fusion, biogenesis and autophagy, ensuring a relatively constant mitochondrial population. Mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in metabolic and age related disorders, neurodegenerative diseases and ischemic injury in heart and brain.
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- Laura D. Osellame
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
- UK Parkinson’s Disease Consortium, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
- UK Parkinson’s Disease Consortium, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
- Corresponding author. Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 20 7679 3207.
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Yang RF, Zhao GW, Liang ST, Zhang Y, Sun LH, Chen HZ, Liu DP. Mitofilin regulates cytochrome c release during apoptosis by controlling mitochondrial cristae remodeling. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 428:93-8. [PMID: 23058921 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2012] [Accepted: 10/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Mitochondria amplify caspase-dependent apoptosis by releasing proapoptotic proteins, especially cytochrome c. This process is accompanied by mitochondrial cristae remodeling. Our studies demonstrated that mitofilin, a mitochondrial inner membrane protein, acted as a cristae controller to regulate cytochrome c release during apoptosis. Knockdown of mitofilin in HeLa cells with RNAi led to fragmentation of the mitochondrial network and disorganization of the cristae. Mitofilin-deficient cells showed cytochrome c redistribution between mitochondrial cristae and the intermembrane space (IMS) upon intrinsic apoptotic stimuli. In vitro cytochrome c release experiments further confirmed that, compared with the control group, tBid treatment led to an increase in cytochrome c release from mitofilin-deficient mitochondria. Furthermore, the cells with mitofilin knockdown were more prone to apoptosis by accelerating cytochrome c release upon the intrinsic apoptotic stimuli than controls. Moreover, mitofilin deficiency did not interfere with the activation of proapoptotic member Bax upon intrinsic apoptotic stimuli. Thus, mitofilin distinctly functions in cristae remodeling and controls cytochrome c release during apoptosis.
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- Rui-Feng Yang
- National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing 100005, PR China
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Golomb E, Matza D, Cummings CA, Schwalb H, Kodavanti UP, Schneider A, Houminer E, Korach A, Nyska A, Shapira OM. Myocardial Mitochondrial Injury Induced by Pulmonary Exposure to Particulate Matter in Rats. Toxicol Pathol 2012; 40:779-88. [DOI: 10.1177/0192623312441409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Exposure to air pollution has been associated with acute myocardial ischemia, impaired myocardrial function, and ST-segment depression. Particulate matter (PM)–associated metals, especially vanadium and nickel, have been implicated in observed cardiovascular impairments. We aimed to assess the effect of single intratracheal pulmonary exposure to vanadium-rich respirable oil combustion PM (HP-10) on the intrinsic myocardial ischemic tolerance and mitochondrial integrity in rats. The authors subjected isolated heart tissue slices derived from saline or PM-exposed rats to low glucose low oxygen induced ischemia followed by oxygenated condition with glucose supplementation. Mitochondrial structural integrity was determined by TEM (transmission electron microscopy) and functionality by the 3-(4, 5 dimethylthiazol-2yl)-2, 5 diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Rats exposed to PM exhibited no apparent inhibition of mitochondrial dehydrogenase activity in oxygenated conditions at 24 or 48 hr post–PM exposure. However, in conditions of simulated ischemia/reoxygenation, these heart slices showed a delayed but consistent and significant decrease in dehydrogenase activity compared to controls at 48 hr after exposure to PM. Electron microscopy revealed significant myocardial mitochondrial injury upon exposure to PM characterized by mitochondrial swelling and fusion. The authors conclude that exposure to soluble vanadium-rich PM induces mitochondrial functional impairment and structural abnormality, which compromises mitochondrial respiration and results in decreased tolerance to ischemia/reoxygenation in rats.
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- Eliahu Golomb
- Department of Pathology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research Center, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research Center, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research Center, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research Center, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research Center, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Pathology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv; and Consultant in Toxicologic Pathology, Timrat, Israel
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research Center, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Ionizing radiation-induced metabolic oxidative stress and prolonged cell injury. Cancer Lett 2011; 327:48-60. [PMID: 22182453 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2011.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 878] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2011] [Revised: 12/07/2011] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cellular exposure to ionizing radiation leads to oxidizing events that alter atomic structure through direct interactions of radiation with target macromolecules or via products of water radiolysis. Further, the oxidative damage may spread from the targeted to neighboring, non-targeted bystander cells through redox-modulated intercellular communication mechanisms. To cope with the induced stress and the changes in the redox environment, organisms elicit transient responses at the molecular, cellular and tissue levels to counteract toxic effects of radiation. Metabolic pathways are induced during and shortly after the exposure. Depending on radiation dose, dose-rate and quality, these protective mechanisms may or may not be sufficient to cope with the stress. When the harmful effects exceed those of homeostatic biochemical processes, induced biological changes persist and may be propagated to progeny cells. Physiological levels of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species play critical roles in many cellular functions. In irradiated cells, levels of these reactive species may be increased due to perturbations in oxidative metabolism and chronic inflammatory responses, thereby contributing to the long-term effects of exposure to ionizing radiation on genomic stability. Here, in addition to immediate biological effects of water radiolysis on DNA damage, we also discuss the role of mitochondria in the delayed outcomes of ionization radiation. Defects in mitochondrial functions lead to accelerated aging and numerous pathological conditions. Different types of radiation vary in their linear energy transfer (LET) properties, and we discuss their effects on various aspects of mitochondrial physiology. These include short and long-term in vitro and in vivo effects on mitochondrial DNA, mitochondrial protein import and metabolic and antioxidant enzymes.
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Hermes M, Scholz F, Härdtner C, Walther R, Schild L, Wolke C, Lendeckel U. Electrochemical signals of mitochondria: a new probe of their membrane properties. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:6872-5. [PMID: 21656880 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201101235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2011] [Revised: 05/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Michael Hermes
- Institut für Biochemie, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Strasse 4, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
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Hermes M, Scholz F, Härdtner C, Walther R, Schild L, Wolke C, Lendeckel U. Electrochemical Signals of Mitochondria: A New Probe of Their Membrane Properties. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201101235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Papanicolaou KN, Khairallah RJ, Ngoh GA, Chikando A, Luptak I, O'Shea KM, Riley DD, Lugus JJ, Colucci WS, Lederer WJ, Stanley WC, Walsh K. Mitofusin-2 maintains mitochondrial structure and contributes to stress-induced permeability transition in cardiac myocytes. Mol Cell Biol 2011; 31:1309-28. [PMID: 21245373 PMCID: PMC3067905 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00911-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 287] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2010] [Revised: 09/10/2010] [Accepted: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mitofusin-2 (Mfn-2) is a dynamin-like protein that is involved in the rearrangement of the outer mitochondrial membrane. Research using various experimental systems has shown that Mfn-2 is a mediator of mitochondrial fusion, an evolutionarily conserved process responsible for the surveillance of mitochondrial homeostasis. Here, we find that cardiac myocyte mitochondria lacking Mfn-2 are pleiomorphic and have the propensity to become enlarged. Consistent with an underlying mild mitochondrial dysfunction, Mfn-2-deficient mice display modest cardiac hypertrophy accompanied by slight functional deterioration. The absence of Mfn-2 is associated with a marked delay in mitochondrial permeability transition downstream of Ca(2+) stimulation or due to local generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Consequently, Mfn-2-deficient adult cardiomyocytes are protected from a number of cell death-inducing stimuli and Mfn-2 knockout hearts display better recovery following reperfusion injury. We conclude that in cardiac myocytes, Mfn-2 controls mitochondrial morphogenesis and serves to predispose cells to mitochondrial permeability transition and to trigger cell death.
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- Kyriakos N. Papanicolaou
- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, 20 Penn Street, HSF2, Room S022, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Cardiovascular Medicine Section and Myocardial Biology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, X704, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, 20 Penn Street, HSF2, Room S022, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Cardiovascular Medicine Section and Myocardial Biology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, X704, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, 20 Penn Street, HSF2, Room S022, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Cardiovascular Medicine Section and Myocardial Biology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, X704, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, 20 Penn Street, HSF2, Room S022, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Cardiovascular Medicine Section and Myocardial Biology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, X704, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, 20 Penn Street, HSF2, Room S022, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Cardiovascular Medicine Section and Myocardial Biology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, X704, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, 20 Penn Street, HSF2, Room S022, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Cardiovascular Medicine Section and Myocardial Biology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, X704, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, 20 Penn Street, HSF2, Room S022, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Cardiovascular Medicine Section and Myocardial Biology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, X704, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, 20 Penn Street, HSF2, Room S022, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Cardiovascular Medicine Section and Myocardial Biology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, X704, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, 20 Penn Street, HSF2, Room S022, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Cardiovascular Medicine Section and Myocardial Biology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, X704, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, 20 Penn Street, HSF2, Room S022, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Cardiovascular Medicine Section and Myocardial Biology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, X704, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, 20 Penn Street, HSF2, Room S022, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Cardiovascular Medicine Section and Myocardial Biology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, X704, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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- Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, 20 Penn Street, HSF2, Room S022, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Cardiovascular Medicine Section and Myocardial Biology Unit, Boston University Medical Center, 715 Albany Street, X704, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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Florea A, Crăciun C. Abnormal mitochondrial cristae were experimentally generated by high doses of Apis mellifera venom in the rat adrenal cortex. Micron 2010; 42:434-42. [PMID: 21247771 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2010.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2010] [Revised: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In the present study, Apis mellifera venom (AmV) was tested for its ability to cause ultrastructural changes in mitochondria of rat adrenal cortex in vivo. In order to achieve this goal, different AmV treatments were performed and the effects were quantified on transmission electron micrographs. In a first experimental group, AmV injected for 30 days in low daily doses (700 μg/kg) generated important ultrastructural changes in zona fasciculata. The mitochondrial ultrastructure was not affected, but the diameters of mitochondrial cristae (MC) were reduced (57.066 ± 7.795 nm) as compared to the MC diameters in the corresponding control groups (58.596 ± 6.603 nm, and 58.503 ± 5.708 nm). In adrenal glands collected from rats injected with a single, high dose of AmV (62 mg/kg), many ultrastructural changes were described. Mitochondria with normal, tubular MC (with diameter of 58.711 ± 5.907 nm) were observed in many cells, very close to the values calculated for the corresponding control group (58.639 ± 6.117 nm). However, the striking data reported herein concerned the ability of AmV high doses to promote dramatic alterations in the ultrastructure of these particular mitochondria, similar to those described in certain severe diseases. Thus, several types of abnormal mitochondria were observed, including mitochondria displaying lamellar and/or circular, concentric cristae and mitochondria devoid of cristae. The abnormal circular, concentric MC, with large inner (281.904 ± 158.588 nm) and outer (432.076 ± 230.372 nm) diameters, appeared to be the most stable form of MC in the adrenal cortex after the acute treatment with AmV. Among other ultrastructural aspects, these important changes indicated a high level of cytotoxicity of AmV in adrenocortical cells following in vivo experimental poisoning.
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- Adrian Florea
- Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Pasteur St., 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Kopek BG, Settles EW, Friesen PD, Ahlquist P. Nodavirus-induced membrane rearrangement in replication complex assembly requires replicase protein a, RNA templates, and polymerase activity. J Virol 2010; 84:12492-503. [PMID: 20943974 PMCID: PMC3004334 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01495-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2010] [Accepted: 10/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Positive-strand RNA [(+)RNA] viruses invariably replicate their RNA genomes on modified intracellular membranes. In infected Drosophila cells, Flock House nodavirus (FHV) RNA replication complexes form on outer mitochondrial membranes inside ∼50-nm, virus-induced spherular invaginations similar to RNA replication-linked spherules induced by many (+)RNA viruses at various membranes. To better understand replication complex assembly, we studied the mechanisms of FHV spherule formation. FHV has two genomic RNAs; RNA1 encodes multifunctional RNA replication protein A and RNA interference suppressor protein B2, while RNA2 encodes the capsid proteins. Expressing genomic RNA1 without RNA2 induced mitochondrial spherules indistinguishable from those in FHV infection. RNA1 mutation showed that protein B2 was dispensable and that protein A was the only FHV protein required for spherule formation. However, expressing protein A alone only "zippered" together the surfaces of adjacent mitochondria, without inducing spherules. Thus, protein A is necessary but not sufficient for spherule formation. Coexpressing protein A plus a replication-competent FHV RNA template induced RNA replication in trans and membrane spherules. Moreover, spherules were not formed when replicatable FHV RNA templates were expressed with protein A bearing a single, polymerase-inactivating amino acid change or when wild-type protein A was expressed with a nonreplicatable FHV RNA template. Thus, unlike many (+)RNA viruses, the membrane-bounded compartments in which FHV RNA replication occurs are not induced solely by viral protein(s) but require viral RNA synthesis. In addition to replication complex assembly, the results have implications for nodavirus interaction with cell RNA silencing pathways and other aspects of virus control.
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- Benjamin G. Kopek
- Institute for Molecular Virology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Institute for Molecular Virology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Institute for Molecular Virology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Institute for Molecular Virology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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Bauer BS, Forsyth GW, Sandmeyer LS, Grahn BH. Relative quantification of white blood cell mitochondrial DNA and assessment of mitochondria by use of transmission electron microscopy in English Springer Spaniels with and without retinal dysplasia. Am J Vet Res 2010; 71:454-9. [PMID: 20367054 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.71.4.454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare relative amounts of WBC mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA; assessed via real-time PCR assay) and morphology of lymphocyte mitochondria (assessed via transmission electron microscopy [TEM]) in blood samples collected from English Springer Spaniels with and without retinal dysplasia. ANIMALS 7 and 5 client-owned English Springer Spaniels (1 to 11 years old) with and without retinal dysplasia, respectively. PROCEDURES Blood samples were obtained from affected and unaffected dogs via venipuncture. Genomic DNA was extracted from WBCs of the 7 affected and 5 unaffected dogs, and relative quantification of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (COX1) was determined via analysis of real-time PCR results. White blood cells from 3 affected and 4 unaffected dogs were embedded in epoxide resin for TEM; cross sections were examined for lymphocytes, which were measured. The mitochondria within lymphocytes were quantified, and the mitochondrial surface area per lymphocyte cross section was calculated. A masked technique was used to compare mitochondrial morphology between the 2 groups. RESULTS Compared with the smallest measured quantity of mtDNA among unaffected dogs, mtDNA amounts varied among unaffected (1.08- to 4.76-fold differences) and affected dogs (1- to 2.68-fold differences). Analysis of lymphocyte measurements and mitochondrial surface area, morphology, and quantity revealed no significant differences between affected and unaffected dogs. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE No significant differences were detected in relative amounts of WBC mtDNA or the size, number, or morphology of lymphocyte mitochondria in English Springer Spaniels affected with retinal dysplasia, compared with results for unaffected control dogs.
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- Bianca S Bauer
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B4, Canada.
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Chiche J, Rouleau M, Gounon P, Brahimi-Horn MC, Pouysségur J, Mazure NM. Hypoxic enlarged mitochondria protect cancer cells from apoptotic stimuli. J Cell Physiol 2010; 222:648-57. [PMID: 19957303 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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It is well established that cells exposed to the limiting oxygen microenvironment (hypoxia) of tumors acquire resistance to chemotherapy, through mechanisms not fully understood. We noted that a large number of cell lines showed protection from apoptotic stimuli, staurosporine, or etoposide, when exposed to long-term hypoxia (72 h). In addition, these cells had unusual enlarged mitochondria that were induced in a HIF-1-dependent manner. Enlarged mitochondria were functional as they conserved their transmembrane potential and ATP production. Here we reveal that mitochondria of hypoxia-induced chemotherapy-resistant cells undergo a HIF-1-dependent and mitofusin-1-mediated change in morphology from a tubular network to an enlarged phenotype. An imbalance in mitochondrial fusion/fission occurs since silencing of not only the mitochondrial fusion protein mitofusin 1 but also BNIP3 and BNIP3L, two mitochondrial HIF-targeted genes, reestablished a tubular morphology. Hypoxic cells were insensitive to staurosporine- and etoposide-induced cell death, but the silencing of mitofusin, BNIP3, and BNIP3L restored sensitivity. Our results demonstrate that some cancer cells have developed yet another way to evade apoptosis in hypoxia, by inducing mitochondrial fusion and targeting BNIP3 and BNIP3L to mitochondrial membranes, thereby giving these cells a selective growth advantage.
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- Johanna Chiche
- Institute of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, CNRS-UMR 6543, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, University of Nice, 06189 Nice, France
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Luce K, Weil AC, Osiewacz HD. Mitochondrial protein quality control systems in aging and disease. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 694:108-25. [PMID: 20886760 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7002-2_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Preserving the integrity of proteins, biomolecules prone to molecular damage, is a fundamental function of all biological systems. Impairments in protein quality control (PQC) may lead to degenerative processes, such as aging and various disorders and diseases. Fortunately, cells contain a hierarchical system of pathways coping protein damage. Specific molecular pathways detect misfolded proteins and act either to unfold or degrade them. Degradation of proteins generates peptides and amino acids that can be used for remodelling of impaired pathways and cellular functions. At increased levels of cellular damage whole organelles can be removed via autophagy, a process that depends on the activity oflysosomes. In addition, cells may undergo apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, which in single-cellular and lower multicellular organisms can lead to death of the individual. Molecular damage of cellular compartments is mainly caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS is generated via different cellular pathways and frequently arises in the mitochondrial electron transport chain as a by-product of oxygenic energy transduction. Consequently, mitochondrial proteins are under high risk to become damaged. Perhaps for this reason mitochondria contain a very efficient PQC system that keeps mitochondrial proteins functional as long as damage does not reach a certain threshold and the components of this system themselves are not excessively damaged. The mitochondrial PQC system consists of chaperones that counteract protein aggregation through binding and refolding misfolded polypeptides and of membrane-bound and soluble ATP-dependent proteases that are involved in degradation of damaged proteins. During aging and in neurodegenerative diseases components of this PQC system, including Lon protease present in the mitochondrial matrix, become functionally impaired. In this chapter we summarise the current knowledge of cellular quality control systems with special emphasis on the role of the mitochondrial PQC system and its impact on biological aging and disease.
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- Karin Luce
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Faculty for Biosciences and Cluster of Excellence Macromolecular Complexes, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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Mitochondria play a very important role in cellular function, not only through key metabolic reactions and energy generation, but also by being a major site for production of reactive oxygen species and a key player in cell death. Therefore, mitochondrial dysfunction or damage may have severe consequences. Mitophagy (autophagic degradation of mitochondria) and mitoptosis (programmed destruction of mitochondria) are the processes by which cells can deal with impaired mitochondria. The efficiency of these processes may be a contributing factor to the pathogenesis of various diseases.
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Demongeot J. Biological boundaries and biological age. Acta Biotheor 2009; 57:397-418. [PMID: 19907923 DOI: 10.1007/s10441-009-9087-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2009] [Accepted: 09/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The chronologic age classically used in demography is often unable to give useful information about which exact stage in development or aging processes has reached an organism. Hence, we propose here to explain in some applications for what reason the chronologic age fails in explaining totally the observed state of an organism, which leads to propose a new notion, the biological age. This biological age is essentially determined by the number of divisions before the Hayflick's limit the tissue or mitochondrion in a critical organ (in the sense where its loss causes the death of the whole organism) has already used for its development and adult phases. We give a precise definition of the biological age of an organ based on the Hayflick's limit of its cells and we introduce a desynchronization index (the cell entropy) for some critical tissues or membranes, which are mainly skin, intestinal endothelium, alveoli epithelium and mitochondrial inner membrane. In these actively metabolising interface tissues or membranes, there is a rapid turnover of cells, of their cytoplasmic constituents such as proteins, and of membrane lipids. The boundaries corresponding to these tissues, cells or membranes have vital functions of interface with the environment (protection, homeothermy, nutrition and respiration) and have a rapid turnover (the total cell renewal time is in mice equal to 3 weeks for the skin, 1.5 day for the intestine, 4 months for the alveolae and 11 days for mitochondrial inner membrane) conditioning their biological age. The biological age of a tissue is made of two major components: (1) first, its embryonic age based on the distance (in number of divisions) between the birth date of its first differentiated cell and the time until it reaches its final boundary at the end of its development and (2) second, its adult age whose complement until its death is just the lapse of time made of the sum of remaining cell cycle durations authorized by its Hayflick's limit. From this definition, we calculate the global biological lifespan of an organism and revisit notions like demographic survival curves, duration and synchrony of cell cycles, living boundaries from proto-cells to organs, and embryonic and adult phases duration.
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- Jacques Demongeot
- TIMC-IMAG, UMR CNRS 5525, Team AGIM(3), Faculty of Medicine of Grenoble, University J. Fourier, 38700, La Tronche, France.
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Shibata Y, Hu J, Kozlov MM, Rapoport TA. Mechanisms Shaping the Membranes of Cellular Organelles. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2009; 25:329-54. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev.cellbio.042308.113324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 328] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yoko Shibata
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; ,
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- College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, 300071 Tianjin, China;
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel;
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; ,
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Mayorov VI, Lowrey AJ, Biousse V, Newman NJ, Cline SD, Brown MD. Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in autosomal dominant optic atrophy. BMC BIOCHEMISTRY 2008; 9:22. [PMID: 18783614 PMCID: PMC2547100 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2091-9-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2008] [Accepted: 09/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background Autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA), a form of progressive bilateral blindness due to loss of retinal ganglion cells and optic nerve deterioration, arises predominantly from mutations in the nuclear gene for the mitochondrial GTPase, OPA1. OPA1 localizes to mitochondrial cristae in the inner membrane where electron transport chain complexes are enriched. While OPA1 has been characterized for its role in mitochondrial cristae structure and organelle fusion, possible effects of OPA1 on mitochondrial function have not been determined. Results Mitochondria from six ADOA patients bearing OPA1 mutations and ten ADOA patients with unidentified gene mutations were studied for respiratory capacity and electron transport complex function. Results suggest that the nuclear DNA mutations that give rise to ADOA in our patient population do not alter mitochondrial electron transport. Conclusion We conclude that the pathophysiology of ADOA likely stems from the role of OPA1 in mitochondrial structure or fusion and not from OPA1 support of oxidative phosphorylation.
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- Vladimir I Mayorov
- Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA 31207, USA.
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Hoppins S, Nunnari J. The molecular mechanism of mitochondrial fusion. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2008; 1793:20-6. [PMID: 18691613 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2008.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2008] [Revised: 07/08/2008] [Accepted: 07/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This review is focused on mitochondrial membrane fusion, which is a highly conserved process from yeast to human cells. We present observations from both yeast and mammalian cells that have provided insights into the mechanism of mitochondrial fusion and speculate on how the key players, which are dynamin-related GTPases do the work of membrane tethering and fusion.
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- Suzanne Hoppins
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Tamai S, Iida H, Yokota S, Sayano T, Kiguchiya S, Ishihara N, Hayashi JI, Mihara K, Oka T. Characterization of the mitochondrial protein LETM1, which maintains the mitochondrial tubular shapes and interacts with the AAA-ATPase BCS1L. J Cell Sci 2008; 121:2588-600. [PMID: 18628306 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.026625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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LETM1 is located in the chromosomal region that is deleted in patients suffering Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome; it encodes a homolog of the yeast protein Mdm38 that is involved in mitochondrial morphology. Here, we describe the LETM1-mediated regulation of the mitochondrial volume and its interaction with the mitochondrial AAA-ATPase BCS1L that is responsible for three different human disorders. LETM1 is a mitochondrial inner-membrane protein with a large domain extruding to the matrix. The LETM1 homolog LETM2 is a mitochondrial protein that is expressed preferentially in testis and sperm. LETM1 downregulation caused mitochondrial swelling and cristae disorganization, but seemed to have little effect on membrane fusion and fission. Formation of the respiratory-chain complex was impaired by LETM1 knockdown. Cells lacking mitochondrial DNA lost active respiratory chains but maintained mitochondrial tubular networks, indicating that mitochondrial swelling caused by LETM1 knockdown is not caused by the disassembly of the respiratory chains. LETM1 was co-precipitated with BCS1L and formation of the LETM1 complex depended on BCS1L levels, suggesting that BCS1L stimulates the assembly of the LETM1 complex. BCS1L knockdown caused disassembly of the respiratory chains as well as LETM1 downregulation and induced distinct changes in mitochondrial morphology.
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- Shoko Tamai
- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Oka T, Sayano T, Tamai S, Yokota S, Kato H, Fujii G, Mihara K. Identification of a novel protein MICS1 that is involved in maintenance of mitochondrial morphology and apoptotic release of cytochrome c. Mol Biol Cell 2008; 19:2597-608. [PMID: 18417609 PMCID: PMC2397309 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e07-12-1205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2007] [Revised: 03/26/2008] [Accepted: 04/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial morphology dynamically changes in a balance of membrane fusion and fission in response to the environment, cell cycle, and apoptotic stimuli. Here, we report that a novel mitochondrial protein, MICS1, is involved in mitochondrial morphology in specific cristae structures and the apoptotic release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria. MICS1 is an inner membrane protein with a cleavable presequence and multiple transmembrane segments and belongs to the Bi-1 super family. MICS1 down-regulation causes mitochondrial fragmentation and cristae disorganization and stimulates the release of proapoptotic proteins. Expression of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-XL does not prevent morphological changes of mitochondria caused by MICS1 down-regulation, indicating that MICS1 plays a role in maintaining mitochondrial morphology separately from the function in apoptotic pathways. MICS1 overproduction induces mitochondrial aggregation and partially inhibits cytochrome c release during apoptosis, regardless of the occurrence of Bax targeting. MICS1 is cross-linked to cytochrome c without disrupting membrane integrity. Thus, MICS1 facilitates the tight association of cytochrome c with the inner membrane. Furthermore, under low-serum condition, the delay in apoptotic release of cytochrome c correlates with MICS1 up-regulation without significant changes in mitochondrial morphology, suggesting that MICS1 individually functions in mitochondrial morphology and cytochrome c release.
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- Toshihiko Oka
- *Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- *Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- *Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Section of Functional Morphology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Nagasaki International University, 859-3298 Nagasaki, Japan; and
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- *Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Pathology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 104-0045 Tokyo, Japan
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- *Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Ichishita R, Tanaka K, Sugiura Y, Sayano T, Mihara K, Oka T. An RNAi screen for mitochondrial proteins required to maintain the morphology of the organelle in Caenorhabditis elegans. J Biochem 2008; 143:449-54. [PMID: 18174190 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvm245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that frequently divide and fuse together, resulting in the formation of intracellular tubular networks. In yeast and mammals, several factors including Drp1/Dnm1 and Mfn/Fzo1 are known to regulate mitochondrial morphology by controlling membrane fission or fusion. Here, we report the systematic screening of Caenorhabditis elegans mitochondrial proteins required to maintain the morphology of the organelle using an RNA interference feeding library. In C. elegans body wall muscle cells, mitochondria usually formed tubular structures and were severely fragmented by the mutation in fzo-1 gene, indicating that the body wall muscle cells are suitable for monitoring changes in mitochondrial morphology due to gene silencing. Of 719 genes predicted to code for most of mitochondrial proteins, knockdown of >80% of them caused abnormal mitochondrial morphology, including fragmentation and elongation. These findings indicate that most fundamental mitochondrial functions, including metabolism and oxidative phosphorylation, are necessary for maintenance of the tubular networks as well as membrane fission and fusion. This is the first evidence that known mitochondrial activities are prerequisite for regulating the morphology of the organelle. Furthermore, 88 uncharacterized or poorly characterized genes were found in the screening to be implicated in mitochondrial morphology.
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- Ryohei Ichishita
- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Mitochondria are derived from eubacteria; however, in most eukaryotes, novel mechanisms for the propagation of this organelle and its genome have evolved. This review focuses on what is currently known about the novel molecular machines that divide and fuse mitochondria.
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- Suzanne Hoppins
- Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
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Nouette-Gaulain K, Quinart A, Letellier T, Sztark F. [Mitochondria in anaesthesia and intensive care]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 26:319-33. [PMID: 17349772 DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2007.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2006] [Accepted: 01/17/2007] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Mitochondria play a key role in energy metabolism within the cell through the oxidative phosphorylation. They are also involved in many cellular processes like apoptosis, calcium signaling or reactive oxygen species production. The objectives of this review are to understand the interactions between mitochondrial metabolism and anaesthetics or different stress situations observed in ICU and to know the clinical implications. DATA SOURCES References were obtained from PubMed data bank (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi) using the following keywords: mitochondria, anaesthesia, anaesthetics, sepsis, preconditioning, ischaemia, hypoxia. DATA SYNTHESIS Mitochondria act as a pharmacological target for the anaesthetic agents. The effects can be toxic like in the case of the local anaesthetics-induced myotoxicity. On the other hand, beneficial effects are observed in the anaesthetic-induced myocardial preconditioning. Mitochondrial metabolism could be disturbed in many critical situations (sepsis, chronic hypoxia, ischaemia-reperfusion injury). The study of the underlying mechanisms should allow to propose in the future new specific therapeutics.
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- K Nouette-Gaulain
- Département d'anesthésie-réanimation I, CHU Pellegrin, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France
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Benard G, Bellance N, James D, Parrone P, Fernandez H, Letellier T, Rossignol R. Mitochondrial bioenergetics and structural network organization. J Cell Sci 2007; 120:838-48. [PMID: 17298981 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 460] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mitochondria form a dynamic network, and it remains unclear how the alternate configurations interact with bioenergetics properties. The metabolic signals that link mitochondrial structure to its functional states have not been fully characterized. In this report, we analyze the bidirectional relationships between mitochondrial morphology and function in living human cells. First, we determined the effect of mitochondrial fission on energy production by using small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting DRP1, which revealed the importance of membrane fluidity on the control of bioenergetics. Second, we followed the effect of rotenone, a specific inhibitor of respiratory chain complex I, which causes large structural perturbations, once a threshold was reached. Last, we followed changes in the mitochondrial network configuration in human cells that had been treated with modulators of oxidative phosphorylation, and in fibroblasts from two patients with mitochondrial disease where the respiratory rate, ΔΨ and the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were measured. Our data demonstrate that the relationship between mitochondrial network organization and bioenergetics is bidirectional, and we provide a model for analyzing the metabolic signals involved in this crosstalk.
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- Giovanni Benard
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U688 Physiopathologie Mitochondriale, Universite Victor Segalen-Bordeaux 2, 146 rue Leo-Saignat, F-33076 Bordeaux cedex, France
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