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González C, Martínez‐Sánchez L, Clemente P, Toivonen JM, Arredondo JJ, Fernández‐Moreno MÁ, Carrodeguas JA. Dysfunction of Drosophila mitochondrial carrier homolog (Mtch) alters apoptosis and disturbs development. FEBS Open Bio 2024; 14:276-289. [PMID: 38013241 PMCID: PMC10839352 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial carrier homologs 1 (MTCH1) and 2 (MTCH2) are orphan members of the mitochondrial transporter family SLC25. Human MTCH1 is also known as presenilin 1-associated protein, PSAP. MTCH2 is a receptor for tBid and is related to lipid metabolism. Both proteins have been recently described as protein insertases of the outer mitochondrial membrane. We have depleted Mtch in Drosophila and show here that mutant flies are unable to complete development, showing an excess of apoptosis during pupation; this observation was confirmed by RNAi in Schneider cells. These findings are contrary to what has been described in humans. We discuss the implications in view of recent reports concerning the function of these proteins.
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- Cristina González
- Departamento de Bioquímica & Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols”The Autonomous University of Madrid‐Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica & Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols”The Autonomous University of Madrid‐Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica & Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols”The Autonomous University of Madrid‐Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain
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- LAGENBIO, Departamento de Anatomía, Embriología y Genética Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2)Universidad de ZaragozaSpain
- IIS AragónZaragozaSpain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED)MadridSpain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica & Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols”The Autonomous University of Madrid‐Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER)Facultad de Medicina, UAMMadridSpain
- Departamento de Bioquímica & Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Sols‐MorrealeThe Autonomous University of Madrid‐Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadridSpain
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- IIS AragónZaragozaSpain
- Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI)University of ZaragozaSpain
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, School of SciencesUniversity of ZaragozaSpain
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Zhang X, Reichetzeder C, Liu Y, Hocher JG, Hasan AA, Lin G, Kleuser B, Hu L, Hocher B. Parental sex-dependent effects of either maternal or paternal eNOS deficiency on the offspring's phenotype without transmission of the parental eNOS deficiency to the offspring. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1306178. [PMID: 38169827 PMCID: PMC10758467 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1306178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Background: Preclinical animal studies and clinical studies indicate that both maternal as well as paternal genetic alterations/gene defects might affect the phenotype of the next-generation without transmissions of the affected gene. Currently, the question of whether the same genetic defect present in the mother or father leads to a similar phenotype in the offspring remains insufficiently elucidated. Methods: In this head-to-head study, we crossbred female and male mice with heterozygous endothelial eNOS knockout (eNOS+/-) with male and female wild-type (wt) mice, respectively. Subsequently, we compared the phenotype of the resulting wt offspring with that of wt offspring born to parents with no eNOS deficiency. Results: Wt female offspring of mothers with heterozygous eNOS showed elevated liver fat accumulation, while wt male offspring of fathers with heterozygous eNOS exhibited increased fasting insulin, heightened insulin levels after a glucose load, and elevated liver glycogen content. By quantitative mass-spectrometry it was shown that concentrations of six serum metabolites (lysoPhosphatidylcholine acyl C20:3, phosphatidylcholine diacyl C36:2, phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:1, phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C34:1, phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C36:3, and phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C42:5 (PC ae C42:5) as well as four liver carbon metabolites (fructose 6-phosphate, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate, glucose 6-phosphate and fumarate) were different between wt offspring with eNOS+/- mothers and wt offspring with eNOS+/- fathers. Importantly, fumarate was inversely correlated with the liver fat accumulation in female offspring with eNOS+/- mothers and increased liver glycogen in offspring of both sexes with eNOS+/- fathers. The qRT-PCR results revealed that the gene expression patterns were different between wt offspring with eNOS+/- mothers and those offspring with eNOS+/- fathers. Different gene expression patterns were correlated with different observed phenotypic changes in male/female offspring born to mothers or fathers with a heterozygous eNOS genotype. Conclusion: The identical parental genetic alteration (heterozygous eNOS deficiency), without being passed on to the offspring, results in distinct metabolic, liver phenotype, and gene expression pattern variations depending on whether the genetic alteration originated from the father or the mother.
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- Xiaoli Zhang
- Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fifth Department of Medicine (Nephrology/Endocrinology/Rheumatology), University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Fifth Department of Medicine (Nephrology/Endocrinology/Rheumatology), University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Medical Faculty of Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Fifth Department of Medicine (Nephrology/Endocrinology/Rheumatology), University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Second Medical Faculty, Charles University Prague, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fifth Department of Medicine (Nephrology/Endocrinology/Rheumatology), University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, China
- Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, NHC Key Laboratory of Human Stem Cell and Reproductive Engineering, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, China
- Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, NHC Key Laboratory of Human Stem Cell and Reproductive Engineering, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Fifth Department of Medicine (Nephrology/Endocrinology/Rheumatology), University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, China
- Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering, NHC Key Laboratory of Human Stem Cell and Reproductive Engineering, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, China
- IMD Berlin, Institute of Medical Diagnostics, Berlin, Germany
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Zhang C, Jin Y, Marchetti M, Lewis MR, Hammouda OT, Edgar BA. EGFR signaling activates intestinal stem cells by promoting mitochondrial biogenesis and β-oxidation. Curr Biol 2022; 32:3704-3719.e7. [PMID: 35896119 PMCID: PMC10117080 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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EGFR-RAS-ERK signaling promotes growth and proliferation in many cell types, and genetic hyperactivation of RAS-ERK signaling drives many cancers. Yet, despite intensive study of upstream components in EGFR signal transduction, the identities and functions of downstream effectors in the pathway are poorly understood. In Drosophila intestinal stem cells (ISCs), the transcriptional repressor Capicua (Cic) and its targets, the ETS-type transcriptional activators Pointed (pnt) and Ets21C, are essential downstream effectors of mitogenic EGFR signaling. Here, we show that these factors promote EGFR-dependent metabolic changes that increase ISC mass, mitochondrial growth, and mitochondrial activity. Gene target analysis using RNA and DamID sequencing revealed that Pnt and Ets21C directly upregulate not only DNA replication and cell cycle genes but also genes for oxidative phosphorylation, the TCA cycle, and fatty acid beta-oxidation. Metabolite analysis substantiated these metabolic functions. The mitochondrial transcription factor B2 (mtTFB2), a direct target of Pnt, was required and partially sufficient for EGFR-driven ISC growth, mitochondrial biogenesis, and proliferation. MEK-dependent EGF signaling stimulated mitochondrial biogenesis in human RPE-1 cells, indicating the conservation of these metabolic effects. This work illustrates how EGFR signaling alters metabolism to coordinately activate cell growth and cell division.
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- Chenge Zhang
- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; Center for Molecular Biology, Heidelberg University (ZMBH) & German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology, Heidelberg University (ZMBH) & German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Developmental Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; Center for Molecular Biology, Heidelberg University (ZMBH) & German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Center for Molecular Biology, Heidelberg University (ZMBH) & German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg & Heidelberg Biosciences International Graduate School, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; Center for Molecular Biology, Heidelberg University (ZMBH) & German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Miranda M, Bonekamp NA, Kühl I. Starting the engine of the powerhouse: mitochondrial transcription and beyond. Biol Chem 2022; 403:779-805. [PMID: 35355496 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2021-0416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Mitochondria are central hubs for cellular metabolism, coordinating a variety of metabolic reactions crucial for human health. Mitochondria provide most of the cellular energy via their oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system, which requires the coordinated expression of genes encoded by both the nuclear (nDNA) and mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA). Transcription of mtDNA is not only essential for the biogenesis of the OXPHOS system, but also generates RNA primers necessary to initiate mtDNA replication. Like the prokaryotic system, mitochondria have no membrane-based compartmentalization to separate the different steps of mtDNA maintenance and expression and depend entirely on nDNA-encoded factors imported into the organelle. Our understanding of mitochondrial transcription in mammalian cells has largely progressed, but the mechanisms regulating mtDNA gene expression are still poorly understood despite their profound importance for human disease. Here, we review mechanisms of mitochondrial gene expression with a focus on the recent findings in the field of mammalian mtDNA transcription and disease phenotypes caused by defects in proteins involved in this process.
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- Maria Miranda
- Department of Mitochondrial Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, D-50931, Germany
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- Department of Neuroanatomy, Mannheim Center for Translational Neurosciences (MCTN), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, D-68167, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), UMR9198, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, F-91190, France
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Mayoral-Varo V, Calcabrini A, Sánchez-Bailón MP, Martínez-Costa ÓH, González-Páramos C, Ciordia S, Hardisson D, Aragón JJ, Fernández-Moreno MÁ, Martín-Pérez J. c-Src functionality controls self-renewal and glucose metabolism in MCF7 breast cancer stem cells. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0235850. [PMID: 32673341 PMCID: PMC7365443 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023] Open
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Deregulation of Src kinases is associated with cancer. We previously showed that SrcDN conditional expression in MCF7 cells reduces tumorigenesis and causes tumor regression in mice. However, it remained unclear whether SrcDN affected breast cancer stem cell functionality or it reduced tumor mass. Here, we address this question by isolating an enriched population of Breast Cancer Stem Cells (BCSCs) from MCF7 cells with inducible expression of SrcDN. Induction of SrcDN inhibited self-renewal, and stem-cell marker expression (Nanog, Oct3-4, ALDH1, CD44). Quantitative proteomic analyses of mammospheres from MCF7-Tet-On-SrcDN cells (data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD017789, project DOI: 10.6019/PXD017789) and subsequent GSEA showed that SrcDN expression inhibited glycolysis. Indeed, induction of SrcDN inhibited expression and activity of hexokinase, pyruvate kinase and lactate dehydrogenase, resulting in diminished glucose consumption and lactate production, which restricted Warburg effect. Thus, c-Src functionality is important for breast cancer stem cell maintenance and renewal, and stem cell transcription factor expression, effects linked to glucose metabolism reduction.
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- Servicio de Espectrometría de Masas, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid
- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de investigaciones sanitarias del hospital La Paz (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas A. Sols (CSIC/UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas A. Sols (CSIC/UAM), Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas A. Sols (CSIC/UAM), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de investigaciones sanitarias del hospital La Paz (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain
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Germline knockdown of spargel (PGC-1) produces embryonic lethality in Drosophila. Mitochondrion 2019; 49:189-199. [PMID: 31473309 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2019.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The PGC-1 transcriptional coactivators have been proposed as master regulators of mitochondrial biogenesis and energy metabolism. Here we show that the single member of the family in Drosophila, spargel (srl) has an essential role in early development. Female germline-specific RNAi knockdown resulted in embryonic semilethality. Embryos were small, with most suffering a catastrophic derangement of cellularization and gastrulation, although genes dependent on localized determinants were expressed normally. The abundance of mtDNA, representative mitochondrial proteins and mRNAs were not decreased in knockdown ovaries or embryos, indicating that srl has a more general role in early development than specifically promoting mitochondrial biogenesis.
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Mitochondrial DNA Integrity: Role in Health and Disease. Cells 2019; 8:cells8020100. [PMID: 30700008 PMCID: PMC6406942 DOI: 10.3390/cells8020100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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As the primary cellular location for respiration and energy production, mitochondria serve in a critical capacity to the cell. Yet, by virtue of this very function of respiration, mitochondria are subject to constant oxidative stress that can damage one of the unique features of this organelle, its distinct genome. Damage to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and loss of mitochondrial genome integrity is increasingly understood to play a role in the development of both severe early-onset maladies and chronic age-related diseases. In this article, we review the processes by which mtDNA integrity is maintained, with an emphasis on the repair of oxidative DNA lesions, and the cellular consequences of diminished mitochondrial genome stability.
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Cogliati S, Lorenzi I, Rigoni G, Caicci F, Soriano ME. Regulation of Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain Assembly. J Mol Biol 2018; 430:4849-4873. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2018.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Park CB, Choi VN, Jun JB, Kim JH, Lee Y, Lee J, Lim G, Kim J, Jeong SY, Yim SY. Identification of a rare homozygous c.790C>T variation in the TFB2M gene in Korean patients with autism spectrum disorder. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 507:148-154. [PMID: 30414672 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.10.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction and subsequent enhanced oxidative stress is implicated in the pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Mitochondrial transcription factor B2 (TFB2M) is an essential protein in mitochondrial gene expression. No reports have described TFB2M mutations and variations involved in any human diseases. We identified a rare homozygous c.790C>T (His264Tyr) variation in TFB2M gene in two Korean siblings with ASD by whole-exome sequencing. The roles of the TFB2M variation in the pathogenesis of ASD were investigated. Patient fibroblasts revealed increased transcription of mitochondrial genes and mitochondrial function in terms of ATP, membrane potential, oxygen consumption, and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Overexpression of the TFB2M variant in primary-cultured fibroblasts demonstrated significantly increased transcription of mitochondrial genes and mitochondrial function compared with overexpression of wild-type TFB2M. Molecular dynamics simulation of the TFB2M variant protein suggested an increase in the rigidity of the hinge region, which may cause alterations in loading and/or unloading of TFB2M on target DNA. Our results suggest that augmentation of mitochondrial gene expression and subsequent enhancement of mitochondrial function may be associated with the pathogenesis of ASD in Korean patients.
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- Chan Bae Park
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea; Department of Physiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Genetics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea; Genomic Instability Research Center, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea; Department of Bioinformatics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea; Department of Bioinformatics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Genetics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Genetics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.
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Roberti M, Polosa PL, Bruni F, Deceglie S, Gadaleta MN, Cantatore P. MTERF factors: a multifunction protein family. Biomol Concepts 2015; 1:215-24. [PMID: 25961998 DOI: 10.1515/bmc.2010.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The MTERF family is a large protein family, identified in metazoans and plants, which consists of four subfamilies, MTERF1, 2, 3 and 4. Mitochondrial localisation was predicted for the vast majority of MTERF family members and demonstrated for the characterised MTERF proteins. The main structural feature of MTERF proteins is the presence of a modular architecture, based on repetitions of a 30-residue module, the mTERF motif, containing leucine zipper-like heptads. The MTERF family includes transcription termination factors: human mTERF, sea urchin mtDBP and Drosophila DmTTF. In addition to terminating transcription, they are involved in transcription initiation and in the control of mtDNA replication. This multiplicity of functions seems to flank differences in the gene organisation of mitochondrial genomes. MTERF2 and MTERF3 play antithetical roles in controlling mitochondrial transcription: that is, mammalian and Drosophila MTERF3 act as negative regulators, whereas mammalian MTERF2 functions as a positive regulator. Both proteins contact mtDNA in the promoter region, perhaps establishing interactions, either mutual or with other factors. Regulation of MTERF gene expression in human and Drosophila depends on nuclear transcription factors NRF-2 and DREF, respectively, and proceeds through pathways which appear to discriminate between factors positively or negatively acting in mitochondrial transcription. In this emerging scenario, it appears that MTERF proteins act to coordinate mitochondrial transcription.
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Holt IJ, Jacobs HT. Unique features of DNA replication in mitochondria: a functional and evolutionary perspective. Bioessays 2014; 36:1024-31. [PMID: 25220172 DOI: 10.1002/bies.201400052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Last year, we reported a new mechanism of DNA replication in mammals. It occurs inside mitochondria and entails the use of processed transcripts, termed bootlaces, which hybridize with the displaced parental strand as the replication fork advances. Here we discuss possible reasons why such an unusual mechanism of DNA replication might have evolved. The bootlace mechanism can minimize the occurrence and impact of single-strand breaks that would otherwise threaten genome stability. Furthermore, by providing an implicit mismatch recognition system, it should limit the occurrence of replication-dependent deletions and insertions, and defend against invading elements. Such a mechanism may also limit attempts to manipulate the mammalian mitochondrial genome.
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- Ian J Holt
- MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK
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Kemppainen KK, Rinne J, Sriram A, Lakanmaa M, Zeb A, Tuomela T, Popplestone A, Singh S, Sanz A, Rustin P, Jacobs HT. Expression of alternative oxidase in Drosophila ameliorates diverse phenotypes due to cytochrome oxidase deficiency. Hum Mol Genet 2013; 23:2078-93. [PMID: 24293544 PMCID: PMC3959817 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is a significant factor in human disease, ranging from systemic disorders of childhood to cardiomyopathy, ischaemia and neurodegeneration. Cytochrome oxidase, the terminal enzyme of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, is a frequent target. Lower eukaryotes possess alternative respiratory-chain enzymes that provide non-proton-translocating bypasses for respiratory complexes I (single-subunit reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenases, e.g. Ndi1 from yeast) or III + IV [alternative oxidase (AOX)], under conditions of respiratory stress or overload. In previous studies, it was shown that transfer of yeast Ndi1 or Ciona intestinalis AOX to Drosophila was able to overcome the lethality produced by toxins or partial knockdown of complex I or IV. Here, we show that AOX can provide a complete or substantial rescue of a range of phenotypes induced by global or tissue-specific knockdown of different cIV subunits, including integral subunits required for catalysis, as well as peripheral subunits required for multimerization and assembly. AOX was also able to overcome the pupal lethality produced by muscle-specific knockdown of subunit CoVb, although the rescued flies were short lived and had a motility defect. cIV knockdown in neurons was not lethal during development but produced a rapidly progressing locomotor and seizure-sensitivity phenotype, which was substantially alleviated by AOX. Expression of Ndi1 exacerbated the neuronal phenotype produced by cIV knockdown. Ndi1 expressed in place of essential cI subunits produced a distinct residual phenotype of delayed development, bang sensitivity and male sterility. These findings confirm the potential utility of alternative respiratory chain enzymes as tools to combat mitochondrial disease, while indicating important limitations thereof.
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- Kia K Kemppainen
- Institute of Biomedical Technology and Tampere University Hospital, University of Tampere, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland
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Jõers P, Lewis SC, Fukuoh A, Parhiala M, Ellilä S, Holt IJ, Jacobs HT. Mitochondrial transcription terminator family members mTTF and mTerf5 have opposing roles in coordination of mtDNA synthesis. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003800. [PMID: 24068965 PMCID: PMC3778013 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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All genomes require a system for avoidance or handling of collisions between the machineries of DNA replication and transcription. We have investigated the roles in this process of the mTERF (mitochondrial transcription termination factor) family members mTTF and mTerf5 in Drosophila melanogaster. The two mTTF binding sites in Drosophila mtDNA, which also bind mTerf5, were found to coincide with major sites of replication pausing. RNAi-mediated knockdown of either factor resulted in mtDNA depletion and developmental arrest. mTTF knockdown decreased site-specific replication pausing, but led to an increase in replication stalling and fork regression in broad zones around each mTTF binding site. Lagging-strand DNA synthesis was impaired, with extended RNA/DNA hybrid segments seen in replication intermediates. This was accompanied by the accumulation of recombination intermediates and nicked/broken mtDNA species. Conversely, mTerf5 knockdown led to enhanced replication pausing at mTTF binding sites, a decrease in fragile replication intermediates containing single-stranded segments, and the disappearance of species containing segments of RNA/DNA hybrid. These findings indicate an essential and previously undescribed role for proteins of the mTERF family in the integration of transcription and DNA replication, preventing unregulated collisions and facilitating productive interactions between the two machineries that are inferred to be essential for completion of lagging-strand DNA synthesis.
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- Priit Jõers
- Institute of Biomedical Technology and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Estonian Biocentre, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Biomedical Technology and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside, California, United States of America
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- Institute of Biomedical Technology and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Junshin Gakuen University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Technology and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Institute of Biomedical Technology and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- MRC National Institute of Medical Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biomedical Technology and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Molecular Neurology Research Program, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Fernández-Moreno MA, Hernández R, Adán C, Roberti M, Bruni F, Polosa PL, Cantatore P, Matsushima Y, Kaguni LS, Garesse R. Drosophila nuclear factor DREF regulates the expression of the mitochondrial DNA helicase and mitochondrial transcription factor B2 but not the mitochondrial translation factor B1. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2013; 1829:1136-46. [PMID: 23916463 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2013.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2013] [Revised: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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DREF [DRE (DNA replication-related element)-binding factor] controls the transcription of numerous genes in Drosophila, many involved in nuclear DNA (nDNA) replication and cell proliferation, three in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) replication and two in mtDNA transcription termination. In this work, we have analysed the involvement of DREF in the expression of the known remaining genes engaged in the minimal mtDNA replication (d-mtDNA helicase) and transcription (the activator d-mtTFB2) machineries and of a gene involved in mitochondrial mRNA translation (d-mtTFB1). We have identified their transcriptional initiation sites and DRE sequences in their promoter regions. Gel-shift and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays demonstrate that DREF interacts in vitro and in vivo with the d-mtDNA helicase and d-mtTFB2, but not with the d-mtTFB1 promoters. Transient transfection assays in Drosophila S2 cells with mutated DRE motifs and truncated promoter regions show that DREF controls the transcription of d-mtDNA helicase and d-mtTFB2, but not that of d-mtTFB1. RNA interference of DREF in S2 cells reinforces these results showing a decrease in the mRNA levels of d-mtDNA helicase and d-mtTFB2 and no changes in those of the d-mtTFB1. These results link the genetic regulation of nuclear DNA replication with the genetic control of mtDNA replication and transcriptional activation in Drosophila.
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- Miguel A Fernández-Moreno
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas "Alberto Sols" UAM-CSIC and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERER), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, c/ Arzobispo Morcillo 4, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain.
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Manna S, Le P, Barth C. A unique mitochondrial transcription factor B protein in Dictyostelium discoideum. PLoS One 2013; 8:e70614. [PMID: 23923009 PMCID: PMC3724811 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Unlike their bacteriophage homologs, mitochondrial RNA polymerases require the assistance of transcription factors in order to transcribe mitochondrial DNA efficiently. The transcription factor A family has been shown to be important for transcription of the human mitochondrial DNA, with some of its regulatory activity located in its extended C-terminal tail. The mitochondrial transcription factor B family often has functions not only in transcription, but also in mitochondrial rRNA modification, a hallmark of its α-proteobacterial origin. We have identified and characterised a mitochondrial transcription factor B homolog in the soil dwelling cellular slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum, an organism widely established as a model for studying eukaryotic cell biology. Using in bacterio functional assays, we demonstrate that the mitochondrial transcription factor B homolog not only functions as a mitochondrial transcription factor, but that it also has a role in rRNA methylation. Additionally, we show that the transcriptional activation properties of the D. discoideum protein are located in its extended C-terminal tail, a feature not seen before in the mitochondrial transcription factor B family, but reminiscent of the human mitochondrial transcription factor A. This report contributes to our current understanding of the complexities of mitochondrial transcription, and its evolution in eukaryotes.
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- Sam Manna
- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Tokyo Metropolitan University, Department of Biological Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Guja KE, Venkataraman K, Yakubovskaya E, Shi H, Mejia E, Hambardjieva E, Karzai AW, Garcia-Diaz M. Structural basis for S-adenosylmethionine binding and methyltransferase activity by mitochondrial transcription factor B1. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:7947-59. [PMID: 23804760 PMCID: PMC3763538 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic transcription factor B (TFB) proteins are homologous to KsgA/Dim1 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) methyltransferases. The mammalian TFB1, mitochondrial (TFB1M) factor is an essential protein necessary for mitochondrial gene expression. TFB1M mediates an rRNA modification in the small ribosomal subunit and thus plays a role analogous to KsgA/Dim1 proteins. This modification has been linked to mitochondrial dysfunctions leading to maternally inherited deafness, aminoglycoside sensitivity and diabetes. Here, we present the first structural characterization of the mammalian TFB1 factor. We have solved two X-ray crystallographic structures of TFB1M with (2.1 Å) and without (2.0 Å) its cofactor S-adenosyl-L-methionine. These structures reveal that TFB1M shares a conserved methyltransferase core with other KsgA/Dim1 methyltransferases and shed light on the structural basis of S-adenosyl-L-methionine binding and methyltransferase activity. Together with mutagenesis studies, these data suggest a model for substrate binding and provide insight into the mechanism of methyl transfer, clarifying the role of this factor in an essential process for mitochondrial function.
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- Kip E Guja
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA, Medical Scientist Training Program, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA and Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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Sanchez-Martinez A, Calleja M, Peralta S, Matsushima Y, Hernandez-Sierra R, Whitworth AJ, Kaguni LS, Garesse R. Modeling pathogenic mutations of human twinkle in Drosophila suggests an apoptosis role in response to mitochondrial defects. PLoS One 2012; 7:e43954. [PMID: 22952820 PMCID: PMC3429445 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The human gene C10orf2 encodes the mitochondrial replicative DNA helicase Twinkle, mutations of which are responsible for a significant fraction of cases of autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia (adPEO), a human mitochondrial disease caused by defects in intergenomic communication. We report the analysis of orthologous mutations in the Drosophila melanogaster mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) helicase gene, d-mtDNA helicase. Increased expression of wild type d-mtDNA helicase using the UAS-GAL4 system leads to an increase in mtDNA copy number throughout adult life without any noteworthy phenotype, whereas overexpression of d-mtDNA helicase containing the K388A mutation in the helicase active site results in a severe depletion of mtDNA and a lethal phenotype. Overexpression of two d-mtDNA helicase variants equivalent to two human adPEO mutations shows differential effects. The A442P mutation exhibits a dominant negative effect similar to that of the active site mutant. In contrast, overexpression of d-mtDNA helicase containing the W441C mutation results in a slight decrease in mtDNA copy number during the third instar larval stage, and a moderate decrease in life span in the adult population. Overexpression of d-mtDNA helicase containing either the K388A or A442P mutations causes a mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) defect that significantly reduces cell proliferation. The mitochondrial impairment caused by these mutations promotes apoptosis, arguing that mitochondria regulate programmed cell death in Drosophila. Our study of d-mtDNA helicase overexpression provides a tractable Drosophila model for understanding the cellular and molecular effects of human adPEO mutations.
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- Alvaro Sanchez-Martinez
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols” Universidad Autónoma de Madrid-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Raras, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Santitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa” Universidad Autónoma de Madrid-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols” Universidad Autónoma de Madrid-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Raras, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Santitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Center for Mitochondrial Science and Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols” Universidad Autónoma de Madrid-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Raras, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Santitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, MRC Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Center for Mitochondrial Science and Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols” Universidad Autónoma de Madrid-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Raras, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Santitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain
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Bruni F, Manzari C, Filice M, Loguercio Polosa P, Colella M, Carmone C, Hambardjieva E, Garcia-Diaz M, Cantatore P, Roberti M. D-MTERF5 is a novel factor modulating transcription in Drosophila mitochondria. Mitochondrion 2012; 12:492-9. [PMID: 22784680 PMCID: PMC3447168 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2012.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2012] [Revised: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The MTERF protein family comprises members from Metazoans and plants. All the Metazoan MTERF proteins characterized to date, including the mitochondrial transcription termination factors, play a key role in mitochondrial gene expression. In this study we report the characterization of Drosophila MTERF5 (D-MTERF5), a mitochondrial protein existing only in insects, probably originated from a duplication event of the transcription termination factor DmTTF. D-MTERF5 knock-down in D.Mel-2 cells alters transcript levels with an opposite pattern to that produced by DmTTF knock-down. D-MTERF5 is able to interact with mtDNA at the same sites contacted by DmTTF, but only in the presence of the termination factor. We propose that the two proteins participate in the transcription termination process, with D-MTERF5 engaged in relieving the block exerted by DmTTF. This hypothesis is supported also by D-MTERF5 homology modeling, which suggests that this protein contains protein–protein interaction domains. Co-regulation by DREF (DNA Replication-related Element binding Factor) of D-MTERF5 and DmTTF implies that expression of the two factors needs to be co-ordinated to ensure fine modulation of Drosophila mitochondrial transcription.
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- Francesco Bruni
- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Biotecnologie e Scienze Farmacologiche, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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Peralta S, Clemente P, Sánchez-Martínez A, Calleja M, Hernández-Sierra R, Matsushima Y, Adán C, Ugalde C, Fernández-Moreno MÁ, Kaguni LS, Garesse R. Coiled coil domain-containing protein 56 (CCDC56) is a novel mitochondrial protein essential for cytochrome c oxidase function. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:24174-85. [PMID: 22610097 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.343764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In Drosophila melanogaster, the mitochondrial transcription factor B1 (d-mtTFB1) transcript contains in its 5'-untranslated region a conserved upstream open reading frame denoted as CG42630 in FlyBase. We demonstrate that CG42630 encodes a novel protein, the coiled coil domain-containing protein 56 (CCDC56), conserved in metazoans. We show that Drosophila CCDC56 protein localizes to mitochondria and contains 87 amino acids in flies and 106 in humans with the two proteins sharing 42% amino acid identity. We show by rapid amplification of cDNA ends and Northern blotting that Drosophila CCDC56 protein and mtTFB1 are encoded on a bona fide bicistronic transcript. We report the generation and characterization of two ccdc56 knock-out lines in Drosophila carrying the ccdc56(D6) and ccdc56(D11) alleles. Lack of the CCDC56 protein in flies induces a developmental delay and 100% lethality by arrest of larval development at the third instar. ccdc56 knock-out larvae show a significant decrease in the level of fully assembled cytochrome c oxidase (COX) and in its activity, suggesting a defect in complex assembly; the activity of the other oxidative phosphorylation complexes remained either unaffected or increased in the ccdc56 knock-out larvae. The lethal phenotype and the decrease in COX were partially rescued by reintroduction of a wild-type UAS-ccdc56 transgene. These results indicate an important role for CCDC56 in the oxidative phosphorylation system and in particular in COX function required for proper development in D. melanogaster. We propose CCDC56 as a candidate factor required for COX biogenesis/assembly.
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- Susana Peralta
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas "Alberto Sols" Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) Facultad de Medicina, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Kim H, Kim MJ, Jeong JE, Chung J, Lee HJ, Koh H. Mitochondrial transcription factor B1 is required for mitochondrial function and oxidative stress resistance in Drosophila. Genes Genomics 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-010-0052-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lodeiro MF, Uchida AU, Arnold JJ, Reynolds SL, Moustafa IM, Cameron CE. Identification of multiple rate-limiting steps during the human mitochondrial transcription cycle in vitro. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:16387-402. [PMID: 20351113 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.092676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have reconstituted human mitochondrial transcription in vitro on DNA oligonucleotide templates representing the light strand and heavy strand-1 promoters using protein components (RNA polymerase and transcription factors A and B2) isolated from Escherichia coli. We show that 1 eq of each transcription factor and polymerase relative to the promoter is required to assemble a functional initiation complex. The light strand promoter is at least 2-fold more efficient than the heavy strand-1 promoter, but this difference cannot be explained solely by the differences in the interaction of the transcription machinery with the different promoters. In both cases, the rate-limiting step for production of the first phosphodiester bond is open complex formation. Open complex formation requires both transcription factors; however, steps immediately thereafter only require transcription factor B2. The concentration of nucleotide required for production of the first dinucleotide product is substantially higher than that required for subsequent cycles of nucleotide addition. In vitro, promoter-specific differences in post-initiation control of transcription exist, as well as a second rate-limiting step that controls conversion of the transcription initiation complex into a transcription elongation complex. Rate-limiting steps of the biochemical pathways are often those that are targeted for regulation. Like the more complex multisubunit transcription systems, multiple steps may exist for control of transcription in human mitochondria. The tools and mechanistic framework presented here will facilitate not only the discovery of mechanisms regulating human mitochondrial transcription but also interrogation of the structure, function, and mechanism of the complexes that are regulated during human mitochondrial transcription.
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- Maria F Lodeiro
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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Animal models of mitochondrial DNA transactions in disease and ageing. Exp Gerontol 2010; 45:489-502. [PMID: 20123011 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2010.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2009] [Revised: 01/11/2010] [Accepted: 01/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) transactions, processes that include mtDNA replication, repair, recombination and transcription constitute the initial stages of mitochondrial biogenesis, and are at the core of understanding mitochondrial biology and medicine. All of the protein players are encoded in nuclear genes: some are proteins with well-known functions in the nucleus, others are well-known mitochondrial proteins now ascribed new functions, and still others are newly discovered factors. In this article we review recent advances in the field of mtDNA transactions with a special focus on physiological studies. In particular, we consider the expression of variant proteins, or altered expression of factors involved in these processes in powerful model organisms, such as Drosophila melanogaster and the mouse, which have promoted recognition of the broad relevance of oxidative phosphorylation defects resulting from improper maintenance of mtDNA. Furthermore, the animal models recapitulate many phenotypes related to human ageing and a variety of different diseases, a feature that has enhanced our understanding of, and inspired theories about, the molecular mechanisms of such biological processes.
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Mitochondrial electron transport chain dysfunction during development does not extend lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster. Mech Ageing Dev 2010; 131:156-64. [PMID: 20096722 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2010.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2009] [Revised: 12/22/2009] [Accepted: 01/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Since the initial identification of reactive oxygen species (ROS) as the major factor in aging, many studies have provided evidence for the central role of mitochondria in longevity. A few years ago, an unexpected finding showed that the inactivation of the mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) in Caenorhabditis elegans, during the developmental stages only, extended lifespan. Activation of this mitochondrial pathway affecting aging (MIT) is associated with several phenotypic features: increased longevity, increased time of development, decreased fertility/fecundity and reduced adult size. Here, we investigated this pathway in another model organism, Drosophila melanogaster. To assess the role of mitochondrial activity in the Drosophila aging process, we partially inactivated the MRC using RNA interference (RNAi) during larval stages. Developmental perturbation of the respiratory process prolonged development, increased lethality during developmental stage, reduced both fecundity and fertility and slightly reduced individual weight. However, in contrast to the nematode, this genetic intervention either shortened or had no effect on lifespan, depending on the level of gene inactivation. Thus, the effects of MRC disruption during development on aging differ between species. We discuss the possible origins of such differences.
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Baqri RM, Turner BA, Rheuben MB, Hammond BD, Kaguni LS, Miller KE. Disruption of mitochondrial DNA replication in Drosophila increases mitochondrial fast axonal transport in vivo. PLoS One 2009; 4:e7874. [PMID: 19924234 PMCID: PMC2773408 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2009] [Accepted: 10/16/2009] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Mutations in mitochondrial DNA polymerase (pol γ) cause several progressive human diseases including Parkinson's disease, Alper's syndrome, and progressive external ophthalmoplegia. At the cellular level, disruption of pol γ leads to depletion of mtDNA, disrupts the mitochondrial respiratory chain, and increases susceptibility to oxidative stress. Although recent studies have intensified focus on the role of mtDNA in neuronal diseases, the changes that take place in mitochondrial biogenesis and mitochondrial axonal transport when mtDNA replication is disrupted are unknown. Using high-speed confocal microscopy, electron microscopy and biochemical approaches, we report that mutations in pol γ deplete mtDNA levels and lead to an increase in mitochondrial density in Drosophila proximal nerves and muscles, without a noticeable increase in mitochondrial fragmentation. Furthermore, there is a rise in flux of bidirectional mitochondrial axonal transport, albeit with slower kinesin-based anterograde transport. In contrast, flux of synaptic vesicle precursors was modestly decreased in pol γ−α mutants. Our data indicate that disruption of mtDNA replication does not hinder mitochondrial biogenesis, increases mitochondrial axonal transport, and raises the question of whether high levels of circulating mtDNA-deficient mitochondria are beneficial or deleterious in mtDNA diseases.
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- Rehan M. Baqri
- Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Center for Mitochondrial Science and Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Center for Mitochondrial Science and Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Center for Mitochondrial Science and Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Center for Mitochondrial Science and Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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The Drosophila PGC-1 homologue Spargel coordinates mitochondrial activity to insulin signalling. EMBO J 2009; 29:171-83. [PMID: 19910925 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2009] [Accepted: 10/07/2009] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial mass and activity must be adapted to tissue function, cellular growth and nutrient availability. In mammals, the related transcriptional coactivators PGC-1alpha, PGC-1beta and PRC regulate multiple metabolic functions, including mitochondrial biogenesis. However, we know relatively little about their respective roles in vivo. Here we show that the Drosophila PGC-1 family homologue, Spargel, is required for the expression of multiple genes encoding mitochondrial proteins. Accordingly, spargel mutants showed mitochondrial respiration defects when complex II of the electron transport chain was stimulated. Spargel, however, was not limiting for mitochondrial mass, but functioned in this respect redundantly with Delg, the fly NRF-2alpha/GABPalpha homologue. More importantly, in the larval fat body, Spargel mediated mitochondrial activity, cell growth and transcription of target genes in response to insulin signalling. In this process, Spargel functioned in parallel to the insulin-responsive transcription factor, dFoxo, and provided a negative feedback loop to fine-tune insulin signalling. Taken together, our data place Spargel at a nodal point for the integration of mitochondrial activity to tissue and organismal metabolism and growth.
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Early transcriptional deregulation of hepatic mitochondrial biogenesis and its consequent effects on murine cholestatic liver injury. Apoptosis 2009; 14:890-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10495-009-0357-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Vercauteren K, Gleyzer N, Scarpulla RC. Short hairpin RNA-mediated silencing of PRC (PGC-1-related coactivator) results in a severe respiratory chain deficiency associated with the proliferation of aberrant mitochondria. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:2307-19. [PMID: 19036724 PMCID: PMC2629116 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m806434200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2008] [Revised: 11/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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PRC, a member of the PGC-1 coactivator family, is responsive to serum growth factors and up-regulated in proliferating cells. Here, we investigated its in vivo role by stably silencing PRC expression with two different short hairpin RNAs (shRNA1 and shRNA4) that were lentivirally introduced into U2OS cells. shRNA1 transductants exhibited nearly complete knockdown of PRC protein, whereas shRNA4 transductants expressed PRC protein at approximately 15% of the control level. Complete PRC silencing by shRNA1 resulted in a severe inhibition of respiratory growth; reduced expression of respiratory protein subunits from complexes I, II, III, and IV; markedly lower complex I and IV respiratory enzyme levels; and diminished mitochondrial ATP production. Surprisingly, shRNA1 transductants exhibited a striking proliferation of abnormal mitochondria that were devoid of organized cristae and displayed severe membrane abnormalities. Although shRNA4 transductants had normal respiratory subunit expression and a moderately diminished respiratory growth rate, both transductants showed markedly reduced growth on glucose accompanied by inhibition of G1/S cell cycle progression. Microarray analysis revealed striking overlaps in the genes affected by PRC silencing in the two transductants, and the functional identities of these overlapping genes were consistent with the observed mitochondrial and cell growth phenotypes. The consistency between phenotype and PRC expression levels in the two independent transductant lines argues that the defects result from PRC silencing and not from off target effects. These results support a role for PRC in the integration of pathways directing mitochondrial respiratory function and cell growth.
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- Kristel Vercauteren
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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