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De Leonardis F, Ahmed A, Vozza A, Capobianco L, Riley CL, Barile SN, Di Molfetta D, Tiziani S, DiGiovanni J, Palmieri L, Dolce V, Fiermonte G. Human mitochondrial uncoupling protein 3 functions as a metabolite transporter. FEBS Lett 2024; 598:338-346. [PMID: 38058167 PMCID: PMC10922436 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Since its discovery, a major debate about mitochondrial uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) has been whether its metabolic actions result primarily from mitochondrial inner membrane proton transport, a process that decreases respiratory efficiency and ATP synthesis. However, UCP3 expression and activity are induced by conditions that would seem at odds with inefficient 'uncoupled' respiration, including fasting and exercise. Here, we demonstrate that the bacterially expressed human UCP3, reconstituted into liposomes, catalyses a strict exchange of aspartate, malate, sulphate and phosphate. The R282Q mutation abolishes the transport activity of the protein. Although the substrate specificity and inhibitor sensitivity of UCP3 display similarity with that of its close homolog UCP2, the two proteins significantly differ in their transport mode and kinetic constants.
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- Francesco De Leonardis
- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. USA
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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Curcio R, Frattaruolo L, Marra F, Pesole G, Vozza A, Cappello AR, Fiorillo M, Lauria G, Ahmed A, Fiermonte G, Capobianco L, Dolce V. Two functionally different mitochondrial phosphate carriers support Drosophila melanogaster OXPHOS throughout distinct developmental stages. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2024; 1871:119615. [PMID: 37898376 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2023.119615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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- Rosita Curcio
- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy; Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy.
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François CM, Pihl T, Dunoyer de Segonzac M, Hérault C, Hudry B. Metabolic regulation of proteome stability via N-terminal acetylation controls male germline stem cell differentiation and reproduction. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6737. [PMID: 37872135 PMCID: PMC10593830 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42496-9] [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: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
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The molecular mechanisms connecting cellular metabolism with differentiation remain poorly understood. Here, we find that metabolic signals contribute to stem cell differentiation and germline homeostasis during Drosophila melanogaster spermatogenesis. We discovered that external citrate, originating outside the gonad, fuels the production of Acetyl-coenzyme A by germline ATP-citrate lyase (dACLY). We show that this pathway is essential during the final spermatogenic stages, where a high Acetyl-coenzyme A level promotes NatB-dependent N-terminal protein acetylation. Using genetic and biochemical experiments, we establish that N-terminal acetylation shields key target proteins, essential for spermatid differentiation, from proteasomal degradation by the ubiquitin ligase dUBR1. Our work uncovers crosstalk between metabolism and proteome stability that is mediated via protein post-translational modification. We propose that this system coordinates the metabolic state of the organism with gamete production. More broadly, modulation of proteome turnover by circulating metabolites may be a conserved regulatory mechanism to control cell functions.
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- Charlotte M François
- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Inserm, Institut de Biologie Valrose, Nice, 06108, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Inserm, Institut de Biologie Valrose, Nice, 06108, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Inserm, Institut de Biologie Valrose, Nice, 06108, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Inserm, Institut de Biologie Valrose, Nice, 06108, France.
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Gorgoglione R, Seccia R, Ahmed A, Vozza A, Capobianco L, Lodi A, Marra F, Paradies E, Palmieri L, Coppola V, Dolce V, Fiermonte G. Generation of a Yeast Cell Model Potentially Useful to Identify the Mammalian Mitochondrial N-Acetylglutamate Transporter. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13050808. [PMID: 37238678 DOI: 10.3390/biom13050808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The human mitochondrial carrier family (MCF) consists of 53 members. Approximately one-fifth of them are still orphans of a function. Most mitochondrial transporters have been functionally characterized by reconstituting the bacterially expressed protein into liposomes and transport assays with radiolabeled compounds. The efficacy of this experimental approach is constrained to the commercial availability of the radiolabeled substrate to be used in the transport assays. A striking example is that of N-acetylglutamate (NAG), an essential regulator of the carbamoyl synthetase I activity and the entire urea cycle. Mammals cannot modulate mitochondrial NAG synthesis but can regulate the levels of NAG in the matrix by exporting it to the cytosol, where it is degraded. The mitochondrial NAG transporter is still unknown. Here, we report the generation of a yeast cell model suitable for identifying the putative mammalian mitochondrial NAG transporter. In yeast, the arginine biosynthesis starts in the mitochondria from NAG which is converted to ornithine that, once transported into cytosol, is metabolized to arginine. The deletion of ARG8 makes yeast cells unable to grow in the absence of arginine since they cannot synthetize ornithine but can still produce NAG. To make yeast cells dependent on a mitochondrial NAG exporter, we moved most of the yeast mitochondrial biosynthetic pathway to the cytosol by expressing four E. coli enzymes, argB-E, able to convert cytosolic NAG to ornithine. Although argB-E rescued the arginine auxotrophy of arg8∆ strain very poorly, the expression of the bacterial NAG synthase (argA), which would mimic the function of a putative NAG transporter increasing the cytosolic levels of NAG, fully rescued the growth defect of arg8∆ strain in the absence of arginine, demonstrating the potential suitability of the model generated.
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- Ruggiero Gorgoglione
- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
- Dell Pediatric Research Institute, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78723, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- CNR Institute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnologies (IBIOM), 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University and Arthur G. James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Environment, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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A Picrocrocin-Enriched Fraction from a Saffron Extract Affects Lipid Homeostasis in HepG2 Cells through a Non-Statin-like Mode. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043060. [PMID: 36834472 PMCID: PMC9965904 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Dyslipidemia is a lipid metabolism disorder associated with the loss of the physiological homeostasis that ensures safe levels of lipids in the organism. This metabolic disorder can trigger pathological conditions such as atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. In this regard, statins currently represent the main pharmacological therapy, but their contraindications and side effects limit their use. This is stimulating the search for new therapeutic strategies. In this work, we investigated in HepG2 cells the hypolipidemic potential of a picrocrocin-enriched fraction, analyzed by high-resolution 1H NMR and obtained from a saffron extract, the stigmas of Crocus sativus L., a precious spice that has already displayed interesting biological properties. Spectrophotometric assays, as well as expression level of the main enzymes involved in lipid metabolism, have highlighted the interesting hypolipidemic effects of this natural compound; they seem to be exerted through a non-statin-like mechanism. Overall, this work provides new insights into the metabolic effects of picrocrocin, thus confirming the biological potential of saffron and paving the way for in vivo studies that could validate this spice or its phytocomplexes as useful adjuvants in balancing blood lipid homeostasis.
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Role of Mitochondrial Transporters on Metabolic Rewiring of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Comprehensive Review. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15020411. [PMID: 36672360 PMCID: PMC9857038 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15020411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest cancers worldwide and commonly presents as pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of PDAC. Glucose and glutamine metabolism are extensively rewired in order to fulfil both energetic and synthetic demands of this aggressive tumour and maintain favorable redox homeostasis. The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC), the glutamine carrier (SLC1A5_Var), the glutamate carrier (GC), the aspartate/glutamate carrier (AGC), and the uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) have all been shown to influence PDAC cell growth and progression. The expression of MPC is downregulated in PDAC and its overexpression reduces cell growth rate, whereas the other four transporters are usually overexpressed and the loss of one or more of them renders PDAC cells unable to grow and proliferate by altering the levels of crucial metabolites such as aspartate. The aim of this review is to comprehensively evaluate the current experimental evidence about the function of these carriers in PDAC metabolic rewiring. Dissecting the precise role of these transporters in the context of the tumour microenvironment is necessary for targeted drug development.
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Sinicropi MS, Iacopetta D, Ceramella J, Catalano A, Mariconda A, Pellegrino M, Saturnino C, Longo P, Aquaro S. Triclosan: A Small Molecule with Controversial Roles. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11060735. [PMID: 35740142 PMCID: PMC9220381 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11060735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Triclosan (TCS), a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent, has been widely used in personal care products, medical products, plastic cutting boards, and food storage containers. Colgate Total® toothpaste, containing 10 mM TCS, is effective in controlling biofilm formation and maintaining gingival health. Given its broad usage, TCS is present ubiquitously in the environment. Given its strong lipophilicity and accumulation ability in organisms, it is potentially harmful to biohealth. Several reports suggest the toxicity of this compound, which is inserted in the class of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). In September 2016, TCS was banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Union in soap products. Despite these problems, its application in personal care products within certain limits is still allowed. Today, it is still unclear whether TCS is truly toxic to mammals and the adverse effects of continuous, long-term, and low concentration exposure remain unknown. Indeed, some recent reports suggest the use of TCS as a repositioned drug for cancer treatment and cutaneous leishmaniasis. In this scenario it is necessary to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of TCS, to understand whether its use is advisable or not. This review intends to highlight the pros and cons that are associated with the use of TCS in humans.
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- Maria Stefania Sinicropi
- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy; (M.S.S.); (D.I.); (J.C.); (M.P.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy; (M.S.S.); (D.I.); (J.C.); (M.P.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy; (M.S.S.); (D.I.); (J.C.); (M.P.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacy-Drug Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-080-544-2746
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- Department of Science, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy; (A.M.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy; (M.S.S.); (D.I.); (J.C.); (M.P.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Science, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy; (A.M.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy; (M.S.S.); (D.I.); (J.C.); (M.P.); (S.A.)
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Ceder MM, Fredriksson R. A phylogenetic analysis between humans and D. melanogaster: A repertoire of solute carriers in humans and flies. Gene 2022; 809:146033. [PMID: 34673204 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.146033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The solute carrier (SLC) superfamily is the largest group of transporters in humans, with the role to transport solutes across plasma membranes. The SLCs are currently divided into 65 families with 430 members. Here, we performed a detailed mining of the SLC superfamily and the recent annotated family of "atypical" SLCs in human and D. melanogaster using Hidden Markov Models and PSI-BLAST. Our analyses identified 381 protein sequences in D. melanogaster and of those, 55 proteins have not been previously identified in flies. In total, 11 of the 65 human SLC families were found to not be conserved in flies, while a few families are highly conserved, which perhaps reflects the families' functions and roles in cellular pathways. This study provides the first collection of all SLC sequences in D. melanogaster and can serve as a SLC database to be used for classification of SLCs in other phyla.
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- Mikaela M Ceder
- Molecular Neuropharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Sensory Circuits, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Mikaela.
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- Molecular Neuropharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Multidrug Resistance (MDR): A Widespread Phenomenon in Pharmacological Therapies. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27030616. [PMID: 35163878 PMCID: PMC8839222 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Multidrug resistance is a leading concern in public health. It describes a complex phenotype whose predominant feature is resistance to a wide range of structurally unrelated cytotoxic compounds, many of which are anticancer agents. Multidrug resistance may be also related to antimicrobial drugs, and is known to be one of the most serious global public health threats of this century. Indeed, this phenomenon has increased both mortality and morbidity as a consequence of treatment failures and its incidence in healthcare costs. The large amounts of antibiotics used in human therapies, as well as for farm animals and even for fishes in aquaculture, resulted in the selection of pathogenic bacteria resistant to multiple drugs. It is not negligible that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may further contribute to antimicrobial resistance. In this paper, multidrug resistance and antimicrobial resistance are underlined, focusing on the therapeutic options to overcome these obstacles in drug treatments. Lastly, some recent studies on nanodrug delivery systems have been reviewed since they may represent a significant approach for overcoming resistance.
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Drosophila melanogaster Mitochondrial Carriers: Similarities and Differences with the Human Carriers. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21176052. [PMID: 32842667 PMCID: PMC7504413 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21176052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial carriers are a family of structurally related proteins responsible for the exchange of metabolites, cofactors and nucleotides between the cytoplasm and mitochondrial matrix. The in silico analysis of the Drosophila melanogaster genome has highlighted the presence of 48 genes encoding putative mitochondrial carriers, but only 20 have been functionally characterized. Despite most Drosophila mitochondrial carrier genes having human homologs and sharing with them 50% or higher sequence identity, D. melanogaster genes display peculiar differences from their human counterparts: (1) in the fruit fly, many genes encode more transcript isoforms or are duplicated, resulting in the presence of numerous subfamilies in the genome; (2) the expression of the energy-producing genes in D. melanogaster is coordinated from a motif known as Nuclear Respiratory Gene (NRG), a palindromic 8-bp sequence; (3) fruit-fly duplicated genes encoding mitochondrial carriers show a testis-biased expression pattern, probably in order to keep a duplicate copy in the genome. Here, we review the main features, biological activities and role in the metabolism of the D. melanogaster mitochondrial carriers characterized to date, highlighting similarities and differences with their human counterparts. Such knowledge is very important for obtaining an integrated view of mitochondrial function in D. melanogaster metabolism.
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Tiwari SK, Toshniwal AG, Mandal S, Mandal L. Fatty acid β-oxidation is required for the differentiation of larval hematopoietic progenitors in Drosophila. eLife 2020; 9:53247. [PMID: 32530419 PMCID: PMC7347386 DOI: 10.7554/elife.53247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cell-intrinsic and extrinsic signals regulate the state and fate of stem and progenitor cells. Recent advances in metabolomics illustrate that various metabolic pathways are also important in regulating stem cell fate. However, our understanding of the metabolic control of the state and fate of progenitor cells is in its infancy. Using Drosophila hematopoietic organ: lymph gland, we demonstrate that Fatty Acid Oxidation (FAO) is essential for the differentiation of blood cell progenitors. In the absence of FAO, the progenitors are unable to differentiate and exhibit altered histone acetylation. Interestingly, acetate supplementation rescues both histone acetylation and the differentiation defects. We further show that the CPT1/whd (withered), the rate-limiting enzyme of FAO, is transcriptionally regulated by Jun-Kinase (JNK), which has been previously implicated in progenitor differentiation. Our study thus reveals how the cellular signaling machinery integrates with the metabolic cue to facilitate the differentiation program. Stem cells are special precursor cells, found in all animals from flies to humans, that can give rise to all the mature cell types in the body. Their job is to generate supplies of new cells wherever these are needed. This is important because it allows damaged or worn-out tissues to be repaired and replaced by fresh, healthy cells. As part of this renewal process, stem cells generate pools of more specialized cells, called progenitor cells. These can be thought of as half-way to maturation and can only develop in a more restricted number of ways. For example, so-called myeloid progenitor cells from humans can only develop into a specific group of blood cell types, collectively termed the myeloid lineage. Fruit flies, like many other animals, also have several different types of blood cells. The fly’s repertoire of blood cells is very similar to the human myeloid lineage, and these cells also develop from the fly equivalent of myeloid progenitor cells. These progenitors are found in a specialized organ in fruit fly larvae called the lymph gland, where the blood forms. These similarities between fruit flies and humans mean that flies are a good model to study how myeloid progenitor cells mature. A lot is already known about the molecules that signal to progenitor cells how and when to mature. However, the role of metabolism – the chemical reactions that process nutrients and provide energy inside cells – is still poorly understood. Tiwari et al. set out to identify which metabolic reactions myeloid progenitor cells require and how these reactions might shape the progenitors’ development into mature blood cells. The experiments in this study used fruit fly larvae that had been genetically altered so that they could no longer perform key chemical reactions needed for the breakdown of fats. In these mutant larvae, the progenitors within the lymph gland could not give rise to mature blood cells. This showed that myeloid progenitor cells need to be able to break down fats in order to develop properly. These results highlight a previously unappreciated role for metabolism in controlling the development of progenitor cells. If this effect also occurs in humans, this knowledge could one day help medical researchers engineer replacement tissues in the lab, or even increase our own bodies’ ability to regenerate blood, and potentially other organs.
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- Satish Kumar Tiwari
- Developmental Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Mohali, India
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- Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Mohali, India
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- Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Mohali, India
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- Developmental Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Mohali, India
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3-Amino-alkylated indoles: unexplored green products acting as anti-inflammatory agents. Future Med Chem 2020; 12:5-17. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2019-0234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Aim: Over the years, indole has proved to be a versatile scaffold for the design of molecules acting as anti-inflammatory agents. Materials & Methods: A small library of 3-amino-alkylated indoles has been obtained by an optimized Mannich green approach. The anti-inflammatory activity of the new 3-amino-alkylated indoles, GLYC 0–10, was evaluated in RAW 264.7 macrophages. Results: The anti-inflammatory activity of the new 3-amino-alkylated indoles, GLYC 0–10, was evaluatedn and, among them, GLYC 4, 5 and 9 displayed the greatest inhibitory effects on nitric oxide production, with IC50 values of 5.41, 4.22 and 6.3 μM, respectively. Conclusion: Our outcomes, overall, highlight the importance of the indole substitution in the anti-inflammatory activity of these compounds, exerted by acting on the interlinked NF-κB/ERK1/2 pathways.
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Frattaruolo L, Carullo G, Brindisi M, Mazzotta S, Bellissimo L, Rago V, Curcio R, Dolce V, Aiello F, Cappello AR. Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Flavanones from Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (licorice) Leaf Phytocomplexes: Identification of Licoflavanone as a Modulator of NF-kB/MAPK Pathway. Antioxidants (Basel) 2019; 8:antiox8060186. [PMID: 31226797 PMCID: PMC6616548 DOI: 10.3390/antiox8060186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Inflammation represents an adaptive response generated by injuries or harmful stimuli. Natural remedies represent an interesting alternative to traditional therapies, involving several biochemical pathways. Besides, the valorization of agrochemical wastes nowadays seems to be a feasible way to reduce the health spending and improve the accessibility at bioactive natural compounds. In this context, the chemical composition of three Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (licorice) leaf extracts, obtained through maceration or ultrasound-assisted method (fresh and dried leaves) was investigated. A guided fractionation obtained three main components: pinocembrin, glabranin and licoflavanone. All the extracts showed similar antioxidant properties, evaluated by 2,2′-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) or 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) Diammonium Salt (ABTS) assay, while, among the isolated compounds, licoflavanone exhibited the best antioxidant activity. The anti-inflammatory activity of the extracts and the purified compounds was investigated in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 murine macrophages. Extract C and licoflavanone showed a good anti-inflammatory activity without affecting cell viability, as they decreased nitrite levels even when used at 12.5 μg/mL (p < 0.005) and 50 μM concentration (p < 0.001), respectively. Interestingly, licoflavanone markedly decreased pro-inflammatory cytokines and cyclooxygenase 2/inducible nitric oxide synthase (COX-2/iNOS) expression levels (p < 0.001). A modulation of nuclear factor kappa B/mitogen-activated protein kinases (NF-kB/MAPK) pathway underlay such behavior, highlighting the potential of this natural compound as a new scaffold in anti-inflammatory drug research.
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- Luca Frattaruolo
- Department of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, University of Calabria, Edificio Polifunzionale, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, University of Calabria, Edificio Polifunzionale, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, University of Calabria, Edificio Polifunzionale, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, University of Calabria, Edificio Polifunzionale, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy.
- Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Seville, C/Prof García González, n. 2, 41012 Seville, Spain.
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- Department of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, University of Calabria, Edificio Polifunzionale, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, University of Calabria, Edificio Polifunzionale, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, University of Calabria, Edificio Polifunzionale, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, University of Calabria, Edificio Polifunzionale, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, University of Calabria, Edificio Polifunzionale, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, University of Calabria, Edificio Polifunzionale, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy.
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Yang J, Li S, Kabir Khan MA, Garre V, Vongsangnak W, Song Y. Increased Lipid Accumulation in Mucor circinelloides by Overexpression of Mitochondrial Citrate Transporter Genes. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b05564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Junhuan Yang
- Colin Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids, School of Agriculture Engineering and Food Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Shandong zibo 255049, P. R. China
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- Colin Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids, School of Agriculture Engineering and Food Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Shandong zibo 255049, P. R. China
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- Colin Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids, School of Agriculture Engineering and Food Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Shandong zibo 255049, P. R. China
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- Departmento de Genética y Microbiología (Unidad Asociada al Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain
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- Omics Center for Agriculture, Bioresources, Food and Health, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University (OmiKU), Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Colin Ratledge Center for Microbial Lipids, School of Agriculture Engineering and Food Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Shandong zibo 255049, P. R. China
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Mateus RP, Nazario-Yepiz NO, Ibarra-Laclette E, Ramirez Loustalot-Laclette M, Markow TA. Developmental and Transcriptomal Responses to Seasonal Dietary Shifts in the CactophilicDrosophila mojavensisof North America. J Hered 2018; 110:58-67. [DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esy056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Rogerio Pincela Mateus
- Laboratório de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste – UNICENTRO, Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil
- The Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad, CINVESTAV, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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- The Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad, CINVESTAV, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
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- The Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad, CINVESTAV, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
- The Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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Li Y, Cappello AR, Muto L, Martello E, Madeo M, Curcio R, Lunetti P, Raho S, Zaffino F, Frattaruolo L, Lappano R, Malivindi R, Maggiolini M, Aiello D, Piazzolla C, Capobianco L, Fiermonte G, Dolce V. Functional characterization of the partially purified Sac1p independent adenine nucleotide transport system (ANTS) from yeast endoplasmic reticulum. J Biochem 2018; 164:313-322. [PMID: 29893873 PMCID: PMC7109914 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvy054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Several ATP-depending reactions take place in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Although in Saccharomyces cerevisiae ER the existence of a Sac1p-dependent ATP transport system was already known, its direct involvement in ATP transport was excluded. Here we report an extensive biochemical characterization of a partially purified adenine nucleotide transport system (ANTS) not dependent on Sac1p. Highly purified ER membranes from the wild-type and Δsac1 yeast strains reconstituted into liposomes transported ATP with the same efficiency. A chromatography on hydroxyapatite was used to partially purify ANTS from Δsac1 ER extract. The two ANTS-enriched transport activity eluted fractions showed essentially the presence of four bands, one having an apparent MW of 56 kDa, similar to that observed for ANTS identified in rat liver ER. The two fractions reconstituted into liposomes efficiently transported, by a strict counter-exchange mechanism, ATP and ADP. ATP transport was saturable with a Km of 0.28 mM. The ATP/ADP exchange mechanism and the kinetic constants suggest that the main physiological role of ANTS is to catalyse the transport of ATP into ER, where it is used in several energy-requiring reactions and to export back to the cytosol the ADP produced.
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- Yuan Li
- Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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Li H, Hurlburt AJ, Tennessen JM. A Drosophila model of combined D-2- and L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria reveals a mechanism linking mitochondrial citrate export with oncometabolite accumulation. Dis Model Mech 2018; 11:dmm.035337. [PMID: 30108060 PMCID: PMC6177012 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.035337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The enantiomers of 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG) are potent regulators of metabolism, chromatin modifications and cell fate decisions. Although these compounds are associated with tumor metabolism and commonly referred to as oncometabolites, both D- and L-2HG are also synthesized by healthy cells and likely serve endogenous functions. The metabolic mechanisms that control 2HG metabolism in vivo are poorly understood. One clue towards how cells regulate 2HG levels has emerged from an inborn error of metabolism known as combined D- and L-2HG aciduria (D-/L-2HGA), which results in elevated D- and L-2HG accumulation. Because this disorder is caused by mutations in the mitochondrial citrate transporter (CIC), citrate must somehow govern 2HG metabolism in healthy cells. The mechanism linking citrate and 2HG, however, remains unknown. Here, we use the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to elucidate a metabolic link between citrate transport and L-2HG accumulation. Our study reveals that the Drosophila gene scheggia (sea), which encodes the fly CIC homolog, dampens glycolytic flux and restricts L-2HG accumulation. Moreover, we find that sea mutants accumulate excess L-2HG owing to elevated lactate production, which inhibits L-2HG degradation by interfering with L-2HG dehydrogenase activity. This unexpected result demonstrates that citrate indirectly regulates L-2HG stability and reveals a feedback mechanism that coordinates L-2HG metabolism with glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Finally, our study also suggests a potential strategy for preventing L-2HG accumulation in human patients with CIC deficiency. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper. Summary: This study reveals a mechanism that links export of mitochondrial citrate to accumulation of the oncometabolite L-2-hydroxyglutarate, suggesting a potential treatment for individuals with combined D-2- and L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria, a rare inborn error of metabolism.
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- Hongde Li
- Department of Biology, Indiana University, 1001 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, 1001 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, 1001 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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Curcio R, Muto L, Pierri CL, Montalto A, Lauria G, Onofrio A, Fiorillo M, Fiermonte G, Lunetti P, Vozza A, Capobianco L, Cappello AR, Dolce V. New insights about the structural rearrangements required for substrate translocation in the bovine mitochondrial oxoglutarate carrier. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2016; 1864:1473-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2016.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lunetti P, Damiano F, De Benedetto G, Siculella L, Pennetta A, Muto L, Paradies E, Marobbio CMT, Dolce V, Capobianco L. Characterization of Human and Yeast Mitochondrial Glycine Carriers with Implications for Heme Biosynthesis and Anemia. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:19746-59. [PMID: 27476175 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.736876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Heme is an essential molecule in many biological processes, such as transport and storage of oxygen and electron transfer as well as a structural component of hemoproteins. Defects of heme biosynthesis in developing erythroblasts have profound medical implications, as represented by sideroblastic anemia. The synthesis of heme requires the uptake of glycine into the mitochondrial matrix where glycine is condensed with succinyl coenzyme A to yield δ-aminolevulinic acid. Herein we describe the biochemical and molecular characterization of yeast Hem25p and human SLC25A38, providing evidence that they are mitochondrial carriers for glycine. In particular, the hem25Δ mutant manifests a defect in the biosynthesis of δ-aminolevulinic acid and displays reduced levels of downstream heme and mitochondrial cytochromes. The observed defects are rescued by complementation with yeast HEM25 or human SLC25A38 genes. Our results identify new proteins in the heme biosynthetic pathway and demonstrate that Hem25p and its human orthologue SLC25A38 are the main mitochondrial glycine transporters required for heme synthesis, providing definitive evidence of their previously proposed glycine transport function. Furthermore, our work may suggest new therapeutic approaches for the treatment of congenital sideroblastic anemia.
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- Paola Lunetti
- From the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- From the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Laboratory of Analytical and Isotopic Mass Spectrometry, Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- From the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Laboratory of Analytical and Isotopic Mass Spectrometry, Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (Cosenza), Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Institute of Biomembranes and Bioenergetics, 70125 Bari, Italy, and
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnology, and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (Cosenza), Italy
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- From the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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Serviddio G, Bellanti F, Stanca E, Lunetti P, Blonda M, Tamborra R, Siculella L, Vendemiale G, Capobianco L, Giudetti AM. Silybin exerts antioxidant effects and induces mitochondrial biogenesis in liver of rat with secondary biliary cirrhosis. Free Radic Biol Med 2014; 73:117-26. [PMID: 24819445 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The accumulation of toxic hydrophobic bile acids in hepatocytes, observed during chronic cholestasis, induces substantial modification in the redox state and in mitochondrial functions. Recent reports have suggested a significant role of impaired lipid metabolism in the progression of chronic cholestasis. In this work we report that changes observed in the expression of the lipogenic enzymes acetyl-CoA carboxylase and fatty acid synthase were associated with a decrease in the activity of citrate carrier (CIC), a protein of the inner mitochondrial membrane closely related to hepatic lipogenesis. We also verified that the impairment of citrate transport was dependent on modification of the phospholipid composition of the mitochondrial membrane and on cardiolipin oxidation. Silybin, an extract of silymarin with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, prevented mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, cardiolipin oxidation, and CIC failure in cirrhotic livers but did not affect the expression of lipogenic enzymes. Moreover, supplementation of silybin was also associated with mitochondrial biogenesis. In conclusion, we demonstrate that chronic cholestasis induces cardiolipin oxidation that in turn impairs mitochondrial function and further promotes ROS production. The capacity of silybin to limit mitochondrial failure is part of its hepatoprotective property.
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- Gaetano Serviddio
- Centro CURE, Institute of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Centro CURE, Institute of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Centro CURE, Institute of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Centro CURE, Institute of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Centro CURE, Institute of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
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- Centro CURE, Institute of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
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Dolce V, Cappello AR, Capobianco L. Mitochondrial tricarboxylate and dicarboxylate-tricarboxylate carriers: from animals to plants. IUBMB Life 2014; 66:462-71. [PMID: 25045044 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 06/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The citrate carrier (CiC), characteristic of animals, and the dicarboxylate-tricarboxylate carrier (DTC), characteristic of plants and protozoa, belong to the mitochondrial carrier protein family whose members are responsible for the exchange of metabolites, cofactors, and nucleotides between the cytoplasm and the mitochondrial matrix. Most of the functional data on these transporters are obtained from the studies performed with the protein purified from rat, eel yeast, and maize mitochondria or recombinant proteins from different sources incorporated into phospholipid vesicles (liposomes). The functional data indicate that CiC is responsible for the efflux of acetyl-CoA from the mitochondria to the cytosol in the form of citrate, the primer for fatty acid, cholesterol synthesis, and histone acetylation. Like the CiC, the citrate exported by DTC from the mitochondria to the cytosol in exchange for oxaloacetate can be cleaved by citrate lyase to acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate and used for fatty acid elongation and isoprenoid synthesis. In addition to its role in fatty acid synthesis, CiC is involved in other processes such as gluconeogenesis, insulin secretion, inflammation, and cancer progression, whereas DTC is involved in the production of glycerate, nitrogen assimilation, ripening of fruits, ATP synthesis, and sustaining of respiratory flux in fruit cells. This review provides an assessment of the current understanding of CiC and DTC structural and biochemical characteristics, underlying the structure-function relationship of these carriers. Furthermore, a phylogenetic relationship between CiC and DTC is proposed.
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- Vincenza Dolce
- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende Cosenza, Italy
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Carrisi C, Antonucci D, Lunetti P, Migoni D, Girelli CR, Dolce V, Fanizzi FP, Benedetti M, Capobianco L. Transport of platinum bonded nucleotides into proteoliposomes, mediated by Drosophila melanogaster thiamine pyrophosphate carrier protein (DmTpc1). J Inorg Biochem 2013; 130:28-31. [PMID: 24148759 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2013] [Revised: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The results of the present study suggest that DmTpc1 is actively implicated in the specific uptake of free cytoplasmic Pt bonded nucleotides, and therefore could be linked to the mechanism of action of some platinum-based antitumor drugs. Although DmTpc1 has a low affinity for model [Pt(dien)(N7-5'-dGTP)] and cis-[Pt(NH3)2(py)(N7-5'-dGTP)] compared to dATP it's well known that DNA platination level of few metal atoms per double-stranded molecule may account for the pharmacological activity of platinum based antitumor drugs. This is the first investigation where it has been demonstrated that a mitochondrial carrier is directly involved in the transport of metalated purines related with the cisplatin mechanism of action. Moreover it is shown as a lower hindrance of nucleotide bonded platinum complexes could strongly enhance mitochondrial uptake. Furthermore, a new application of ICP-AES addressed to measure the transport of metalated nucleobases, by using a recombinant protein reconstituted into liposomes, has been here, for the first time, developed and compared with a standard technique such as the liquid scintillation counting.
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- Chiara Carrisi
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; IFOM Foundation, FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation, IFOM-IEO Campus, 20139 Milan, Italy
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Mitochondrial glutamate carriers from Drosophila melanogaster: biochemical, evolutionary and modeling studies. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2013; 1827:1245-55. [PMID: 23850633 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Revised: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The mitochondrial carriers are members of a family of transport proteins that mediate solute transport across the inner mitochondrial membrane. Two isoforms of the glutamate carriers, GC1 and GC2 (encoded by the SLC25A22 and SLC25A18 genes, respectively), have been identified in humans. Two independent mutations in SLC25A22 are associated with severe epileptic encephalopathy. In the present study we show that two genes (CG18347 and CG12201) phylogenetically related to the human GC encoding genes are present in the D. melanogaster genome. We have functionally characterized the proteins encoded by CG18347 and CG12201, designated as DmGC1p and DmGC2p respectively, by overexpression in Escherichia coli and reconstitution into liposomes. Their transport properties demonstrate that DmGC1p and DmGC2p both catalyze the transport of glutamate across the inner mitochondrial membrane. Computational approaches have been used in order to highlight residues of DmGC1p and DmGC2p involved in substrate binding. Furthermore, gene expression analysis during development and in various adult tissues reveals that CG18347 is ubiquitously expressed in all examined D. melanogaster tissues, while the expression of CG12201 is strongly testis-biased. Finally, we identified mitochondrial glutamate carrier orthologs in 49 eukaryotic species in order to attempt the reconstruction of the evolutionary history of the glutamate carrier function. Comparison of the exon/intron structure and other key features of the analyzed orthologs suggests that eukaryotic glutamate carrier genes descend from an intron-rich ancestral gene already present in the common ancestor of lineages that diverged as early as bilateria and radiata.
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Cappello AR, Guido C, Santoro A, Santoro M, Capobianco L, Montanaro D, Madeo M, Andò S, Dolce V, Aquila S. The mitochondrial citrate carrier (CIC) is present and regulates insulin secretion by human male gamete. Endocrinology 2012; 153:1743-54. [PMID: 22355067 DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-1562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The mechanisms through which sperm manage their energy metabolism are poorly understood. The present study provides biochemical and morphological evidence that mitochondrial citrate carrier (CIC) is present in ejaculated human sperm and is restricted to the midpiece. The inhibition of CIC with the specific substrate analog 1,2,3-benzenetricarboxylate resulted in the reduction of cholesterol efflux, protein tyrosine phosphorylation, phospho-AKT, phospho-p60src, hyperactivated motility and acrosome reaction, suggesting a role for this mitochondrial carrier in sperm physiology. Furthermore, inhibition of CIC by 1,2,3-benzenetricarboxylate resulted in a reduction of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and autocrine insulin secretion by sperm. Remarkably, blocking CIC also reduced glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity, probably in accordance with its regulation on insulin secretion. Capacitation and glucose metabolism were stimulated by glucose as well as citrate, the specific substrate of CIC, implying a similar action because glucose and citrate both induced insulin secretion by sperm. In the present finding, we discovered a new site of action for CIC in the regulation of metabolism, and it may be assumed that CIC works with other factors in the regulation of sperm energy metabolism to sustain capacitation process and acrosome reaction.
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- Anna R Cappello
- Department of Pharmaco-Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende-CS 87036, Italy
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Interaction of fosfomycin with the Glycerol 3-phosphate Transporter of Escherichia coli. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2011; 1810:1323-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2011] [Revised: 07/11/2011] [Accepted: 07/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A novel subfamily of mitochondrial dicarboxylate carriers from Drosophila melanogaster: Biochemical and computational studies. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2011; 1807:251-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2010.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2010] [Revised: 11/13/2010] [Accepted: 11/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Capobianco L, Iacopetta D, Carrisi C, Madeo M, Cappello AR, Dolce V. An effective strategy for cloning the mitochondrial citrate carrier: identification, characterization and tissue distribution in silver eel. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.4236/abb.2011.23025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Iacopetta D, Carrisi C, De Filippis G, Calcagnile VM, Cappello AR, Chimento A, Curcio R, Santoro A, Vozza A, Dolce V, Palmieri F, Capobianco L. The biochemical properties of the mitochondrial thiamine pyrophosphate carrier from Drosophila melanogaster. FEBS J 2010; 277:1172-81. [PMID: 20121944 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07550.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The mitochondrial carriers are a family of transport proteins that shuttle metabolites, nucleotides and cofactors across the inner mitochondrial membrane. The genome of Drosophila melanogaster encodes at least 46 members of this family. Only five of these have been characterized, whereas the transport functions of the remainder cannot be assessed with certainty. In the present study, we report the functional identification of two D. melanogaster genes distantly related to the human and yeast thiamine pyrophosphate carrier (TPC) genes as well as the corresponding expression pattern throughout development. Furthermore, the functional characterization of the D. melanogaster mitochondrial thiamine pyrophosphate carrier protein (DmTpc1p) is described. DmTpc1p was over-expressed in bacteria, the purified protein was reconstituted into liposomes, and its transport properties and kinetic parameters were characterized. Reconstituted DmTpc1p transports thiamine pyrophosphate and, to a lesser extent, pyrophosphate, ADP, ATP and other nucleotides. The expression of DmTpc1p in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeTPC1 null mutant abolishes the growth defect on fermentable carbon sources. The main role of DmTpc1p is to import thiamine pyrophosphate into mitochondria by exchange with intramitochondrial ATP and/or ADP.
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- Domenico Iacopetta
- Department of Pharmaco-Biology, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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Morciano P, Carrisi C, Capobianco L, Mannini L, Burgio G, Cestra G, De Benedetto GE, Corona DFV, Musio A, Cenci G. A conserved role for the mitochondrial citrate transporter Sea/SLC25A1 in the maintenance of chromosome integrity. Hum Mol Genet 2009; 18:4180-8. [PMID: 19654186 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddp370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Histone acetylation plays essential roles in cell cycle progression, DNA repair, gene expression and silencing. Although the knowledge regarding the roles of acetylation of histone lysine residues is rapidly growing, very little is known about the biochemical pathways providing the nucleus with metabolites necessary for physiological chromatin acetylation. Here, we show that mutations in the scheggia (sea)-encoded Sea protein, the Drosophila ortholog of the human mitochondrial citrate carrier Solute carrier 25 A1 (SLC25A1), impair citrate transport from mitochondria to the cytosol. Interestingly, inhibition of sea expression results in extensive chromosome breakage in mitotic cells and induces an ATR-dependent cell cycle arrest associated with a dramatic reduction of global histone acetylation. Notably, loss of SLC25A1 in short interfering RNA (siRNA)-treated human primary fibroblasts also leads to chromosome breaks and histone acetylation defects, suggesting an evolutionary conserved role for Sea/SLC25A1 in the regulation of chromosome integrity. This study therefore provides an intriguing and unexpected link between intermediary metabolism and epigenetic control of genome stability.
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- Patrizia Morciano
- Dipartimento di Biologia di Base ed Applicata, Università dell'Aquila, 67010 L'Aquila, Italy
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Madeo M, Carrisi C, Iacopetta D, Capobianco L, Cappello AR, Bucci C, Palmieri F, Mazzeo G, Montalto A, Dolce V. Abundant expression and purification of biologically active mitochondrial citrate carrier in baculovirus-infected insect cells. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2009; 41:289-97. [PMID: 19629661 DOI: 10.1007/s10863-009-9226-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2009] [Accepted: 06/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Heterologous expression of recombinant proteins is an essential technology for protein characterization. A major obstacle to investigating the biochemical properties of membrane proteins is the difficulty in obtaining sufficient amounts of functional protein. Here we report the successful expression of the tricarboxylate (or citrate) carrier (CIC) of eel (Anguilla anguilla) from Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) cells using the baculovirus expression system. The recombinant CIC was purified by affinity chromatography on Ni(2+)-NTA agarose; the yield of the purified active protein was 0.4-0.5 mg/l of culture. The transport characteristics of the recombinant CIC and the effects of inhibitors on transport are similar to those determined for eel liver mitochondrial CIC. Because the CIC is one member of an extensive family of mitochondrial transport proteins, it is likely that the procedure used in this study to express and purify this carrier can be successfully applied to other mitochondrial transport proteins, thus providing sufficient protein for functional characterization.
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- Marianna Madeo
- Department of Pharmaco-Biology, University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy
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