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Igami K, Kittaka H, Yagi M, Gotoh K, Matsushima Y, Ide T, Ikeda M, Ueda S, Nitta SI, Hayakawa M, Nakayama KI, Matsumoto M, Kang D, Uchiumi T. iMPAQT reveals that adequate mitohormesis from TFAM overexpression leads to life extension in mice. Life Sci Alliance 2024; 7:e202302498. [PMID: 38664021 PMCID: PMC11046090 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202302498] [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: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Mitochondrial transcription factor A, TFAM, is essential for mitochondrial function. We examined the effects of overexpressing the TFAM gene in mice. Two types of transgenic mice were created: TFAM heterozygous (TFAM Tg) and homozygous (TFAM Tg/Tg) mice. TFAM Tg/Tg mice were smaller and leaner notably with longer lifespans. In skeletal muscle, TFAM overexpression changed gene and protein expression in mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes, with down-regulation in complexes 1, 3, and 4 and up-regulation in complexes 2 and 5. The iMPAQT analysis combined with metabolomics was able to clearly separate the metabolomic features of the three types of mice, with increased degradation of fatty acids and branched-chain amino acids and decreased glycolysis in homozygotes. Consistent with these observations, comprehensive gene expression analysis revealed signs of mitochondrial stress, with elevation of genes associated with the integrated and mitochondrial stress responses, including Atf4, Fgf21, and Gdf15. These found that mitohormesis develops and metabolic shifts in skeletal muscle occur as an adaptive strategy.
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- Ko Igami
- LSI Medience Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
- Kyushu Pro Search Limited Liability Partnership, Fukuoka, Japan
- https://ror.org/00p4k0j84 Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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- LSI Medience Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
- Kyushu Pro Search Limited Liability Partnership, Fukuoka, Japan
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- https://ror.org/00p4k0j84 Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
- https://ror.org/00p4k0j84 Clinical Chemistry, Division of Biochemical Science and Technology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- https://ror.org/00p4k0j84 Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- https://ror.org/00p4k0j84 Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
- https://ror.org/035t8zc32 Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan
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- https://ror.org/00p4k0j84 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- https://ror.org/00p4k0j84 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- https://ror.org/00p4k0j84 Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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- LSI Medience Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
- Kyushu Pro Search Limited Liability Partnership, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Kyushu Pro Search Limited Liability Partnership, Fukuoka, Japan
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- https://ror.org/00p4k0j84 Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Anticancer Strategies Laboratory, TMDU Advanced Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Omics and Systems Biology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- https://ror.org/00p4k0j84 Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
- Kashiigaoka Rehabilitation Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- https://ror.org/00p4k0j84 Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
- https://ror.org/00p4k0j84 Clinical Chemistry, Division of Biochemical Science and Technology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kozhukhar N, Alexeyev MF. 35 Years of TFAM Research: Old Protein, New Puzzles. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:823. [PMID: 37372108 DOI: 10.3390/biology12060823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Transcription Factor A Mitochondrial (TFAM), through its contributions to mtDNA maintenance and expression, is essential for cellular bioenergetics and, therefore, for the very survival of cells. Thirty-five years of research on TFAM structure and function generated a considerable body of experimental evidence, some of which remains to be fully reconciled. Recent advancements allowed an unprecedented glimpse into the structure of TFAM complexed with promoter DNA and TFAM within the open promoter complexes. These novel insights, however, raise new questions about the function of this remarkable protein. In our review, we compile the available literature on TFAM structure and function and provide some critical analysis of the available data.
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- Natalya Kozhukhar
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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Kozhukhar N, Alexeyev MF. The C-Terminal Tail of Mitochondrial Transcription Factor A Is Dispensable for Mitochondrial DNA Replication and Transcription In Situ. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:9430. [PMID: 37298383 PMCID: PMC10253692 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119430] [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: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is one of the widely studied but still incompletely understood mitochondrial protein, which plays a crucial role in the maintenance and transcription of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The available experimental evidence is often contradictory in assigning the same function to various TFAM domains, partly owing to the limitations of those experimental systems. Recently, we developed the GeneSwap approach, which enables in situ reverse genetic analysis of mtDNA replication and transcription and is devoid of many of the limitations of the previously used techniques. Here, we utilized this approach to analyze the contributions of the TFAM C-terminal (tail) domain to mtDNA transcription and replication. We determined, at a single amino acid (aa) resolution, the TFAM tail requirements for in situ mtDNA replication in murine cells and established that tail-less TFAM supports both mtDNA replication and transcription. Unexpectedly, in cells expressing either C-terminally truncated murine TFAM or DNA-bending human TFAM mutant L6, HSP1 transcription was impaired to a greater extent than LSP transcription. Our findings are incompatible with the prevailing model of mtDNA transcription and thus suggest the need for further refinement.
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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Yasukawa T, Kang D. Assessing TFAM Binding to Human Mitochondrial DNA. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2615:139-151. [PMID: 36807790 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2922-2_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is a mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)-binding protein that plays a crucial dual role in the initiation of mitochondrial transcription initiation and mtDNA maintenance. Because TFAM directly interacts with mtDNA, assessing its DNA-binding property can provide useful information. This chapter describes two in vitro assay methods, an electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) and a DNA-unwinding assay with recombinant TFAM proteins, which both require simple agarose gel electrophoresis. These are used to investigate the effects of mutations, truncation, and posttranslational modifications on this key mtDNA regulatory protein.
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- Takehiro Yasukawa
- Department of Molecular Pathogenesis, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Mehmedović M, Martucci M, Spåhr H, Ishak L, Mishra A, Sanchez-Sandoval ME, Pardo-Hernández C, Peter B, van den Wildenberg SM, Falkenberg M, Farge G. Disease causing mutation (P178L) in mitochondrial transcription factor A results in impaired mitochondrial transcription initiation. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2022; 1868:166467. [PMID: 35716868 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2022.166467] [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: 03/13/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is essential for the maintenance, expression, and packaging of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Recently, a pathogenic homozygous variant in TFAM (P178L) has been associated with a severe mtDNA depletion syndrome leading to neonatal liver failure and early death. We have performed a biochemical characterization of the TFAM variant P178L in order to understand the molecular basis for the pathogenicity of this mutation. We observe no effects on DNA binding, and compaction of DNA is only mildly affected by the P178L amino acid change. Instead, the mutation severely impairs mtDNA transcription initiation at the mitochondrial heavy and light strand promoters. Molecular modeling suggests that the P178L mutation affects promoter sequence recognition and the interaction between TFAM and the tether helix of POLRMT, thus explaining transcription initiation deficiency.
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- Majda Mehmedović
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 440, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Mitochondrial Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, 50931 Cologne, Germany; Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17177, Sweden; Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing - Karolinska Institutet Laboratory, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17177, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 440, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 440, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 440, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 440, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 440, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, IRD, Université Jean Monnet Saint Etienne, LMV, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 440, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Yang L, Dong L, Zhang L, Bai J, Chen F, Luo Y. Acrylamide Induces Abnormal mtDNA Expression by Causing Mitochondrial ROS Accumulation, Biogenesis, and Dynamics Disorders. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:7765-7776. [PMID: 34191505 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c02569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Acrylamide, a well-documented neurotoxicant, is commonly found as a byproduct of the Maillard reaction in carbohydrate-rich foods. Numerous studies have indicated that acrylamide-induced apoptosis accompanied by mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to its neurotoxicity. However, the mechanisms of how acrylamide causes mitochondrial impairment is not well understood. In this study, we observed destroyed redox balance, accumulated mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS), damaged mitochondrial structures, and activated apoptosis in astrocytes following acrylamide treatment. Furthermore, acrylamide decreased the expression of mitochondrial biogenesis- and dynamics-related genes, including PGC-1α, TFAM, Mfn2, and Opa1, and altered the expression of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)-encoded mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes, along with the inhibited mitochondrial respiration. Pretreatment with a mitochondrial ROS scavenger mitoquinone dramatically restored the expressions of PGC-1α, TFAM, Mfn2, and Opa1; protected the mitochondrial structure; and decreased acrylamide-induced apoptosis. Further in vivo experiments confirmed that acrylamide decreased the expressions of PGC-1α, TFAM, Mfn2, and Opa1 in rat brain tissues. These results revealed that acrylamide triggered the mitochondrial ROS accumulation to interfere with mitochondrial biogenesis and dynamics, causing mtDNA damage and finally resulting in mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis.
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- Liuqing Yang
- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Storage and Processing of Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Storage and Processing of Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Storage and Processing of Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Storage and Processing of Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Storage and Processing of Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Storage and Processing of Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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Fang Y, Akimoto M, Mayanagi K, Hatano A, Matsumoto M, Matsuda S, Yasukawa T, Kang D. Chemical acetylation of mitochondrial transcription factor A occurs on specific lysine residues and affects its ability to change global DNA topology. Mitochondrion 2020; 53:99-108. [PMID: 32439622 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2020.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Chemical acetylation is postulated to occur in mitochondria. Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM or mtTFA), a mitochondrial transcription initiation factor as well as the major mitochondrial nucleoid protein coating the entire mitochondrial genome, is proposed to be acetylated in animals and cultured cells. This study investigated the properties of human TFAM, in conjunction with the mechanism and effects of TFAM acetylation in vitro. Using highly purified recombinant human TFAM and 3 kb circular DNA as a downsized mtDNA model, we studied how the global TFAM-DNA interaction is affected/regulated by the quantitative TFAM-DNA relationship and TFAM acetylation. Results showed that the TFAM-DNA ratio strictly affects the TFAM property to unwind circular DNA in the presence of topoisomerase I. Mass spectrometry analysis showed that in vitro chemical acetylation of TFAM with acetyl-coenzyme A occurs preferentially on specific lysine residues, including those reported to be acetylated in exogenously expressed TFAM in cultured human cells, indicating that chemical acetylation plays a crucial role in TFAM acetylation in mitochondria. Intriguingly, the modification significantly decreased TFAM's DNA-unwinding ability, while its DNA-binding ability was largely unaffected. Altogether, we propose TFAM is chemically acetylated in vivo, which could change mitochondrial DNA topology, leading to copy number and gene expression modulation.
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- Yuan Fang
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Omics and Systems Biology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 757 Ichibancho, Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Omics and Systems Biology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 757 Ichibancho, Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Chandrasekaran K, Anjaneyulu M, Choi J, Kumar P, Salimian M, Ho CY, Russell JW. Role of mitochondria in diabetic peripheral neuropathy: Influencing the NAD +-dependent SIRT1-PGC-1α-TFAM pathway. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2019; 145:177-209. [PMID: 31208524 DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Survival of human peripheral nervous system neurons and associated distal axons is highly dependent on energy. Diabetes invokes a maladaptation in glucose and lipid energy metabolism in adult sensory neurons, axons and Schwann cells. Mitochondrial (Mt) dysfunction has been implicated as an etiological factor in failure of energy homeostasis that results in a low intrinsic aerobic capacity within the neuron. Over time, this energy failure can lead to neuronal and axonal degeneration and results in increased oxidative injury in the neuron and axon. One of the key pathways that is impaired in diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the energy sensing pathway comprising the nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)-dependent Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1)/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator α (PGC-1α)/Mt transcription factor A (TFAM or mtTFA) signaling pathway. Knockout of PGC-1α exacerbates DPN, whereas overexpression of human TFAM is protective. LY379268, a selective metabolomic glutamate receptor 2/3 (mGluR2/3) receptor agonist, also upregulates the SIRT1/PGC-1α/TFAM signaling pathway and prevents DPN through glutamate recycling in Schwann/satellite glial (SG) cells and by improving dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neuronal Mt function. Furthermore, administration of nicotinamide riboside (NR), a precursor of NAD+, prevents and reverses DPN, in part by increasing NAD+ levels and SIRT1 activity. In summary, we review the role of NAD+, mitochondria and the SIRT1-PGC-1α-TFAM pathway both from the perspective of pathogenesis and therapy in DPN.
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- Krish Chandrasekaran
- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States; Preclinical Division, Syngene International Ltd., Bangalore, India
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- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States; Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States; Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD, United States; Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
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Organization of DNA in Mammalian Mitochondria. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20112770. [PMID: 31195723 PMCID: PMC6600607 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20112770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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As with all organisms that must organize and condense their DNA to fit within the limited volume of a cell or a nucleus, mammalian mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is packaged into nucleoprotein structures called nucleoids. In this study, we first introduce the general modes of DNA compaction, especially the role of the nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs) that structure the bacterial chromosome. We then present the mitochondrial nucleoid and the main factors responsible for packaging of mtDNA: ARS- (autonomously replicating sequence-) binding factor 2 protein (Abf2p) in yeast and mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) in mammals. We summarize the single-molecule manipulation experiments on mtDNA compaction and visualization of mitochondrial nucleoids that have led to our current knowledge on mtDNA compaction. Lastly, we discuss the possible regulatory role of DNA packaging by TFAM in DNA transactions such as mtDNA replication and transcription.
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Picca A, Calvani R, Leeuwenburgh C, Coelho-Junior HJ, Bernabei R, Landi F, Marzetti E. Targeting mitochondrial quality control for treating sarcopenia: lessons from physical exercise. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2018; 23:153-160. [PMID: 30580640 DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2019.1559827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of aging and hence is a candidate target for intervention. Sarcopenia of aging is a prevalent condition and is associated with numerous negative health outcomes. Alterations in mitochondrial homeostasis have been reported in sarcopenic muscle. Area covered: We discuss the evidence that points to mitochondrial dysfunction having a causative role in sarcopenia and the mechanisms involved in the accumulation of damaged mitochondria in the aged muscle. We also discuss the effects of physical exercise on mitochondrial quality control and muscle health in advanced age. Expert opinion: In the aged muscle, the mitochondrial quality control axis is altered at several levels, including proteostasis, biogenesis, dynamics, and autophagy. Mitochondrial dysfunction arising from impaired quality control is thought to play a major role in the pathogenesis of sarcopenia. Physical exercise is the most effective strategy for the management of sarcopenia. Improvements in mitochondrial health and plasticity may mediate several beneficial effects of exercise in muscle. A greater understanding of the molecular changes that occur in the aged muscle following exercise and how they impact mitochondrial homeostasis is necessary for the exploration of potential targets that are amenable for interventions.
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- Anna Picca
- a Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics , Rome , Italy.,b Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS , Rome , Italy
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- a Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics , Rome , Italy.,b Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS , Rome , Italy
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- c Department of Aging and Geriatric Research , Institute on Aging, University of Florida , Gainesville , FL , USA
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- a Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics , Rome , Italy.,d Applied Kinesiology Laboratory-LCA , School of Physical Education, University of Campinas , Campinas , Brazil
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- a Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics , Rome , Italy.,b Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS , Rome , Italy
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- a Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics , Rome , Italy.,b Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS , Rome , Italy
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- b Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS , Rome , Italy
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Administration of Enalapril Started Late in Life Attenuates Hypertrophy and Oxidative Stress Burden, Increases Mitochondrial Mass, and Modulates Mitochondrial Quality Control Signaling in the Rat Heart. Biomolecules 2018; 8:biom8040177. [PMID: 30563025 PMCID: PMC6315620 DOI: 10.3390/biom8040177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is a relevant mechanism in cardiac aging. Here, we investigated the effects of late-life enalapril administration at a non-antihypertensive dose on mitochondrial genomic stability, oxidative damage, and mitochondrial quality control (MQC) signaling in the hearts of aged rats. The protein expression of selected mediators (i.e., mitochondrial antioxidant enzymes, energy metabolism, mitochondrial biogenesis, dynamics, and autophagy) was measured in old rats randomly assigned to receive enalapril (n = 8) or placebo (n = 8) from 24 to 27 months of age. We also assessed mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content, citrate synthase activity, oxidative lesions to protein and mtDNA (i.e., carbonyls and the abundance of mtDNA4834 deletion), and the mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) binding to specific mtDNA regions. Enalapril attenuated cardiac hypertrophy and oxidative stress-derived damage (mtDNA oxidation, mtDNA4834 deletion, and protein carbonylation), while increasing mitochondrial antioxidant defenses. The binding of mitochondrial transcription factor A to mtDNA regions involved in replication and deletion generation was enhanced following enalapril administration. Increased mitochondrial mass as well as mitochondriogenesis and autophagy signaling were found in enalapril-treated rats. Late-life enalapril administration mitigates age-dependent cardiac hypertrophy and oxidative damage, while increasing mitochondrial mass and modulating MQC signaling. Further analyses are needed to conclusively establish whether enalapril may offer cardioprotection during aging.
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Assadollahi V, Mohammadi E, Fathi F, Hassanzadeh K, Erfan MBK, Soleimani F, Banafshi O, Yosefi F, Allahvaisi O. Effects of cigarette smoke condensate on proliferation and pluripotency gene expression in mouse embryonic stem cells. J Cell Biochem 2018; 120:4071-4080. [PMID: 30269371 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are derived from the inner cell mass (ICM) of blastocysts. They can be used as valuable experimental models to test the effects of drugs, chemicals, and environmental contaminants such as cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) on preimplantation embryo development. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of CSC on ESCs derived from mice with different genetic backgrounds and maternal ages. METHODS The study groups consisted of mouse ESCs (mESCs) obtained from three sources: blastocysts developed from fertilized oocytes of two-month-old (2-C57) and six-month-old (6-C57) C57BL/6 inbred mice and those developed from fertilized oocytes of two-month-old (2-NMRI) NMRI outbred mice. The groups of mESCs were exposed to 0.04, 4, and 40 μg/mL CSC. After exposure, we measured cell viability by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide assay and real-time polymerase chain reaction for changes in expressions of Oct4, Sox2, Nanog, Ahr, Bax, Bcl2, TFAM, and POLG. The cell doubling time (DT) of these populations was also determined. RESULTS We observed that CSC changed proliferation and DT in the 2-C57 and 6-C57 cells. There was no change in 2-NMRI cells. Exposure to CSC caused changes in the gene expressions and induced apoptosis in all three cell lines. CONCLUSION Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that CSC has an effect on the viability, DT and gene expression patterns in mouse ESCs and its effects vary based on the genetic background and maternal age of isolated mouse ESCs.
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- Vahideh Assadollahi
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Environmental Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.,Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Biology, School of Natural Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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Mitochondrial DNA as an inflammatory mediator in cardiovascular diseases. Biochem J 2018; 475:839-852. [PMID: 29511093 PMCID: PMC5840331 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20170714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mitochondria play a central role in multiple cellular functions, including energy production, calcium homeostasis, and cell death. Currently, growing evidence indicates the vital roles of mitochondria in triggering and maintaining inflammation. Chronic inflammation without microbial infection — termed sterile inflammation — is strongly involved in the development of heart failure. Sterile inflammation is triggered by the activation of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that sense endogenous ligands called damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). Mitochondria release multiple DAMPs including mitochondrial DNA, peptides, and lipids, which induce inflammation via the stimulation of multiple PRRs. Among the mitochondrial DAMPs, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is currently highlighted as the DAMP that mediates the activation of multiple PRRs, including Toll-like receptor 9, Nod-like receptors, and cyclic GMP–AMP synthetase/stimulator of interferon gene pathways. These PRR signalling pathways, in turn, lead to the activation of nuclear factor-κB and interferon regulatory factor, which enhances the transcriptional activity of inflammatory cytokines and interferons, and induces the recruitment of inflammatory cells. As the heart is an organ comprising abundant mitochondria for its ATP consumption (needed to maintain constant cyclic contraction and relaxation), the generation of massive amounts of mitochondrial radical oxygen species and mitochondrial DAMPs are predicted to occur and promote cardiac inflammation. Here, we will focus on the role of mtDNA in cardiac inflammation and review the mechanism and pathological significance of mtDNA-induced inflammatory responses in cardiac diseases.
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Update on mitochondria and muscle aging: all wrong roads lead to sarcopenia. Biol Chem 2018; 399:421-436. [DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2017-0331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Sarcopenia is a well-known geriatric syndrome that has been endorsed over the years as a biomarker allowing for the discrimination, at a clinical level, of biological from chronological age. Multiple candidate mechanisms have been linked to muscle degeneration during sarcopenia. Among them, there is wide consensus on the central role played by the loss of mitochondrial integrity in myocytes, secondary to dysfunctional quality control mechanisms. Indeed, mitochondria establish direct or indirect contacts with other cellular components (e.g. endoplasmic reticulum, peroxisomes, lysosomes/vacuoles) as well as the extracellular environment through the release of several biomolecules. The functional implications of these interactions in the context of muscle physiology and sarcopenia are not yet fully appreciated and represent a promising area of investigation. Here, we present an overview of recent findings concerning the interrelation between mitochondrial quality control processes, inflammation and the metabolic regulation of muscle mass in the pathogenesis of sarcopenia highlighting those pathways that may be exploited for developing preventive and therapeutic interventions against muscle aging.
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Picca A, Lezza AMS, Leeuwenburgh C, Pesce V, Calvani R, Bossola M, Manes-Gravina E, Landi F, Bernabei R, Marzetti E. Circulating Mitochondrial DNA at the Crossroads of Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Inflammation During Aging and Muscle Wasting Disorders. Rejuvenation Res 2018; 21:350-359. [PMID: 29125070 DOI: 10.1089/rej.2017.1989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial structural and functional integrity is maintained through the coordination of several processes (e.g., biogenesis, dynamics, mitophagy), collectively referred to as mitochondrial quality control (MQC). Dysfunctional MQC and inflammation are hallmarks of aging and are involved in the pathogenesis of muscle wasting disorders, including sarcopenia and cachexia. One of the consequences of failing MQC is the release of mitochondria-derived damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). By virtue of their bacterial ancestry, these molecules can trigger an inflammatory response by interacting with receptors similar to those involved in pathogen-associated responses. Mitochondria-derived DAMPs, especially cell-free mitochondrial DNA, have recently been associated with conditions characterized by chronic inflammation, such as aging and degenerative diseases. Yet, their actual implication in the aging process and muscle wasting disorders is at an early stage of investigation. Here, we review the contribution of mitochondria-derived DAMPs to age-related systemic inflammation. We also provide arguments in support of the exploitation of such signaling pathways for the management of muscle wasting conditions.
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- Anna Picca
- 1 Department of Geriatrics, Neuroscience and Orthopedics, Teaching Hospital "Agostino Gemelli," Catholic University of the Sacred Heart School of Medicine , Rome, Italy
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- 3 Division of Biology of Aging, Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida
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- 2 Department of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari , Bari, Italy
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- 1 Department of Geriatrics, Neuroscience and Orthopedics, Teaching Hospital "Agostino Gemelli," Catholic University of the Sacred Heart School of Medicine , Rome, Italy
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- 4 Department of Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart School of Medicine , Rome, Italy
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- 1 Department of Geriatrics, Neuroscience and Orthopedics, Teaching Hospital "Agostino Gemelli," Catholic University of the Sacred Heart School of Medicine , Rome, Italy
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- 1 Department of Geriatrics, Neuroscience and Orthopedics, Teaching Hospital "Agostino Gemelli," Catholic University of the Sacred Heart School of Medicine , Rome, Italy
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- 1 Department of Geriatrics, Neuroscience and Orthopedics, Teaching Hospital "Agostino Gemelli," Catholic University of the Sacred Heart School of Medicine , Rome, Italy
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- 1 Department of Geriatrics, Neuroscience and Orthopedics, Teaching Hospital "Agostino Gemelli," Catholic University of the Sacred Heart School of Medicine , Rome, Italy
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Fueling Inflamm-Aging through Mitochondrial Dysfunction: Mechanisms and Molecular Targets. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18050933. [PMID: 28452964 PMCID: PMC5454846 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18050933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Among the complex determinants of aging, mitochondrial dysfunction has been in the spotlight for a long time. As the hub for many cellular functions, the maintenance of an adequate pool of functional mitochondria is crucial for tissue homeostasis. Their unique role in energy supply makes these organelles essential, especially in those tissues strictly dependent on oxidative metabolism. Mitochondrial quality control (MQC) is ensured by pathways related to protein folding and degradation as well as by processes involving the entire organelle, such as biogenesis, dynamics, and mitophagy. Dysfunctional MQC, oxidative stress and inflammation are hallmarks of senescence and chronic degenerative diseases. One of the consequences of age-related failing MQC and oxidative stress is the release of mitochondria-derived damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). Through their bacterial ancestry, these molecules contribute to mounting an inflammatory response by interacting with receptors similar to those involved in pathogen-associated responses. Mitochondrial DAMPs, especially cell-free mitochondrial DNA, have recently become the subject of intensive research because of their possible involvement in conditions associated with inflammation, such as aging and degenerative diseases. Here, we review the contribution of mitochondrial DAMPs to inflammation and discuss some of the mechanisms at the basis of their generation.
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Yue R, Xia X, Jiang J, Yang D, Han Y, Chen X, Cai Y, Li L, Wang WE, Zeng C. Mitochondrial DNA oxidative damage contributes to cardiomyocyte ischemia/reperfusion-injury in rats: cardioprotective role of lycopene. J Cell Physiol 2015; 230:2128-41. [PMID: 25656550 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mitochondrial (mt) dysfunction and oxidative stress are involved in the pathogenesis of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-injury. Lycopene, a lipophilic antioxidant found mainly in tomatoes and in other vegetables and fruits, can protect mtDNA against oxidative damage. However, the role of mtDNA in myocardial I/R-injury is unclear. In the present study, we aimed to determine if and how lycopene protects cardiomyocytes from I/R-injury. In both in vitro and in vivo studies, I/R-injury increased mt 8-hydroxyguanine (8-OHdG) content, decreased mtDNA content and mtDNA transcription levels, and caused mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiomyocytes. These effects of I/R injury on cardiomycoytes were blocked by pre-treatment with lycopene. MtDNA depletion alone was sufficient to induce cardiomyocyte death. I/R-injury decreased the protein level of a key activator of mt transcription, mitochondrial transcription factor A (Tfam), which was blocked by lycopene. The protective effect of lycopene on mtDNA was associated with a reduction in mitochondrial ROS production and stabilization of Tfam. In conclusion, lycopene protects cardiomyocytes from the oxidative damage of mtDNA induced by I/R-injury.
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- Rongchuan Yue
- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Cardiovascular Research Center & Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, China
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Chandrasekaran K, Anjaneyulu M, Inoue T, Choi J, Sagi AR, Chen C, Ide T, Russell JW. Mitochondrial transcription factor A regulation of mitochondrial degeneration in experimental diabetic neuropathy. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2015; 309:E132-41. [PMID: 25944881 PMCID: PMC4504935 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00620.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2014] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage in peripheral neurons is considered to be important in the development of diabetic neuropathy. Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) wraps mtDNA and promotes mtDNA replication and transcription. We studied whether overexpression of TFAM reverses experimental peripheral diabetic neuropathy using TFAM transgenic mice (TFAM Tg) that express human TFAM (hTFAM). Levels of mouse mtDNA and the total TFAM (mouse TFAM + hTFAM) in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) increased by approximately twofold in the TFAM Tg mice compared with control (WT) mice. WT and TFAM Tg mice were made diabetic by the administration of streptozotocin. Neuropathy end points were motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities, mechanical allodynia, thermal nociception, and intraepidermal nerve fiber density (IENFD). In the DRG neurons, mtDNA copy number and damage to mtDNA were quantified by qPCR, and TFAM levels were measured by Western blot. Mice with 16-wk duration of diabetes developed motor and sensory nerve conduction deficits, behavioral deficits, and intraepidermal nerve fiber loss. All of these changes were mostly prevented in diabetic TFAM Tg mice and were independent of changes in blood parameters. Mice with 16 wk of diabetes had a 40% decrease in mtDNA copy number compared with nondiabetic mice (P < 0.01). Importantly, the mtDNA copy number in diabetic TFAM Tg mice reached the same level as that of WT nondiabetic mice. In comparison, there was upregulation of mtDNA and TFAM in 6-wk diabetic mice, suggesting that TFAM activation could be a therapeutic strategy to treat peripheral neuropathy.
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- Krish Chandrasekaran
- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; Veterans Affiars Maryland Health Care System
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- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; Veterans Affiars Maryland Health Care System; Principal Investigator, Preclinical Division, Syngene International Ltd., Bangalore, India
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- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; Veterans Affiars Maryland Health Care System; Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan; and
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- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; Veterans Affiars Maryland Health Care System
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- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; Veterans Affiars Maryland Health Care System
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University, Maidashi Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; Veterans Affiars Maryland Health Care System;
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Ikeda M, Ide T, Fujino T, Arai S, Saku K, Kakino T, Tyynismaa H, Yamasaki T, Yamada KI, Kang D, Suomalainen A, Sunagawa K. Overexpression of TFAM or twinkle increases mtDNA copy number and facilitates cardioprotection associated with limited mitochondrial oxidative stress. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119687. [PMID: 25822152 PMCID: PMC4379048 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number decreases in animal and human heart failure (HF), yet its role in cardiomyocytes remains to be elucidated. Thus, we investigated the cardioprotective function of increased mtDNA copy number resulting from the overexpression of human transcription factor A of mitochondria (TFAM) or Twinkle helicase in volume overload (VO)-induced HF. Methods and Results Two strains of transgenic (TG) mice, one overexpressing TFAM and the other overexpressing Twinkle helicase, exhibit an approximately 2-fold equivalent increase in mtDNA copy number in heart. These TG mice display similar attenuations in eccentric hypertrophy and improved cardiac function compared to wild-type (WT) mice without any deterioration of mitochondrial enzymatic activities in response to VO, which was accompanied by a reduction in matrix-metalloproteinase (MMP) activity and reactive oxygen species after 8 weeks of VO. Moreover, acute VO-induced MMP-2 and MMP-9 upregulation was also suppressed at 24 h in both TG mice. In isolated rat cardiomyocytes, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mitoROS) upregulated MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression, and human TFAM (hTFAM) overexpression suppressed mitoROS and their upregulation. Additionally, mitoROS were equally suppressed in H9c2 rat cardiomyoblasts that overexpress hTFAM or rat Twinkle, both of which exhibit increased mtDNA copy number. Furthermore, mitoROS and mitochondrial protein oxidation from both TG mice were suppressed compared to WT mice. Conclusions The overexpression of TFAM or Twinkle results in increased mtDNA copy number and facilitates cardioprotection associated with limited mitochondrial oxidative stress. Our findings suggest that increasing mtDNA copy number could be a useful therapeutic strategy to target mitoROS in HF.
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- Masataka Ikeda
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Research Programs Unit, Molecular Neurology, University of Helsinki, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Biofunctional Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biofunctional Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Research Programs Unit, Molecular Neurology, University of Helsinki, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Fonseca LFS, Gimenez DFJ, Mercadante MEZ, Bonilha SFM, Ferro JA, Baldi F, de Souza FRP, de Albuquerque LG. Expression of genes related to mitochondrial function in Nellore cattle divergently ranked on residual feed intake. Mol Biol Rep 2015; 42:559-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-014-3801-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Nile DL, Brown AE, Kumaheri MA, Blair HR, Heggie A, Miwa S, Cree LM, Payne B, Chinnery PF, Brown L, Gunn DA, Walker M. Age-related mitochondrial DNA depletion and the impact on pancreatic Beta cell function. PLoS One 2014; 9:e115433. [PMID: 25532126 PMCID: PMC4274008 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Type 2 diabetes is characterised by an age-related decline in insulin secretion. We previously identified a 50% age-related decline in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number in isolated human islets. The purpose of this study was to mimic this degree of mtDNA depletion in MIN6 cells to determine whether there is a direct impact on insulin secretion. Transcriptional silencing of mitochondrial transcription factor A, TFAM, decreased mtDNA levels by 40% in MIN6 cells. This level of mtDNA depletion significantly decreased mtDNA gene transcription and translation, resulting in reduced mitochondrial respiratory capacity and ATP production. Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion was impaired following partial mtDNA depletion, but was normalised following treatment with glibenclamide. This confirms that the deficit in the insulin secretory pathway precedes K+ channel closure, indicating that the impact of mtDNA depletion is at the level of mitochondrial respiration. In conclusion, partial mtDNA depletion to a degree comparable to that seen in aged human islets impaired mitochondrial function and directly decreased insulin secretion. Using our model of partial mtDNA depletion following targeted gene silencing of TFAM, we have managed to mimic the degree of mtDNA depletion observed in aged human islets, and have shown how this correlates with impaired insulin secretion. We therefore predict that the age-related mtDNA depletion in human islets is not simply a biomarker of the aging process, but will contribute to the age-related risk of type 2 diabetes.
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- Donna L. Nile
- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, United Kingdom
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- Unilever R&D, Colworth Science Park, Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1LQ, United Kingdom
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- Unilever R&D, Colworth Science Park, Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1LQ, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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Chen R, Lin J, Hong J, Han D, Zhang AD, Lan R, Fu L, Wu Z, Lin J, Zhang W, Wang Z, Chen W, Chen C, Zhang H. Potential toxicity of quercetin: The repression of mitochondrial copy number via decreased POLG expression and excessive TFAM expression in irradiated murine bone marrow. Toxicol Rep 2014; 1:450-458. [PMID: 28962259 PMCID: PMC5598249 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2014.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Revised: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The cytotoxicity of quercetin is not well understood. Using an ICR murine model, we unexpectedly found that mice exposed to 7 Gy total body irradiation (TBI) exhibited general in vivo toxicity after receiving quercetin (100 mg/kg PO), whereas this result was not observed in mice that received TBI only. In order to understand the involvement of alterations in mitochondrial biogenesis, we used a real-time qPCR to analyze the mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNAcn) by amplifying the MTRNR1 (12S rRNA) gene in murine bone marrow. We also utilized reverse transcription qPCR to determine the mRNA amounts transcribed from the polymerase gamma (POLG), POLG2, and mammalian mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) genes in the tissue. In the mice exposed to TBI combined with quercetin, we found: (1) the radiation-induced increase of mtDNAcn was inhibited with a concurrent significant decrease in POLG expression; (2) TFAM expression was significantly increased; and (3) the expression of POLG2 was not influenced by the treatments. These data suggest that the overall toxicity was in part associated with the decrease in mtDNAcn, an effect apparently caused by the inhibition of POLG expression and overexpression of TFAM; unaltered POLG2 expression did not seem to contribute to toxicity.
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- Ruiqing Chen
- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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Santos JM, Tewari S, Benite-Ribeiro SA. The effect of exercise on epigenetic modifications of PGC1: The impact on type 2 diabetes. Med Hypotheses 2014; 82:748-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2014.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2013] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Santos JM, Mishra M, Kowluru RA. Posttranslational modification of mitochondrial transcription factor A in impaired mitochondria biogenesis: implications in diabetic retinopathy and metabolic memory phenomenon. Exp Eye Res 2014; 121:168-77. [PMID: 24607487 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2014.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Revised: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is one of the key regulators of the transcription of mtDNA. In diabetes, despite increase in gene transcripts of TFAM, its protein levels in the mitochondria are decreased and mitochondria copy numbers become subnormal. The aim of this study is to investigate the mechanism(s) responsible for decreased mitochondrial TFAM in diabetes. Using retinal endothelial cells, we have investigated the effect of overexpression of cytosolic chaperone, Hsp70, and TFAM on glucose-induced decrease in mitochondrial TFAM levels, and the transcription of mtDNA-encoded genes, NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 (ND6) and cytochrome b (Cytb). To investigate the role of posttranslational modifications in subnormal mitochondrial TFAM, ubiquitination of TFAM was assessed, and the results were confirmed in the retina from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. While overexpression of Hsp70 failed to prevent glucose-induced decrease in mitochondrial TFAM and transcripts of ND6 and Cytb, overexpression of TFAM ameliorated decrease in its mitochondrial protein levels and transcriptional activity. TFAM was ubiquitinated by high glucose, and PYR-41, an inhibitor of ubiquitination, prevented TFAM ubiquitination and restored the transcriptional activity. Similarly, TFAM was ubiquitinated in the retina from diabetic rats, and it continued to be modified after reinstitution of normal glycemia. Our results clearly imply that the ubiquitination of TFAM impedes its transport to the mitochondria resulting in subnormal mtDNA transcription and mitochondria dysfunction, and inhibition of ubiquitination restores mitochondrial homeostasis. Reversal of hyperglycemia does not provide any benefit to TFAM ubiquitination. Thus, strategies targeting posttranslational modification could provide an avenue to preserve mitochondrial homeostasis, and inhibit the development/progression of diabetic retinopathy.
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- Julia M Santos
- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, 4717 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, 4717 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, 4717 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Yakubovskaya E, Guja KE, Eng ET, Choi WS, Mejia E, Beglov D, Lukin M, Kozakov D, Garcia-Diaz M. Organization of the human mitochondrial transcription initiation complex. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:4100-12. [PMID: 24413562 PMCID: PMC3973321 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt1360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Initiation of transcription in human mitochondria involves two factors, TFAM and TFB2M, in addition to the mitochondrial RNA polymerase, POLRMT. We have investigated the organization of the human mitochondrial transcription initiation complex on the light-strand promoter (LSP) through solution X-ray scattering, electron microscopy (EM) and biochemical studies. Our EM results demonstrate a compact organization of the initiation complex, suggesting that protein–protein interactions might help mediate initiation. We demonstrate that, in the absence of DNA, only POLRMT and TFAM form a stable interaction, albeit one with low affinity. This is consistent with the expected transient nature of the interactions necessary for initiation and implies that the promoter DNA acts as a scaffold that enables formation of the full initiation complex. Docking of known crystal structures into our EM maps results in a model for transcriptional initiation that strongly correlates with new and existing biochemical observations. Our results reveal the organization of TFAM, POLRMT and TFB2M around the LSP and represent the first structural characterization of the entire mitochondrial transcriptional initiation complex.
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- Elena Yakubovskaya
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility, New York Structural Biology Center, New York, NY 10027 and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Epigenetic modifications and diabetic retinopathy. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:635284. [PMID: 24286082 PMCID: PMC3826295 DOI: 10.1155/2013/635284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Diabetic retinopathy remains one of the most debilitating chronic complications, but despite extensive research in the field, the exact mechanism(s) responsible for how retina is damaged in diabetes remains ambiguous. Many metabolic pathways have been implicated in its development, and genes associated with these pathways are altered. Diabetic environment also facilitates epigenetics modifications, which can alter the gene expression without permanent changes in DNA sequence. The role of epigenetics in diabetic retinopathy is now an emerging area, and recent work has shown that genes encoding mitochondrial superoxide dismutase (Sod2) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) are epigenetically modified, activates of epigenetic modification enzymes, histone lysine demethylase 1 (LSD1), and DNA methyltransferase are increased, and the micro RNAs responsible for regulating nuclear transcriptional factor and VEGF are upregulated. With the growing evidence of epigenetic modifications in diabetic retinopathy, better understanding of these modifications has potential to identify novel targets to inhibit this devastating disease. Fortunately, the inhibitors and mimics targeted towards histone modification, DNA methylation, and miRNAs are now being tried for cancer and other chronic diseases, and better understanding of the role of epigenetics in diabetic retinopathy will open the door for their possible use in combating this blinding disease.
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Picca A, Fracasso F, Pesce V, Cantatore P, Joseph AM, Leeuwenburgh C, Gadaleta MN, Lezza AMS. Age- and calorie restriction-related changes in rat brain mitochondrial DNA and TFAM binding. AGE (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2013; 35:1607-20. [PMID: 22945739 PMCID: PMC3776104 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-012-9465-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Aging markedly affects mitochondrial biogenesis and functions particularly in tissues highly dependent on the organelle's bioenergetics capability such as the brain's frontal cortex. Calorie restriction (CR) diet is, so far, the only intervention able to delay or prevent the onset of several age-related alterations in different organisms. We determined the contents of mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), and the 4.8-kb mtDNA deletion in the frontal cortex from young (6-month-old) and aged (26-month-old), ad libitum-fed (AL) and calorie-restricted (CR), rats. We found a 70 % increase in TFAM amount, a 25 % loss in mtDNA content, and a 35 % increase in the 4.8-kb deletion content in the aged AL animals with respect to the young rats. TFAM-specific binding to six mtDNA regions was analyzed by mtDNA immunoprecipitation and semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR), showing a marked age-related decrease. Quantitative real-time PCR at two subregions involved in mtDNA replication demonstrated, in aged AL rats, a remarkable decrease (60-70 %) of TFAM-bound mtDNA. The decreased TFAM binding is a novel finding that may explain the mtDNA loss in spite of the compensatory TFAM increased amount. In aged CR rats, TFAM amount increased and mtDNA content decreased with respect to young rats' values, but the extent of the changes was smaller than in aged AL rats. Attenuation of the age-related effects due to the diet in the CR animals was further evidenced by the unchanged content of the 4.8-kb deletion with respect to that of young animals and by the partial prevention of the age-related decrease in TFAM binding to mtDNA.
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- Anna Picca
- />Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Bari, Via Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- />Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Bari, Via Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- />Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Bari, Via Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- />Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Bari, Via Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
- />Institute of Biomembranes and Bioenergetics, CNR-National Research Council of Italy, Via Amendola, 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- />Division of Biology of Aging, Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA
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- />Division of Biology of Aging, Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA
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- />Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Bari, Via Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
- />Institute of Biomembranes and Bioenergetics, CNR-National Research Council of Italy, Via Amendola, 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- />Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Bari, Via Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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Wang YE, Marinov GK, Wold BJ, Chan DC. Genome-wide analysis reveals coating of the mitochondrial genome by TFAM. PLoS One 2013; 8:e74513. [PMID: 23991223 PMCID: PMC3753274 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Mitochondria contain a 16.6 kb circular genome encoding 13 proteins as well as mitochondrial tRNAs and rRNAs. Copies of the genome are organized into nucleoids containing both DNA and proteins, including the machinery required for mtDNA replication and transcription. The transcription factor TFAM is critical for initiation of transcription and replication of the genome, and is also thought to perform a packaging function. Although specific binding sites required for initiation of transcription have been identified in the D-loop, little is known about the characteristics of TFAM binding in its nonspecific packaging state. In addition, it is unclear whether TFAM also plays a role in the regulation of nuclear gene expression. Here we investigate these questions by using ChIP-seq to directly localize TFAM binding to DNA in human cells. Our results demonstrate that TFAM uniformly coats the whole mitochondrial genome, with no evidence of robust TFAM binding to the nuclear genome. Our study represents the first high-resolution assessment of TFAM binding on a genome-wide scale in human cells.
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- Yun E. Wang
- Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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- Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
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Kasashima K, Nagao Y, Endo H. Dynamic regulation of mitochondrial genome maintenance in germ cells. Reprod Med Biol 2013; 13:11-20. [PMID: 24482608 PMCID: PMC3890057 DOI: 10.1007/s12522-013-0162-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 07/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Mitochondria play a crucial role in the development and function of germ cells. Mitochondria contain a maternally inherited genome that should be transmitted to offspring without reactive oxygen species‐induced damage during germ line development. Germ cells are also involved in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) bottleneck; thus, the appropriate regulation of mtDNA in these cells is very important for this characteristic transmission. In this review, we focused on unique regulation of the mitochondrial genome in animal germ cells; paternal elimination and the mtDNA bottleneck in females. We also summarized the mitochondrial nucleoid factors involved in various mtDNA regulation pathways. Among them, mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), which has pleiotropic and essential roles in mtDNA maintenance, appears to have putative roles in germ cell regulation.
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- Katsumi Kasashima
- Department of Biochemistry, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498 Japan
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- Center for Experimental Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498 Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498 Japan
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Santos JM, Kowluru RA. Impaired transport of mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) and the metabolic memory phenomenon associated with the progression of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2013; 29:204-13. [PMID: 23255365 PMCID: PMC3596457 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2012] [Revised: 10/18/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Diabetes damages retinal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and compromises the mtDNA transcription. In the transcription and replication of mtDNA, nuclear-encoded mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is considered a key activator. We have shown that in diabetes, although retinal TFAM gene expression is increased, its mitochondrial levels are decreased. This study investigates the role of mitochondrial outer and inner membrane transport systems in the transfer of TFAM into the mitochondria in diabetes and how reversal of hyperglycaemia affects the ability of TFAM to reach the mitochondria. METHODS Components of the membrane transport system, Tom70, Tom40, Tim23, and Tim44, were analysed in the retina from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats maintained in poor control or in good control for 8 months, or in poor control for 4 months followed by in good control for 4 months. The binding of TFAM with Tom70 and Tim44 was determined by co-immunoprecipitation and that with mtDNA by chromatin immunoprecipitation. RESULTS Retinal expressions of Tom70, Tom40, and Tim44 were significantly decreased in diabetes, and the binding of TFAM with Tom70, Tim44, and mtDNA was impaired. Reversal of hyperglycaemia had no beneficial effect on the decreased binding of TFAM to Tom proteins and mtDNA. CONCLUSIONS Thus, subnormal membrane transport to systems in diabetes impair the transfer of TFAM into the mitochondria, and decreased TFAM-mtDNA binding that results in subnormal mitochondria transcription. These processes continue to be dysfunctional even after the hyperglycaemic insult is terminated. Strategies targeting mitochondrial membrane transport proteins could have the potential of improving mitochondrial biogenesis and slowing or halting the progression of diabetic retinopathy.
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- Julia M Santos
- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Protein sliding and DNA denaturation are essential for DNA organization by human mitochondrial transcription factor A. Nat Commun 2013; 3:1013. [PMID: 22910359 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2012] [Accepted: 07/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Mitochondria organize their genome in protein-DNA complexes called nucleoids. The mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), a protein that regulates mitochondrial transcription, is abundant in these nucleoids. TFAM is believed to be essential for mitochondrial DNA compaction, yet the exact mechanism has not been resolved. Here we use a combination of single-molecule manipulation and fluorescence microscopy to show the nonspecific DNA-binding dynamics and compaction by TFAM. We observe that single TFAM proteins diffuse extensively over DNA (sliding) and, by collisions, form patches on DNA in a cooperative manner. Moreover, we demonstrate that TFAM induces compaction by changing the flexibility of the DNA, which can be explained by local denaturation of the DNA (melting). Both sliding of TFAM and DNA melting are also necessary characteristics for effective, specific transcription regulation by TFAM. This apparent connection between transcription and DNA organization clarifies how TFAM can accomplish two complementary roles in the mitochondrial nucleoid at the same time.
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Santos JM, Tewari S, Kowluru RA. A compensatory mechanism protects retinal mitochondria from initial insult in diabetic retinopathy. Free Radic Biol Med 2012; 53:1729-37. [PMID: 22982046 PMCID: PMC3632051 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.08.588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2012] [Revised: 08/03/2012] [Accepted: 08/25/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy, an increase in retinal oxidative stress precedes mitochondrial dysfunction and capillary cell apoptosis. This study is designed to understand the mechanism responsible for the protection of mitochondria damage in the early stages of diabetic retinopathy. After 15 days-12 months of streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats, retina was analyzed for mitochondria DNA (mtDNA) damage by extended length PCR. DNA repair enzyme and replication machinery were quantified in the mitochondria, and the binding of mitochondrial transcriptional factor A (TFAM) with mtDNA was analyzed by ChIP. Key parameters were confirmed in the retinal endothelial cells incubated in 20mM glucose for 6-96h. Although reactive oxygen species (ROS) were increased within 15 days of diabetes, mtDNA damage was observed at 6 months of diabetes. After 15 days of diabetes DNA repair/replication enzymes were significantly increased in the mitochondria, but at 2 months, their mitochondrial accumulation started to come down, and mtDNA copy number and binding of TFAM with mtDNA became significantly elevated. However, at 6 months of diabetes, the repair/replication machinery became subnormal and mtDNA copy number significantly decreased. A similar temporal relationship was observed in endothelial cells exposed to high glucose. Thus, in the early stages of diabetes, increased mtDNA biogenesis and repair compensates for the ROS-induced damage, but, with sustained insult, this mechanism is overwhelmed, and mtDNA and electron transport chain (ETC) are damaged. The compromised ETC propagates a vicious cycle of ROS and the dysfunctional mitochondria fuels loss of capillary cells by initiating their apoptosis.
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Maintenance of mitochondrial genome distribution by mitochondrial AAA+ protein ClpX. Exp Cell Res 2012; 318:2335-43. [PMID: 22841477 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2012.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Revised: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 07/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The segregation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is important for the maintenance and transmission of the genome between generations. Recently, we clarified that human mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is required for equal distribution and symmetric segregation of mtDNA in cultured cells; however, the molecular mechanism involved is largely unknown. ClpX is an ATPase associated with various cellular activities (AAA+) proteins that localize to the mitochondrial matrix and is suggested to associate with mtDNA. In this study, we found that RNAi-mediated knockdown of ClpX in HeLa cells resulted in enlarged mtDNA nucleoids, which is very similar to that observed in TFAM-knockdown cells in several properties. The expression of TFAM protein was not significantly reduced in ClpX-knockdown cells. However, the enlarged mtDNA nucleoids caused by ClpX-knockdown were suppressed by overexpression of recombinant TFAM and the phenotype was not observed in knockdown with ClpP, a protease subunit of ClpXP. Endogenous ClpX and TFAM exist in close vicinity, and ClpX enhanced DNA-binding activity of TFAM in vitro. These results suggest that human ClpX, a novel mtDNA regulator, maintains mtDNA nucleoid distribution through TFAM function as a chaperone rather than as a protease and its involvement in mtDNA segregation.
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Fujino T, Ide T, Yoshida M, Onitsuka K, Tanaka A, Hata Y, Nishida M, Takehara T, Kanemaru T, Kitajima N, Takazaki S, Kurose H, Kang D, Sunagawa K. Recombinant mitochondrial transcription factor A protein inhibits nuclear factor of activated T cells signaling and attenuates pathological hypertrophy of cardiac myocytes. Mitochondrion 2012; 12:449-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2012.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2012] [Revised: 06/06/2012] [Accepted: 06/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ribonucleoprotein Y-box-binding protein-1 regulates mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) protein expression after serum stimulation through binding to OXPHOS mRNA. Biochem J 2012; 443:573-84. [PMID: 22280412 DOI: 10.1042/bj20111728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Mitochondria play key roles in essential cellular functions, such as energy production, metabolic pathways and aging. Growth factor-mediated expression of the mitochondrial OXPHOS (oxidative phosphorylation) complex proteins has been proposed to play a fundamental role in metabolic homoeostasis. Although protein translation is affected by general RNA-binding proteins, very little is known about the mechanism involved in mitochondrial OXPHOS protein translation. In the present study, serum stimulation induced nuclear-encoded OXPHOS protein expression, such as NDUFA9 [NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1α subcomplex, 9, 39 kDa], NDUFB8 [NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1β subcomplex, 8, 19 kDa], SDHB [succinate dehydrogenase complex, subunit B, iron sulfur (Ip)] and UQCRFS1 (ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase, Rieske iron-sulfur polypeptide 1), and mitochondrial ATP production, in a translation-dependent manner. We also observed that the major ribonucleoprotein YB-1 (Y-box-binding protein-1) preferentially bound to these OXPHOS mRNAs and regulated the recruitment of mRNAs from inactive mRNPs (messenger ribonucleoprotein particles) to active polysomes. YB-1 depletion led to up-regulation of mitochondrial function through induction of OXPHOS protein translation from inactive mRNP release. In contrast, YB-1 overexpression suppressed the translation of these OXPHOS mRNAs through reduced polysome formation, suggesting that YB-1 regulated the translation of mitochondrial OXPHOS mRNAs through mRNA binding. Taken together, our findings suggest that YB-1 is a critical factor for translation that may control OXPHOS activity.
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Human mitochondrial transcription factor A induces a U-turn structure in the light strand promoter. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2011; 18:1281-9. [PMID: 22037172 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Accepted: 09/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Human mitochondrial transcription factor A, TFAM, is essential for mitochondrial DNA packaging and maintenance and also has a crucial role in transcription. Crystallographic analysis of TFAM in complex with an oligonucleotide containing the mitochondrial light strand promoter (LSP) revealed two high-mobility group (HMG) protein domains that, through different DNA recognition properties, intercalate residues at two inverted DNA motifs. This induced an overall DNA bend of ~180°, stabilized by the interdomain linker. This U-turn allows the TFAM C-terminal tail, which recruits the transcription machinery, to approach the initiation site, despite contacting a distant DNA sequence. We also ascertained that structured protein regions contacting DNA in the crystal were highly flexible in solution in the absence of DNA. Our data suggest that TFAM bends LSP to create an optimal DNA arrangement for transcriptional initiation while facilitating DNA compaction elsewhere in the genome.
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Malarkey CS, Bestwick M, Kuhlwilm JE, Shadel GS, Churchill MEA. Transcriptional activation by mitochondrial transcription factor A involves preferential distortion of promoter DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 40:614-24. [PMID: 21948790 PMCID: PMC3258160 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial transcription factor A (mtTFA/TFAM) is a nucleus-encoded, high-mobility-group-box (HMG-box) protein that regulates transcription of the mitochondrial genome by specifically recognizing light-strand and heavy-strand promoters (LSP, HSP1). TFAM also binds mitochondrial DNA in a non-sequence specific (NSS) fashion and facilitates its packaging into nucleoid structures. However, the requirement and contribution of DNA-bending for these two different binding modes has not been addressed in detail, which prompted this comparison of binding and bending properties of TFAM on promoter and non-promoter DNA. Promoter DNA increased the stability of TFAM to a greater degree than non-promoter DNA. However, the thermodynamic properties of DNA binding for TFAM with promoter and non-specific (NS) DNA were similar to each other and to other NSS HMG-box proteins. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer assays showed that TFAM bends promoter DNA to a greater degree than NS DNA. In contrast, TFAM lacking the C-terminal tail distorted both promoter and non-promoter DNA to a significantly reduced degree, corresponding with markedly decreased transcriptional activation capacity at LSP and HSP1 in vitro. Thus, the enhanced bending of promoter DNA imparted by the C-terminal tail is a critical component of the ability of TFAM to activate promoter-specific initiation by the core mitochondrial transcription machinery.
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- Christopher S Malarkey
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, 12801 E. 17th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045-0511, USA
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Impaired mitochondrial biogenesis in hippocampi of rats with chronic seizures. Neuroscience 2011; 194:234-40. [PMID: 21854834 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.07.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2011] [Revised: 07/24/2011] [Accepted: 07/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction has been suggested to be a contributing factor of epilepsy, but the underlying mechanisms are not completely explored. Mitochondrial biogenesis is involved in regulation of mitochondrial content, morphology, and function. In the current study, we show mitochondrial biogenesis severely impaired in hippocampi of rats with chronic seizures induced by pilocarpine, as evidenced by decreased mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content and decreased mtDNA-encoded protein level. Furthermore, we show mtDNA transcription and replication reduced in rats with chronic seizures. These defects were independent of downregulation of mitochondrial biogenesis-related factors, such as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α, nuclear respiratory factor-1, and mitochondrial transcription factor A (Tfam), but depended on reduced Tfam-DNA binding activity. The present study suggests novel mechanisms for mitochondrial dysfunction during chronic seizures.
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Guo J, Zheng L, Liu W, Wang X, Wang Z, Wang Z, French AJ, Kang D, Chen L, Thibodeau SN, Liu W. Frequent truncating mutation of TFAM induces mitochondrial DNA depletion and apoptotic resistance in microsatellite-unstable colorectal cancer. Cancer Res 2011; 71:2978-87. [PMID: 21467167 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-3482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is required for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) replication and transcription. Disruption of TFAM results in heart failure and premature aging in mice. But very little is known about the role of TFAM in cancer development. Here, we report the identification of frequent frameshift mutations in the coding mononucleotide repeat of TFAM in sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC) cell lines and in primary tumors with microsatellite instability (MSI), but not in microsatellite stable (MSS) CRC cell lines and tumors. The presence of the TFAM truncating mutation, in CRC cells with MSI, reduced the TFAM protein level in vivo and in vitro and correlated with mtDNA depletion. Furthermore, forced overexpression of wild-type TFAM in RKO cells carrying a TFAM truncating mutation suppressed cell proliferation and inhibited RKO cell-induced xenograft tumor growth. Moreover, these cells showed more susceptibility to cisplatin-induced apoptosis due to an increase of cytochrome b (Cyt b) expression and its release from mitochondria. An interaction assay between TFAM and the heavy-strand promoter (HSP) of mitochondria revealed that mutant TFAM exhibited reduced binding to HSP, leading to reduction in Cyt b transcription. Collectively, these data provide evidence that a high incidence of TFAM truncating mutations leads to mitochondrial copy number reduction and mitochondrial instability, distinguishing most CRC with MSI from MSS CRC. These mutations may play an important role in tumorigenesis and cisplatin-induced apoptotic resistance of most microsatellite-unstable CRCs.
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- Jianhui Guo
- Department of Genetics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Kasashima K, Sumitani M, Endo H. Human mitochondrial transcription factor A is required for the segregation of mitochondrial DNA in cultured cells. Exp Cell Res 2011; 317:210-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2010] [Revised: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 10/09/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The mitochondrial transcription factor A functions in mitochondrial base excision repair. DNA Repair (Amst) 2010; 9:1080-9. [PMID: 20739229 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2010.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2010] [Revised: 07/07/2010] [Accepted: 07/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is an essential component of mitochondrial nucleoids. TFAM plays an important role in mitochondrial transcription and replication. TFAM has been previously reported to inhibit nucleotide excision repair (NER) in vitro but NER has not yet been detected in mitochondria, whereas base excision repair (BER) has been comprehensively characterized in these organelles. The BER proteins are associated with the inner membrane in mitochondria and thus with the mitochondrial nucleoid, where TFAM is also situated. However, a function for TFAM in BER has not yet been investigated. This study examines the role of TFAM in BER. In vitro studies with purified recombinant TFAM indicate that it preferentially binds to DNA containing 8-oxoguanines, but not to abasic sites, uracils, or a gap in the sequence. TFAM inhibited the in vitro incision activity of 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase (OGG1), uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG), apurinic endonuclease 1 (APE1), and nucleotide incorporation by DNA polymerase γ (pol γ). On the other hand, a DNA binding-defective TFAM mutant, L58A, showed less inhibition of BER in vitro. Characterization of TFAM knockdown (KD) cells revealed that these lysates had higher 8oxoG incision activity without changes in αOGG1 protein levels, TFAM KD cells had mild resistance to menadione and increased damage accumulation in the mtDNA when compared to the control cells. In addition, we found that the tumor suppressor p53, which has been shown to interact with and alter the DNA binding activity of TFAM, alleviates TFAM-induced inhibition of BER proteins. Together, the results suggest that TFAM modulates BER in mitochondria by virtue of its DNA binding activity and protein interactions.
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Ruhanen H, Borrie S, Szabadkai G, Tyynismaa H, Jones AW, Kang D, Taanman JW, Yasukawa T. Mitochondrial single-stranded DNA binding protein is required for maintenance of mitochondrial DNA and 7S DNA but is not required for mitochondrial nucleoid organisation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2010; 1803:931-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2010.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Revised: 03/31/2010] [Accepted: 04/20/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Uchiumi T, Ohgaki K, Yagi M, Aoki Y, Sakai A, Matsumoto S, Kang D. ERAL1 is associated with mitochondrial ribosome and elimination of ERAL1 leads to mitochondrial dysfunction and growth retardation. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 38:5554-68. [PMID: 20430825 PMCID: PMC2938226 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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ERAL1, a homologue of Era protein in Escherichia coli, is a member of conserved GTP-binding proteins with RNA-binding activity. Depletion of prokaryotic Era inhibits cell division without affecting chromosome segregation. Previously, we isolated ERAL1 protein as one of proteins which were associated with mitochondrial transcription factor A by using immunoprecipitation. In this study, we analysed the localization and function of ERAL1 in mammalian cells. ERAL1 was localized in mitochondrial matrix and associated with mitoribosomal proteins including the 12S rRNA. siRNA knockdown of ERAL1 decreased mitochondrial translation, caused redistribution of ribosomal small subunits and reduced 12S rRNA. The knockdown of ERAL1 in human HeLa cells elevated mitochondrial superoxide production and slightly decreased mitochondrial membrane potential. The knockdown inhibited the growth of HeLa cells with an accumulation of apoptotic cells. These results suggest that ERAL1 is localized in a small subunit of the mitochondrial ribosome, plays an important role in the small ribosomal constitution, and is also involved in cell viability.
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- Takeshi Uchiumi
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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Wong TS, Rajagopalan S, Freund SM, Rutherford TJ, Andreeva A, Townsley FM, Petrovich M, Fersht AR. Biophysical characterizations of human mitochondrial transcription factor A and its binding to tumor suppressor p53. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 37:6765-83. [PMID: 19755502 PMCID: PMC2777442 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Human mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is a multi-functional protein, involved in different aspects of maintaining mitochondrial genome integrity. In this report, we characterized TFAM and its interaction with tumor suppressor p53 using various biophysical methods. DNA-free TFAM is a thermally unstable protein that is in equilibrium between monomers and dimers. Self-association of TFAM is modulated by its basic C-terminal tail. The DNA-binding ability of TFAM is mainly contributed by its first HMG-box, while the second HMG-box has low-DNA-binding capability. We also obtained backbone resonance assignments from the NMR spectra of both HMG-boxes of TFAM. TFAM binds primarily to the N-terminal transactivation domain of p53, with a Kd of 1.95 ± 0.19 μM. The C-terminal regulatory domain of p53 provides a secondary binding site for TFAM. The TFAM–p53-binding interface involves both TAD1 and TAD2 sub-domains of p53. Helices α1 and α2 of the HMG-box constitute the main p53-binding region. Since both TFAM and p53 binds preferentially to distorted DNA, the TFAM–p53 interaction is implicated in DNA damage and repair. In addition, the DNA-binding mechanism of TFAM and biological relevance of the TFAM–p53 interaction are discussed.
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- Tuck Seng Wong
- MRC Centre for Protein Engineering, Medical Research Council, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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Fukuoh A, Ohgaki K, Hatae H, Kuraoka I, Aoki Y, Uchiumi T, Jacobs HT, Kang D. DNA conformation-dependent activities of human mitochondrial RNA polymerase. Genes Cells 2009; 14:1029-42. [PMID: 19624753 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2009.01328.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Mitochondrial RNA polymerase (POLRMT) is a core protein for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) transcription. In addition, POLRMT is assumed to be involved in replication, although its exact role is not yet clearly elucidated. We have found novel properties of human POLRMT using a reconstituted transcription system. Various lengths of RNA molecules were synthesized from templates even without a defined promoter sequence, when we used supercoiled circular double-stranded DNA as a template. This promoter-independent activity was as strong as the promoter-dependent one. Promoter-independent DNA conformation-dependent transcription required TFB2M. On supercoiled templates, the promoter-independent activity was strongly suppressed by a putatively physiological amount of TFAM, while promoter-dependent transcription was inhibited to a lesser extent. These different inhibition patterns by TFAM may be important for prevention of random RNA synthesis in vivo. Promoter-independent activity was also observed on relaxed circular single-stranded DNA, where its activity no longer required TFB2M. RNA synthesis on single-stranded DNA was weakly suppressed by a putatively physiological amount of TFAM but restored by the addition of mitochondrial single-stranded DNA binding protein. We suggest that these properties of POLRMT could explain the characteristic features of mammalian mtDNA transcription and replication.
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- Atsushi Fukuoh
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Xu S, Zhong M, Zhang L, Wang Y, Zhou Z, Hao Y, Zhang W, Yang X, Wei A, Pei L, Yu Z. Overexpression of Tfam protects mitochondria against beta-amyloid-induced oxidative damage in SH-SY5Y cells. FEBS J 2009; 276:3800-9. [PMID: 19496804 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07094.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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There is strong evidence that beta-amyloid (Abeta) causes oxidative stress and induces mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Mitochondrial transcription factor A (Tfam) has multiple roles in the maintenance of mtDNA. To study the protective roles of Tfam against amyloid neurotoxicity, we established SH-SY5Y cell lines stably overexpressing Tfam and exposed them to 10 microm Abeta1-42 for 24 h. We found that Tfam overexpression attenuated Abeta1-42-induced cell viability damage and apoptosis. In addition, Tfam overexpression significantly suppressed the increase in excess reactive oxygen species and reversed the reduction in cytochrome c oxidase activity and ATP production induced by Abeta1-42. Furthermore, overexpression of DeltaC-Tfam, which has no functional domain for stimulating mtDNA transcription but can still maintain the mtDNA nucleoid formation and mtDNA copy number, also exhibited protective effects against Abeta1-42 cytotoxicity in SH-SY5Y cells. Together, our data suggest that Tfam overexpression protects mitochondria against Abeta-induced oxidative damage in SH-SY5Y cells. These beneficial effects may be attributable to the roles of Tfam in maintaining mtDNA nucleoid formation and mtDNA copy number.
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- Shangcheng Xu
- Department of Occupational Health, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Facucho-Oliveira JM, St John JC. The relationship between pluripotency and mitochondrial DNA proliferation during early embryo development and embryonic stem cell differentiation. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2009; 5:140-58. [PMID: 19521804 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-009-9058-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2008] [Accepted: 02/04/2009] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Pluripotent blastomeres of mammalian pre-implantation embryos and embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are characterized by limited oxidative capacity and great reliance on anaerobic respiration. Early pre-implantation embryos and undifferentiated ESCs possess small and immature mitochondria located around the nucleus, have low oxygen consumption and express high levels of glycolytic enzymes. However, as embryonic cells and ESCs lose pluripotency and commit to a specific cell fate, the expression of mtDNA transcription and replication factors is upregulated and the number of mitochondria and mtDNA copies/cell increases. Moreover, upon cellular differentiation, mitochondria acquire an elongated morphology with swollen cristae and dense matrices, migrate into wider cytoplasmic areas and increase the levels of oxygen consumption and ATP production as a result of the activation of the more efficient, aerobic metabolism. Since pluripotency seems to be associated with anaerobic metabolism and a poorly developed mitochondrial network and differentiation leads to activation of mitochondrial biogenesis according to the metabolic requirements of the specific cell type, it is hypothesized that reprogramming of somatic cells towards a pluripotent state, by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), transcription-induced pluripotency or creation of pluripotent cell hybrids, requires acquisition of mitochondrial properties characteristic of pluripotent blastomeres and ESCs.
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- J M Facucho-Oliveira
- The Mitochondrial and Reproductive Genetics Group, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Warwick CV2 2DX, UK
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Gangelhoff TA, Mungalachetty PS, Nix JC, Churchill MEA. Structural analysis and DNA binding of the HMG domains of the human mitochondrial transcription factor A. Nucleic Acids Res 2009; 37:3153-64. [PMID: 19304746 PMCID: PMC2691818 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The mitochondrial transcription factor A (mtTFA) is central to assembly and initiation of the mitochondrial transcription complex. Human mtTFA (h-mtTFA) is a dual high mobility group box (HMGB) protein that binds site-specifically to the mitochondrial genome and demarcates the promoters for recruitment of h-mtTFB1, h-mtTFB2 and the mitochondrial RNA polymerase. The stoichiometry of h-mtTFA was found to be a monomer in the absence of DNA, whereas it formed a dimer in the complex with the light strand promoter (LSP) DNA. Each of the HMG boxes and the C-terminal tail were evaluated for their ability to bind to the LSP DNA. Removal of the C-terminal tail only slightly decreased nonsequence specific DNA binding, and box A, but not box B, was capable of binding to the LSP DNA. The X-ray crystal structure of h-mtTFA box B, at 1.35 Å resolution, revealed the features of a noncanonical HMG box. Interactions of box B with other regions of h-mtTFA were observed. Together, these results provide an explanation for the unusual DNA-binding properties of box B and suggest possible roles for this domain in transcription complex assembly.
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- Todd A Gangelhoff
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045-0511, USA
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Fukuoh A, Kang D. Methods for assessing binding of mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) to DNA. Methods Mol Biol 2009; 554:87-101. [PMID: 19513669 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-521-3_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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It is now recognized that mammalian mitochondrial DNA forms a higher structure called the nucleoid, corresponding to the nucleosome of nuclear DNA. Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), which was cloned as a transcription factor for mitochondrial DNA, is essential for the maintenance of mitochondrial DNA. In fact, TFAM markedly enhances the promoter-specific transcription of mitochondrial DNA. In addition, TFAM has an ability to bind to DNA in a sequence-independent manner and is abundant enough to cover an entire region of mitochondrial DNA. Over-expression of human TFAM in cells increases the amount of mitochondrial DNA almost in parallel with the TFAM. TFAM may stabilize mitochondrial DNA by packaging and regulate (or titrate) the amount of mitochondrial DNA. Thus, TFAM may play a crucial role in maintaining mitochondrial DNA as a main component of the nucleoid (or more appropriately mitochromosome).
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- Atsushi Fukuoh
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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