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Nieto-Panqueva F, Vázquez-Acevedo M, Hamel PP, González-Halphen D. Identification of factors limiting the allotopic production of the Cox2 subunit of yeast cytochrome c oxidase. Genetics 2024; 227:iyae058. [PMID: 38626319 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyae058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/18/2024] Open
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Mitochondrial genes can be artificially relocalized in the nuclear genome in a process known as allotopic expression, such is the case of the mitochondrial cox2 gene, encoding subunit II of cytochrome c oxidase (CcO). In yeast, cox2 can be allotopically expressed and is able to restore respiratory growth of a cox2-null mutant if the Cox2 subunit carries the W56R substitution within the first transmembrane stretch. However, the COX2W56R strain exhibits reduced growth rates and lower steady-state CcO levels when compared to wild-type yeast. Here, we investigated the impact of overexpressing selected candidate genes predicted to enhance internalization of the allotopic Cox2W56R precursor into mitochondria. The overproduction of Cox20, Oxa1, and Pse1 facilitated Cox2W56R precursor internalization, improving the respiratory growth of the COX2W56R strain. Overproducing TIM22 components had a limited effect on Cox2W56R import, while overproducing TIM23-related components showed a negative effect. We further explored the role of the Mgr2 subunit within the TIM23 translocator in the import process by deleting and overexpressing the MGR2 gene. Our findings indicate that Mgr2 is instrumental in modulating the TIM23 translocon to correctly sort Cox2W56R. We propose a biogenesis pathway followed by the allotopically produced Cox2 subunit based on the participation of the 2 different structural/functional forms of the TIM23 translocon, TIM23MOTOR and TIM23SORT, that must follow a concerted and sequential mode of action to insert Cox2W56R into the inner mitochondrial membrane in the correct Nout-Cout topology.
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- Felipe Nieto-Panqueva
- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-243, 04510 D.F. (Mexico), México
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-243, 04510 D.F. (Mexico), México
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University, 582 Aronoff laboratory, 318 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- School of BioScience and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632 014, India
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-243, 04510 D.F. (Mexico), México
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Kremer LS, Rehling P. Coordinating mitochondrial translation with assembly of the OXPHOS complexes. Hum Mol Genet 2024; 33:R47-R52. [PMID: 38779773 PMCID: PMC11112383 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddae025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
Abstract
The mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system produces the majority of energy required by cells. Given the mitochondrion's endosymbiotic origin, the OXPHOS machinery is still under dual genetic control where most OXPHOS subunits are encoded by the nuclear DNA and imported into mitochondria, while a small subset is encoded on the mitochondrion's own genome, the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The nuclear and mtDNA encoded subunits must be expressed and assembled in a highly orchestrated fashion to form a functional OXPHOS system and meanwhile prevent the generation of any harmful assembly intermediates. While several mechanisms have evolved in eukaryotes to achieve such a coordinated expression, this review will focus on how the translation of mtDNA encoded OXPHOS subunits is tailored to OXPHOS assembly.
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- Laura S Kremer
- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, Humboldtallee 23, Göttingen 37073, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, Humboldtallee 23, Göttingen 37073, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence “Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells” (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, Göttingen 37075, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Translational Neuroinflammation and Automated Microscopy, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, Göttingen 37075, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Science, Am Faßberg 11, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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Eldeeb MH, Camacho Lopez LJ, Fontanesi F. Mitochondrial respiratory supercomplexes of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. IUBMB Life 2024. [PMID: 38529880 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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The functional and structural relationship among the individual components of the mitochondrial respiratory chain constitutes a central aspect of our understanding of aerobic catabolism. This interplay has been a subject of intense debate for over 50 years. It is well established that individual respiratory enzymes associate into higher-order structures known as respiratory supercomplexes, which represent the evolutionarily conserved organizing principle of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, supercomplexes are formed by a complex III homodimer flanked by one or two complex IV monomers, and their high-resolution structures have been recently elucidated. Despite the wealth of structural information, several proposed supercomplex functions remain speculative and our understanding of their physiological relevance is still limited. Recent advances in the field were made possible by the construction of yeast strains where the association of complex III and IV into supercomplexes is impeded, leading to diminished respiratory capacity and compromised cellular competitive fitness. Here, we discuss the experimental evidence and hypotheses relative to the functional roles of yeast respiratory supercomplexes. Moreover, we review the current models of yeast complex III and IV assembly in the context of supercomplex formation and highlight the data scattered throughout the literature suggesting the existence of cross talk between their biogenetic processes.
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- Mazzen H Eldeeb
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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Jung SJ, Sridhara S, Ott M. Early steps in the biogenesis of mitochondrially encoded oxidative phosphorylation subunits. IUBMB Life 2024; 76:125-139. [PMID: 37712772 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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The complexes mediating oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) in the inner mitochondrial membrane consist of proteins encoded in the nuclear or the mitochondrial DNA. The mitochondrially encoded membrane proteins (mito-MPs) represent the catalytic core of these complexes and follow complicated pathways for biogenesis. Owing to their overall hydrophobicity, mito-MPs are co-translationally inserted into the inner membrane by the Oxa1 insertase. After insertion, OXPHOS biogenesis factors mediate the assembly of mito-MPs into complexes and participate in the regulation of mitochondrial translation, while protein quality control factors recognize and degrade faulty or excess proteins. This review summarizes the current understanding of these early steps occurring during the assembly of mito-MPs by concentrating on results obtained in the model organism baker's yeast.
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- Sung-Jun Jung
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Veloso Ribeiro Franco L, Barros MH. Biolistic transformation of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondrial DNA. IUBMB Life 2023; 75:972-982. [PMID: 37470229 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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The insertion of genes into mitochondria by biolistic transformation is currently only possible in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The fact that S. cerevisiae mitochondria can exist with partial (ρ- mutants) or complete deletions (ρ0 mutants) of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), without requiring a specific origin of replication, enables the propagation of exogenous sequences. Additionally, mtDNA in this organism undergoes efficient homologous recombination, making it well-suited for genetic manipulation. In this review, we present a summarized historical overview of the development of biolistic transformation and discuss iconic applications of the technique. We also provide a detailed example on how to obtain transformants with recombined foreign DNA in their mitochondrial genome.
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Araujo Tavares RDC, Mahadeshwar G, Wan H, Pyle AM. MRT-ModSeq - Rapid Detection of RNA Modifications with MarathonRT. J Mol Biol 2023; 435:168299. [PMID: 37802215 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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Chemical modifications are essential regulatory elements that modulate the behavior and function of cellular RNAs. Despite recent advances in sequencing-based RNA modification mapping, methods combining accuracy and speed are still lacking. Here, we introduce MRT-ModSeq for rapid, simultaneous detection of multiple RNA modifications using MarathonRT. MRT-ModSeq employs distinct divalent cofactors to generate 2-D mutational profiles that are highly dependent on nucleotide identity and modification type. As a proof of concept, we use the MRT fingerprints of well-studied rRNAs to implement a general workflow for detecting RNA modifications. MRT-ModSeq rapidly detects positions of diverse modifications across a RNA transcript, enabling assignment of m1acp3Y, m1A, m3U, m7G and 2'-OMe locations through mutation-rate filtering and machine learning. m1A sites in sparsely modified targets, such as MALAT1 and PRUNE1 could also be detected. MRT-ModSeq can be trained on natural and synthetic transcripts to expedite detection of diverse RNA modification subtypes across targets of interest.
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. https://twitter.com/gandzmakerdance
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. https://twitter.com/HanWan19744358
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA; Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA.
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Franco LVR, Su CH, Simas Teixeira L, Almeida Clarck Chagas J, Barros MH, Tzagoloff A. Allotopic expression of COX6 elucidates Atco-driven co-assembly of cytochrome oxidase and ATP synthase. Life Sci Alliance 2023; 6:e202301965. [PMID: 37604582 PMCID: PMC10442929 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202301965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023] Open
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The Cox6 subunit of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cytochrome oxidase (COX) and the Atp9 subunit of the ATP synthase are encoded in nuclear and mitochondrial DNA, respectively. The two proteins interact to form Atco complexes that serve as the source of Atp9 for ATP synthase assembly. To determine if Atco is also a precursor of COX, we pulse-labeled Cox6 in isolated mitochondria of a cox6 nuclear mutant with COX6 in mitochondrial DNA. Only a small fraction of the newly translated Cox6 was found to be present in Atco, which can explain the low concentration of COX and poor complementation of the cox6 mutation by the allotopic gene. This and other pieces of evidence presented in this study indicate that Atco is an obligatory source of Cox6 for COX biogenesis. Together with our finding that atp9 mutants fail to assemble COX, we propose a regulatory model in which Atco unidirectionally couples the biogenesis of COX to that of the ATP synthase to maintain a proper ratio of these two complexes of oxidative phosphorylation.
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- Leticia Veloso R Franco
- https://ror.org/00hj8s172 Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- https://ror.org/036rp1748 Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- https://ror.org/00hj8s172 Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- https://ror.org/00hj8s172 Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- https://ror.org/036rp1748 Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- https://ror.org/00hj8s172 Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Fedorova O, Arhin G, Pyle AM, Frank AT. In Silico Discovery of Group II Intron RNA Splicing Inhibitors. ACS Chem Biol 2023; 18:1968-1975. [PMID: 37602469 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Here, we describe the discovery of compounds that inhibit self-splicing in group II introns. Using docking calculations, we targeted the catalytic active site within the Oceanobacillus iheyensis group IIC intron and virtually screened a library of lead-like compounds. From this initial virtual screen, we identified three unique scaffolds that inhibit splicing in vitro. Additional tests revealed that an analog of the lead scaffold inhibits splicing in an intron-dependent manner. Furthermore, this analog exhibited activity against the group II intron from a different class: the yeast ai5γ IIB intron. The splicing inhibitors we identified could serve as chemical tools for developing group II intron-targeted antifungals, and, more broadly, our results highlight the potential of in silico techniques for identifying bioactive hits against structured and functionally complex RNAs.
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- Biophysics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Biophysics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Flores-Mireles D, Camacho-Villasana Y, Lutikurti M, García-Guerrero AE, Lozano-Rosas G, Chagoya V, Gutiérrez-Cirlos EB, Brandt U, Cabrera-Orefice A, Pérez-Martínez X. The cytochrome b carboxyl terminal region is necessary for mitochondrial complex III assembly. Life Sci Alliance 2023; 6:e202201858. [PMID: 37094942 PMCID: PMC10132202 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202201858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Mitochondrial bc 1 complex from yeast has 10 subunits, but only cytochrome b (Cytb) subunit is encoded in the mitochondrial genome. Cytb has eight transmembrane helices containing two hemes b for electron transfer. Cbp3 and Cbp6 assist Cytb synthesis, and together with Cbp4 induce Cytb hemylation. Subunits Qcr7/Qcr8 participate in the first steps of assembly, and lack of Qcr7 reduces Cytb synthesis through an assembly-feedback mechanism involving Cbp3/Cbp6. Because Qcr7 resides near the Cytb carboxyl region, we wondered whether this region is important for Cytb synthesis/assembly. Although deletion of the Cytb C-region did not abrogate Cytb synthesis, the assembly-feedback regulation was lost, so Cytb synthesis was normal even if Qcr7 was missing. Mutants lacking the Cytb C-terminus were non-respiratory because of the absence of fully assembled bc 1 complex. By performing complexome profiling, we showed the existence of aberrant early-stage subassemblies in the mutant. In this work, we demonstrate that the C-terminal region of Cytb is critical for regulation of Cytb synthesis and bc 1 complex assembly.
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- Daniel Flores-Mireles
- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine and Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Departamento de Biología Celular y Desarrollo, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México
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- Departamento de Biología Celular y Desarrollo, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México
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Tavares RDCA, Mahadeshwar G, Wan H, Pyle AM. MRT-ModSeq - Rapid detection of RNA modifications with MarathonRT. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.05.25.542276. [PMID: 37292902 PMCID: PMC10245971 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.25.542276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Chemical modifications are essential regulatory elements that modulate the behavior and function of cellular RNAs. Despite recent advances in sequencing-based RNA modification mapping, methods combining accuracy and speed are still lacking. Here, we introduce MRT- ModSeq for rapid, simultaneous detection of multiple RNA modifications using MarathonRT. MRT-ModSeq employs distinct divalent cofactors to generate 2-D mutational profiles that are highly dependent on nucleotide identity and modification type. As a proof of concept, we use the MRT fingerprints of well-studied rRNAs to implement a general workflow for detecting RNA modifications. MRT-ModSeq rapidly detects positions of diverse modifications across a RNA transcript, enabling assignment of m1acp3Y, m1A, m3U, m7G and 2'-OMe locations through mutation-rate filtering and machine learning. m1A sites in sparsely modified targets, such as MALAT1 and PRUNE1 could also be detected. MRT-ModSeq can be trained on natural and synthetic transcripts to expedite detection of diverse RNA modification subtypes across targets of interest.
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, USA
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Hubble KA, Henry MF. DPC29 promotes post-initiation mitochondrial translation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:1260-1276. [PMID: 36620885 PMCID: PMC9943650 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac1229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Mitochondrial ribosomes synthesize essential components of the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system in a tightly regulated process. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, mitochondrial mRNAs require specific translational activators, which orchestrate protein synthesis by recognition of their target gene's 5'-untranslated region (UTR). Most of these yeast genes lack orthologues in mammals, and only one such gene-specific translational activator has been proposed in humans-TACO1. The mechanism by which TACO1 acts is unclear because mammalian mitochondrial mRNAs do not have significant 5'-UTRs, and therefore must promote translation by alternative mechanisms. In this study, we examined the role of the TACO1 orthologue in yeast. We found this 29 kDa protein to be a general mitochondrial translation factor, Dpc29, rather than a COX1-specific translational activator. Its activity was necessary for the optimal expression of OXPHOS mtDNA reporters, and mutations within the mitoribosomal large subunit protein gene MRP7 produced a global reduction of mitochondrial translation in dpc29Δ cells, indicative of a general mitochondrial translation factor. Northern-based mitoribosome profiling of dpc29Δ cells showed higher footprint frequencies at the 3' ends of mRNAs, suggesting a role in translation post-initiation. Additionally, human TACO1 expressed at native levels rescued defects in dpc29Δ yeast strains, suggesting that the two proteins perform highly conserved functions.
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- Kyle A Hubble
- Department of Molecular Biology, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 856 566 6970; Fax: +1 856 566 6291; E-mail:
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Flores-Mireles D, Camacho-Villasana Y, Pérez-Martínez X. The ARG8 m Reporter for the Study of Yeast Mitochondrial Translation. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2661:281-301. [PMID: 37166643 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3171-3_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
Mitochondrial translation is an intricate process involving both general and mRNA-specific factors. In addition, in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, translation of mitochondrial mRNAs is coupled to assembly of nascent polypeptides into the membrane. ARG8m is a reporter gene widely used to study the mechanisms of yeast mitochondrial translation. This reporter is a recodified gene that uses the mitochondrial genetic code and is inserted at the desired locus in the mitochondrial genome. After deletion of the endogenous nuclear gene, this reporter produces Arg8, an enzyme necessary for arginine biosynthesis. Since Arg8 is a soluble protein with no relation to oxidative phosphorylation, it is a reliable reporter to study mitochondrial mRNAs translation and dissect translation form assembly processes. In this chapter, we explain how to insert the ARG8m reporter in the desired spot in the mitochondrial DNA, how to analyze Arg8 synthesis inside mitochondria, and how to follow steady-state levels of the protein. We also explain how to use it to find spontaneous suppressors of translation defects.
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- Daniel Flores-Mireles
- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Liu ZL, Huang X. Copy number variants impact phenotype-genotype relationships for adaptation of industrial yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 106:6611-6623. [PMID: 36117206 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-12137-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The industrial yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae possesses a plastic genome enabling its adaptation to varied environment conditions. A more robust ethanologenic industrial yeast strain NRRL Y-50049 was obtained through laboratory adaptation that is resistant to 2-furaldehyde (furfural) and 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde (HMF), a major class of toxic chemicals associated with lignocellulose-to-biofuel conversion. A significant amount of knowledge has been achieved in characterizing its tolerant phenotypes and molecular mechanisms of the resistance. Recent findings on a limited number of nonsynonymous SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) detected in NRRL Y-50049 compared with its progenitor NRRL Y-12632 raised doubt of SNP roles in the tolerance adaptation. The genotype-phenotype relationship for yeast adaptation to the toxic chemicals is yet unclear. Here, we examine copy number variant (CNV) of the adapted strain NRRL Y-50049 to address phenotype-genotype relationships. As a background information, CNV of model strain S288C of the reference genome was also examined versus the industrial-type strain NRRL Y-12632. More than 200 CNVs, mostly duplication events, were detected in NRRL Y-12632 compared with the laboratory model strain S288C. Such enriched genetic background supports its more diversified phenotype response for the industrial yeast than the laboratory strain S288C. Comparing the two industrial strains, we found extra nine CNVs in the mitochondrial genome and 28 CNVs in the nuclear genome of NRRL Y-50049 versus its progenitor NRRL Y-12632. Continued DNA recombination event and high rate of CNV observed in NRRL Y-50049 versus its progenitor suggests that CNV is more impactful than SNP in association with phenotype-genotype relationships of yeast adaptation to the toxic chemical stress. COX1 and COB loci were defined as DNA recombination hotspots in the mitochondrial genome for the industrial yeast based on the high frequency of CNVs observed in these loci. KEY POINTS: • COX1 and COB loci are identified as DNA recombination hotspots for the industrial yeast. • The industrial yeast type strain NRRL Y-12632 possesses more CNVs vs the reference genome S288C. • CNV is more important than SNP on phenotype-genotype relationships for yeast adaptation.
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- Z Lewis Liu
- Bioenergy Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL, 61604, USA.
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- Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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Wang Y, Luo Y, Huang Y. Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Sls1 is primarily required for
cox1
mRNA translation. Yeast 2022; 39:521-534. [DOI: 10.1002/yea.3813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Yirong Wang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, School of Life SciencesNanjing Normal University1 Wenyuan RoadNanjing210023China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, School of Life SciencesNanjing Normal University1 Wenyuan RoadNanjing210023China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, School of Life SciencesNanjing Normal University1 Wenyuan RoadNanjing210023China
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Overexpression of MRX9 impairs processing of RNAs encoding mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation factors COB and COX1 in yeast. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102214. [PMID: 35779633 PMCID: PMC9307953 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial translation is a highly regulated process, and newly synthesized mitochondrial products must first associate with several nuclear-encoded auxiliary factors to form oxidative phosphorylation complexes. The output of mitochondrial products should therefore be in stoichiometric equilibrium with the nuclear-encoded products to prevent unnecessary energy expense or the accumulation of pro-oxidant assembly modules. In the mitochondrial DNA of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, COX1 encodes subunit 1 of the cytochrome c oxidase and COB the central core of the cytochrome bc1 electron transfer complex; however, factors regulating the expression of these mitochondrial products are not completely described. Here, we identified Mrx9p as a new factor that controls COX1 and COB expression. We isolated MRX9 in a screen for mitochondrial factors that cause poor accumulation of newly synthesized Cox1p and compromised transition to the respiratory metabolism. Northern analyses indicated lower levels of COX1 and COB mature mRNAs accompanied by an accumulation of unprocessed transcripts in the presence of excess Mrx9p. In a strain devoid of mitochondrial introns, MRX9 overexpression did not affect COX1 and COB translation or respiratory adaptation, implying Mrx9p regulates processing of COX1 and COB RNAs. In addition, we found Mrx9p was localized in the mitochondrial inner membrane, facing the matrix, as a portion of it cosedimented with mitoribosome subunits and its removal or overexpression altered Mss51p sedimentation. Finally, we showed accumulation of newly synthesized Cox1p in the absence of Mrx9p was diminished in cox14 null mutants. Taken together, these data indicate a regulatory role of Mrx9p in COX1 RNA processing.
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Priesnitz C, Böttinger L, Zufall N, Gebert M, Guiard B, van der Laan M, Becker T. Coupling to Pam16 differentially controls the dual role of Pam18 in protein import and respiratory chain formation. Cell Rep 2022; 39:110619. [PMID: 35385740 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110619] [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: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The presequence translocase (TIM23 complex) imports precursor proteins into the mitochondrial inner membrane and matrix. The presequence translocase-associated motor (PAM) provides a driving force for transport into the matrix. The J-protein Pam18 stimulates the ATPase activity of the mitochondrial Hsp70 (mtHsp70). Pam16 recruits Pam18 to the TIM23 complex to ensure protein import. The Pam16-Pam18 module also associates with components of the respiratory chain, but the function of the dual localization of Pam16-Pam18 is largely unknown. Here, we show that disruption of the Pam16-Pam18 heterodimer causes redistribution of Pam18 to the respiratory chain supercomplexes, where it forms a homodimer. Redistribution of Pam18 decreases protein import into mitochondria but stimulates mtHsp70-dependent assembly of respiratory chain complexes. We conclude that coupling to Pam16 differentially controls the dual function of Pam18. It recruits Pam18 to the TIM23 complex to promote protein import but attenuates the Pam18 function in the assembly of respiratory chain complexes.
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- Chantal Priesnitz
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Signaling, PZMS, Faculty of Medicine, Saarland University, 66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Kabala AM, Binko K, Godard F, Charles C, Dautant A, Baranowska E, Skoczen N, Gombeau K, Bouhier M, Becker HD, Ackerman SH, Steinmetz LM, Tribouillard-Tanvier D, Kucharczyk R, di Rago JP. Assembly-dependent translation of subunits 6 (Atp6) and 9 (Atp9) of ATP synthase in yeast mitochondria. Genetics 2022; 220:iyac007. [PMID: 35100419 PMCID: PMC8893259 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyac007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The yeast mitochondrial ATP synthase is an assembly of 28 subunits of 17 types of which 3 (subunits 6, 8, and 9) are encoded by mitochondrial genes, while the 14 others have a nuclear genetic origin. Within the membrane domain (FO) of this enzyme, the subunit 6 and a ring of 10 identical subunits 9 transport protons across the mitochondrial inner membrane coupled to ATP synthesis in the extra-membrane structure (F1) of ATP synthase. As a result of their dual genetic origin, the ATP synthase subunits are synthesized in the cytosol and inside the mitochondrion. How they are produced in the proper stoichiometry from two different cellular compartments is still poorly understood. The experiments herein reported show that the rate of translation of the subunits 9 and 6 is enhanced in strains with mutations leading to specific defects in the assembly of these proteins. These translation modifications involve assembly intermediates interacting with subunits 6 and 9 within the final enzyme and cis-regulatory sequences that control gene expression in the organelle. In addition to enabling a balanced output of the ATP synthase subunits, these assembly-dependent feedback loops are presumably important to limit the accumulation of harmful assembly intermediates that have the potential to dissipate the mitochondrial membrane electrical potential and the main source of chemical energy of the cell.
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- Anna M Kabala
- CNRS, IBGC, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- CNRS, IBGC, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- CNRS, IBGC, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- CNRS, IBGC, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- CNRS, IBGC, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- CNRS, IBGC, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- CNRS, IBGC, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- CNRS, IBGC, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- UPR ‘Architecture et Réactivité de l’ARN’, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, F-67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Genome Biology Unit, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Stanford Genome Technology Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- CNRS, IBGC, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5095, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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DING X, ZHU M, HOU Y. Comparative studies on the structure, biological activity and molecular mechanisms of polysaccharides from Craterellus cornucopioide (CC-M) and Dictyophora indusiata (Vent.ex Pers) Fisch (DI-Z). FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/fst.40421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Xiang DING
- China West Normal University, China; China West Normal University, China
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- China West Normal University, China
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- China West Normal University, China; Sichuan Institute of Atomic Energy, China
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Verma Y, Mehra U, Pandey DK, Kar J, Pérez-Martinez X, Jana SS, Datta K. MRX8, the conserved mitochondrial YihA GTPase family member, is required for de novo Cox1 synthesis at suboptimal temperatures in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Biol Cell 2021; 32:ar16. [PMID: 34432493 PMCID: PMC8693954 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e20-07-0457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The synthesis of Cox1, the conserved catalytic-core subunit of Complex IV, a multisubunit machinery of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system under environmental stress, has not been sufficiently addressed. In this study, we show that the putative YihA superfamily GTPase, Mrx8, is a bona fide mitochondrial protein required for Cox1 translation initiation and elongation during suboptimal growth condition at 16°C. Mrx8 was found in a complex with mitochondrial ribosomes, consistent with a role in protein synthesis. Cells expressing mutant Mrx8 predicted to be defective in guanine nucleotide binding and hydrolysis were compromised for robust cellular respiration. We show that the requirement of Pet309 and Mss51 for cellular respiration is not bypassed by overexpression of Mrx8 and vice versa. Consistently the ribosomal association of Mss51 is independent of Mrx8. Significantly, we find that GTPBP8, the human orthologue, complements the loss of cellular respiration in Δmrx8 cells and GTPBP8 localizes to the mitochondria in mammalian cells. This strongly suggests a universal role of the MRX8 family of proteins in regulating mitochondrial function.
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- Yash Verma
- Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India
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- Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India
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Baleva MV, Piunova UE, Chicherin IV, Krasavina DG, Levitskii SA, Kamenski PA. Yeast Translational Activator Mss51p and Human ZMYND17 - Two Proteins with a Common Origin, but Different Functions. BIOCHEMISTRY. BIOKHIMIIA 2021; 86:1151-1161. [PMID: 34565318 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297921090108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Despite its similarity to protein biosynthesis in bacteria, translation in the mitochondria of modern eukaryotes has several unique features, such as the necessity for coordination of translation of mitochondrial mRNAs encoding proteins of the electron transport chain complexes with translation of other protein components of these complexes in the cytosol. In the mitochondria of baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, this coordination is carried out by a system of translational activators that predominantly interact with the 5'-untranslated regions of mitochondrial mRNAs. No such system has been found in human mitochondria, except a single identified translational activator, TACO1. Here, we studied the role of the ZMYND17 gene, an ortholog of the yeast gene for the translational activator Mss51p, on the mitochondrial translation in human cells. Deletion of the ZMYND17 gene did not affect translation in the mitochondria, but led to the decrease in the cytochrome c oxidase activity and increase in the amount of free F1 subunit of ATP synthase. We also investigated the evolutionary history of Mss51p and ZMYND17 and suggested a possible mechanism for the divergence of functions of these orthologous proteins.
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- Maria V Baleva
- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia
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IRC3 regulates mitochondrial translation in response to metabolic cues in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol 2021; 41:e0023321. [PMID: 34398681 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00233-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) enzymes are made up of dual genetic origin. Mechanisms regulating the expression of nuclear-encoded OXPHOS subunits in response to metabolic cues (glucose vs. glycerol), is significantly understood while regulation of mitochondrially encoded OXPHOS subunits is poorly defined. Here, we show that IRC3 a DEAD/H box helicase, previously implicated in mitochondrial DNA maintenance, is central to integrating metabolic cues with mitochondrial translation. Irc3 associates with mitochondrial small ribosomal subunit in cells consistent with its role in regulating translation elongation based on Arg8m reporter system. IRC3 deleted cells retained mitochondrial DNA despite growth defect on glycerol plates. Glucose grown Δirc3ρ+ and irc3 temperature-sensitive cells at 370C have reduced translation rates from majority of mRNAs. In contrast, when galactose was the carbon source, reduction in mitochondrial translation was observed predominantly from Cox1 mRNA in Δirc3ρ+ but no defect was observed in irc3 temperature-sensitive cells, at 370C. In support, of a model whereby IRC3 responds to metabolic cues to regulate mitochondrial translation, suppressors of Δirc3 isolated for restoration of growth on glycerol media restore mitochondrial protein synthesis differentially in presence of glucose vs. glycerol.
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Franco LVR, Su CH, Tzagoloff A. Modular assembly of yeast mitochondrial ATP synthase and cytochrome oxidase. Biol Chem 2021; 401:835-853. [PMID: 32142477 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2020-0112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The respiratory pathway of mitochondria is composed of four electron transfer complexes and the ATP synthase. In this article, we review evidence from studies of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that both ATP synthase and cytochrome oxidase (COX) are assembled from independent modules that correspond to structurally and functionally identifiable components of each complex. Biogenesis of the respiratory chain requires a coordinate and balanced expression of gene products that become partner subunits of the same complex, but are encoded in the two physically separated genomes. Current evidence indicates that synthesis of two key mitochondrial encoded subunits of ATP synthase is regulated by the F1 module. Expression of COX1 that codes for a subunit of the COX catalytic core is also regulated by a mechanism that restricts synthesis of this subunit to the availability of a nuclear-encoded translational activator. The respiratory chain must maintain a fixed stoichiometry of the component enzyme complexes during cell growth. We propose that high-molecular-weight complexes composed of Cox6, a subunit of COX, and of the Atp9 subunit of ATP synthase play a key role in establishing the ratio of the two complexes during their assembly.
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- Leticia Veloso Ribeiro Franco
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York City, NY 10027, USA.,Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brasil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York City, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York City, NY 10027, USA
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Mechanisms and regulation of protein synthesis in mitochondria. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2021; 22:307-325. [PMID: 33594280 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-021-00332-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mitochondria are cellular organelles responsible for generation of chemical energy in the process called oxidative phosphorylation. They originate from a bacterial ancestor and maintain their own genome, which is expressed by designated, mitochondrial transcription and translation machineries that differ from those operating for nuclear gene expression. In particular, the mitochondrial protein synthesis machinery is structurally and functionally very different from that governing eukaryotic, cytosolic translation. Despite harbouring their own genetic information, mitochondria are far from being independent of the rest of the cell and, conversely, cellular fitness is closely linked to mitochondrial function. Mitochondria depend heavily on the import of nuclear-encoded proteins for gene expression and function, and hence engage in extensive inter-compartmental crosstalk to regulate their proteome. This connectivity allows mitochondria to adapt to changes in cellular conditions and also mediates responses to stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. With a focus on mammals and yeast, we review fundamental insights that have been made into the biogenesis, architecture and mechanisms of the mitochondrial translation apparatus in the past years owing to the emergence of numerous near-atomic structures and a considerable amount of biochemical work. Moreover, we discuss how cellular mitochondrial protein expression is regulated, including aspects of mRNA and tRNA maturation and stability, roles of auxiliary factors, such as translation regulators, that adapt mitochondrial translation rates, and the importance of inter-compartmental crosstalk with nuclear gene expression and cytosolic translation and how it enables integration of mitochondrial translation into the cellular context.
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Cytochrome c oxidase deficiency. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2020; 1862:148335. [PMID: 33171185 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2020.148335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cytochrome c oxidase (COX) deficiency is characterized by a high degree of genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity, partly reflecting the extreme structural complexity, multiple post-translational modification, variable, tissue-specific composition, and the high number of and intricate connections among the assembly factors of this enzyme. In fact, decreased COX specific activity can manifest with different degrees of severity, affect the whole organism or specific tissues, and develop a wide spectrum of disease natural history, including disease onsets ranging from birth to late adulthood. More than 30 genes have been linked to COX deficiency, but the list is still incomplete and in fact constantly updated. We here discuss the current knowledge about COX in health and disease, focusing on genetic aetiology and link to clinical manifestations. In addition, information concerning either fundamental biological features of the enzymes or biochemical signatures of its defects have been provided by experimental in vivo models, including yeast, fly, mouse and fish, which expanded our knowledge on the functional features and the phenotypical consequences of different forms of COX deficiency.
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Seshadri SR, Banarjee C, Barros MH, Fontanesi F. The translational activator Sov1 coordinates mitochondrial gene expression with mitoribosome biogenesis. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:6759-6774. [PMID: 32449921 PMCID: PMC7337963 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa424] [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: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Mitoribosome biogenesis is an expensive metabolic process that is essential to maintain cellular respiratory capacity and requires the stoichiometric accumulation of rRNAs and proteins encoded in two distinct genomes. In yeast, the ribosomal protein Var1, alias uS3m, is mitochondrion-encoded. uS3m is a protein universally present in all ribosomes, where it forms part of the small subunit (SSU) mRNA entry channel and plays a pivotal role in ribosome loading onto the mRNA. However, despite its critical functional role, very little is known concerning VAR1 gene expression. Here, we demonstrate that the protein Sov1 is an in bona fide VAR1 mRNA translational activator and additionally interacts with newly synthesized Var1 polypeptide. Moreover, we show that Sov1 assists the late steps of mtSSU biogenesis involving the incorporation of Var1, an event necessary for uS14 and mS46 assembly. Notably, we have uncovered a translational regulatory mechanism by which Sov1 fine-tunes Var1 synthesis with its assembly into the mitoribosome.
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- Suhas R Seshadri
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-900, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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Grevel A, Pfanner N, Becker T. Coupling of import and assembly pathways in mitochondrial protein biogenesis. Biol Chem 2020; 401:117-129. [PMID: 31513529 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2019-0310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Biogenesis and function of mitochondria depend on the import of about 1000 precursor proteins that are produced on cytosolic ribosomes. The translocase of the outer membrane (TOM) forms the entry gate for most proteins. After passage through the TOM channel, dedicated preprotein translocases sort the precursor proteins into the mitochondrial subcompartments. Many proteins have to be assembled into oligomeric membrane-integrated complexes in order to perform their functions. In this review, we discuss a dual role of mitochondrial preprotein translocases in protein translocation and oligomeric assembly, focusing on the biogenesis of the TOM complex and the respiratory chain. The sorting and assembly machinery (SAM) of the outer mitochondrial membrane forms a dynamic platform for coupling transport and assembly of TOM subunits. The biogenesis of the cytochrome c oxidase of the inner membrane involves a molecular circuit to adjust translation of mitochondrial-encoded core subunits to the availability of nuclear-encoded partner proteins. Thus, mitochondrial protein translocases not only import precursor proteins but can also support their assembly into functional complexes.
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- Alexander Grevel
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.,Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.,CIBSS Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.,CIBSS Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Bertgen L, Mühlhaus T, Herrmann JM. Clingy genes: Why were genes for ribosomal proteins retained in many mitochondrial genomes? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2020; 1861:148275. [PMID: 32712152 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2020.148275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Why mitochondria still retain their own genome is a puzzle given the enormous effort to maintain a mitochondrial translation machinery. Most mitochondrially encoded proteins are membrane-embedded subunits of the respiratory chain. Their hydrophobicity presumably impedes their import into mitochondria. However, many mitochondrial genomes also encode protein subunits of the mitochondrial ribosome. These proteins lack transmembrane domains and hydrophobicity cannot explain why their genes remained in mitochondria. In this review, we provide an overview about mitochondrially encoded subunits of mitochondrial ribosomes of fungi, plants and protists. Moreover, we discuss and evaluate different hypotheses which were put forward to explain why (ribosomal) proteins remained mitochondrially encoded. It seems likely that the synthesis of ribosomal proteins in the mitochondrial matrix is used to regulate the assembly of the mitochondrial ribosome within mitochondria and to avoid problems that mitochondrial proteins might pose for cytosolic proteostasis and for the assembly of cytosolic ribosomes.
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- Lea Bertgen
- Cell Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 13, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Computational Systems Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 23, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Cell Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße 13, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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Vieira D, Esteves S, Santiago C, Conde-Sousa E, Fernandes T, Pais C, Soares P, Franco-Duarte R. Population Analysis and Evolution of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mitogenomes. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E1001. [PMID: 32635509 PMCID: PMC7409325 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8071001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The study of mitogenomes allows the unraveling of some paths of yeast evolution that are often not exposed when analyzing the nuclear genome. Although both nuclear and mitochondrial genomes are known to determine phenotypic diversity and fitness, no concordance has yet established between the two, mainly regarding strains' technological uses and/or geographical distribution. In the current work, we proposed a new method to align and analyze yeast mitogenomes, overcoming current difficulties that make it impossible to obtain comparable mitogenomes for a large number of isolates. To this end, 12,016 mitogenomes were considered, and we developed a novel approach consisting of the design of a reference sequence intended to be comparable between all mitogenomes. Subsequently, the population structure of 6646 Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitogenomes was assessed. Results revealed the existence of particular clusters associated with the technological use of the strains, in particular regarding clinical isolates, laboratory strains, and yeasts used for wine-associated activities. As far as we know, this is the first time that a positive concordance between nuclear and mitogenomes has been reported for S. cerevisiae, in terms of strains' technological applications. The results obtained highlighted the importance of including the mtDNA genome in evolutionary analysis, in order to clarify the origin and history of yeast species.
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- Daniel Vieira
- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (D.V.); (S.E.); (C.S.); (E.C.-S.); (T.F.); (C.P.); (P.S.)
- Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (D.V.); (S.E.); (C.S.); (E.C.-S.); (T.F.); (C.P.); (P.S.)
- Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (D.V.); (S.E.); (C.S.); (E.C.-S.); (T.F.); (C.P.); (P.S.)
- Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (D.V.); (S.E.); (C.S.); (E.C.-S.); (T.F.); (C.P.); (P.S.)
- CMUP—Centro de Matemática da Universidade do Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (D.V.); (S.E.); (C.S.); (E.C.-S.); (T.F.); (C.P.); (P.S.)
- Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (D.V.); (S.E.); (C.S.); (E.C.-S.); (T.F.); (C.P.); (P.S.)
- Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (D.V.); (S.E.); (C.S.); (E.C.-S.); (T.F.); (C.P.); (P.S.)
- Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Department of Biology, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (D.V.); (S.E.); (C.S.); (E.C.-S.); (T.F.); (C.P.); (P.S.)
- Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Su X, Rak M, Tetaud E, Godard F, Sardin E, Bouhier M, Gombeau K, Caetano-Anollés D, Salin B, Chen H, di Rago JP, Tribouillard-Tanvier D. Deregulating mitochondrial metabolite and ion transport has beneficial effects in yeast and human cellular models for NARP syndrome. Hum Mol Genet 2020; 28:3792-3804. [PMID: 31276579 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddz160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The m.8993T>G mutation of the mitochondrial MT-ATP6 gene has been associated with numerous cases of neuropathy, ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa and maternally inherited Leigh syndrome, which are diseases known to result from abnormalities affecting mitochondrial energy transduction. We previously reported that an equivalent point mutation severely compromised proton transport through the ATP synthase membrane domain (FO) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and reduced the content of cytochrome c oxidase (Complex IV or COX) by 80%. Herein, we report that overexpression of the mitochondrial oxodicarboxylate carrier (Odc1p) considerably increases Complex IV abundance and tricarboxylic acid-mediated substrate-level phosphorylation of ADP coupled to conversion of α-ketoglutarate into succinate in m.8993T>G yeast. Consistently in m.8993T>G yeast cells, the retrograde signaling pathway was found to be strongly induced in order to preserve α-ketoglutarate production; when Odc1p was overexpressed, this stress pathway returned to an almost basal activity. Similar beneficial effects were induced by a partial uncoupling of the mitochondrial membrane with the proton ionophore, cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone. This chemical considerably improved the glutamine-based, respiration-dependent growth of human cytoplasmic hybrid cells that are homoplasmic for the m.8993T>G mutation. These findings shed light on the interdependence between ATP synthase and Complex IV biogenesis, which could lay the groundwork for the creation of nutritional or metabolic interventions for attenuating the effects of mtDNA mutations.
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- Xin Su
- Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires, Université Victor Segalen, 1 Rue Camille Saint-Saëns, CEDEX 33077 Bordeaux, France
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- Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires, Université Victor Segalen, 1 Rue Camille Saint-Saëns, CEDEX 33077 Bordeaux, France
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- Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires, Université Victor Segalen, 1 Rue Camille Saint-Saëns, CEDEX 33077 Bordeaux, France
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- Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires, Université Victor Segalen, 1 Rue Camille Saint-Saëns, CEDEX 33077 Bordeaux, France
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- Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires, Université Victor Segalen, 1 Rue Camille Saint-Saëns, CEDEX 33077 Bordeaux, France
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- Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires, Université Victor Segalen, 1 Rue Camille Saint-Saëns, CEDEX 33077 Bordeaux, France
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- Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires, Université Victor Segalen, 1 Rue Camille Saint-Saëns, CEDEX 33077 Bordeaux, France
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- Genome Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires, Université Victor Segalen, 1 Rue Camille Saint-Saëns, CEDEX 33077 Bordeaux, France
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- National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires, Université Victor Segalen, 1 Rue Camille Saint-Saëns, CEDEX 33077 Bordeaux, France
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- Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires, Université Victor Segalen, 1 Rue Camille Saint-Saëns, CEDEX 33077 Bordeaux, France.,INSERM, Paris, France
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Yeast Mitochondrial Translation Initiation Factor 3 Interacts with Pet111p to Promote COX2 mRNA Translation. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21103414. [PMID: 32408541 PMCID: PMC7279496 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21103414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial genomes code for several core components of respiratory chain complexes. Thus, mitochondrial translation is of great importance for the organelle as well as for the whole cell. In yeast, mitochondrial translation initiation factor 3, Aim23p, is not essential for the organellar protein synthesis; however, its absence leads to a significant quantitative imbalance of the mitochondrial translation products. This fact points to a possible specific action of Aim23p on the biosynthesis of some mitochondrial protein species. In this work, we examined such peculiar effects of Aim23p in relation to yeast mitochondrial COX2 mRNA translation. We show that Aim23p is indispensable to this process. According to our data, this is mediated by Aimp23p interaction with the known specific factor of the COX2 mRNA translation, Pet111p. If there is no Aim23p in the yeast cells, an increased amount of Pet111p ensures proper COX2 mRNA translation. Our results demonstrate the additional non-canonical function of initiation factor 3 in yeast mitochondrial translation.
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Salvatori R, Kehrein K, Singh AP, Aftab W, Möller-Hergt BV, Forne I, Imhof A, Ott M. Molecular Wiring of a Mitochondrial Translational Feedback Loop. Mol Cell 2020; 77:887-900.e5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mays JN, Camacho-Villasana Y, Garcia-Villegas R, Perez-Martinez X, Barrientos A, Fontanesi F. The mitoribosome-specific protein mS38 is preferentially required for synthesis of cytochrome c oxidase subunits. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:5746-5760. [PMID: 30968120 PMCID: PMC6582356 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Message-specific translational regulation mechanisms shape the biogenesis of multimeric oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) enzyme in mitochondria from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These mechanisms, driven mainly by the action of mRNA-specific translational activators, help to coordinate synthesis of OXPHOS catalytic subunits by the mitoribosomes with both the import of their nucleus-encoded partners and their assembly to form the holocomplexes. However, little is known regarding the role that the mitoribosome itself may play in mRNA-specific translational regulation. Here, we show that the mitoribosome small subunit protein Cox24/mS38, known to be necessary for mitoribosome-specific intersubunit bridge formation and 15S rRNA H44 stabilization, is required for efficient mitoribogenesis. Consequently, mS38 is necessary to sustain the overall mitochondrial protein synthesis rate, despite an adaptive ∼2-fold increase in mitoribosome abundance in mS38-deleted cells. Additionally, the absence of mS38 preferentially disturbs translation initiation of COX1, COX2, and COX3 mRNAs, without affecting the levels of mRNA-specific translational activators. We propose that mS38 confers the mitochondrial ribosome an intrinsic capacity of translational regulation, probably acquired during evolution from bacterial ribosomes to facilitate the translation of mitochondrial mRNAs, which lack typical anti-Shine-Dalgarno sequences.
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- Jeffri-Noelle Mays
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Departamento de Genetica Molecular, Instituto de Fisiologiía Celular, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genetica Molecular, Instituto de Fisiologiía Celular, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genetica Molecular, Instituto de Fisiologiía Celular, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.,Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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Ndi M, Masuyer G, Dawitz H, Carlström A, Michel M, Elofsson A, Rapp M, Stenmark P, Ott M. Structural basis for the interaction of the chaperone Cbp3 with newly synthesized cytochrome b during mitochondrial respiratory chain assembly. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:16663-16671. [PMID: 31537648 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.010483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2019] [Revised: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Assembly of the mitochondrial respiratory chain requires the coordinated synthesis of mitochondrial and nuclear encoded subunits, redox co-factor acquisition, and correct joining of the subunits to form functional complexes. The conserved Cbp3-Cbp6 chaperone complex binds newly synthesized cytochrome b and supports the ordered acquisition of the heme co-factors. Moreover, it functions as a translational activator by interacting with the mitoribosome. Cbp3 consists of two distinct domains: an N-terminal domain present in mitochondrial Cbp3 homologs and a highly conserved C-terminal domain comprising a ubiquinol-cytochrome c chaperone region. Here, we solved the crystal structure of this C-terminal domain from a bacterial homolog at 1.4 Å resolution, revealing a unique all-helical fold. This structure allowed mapping of the interaction sites of yeast Cbp3 with Cbp6 and cytochrome b via site-specific photo-cross-linking. We propose that mitochondrial Cbp3 homologs carry an N-terminal extension that positions the conserved C-terminal domain at the ribosomal tunnel exit for an efficient interaction with its substrate, the newly synthesized cytochrome b protein.
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- Mama Ndi
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.,Science for Life Laboratories, Stockholm University, SE-171 21 Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.,Science for Life Laboratories, Stockholm University, SE-171 21 Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden .,Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, SE-221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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Hillman GA, Henry MF. The yeast protein Mam33 functions in the assembly of the mitochondrial ribosome. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:9813-9829. [PMID: 31053642 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.008476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial ribosomes are functionally specialized for the synthesis of several essential inner membrane proteins of the respiratory chain. Although remarkable progress has been made toward understanding the structure of mitoribosomes, the pathways and factors that facilitate their biogenesis remain largely unknown. The long unstructured domains of unassembled ribosomal proteins are highly prone to misfolding and often require dedicated chaperones to prevent aggregation. To date, chaperones that ensure safe delivery to the assembling ribosome have not been identified in the mitochondrion. In this study, a respiratory synthetic lethality screen revealed a role for an evolutionarily conserved mitochondrial matrix protein called Mam33 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitoribosome biogenesis. We found that the absence of Mam33 results in misassembled, aggregated ribosomes and a respiratory lethal phenotype in combination with other ribosome-assembly mutants. Using sucrose gradient sedimentation, native affinity purifications, in vitro binding assays, and SILAC-based quantitative proteomics, we found that Mam33 does not associate with the mature mitoribosome, but directly binds a subset of unassembled large subunit proteins. Based on these data, we propose that Mam33 binds specific mitoribosomal proteins to ensure proper assembly.
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- Gabrielle A Hillman
- From the Department of Molecular Biology, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey 08084 and.,the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rowan University, Stratford, New Jersey 08084
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- From the Department of Molecular Biology, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey 08084 and .,the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rowan University, Stratford, New Jersey 08084
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Ogunbona OB, Claypool SM. Emerging Roles in the Biogenesis of Cytochrome c Oxidase for Members of the Mitochondrial Carrier Family. Front Cell Dev Biol 2019; 7:3. [PMID: 30766870 PMCID: PMC6365663 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2019.00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The mitochondrial carrier family (MCF) is a group of transport proteins that are mostly localized to the inner mitochondrial membrane where they facilitate the movement of various solutes across the membrane. Although these carriers represent potential targets for therapeutic application and are repeatedly associated with human disease, research on the MCF has not progressed commensurate to their physiologic and pathophysiologic importance. Many of the 53 MCF members in humans are orphans and lack known transport substrates. Even for the relatively well-studied members of this family, such as the ADP/ATP carrier and the uncoupling protein, there exist fundamental gaps in our understanding of their biological roles including a clear rationale for the existence of multiple isoforms. Here, we briefly review this important family of mitochondrial carriers, provide a few salient examples of their diverse metabolic roles and disease associations, and then focus on an emerging link between several distinct MCF members, including the ADP/ATP carrier, and cytochrome c oxidase biogenesis. As the ADP/ATP carrier is regarded as the paradigm of the entire MCF, its newly established role in regulating translation of the mitochondrial genome highlights that we still have a lot to learn about these metabolite transporters.
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- Oluwaseun B. Ogunbona
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Li XC, Peris D, Hittinger CT, Sia EA, Fay JC. Mitochondria-encoded genes contribute to evolution of heat and cold tolerance in yeast. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2019; 5:eaav1848. [PMID: 30729162 PMCID: PMC6353624 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav1848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Genetic analysis of phenotypic differences between species is typically limited to interfertile species. Here, we conducted a genome-wide noncomplementation screen to identify genes that contribute to a major difference in thermal growth profile between two reproductively isolated yeast species, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces uvarum. The screen identified only a single nuclear-encoded gene with a moderate effect on heat tolerance, but, in contrast, revealed a large effect of mitochondrial DNA (mitotype) on both heat and cold tolerance. Recombinant mitotypes indicate that multiple genes contribute to thermal divergence, and we show that protein divergence in COX1 affects both heat and cold tolerance. Our results point to the yeast mitochondrial genome as an evolutionary hotspot for thermal divergence.
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- Xueying C. Li
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics Program, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Department of Genetics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Center for Genome Sciences and System Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Genome Center of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Energy Institute, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Department of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA), CSIC, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Genetics, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Genome Center of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Energy Institute, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Center for Genome Sciences and System Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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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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Germany EM, Zahayko N, Huebsch ML, Fox JL, Prahlad V, Khalimonchuk O. The AAA ATPase Afg1 preserves mitochondrial fidelity and cellular health by maintaining mitochondrial matrix proteostasis. J Cell Sci 2018; 131:jcs.219956. [PMID: 30301782 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.219956] [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: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial functions are critical for cellular physiology; therefore, several conserved mechanisms are in place to maintain the functional integrity of mitochondria. However, many of the molecular details and components involved in ensuring mitochondrial fidelity remain obscure. Here, we identify a novel role for the conserved mitochondrial AAA ATPase Afg1 in mediating mitochondrial protein homeostasis during aging and in response to various cellular challenges. Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells lacking functional Afg1 are hypersensitive to oxidative insults, unable to tolerate protein misfolding in the matrix compartment and exhibit progressive mitochondrial failure as they age. Loss of the Afg1 ortholog LACE-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans is associated with reduced lifespan, impeded oxidative stress tolerance, impaired mitochondrial proteostasis in the motor neuron circuitry and altered behavioral plasticity. Our results indicate that Afg1 is a novel protein quality control factor, which plays an important evolutionarily conserved role in mitochondrial surveillance, and cellular and organismal health.
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- Edward M Germany
- Department of Biochemistry, Nebraska Redox Biology Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nebraska Redox Biology Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, USA
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- Department of Biology, Aging Mind and Brain Initiative, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nebraska Redox Biology Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA .,Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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Fedorova O, Jagdmann GE, Adams RL, Yuan L, Van Zandt MC, Pyle AM. Small molecules that target group II introns are potent antifungal agents. Nat Chem Biol 2018; 14:1073-1078. [PMID: 30323219 PMCID: PMC6239893 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-018-0142-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Specific RNA structures control numerous metabolic processes that impact human health, and yet efforts to target RNA structures de novo have been limited. In eukaryotes, the self-splicing group II intron is a mitochondrial RNA tertiary structure that is absent in vertebrates but essential for respiration in plants, fungi and yeast. Here we show that this RNA can be targeted through a process of high-throughput in vitro screening, SAR and lead optimization, resulting in high-affinity compounds that specifically inhibit group IIB intron splicing in vitro and in vivo and lack toxicity in human cells. The compounds are potent growth inhibitors of the pathogen Candida parapsilosis, displaying antifungal activity comparable to that of amphotericin B. These studies demonstrate that RNA tertiary structures can be successfully targeted de novo, resulting in pharmacologically valuable compounds.
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- Olga Fedorova
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- New England Discovery Partners, Branford, CT, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New Haven, CT, USA. .,Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
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Mitochondria contain their own genome that encodes for a small number of proteins, while the vast majority of mitochondrial proteins is produced on cytosolic ribosomes. The formation of respiratory chain complexes depends on the coordinated biogenesis of mitochondrially encoded and nuclear-encoded subunits. In this review, we describe pathways that adjust mitochondrial protein synthesis and import of nuclear-encoded subunits to the assembly of respiratory chain complexes. Furthermore, we outline how defects in protein import into mitochondria affect nuclear gene expression to maintain protein homeostasis under physiological and stress conditions.
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- Chantal Priesnitz
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Research (ZBMZ), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Research (ZBMZ), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
- BIOSS Centre for Biological Signaling Studies, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Together, the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes encode the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) complexes that reside in the mitochondrial inner membrane and enable aerobic life. Mitochondria maintain their own genome that is expressed and regulated by factors distinct from their nuclear counterparts. For optimal function, the cell must ensure proper stoichiometric production of OXPHOS subunits by coordinating two physically separated and evolutionarily distinct gene expression systems. Here, we review our current understanding of mitonuclear coregulation primarily at the levels of transcription and translation. Additionally, we discuss other levels of coregulation that may exist but remain largely unexplored, including mRNA modification and stability and posttranslational protein degradation.
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- R Stefan Isaac
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; , ,
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; , ,
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA; , ,
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Franco LVR, Su CH, McStay GP, Yu GJ, Tzagoloff A. Cox2p of yeast cytochrome oxidase assembles as a stand-alone subunit with the Cox1p and Cox3p modules. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:16899-16911. [PMID: 30224355 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.004138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cytochrome oxidase (COX) is a hetero-oligomeric complex of the mitochondrial inner membrane that reduces molecular oxygen to water, a reaction coupled to proton transfer from the mitochondrial matrix to the intermembrane space. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, COX is composed of 11-13 different polypeptide subunits. Here, using pulse labeling of mitochondrial gene products in isolated yeast mitochondria, combined with purification of tagged COX subunits and ancillary factors, we studied the Cox2p assembly intermediates. Analysis of radiolabeled Cox2p obtained in pulldown assays by native gel electrophoresis revealed the existence of several assembly intermediates, the largest of which had an estimated mass of 450-550 kDa. None of the other known subunits of COX were present in these Cox2p intermediates. This was also true for the several ancillary factors having still undefined functions in COX assembly. In agreement with earlier evidence, Cox18p and Cox20p, previously shown to be involved in processing and in membrane insertion of the Cox2p precursor, were found to be associated with the two largest Cox2p intermediates. A small fraction of the Cox2p module contained Sco1p and Coa6p, which have been implicated in metalation of the binuclear copper site on this subunit. Our results indicate that following its insertion into the mitochondrial inner membrane, Cox2p assembles as a stand-alone protein with the compositionally more complex Cox1p and Cox3p modules.
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- Leticia Veloso R Franco
- From the Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 and
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 and
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DF, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 and
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 and
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Ogunbona OB, Baile MG, Claypool SM. Cardiomyopathy-associated mutation in the ADP/ATP carrier reveals translation-dependent regulation of cytochrome c oxidase activity. Mol Biol Cell 2018; 29:1449-1464. [PMID: 29688796 PMCID: PMC6014099 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e17-12-0700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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How the absence of the major mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier in yeast, Aac2p, results in a specific defect in cytochrome c oxidase (COX; complex IV) activity is a long-standing mystery. Aac2p physically associates with respiratory supercomplexes, which include complex IV, raising the possibility that its activity is dependent on its association with Aac2p. Here, we have leveraged a transport-dead pathogenic AAC2 point mutant to determine the basis for the reduced COX activity in the absence of Aac2p. The steady-state levels of complex IV subunits encoded by the mitochondrial genome are significantly reduced in the absence of Aac2p function, whether its association with respiratory supercomplexes is preserved or not. This diminution in COX amounts is not caused by a reduction in the mitochondrial genome copy number or the steady-state level of its transcripts, and does not reflect a defect in complex IV assembly. Instead, the absence of Aac2p activity, genetically or pharmacologically, results in an aberrant pattern of mitochondrial translation. Interestingly, compared with the complete absence of Aac2p, the complex IV-related defects are greater in mitochondria expressing the transport-inactive Aac2p mutant. Our results highlight a critical role for Aac2p transport in mitochondrial translation whose disturbance uniquely impacts cytochrome c oxidase.
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- Oluwaseun B. Ogunbona
- Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205-2185
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- Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205-2185
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Ndi M, Marin-Buera L, Salvatori R, Singh AP, Ott M. Biogenesis of the bc 1 Complex of the Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain. J Mol Biol 2018; 430:3892-3905. [PMID: 29733856 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2018.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The oxidative phosphorylation system contains four respiratory chain complexes that connect the transport of electrons to oxygen with the establishment of an electrochemical gradient over the inner membrane for ATP synthesis. Due to the dual genetic source of the respiratory chain subunits, its assembly requires a tight coordination between nuclear and mitochondrial gene expression machineries. In addition, dedicated assembly factors support the step-by-step addition of catalytic and accessory subunits as well as the acquisition of redox cofactors. Studies in yeast have revealed the basic principles underlying the assembly pathways. In this review, we summarize work on the biogenesis of the bc1 complex or complex III, a central component of the mitochondrial energy conversion system.
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- Mama Ndi
- Center for Biomembrane Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Biomembrane Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Biomembrane Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Biomembrane Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Biomembrane Research, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Ross EM, Maxwell PH. Low doses of DNA damaging agents extend Saccharomyces cerevisiae chronological lifespan by promoting entry into quiescence. Exp Gerontol 2018; 108:189-200. [PMID: 29705357 PMCID: PMC5994204 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2018.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A variety of mild stresses have been shown to extend lifespan in diverse species through hormesis, which is a beneficial response to a stress or toxin that would cause a negative response at a higher exposure. Whether particular stresses induce hormesis can vary with genotype for a given species, and the underlying mechanisms of lifespan extension are only partly understood in most cases. We show that low doses of the DNA damaging or replication stress agents hydroxyurea, methyl methanesulfonate, 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide, or Zeocin (a phleomycin derivative) lengthened chronological lifespan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae if cells were exposed during growth, but not if they were exposed during stationary phase. Treatment with these agents did not change mitochondrial activity, increase resistance to acetic acid, ethanol, or heat stress, and three of four treatments did not increase resistance to hydrogen peroxide. Stationary phase yeast populations consist of both quiescent and nonquiescent cells, and all four treatments increased the proportion of quiescent cells. Several mutant strains with deletions in genes that influence quiescence prevented Zeocin treatment from extending lifespan and from increasing the proportion of quiescent stationary phase cells. These data indicate that mild DNA damage stress can extend lifespan by promoting quiescence in the absence of mitohormesis or improved general stress responses that have been frequently associated with improved longevity in other cases of hormesis. Further study of the underlying mechanism may yield new insights into quiescence regulation that will be relevant to healthy aging.
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- Emily M Ross
- Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA; Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA.
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Böttinger L, Mårtensson CU, Song J, Zufall N, Wiedemann N, Becker T. Respiratory chain supercomplexes associate with the cysteine desulfurase complex of the iron-sulfur cluster assembly machinery. Mol Biol Cell 2018; 29:776-785. [PMID: 29386296 PMCID: PMC5905291 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e17-09-0555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial cytochrome bc1 complex and cytochrome c oxidase associate in respiratory chain supercomplexes. We identified a specific association of the iron–sulfur cluster biogenesis desulfurase with the respiratory chain supercomplexes. Our finding reveals a novel link between respiration and iron–sulfur cluster formation. Mitochondria are the powerhouses of eukaryotic cells. The activity of the respiratory chain complexes generates a proton gradient across the inner membrane, which is used by the F1FO-ATP synthase to produce ATP for cellular metabolism. In baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the cytochrome bc1 complex (complex III) and cytochrome c oxidase (complex IV) associate in respiratory chain supercomplexes. Iron–sulfur clusters (ISC) form reactive centers of respiratory chain complexes. The assembly of ISC occurs in the mitochondrial matrix and is essential for cell viability. The cysteine desulfurase Nfs1 provides sulfur for ISC assembly and forms with partner proteins the ISC-biogenesis desulfurase complex (ISD complex). Here, we report an unexpected interaction of the active ISD complex with the cytochrome bc1 complex and cytochrome c oxidase. The individual deletion of complex III or complex IV blocks the association of the ISD complex with respiratory chain components. We conclude that the ISD complex binds selectively to respiratory chain supercomplexes. We propose that this molecular link contributes to coordination of iron–sulfur cluster formation with respiratory activity.
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- Lena Böttinger
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Research (ZBMZ), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Research (ZBMZ), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.,Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Research (ZBMZ), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Research (ZBMZ), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Research (ZBMZ), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.,BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Research (ZBMZ), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.,BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Derbikova KS, Levitsky SA, Chicherin IV, Vinogradova EN, Kamenski PA. Activation of Yeast Mitochondrial Translation: Who Is in Charge? BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2018; 83:87-97. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297918020013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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García-Guerrero AE, Camacho-Villasana Y, Zamudio-Ochoa A, Winge DR, Pérez-Martínez X. Cbp3 and Cbp6 are dispensable for synthesis regulation of cytochrome b in yeast mitochondria. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:5585-5599. [PMID: 29475949 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra117.000547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cytochrome b (Cytb) is the only mitochondrial encoded subunit from the bc1 complex. Cbp3 and Cbp6 are chaperones necessary for translation of the COB mRNA and Cytb hemylation. Here we demonstrate that their role in translation is dispensable in some laboratory strains, whereas their role in Cytb hemylation seems to be universally conserved. BY4742 yeast requires Cbp3 and Cbp6 for efficient COB mRNA translation, whereas the D273-10b strain synthesizes Cytb at wildtype levels in the absence of Cbp3 and Cbp6. Steady-state levels of Cytb are close to wildtype in mutant D273-10b cells, and Cytb forms non-functional, supercomplex-like species with cytochrome c oxidase, in which at least core 1, cytochrome c1, and Rieske iron-sulfur subunits are present. We demonstrated that Cbp3 interacts with the mitochondrial ribosome and with the COB mRNA in both BY4742 and D273-10b strains. The polymorphism(s) causing the differential function of Cbp3, Cbp6, and the assembly feedback regulation of Cytb synthesis is of nuclear origin rather than mitochondrial, and Smt1, a COB mRNA-binding protein, does not seem to be involved in the observed differential phenotype. Our results indicate that the essential role of Cbp3 and Cbp6 is to assist Cytb hemylation and demonstrate that in the absence of heme b, Cytb can form non-functional supercomplexes with cytochrome c oxidase. Our observations support that an additional protein or proteins are involved in Cytb synthesis in some yeast strains.
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- Aldo E García-Guerrero
- From the Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico and
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- From the Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico and
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- From the Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico and
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- the Department of Medicine and Biochemistry, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake, Utah 84132
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- From the Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico and
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Suhm T, Habernig L, Rzepka M, Kaimal JM, Andréasson C, Büttner S, Ott M. A novel system to monitor mitochondrial translation in yeast. MICROBIAL CELL (GRAZ, AUSTRIA) 2018; 5:158-164. [PMID: 29487862 PMCID: PMC5826703 DOI: 10.15698/mic2018.03.621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The mitochondrial genome is responsible for the production of a handful of polypeptides that are core subunits of the membrane-bound oxidative phosphorylation system. Until now the mechanistic studies of mitochondrial protein synthesis inside cells have been conducted with inhibition of cytoplasmic protein synthesis to reduce the background of nuclear gene expression with the undesired consequence of major disturbances of cellular signaling cascades. Here we have generated a system that allows direct monitoring of mitochondrial translation in unperturbed cells. A recoded gene for superfolder GFP was inserted into the yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) mitochondrial genome and enabled the detection of translation through fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry in functional mitochondria. This novel tool allows the investigation of the function and regulation of mitochondrial translation during stress signaling, aging and mitochondrial biogenesis.
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- Tamara Suhm
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, the Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, the Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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Liu J, Li Y, Chen J, Wang Y, Zou M, Su R, Huang Y. The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe Mtf2 is required for mitochondrial cox1 gene expression. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2018; 164:400-409. [PMID: 29458562 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Mitochondrial gene expression is essential for adenosine triphosphate synthesis via oxidative phosphorylation, which is the universal energy currency of cells. Here, we report the identification and characterization of a homologue of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mtf2 (also called Nam1) in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The Δmtf2 mutant with the intron-containing mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) exhibited impaired growth on a rich medium containing the non-fermentable carbon source glycerol, suggesting that mtf2 is involved in mitochondrial function. mtf2 deletion in a mitochondrial intron-containing background resulted in a barely detectable level of the cox1 mRNA and a reduction in the level of the cob1 mRNA, and severely impaired cox1 translation. In contrast, mtf2 deletion in a mitochondrial intron-less background did not affect the levels of cox1 and cob1 mRNAs. However, Cox1 synthesis could not be restored to the control level in the Δmtf2 mutant with intron-less mtDNA. Our results suggest that unlike its counterpart in S. cerevisiae which plays a general role in synthesis of mtDNA-encoded proteins, S. pombe Mtf2 primarily functions in cox1 translation and the effect of mtf2 deletion on splicing of introns in mtDNA is likely due to a deficiency in the synthesis of intron-encoded maturases.
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- Jinyu Liu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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