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Bischof L, Schweitzer F, Schmitz HP, Heinisch JJ. The small yeast GTPase Rho5 requires specific mitochondrial outer membrane proteins for translocation under oxidative stress and interacts with the VDAC Por1. Eur J Cell Biol 2024; 103:151405. [PMID: 38503132 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2024.151405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Yeast Rho5 is a small GTPase which mediates the response to nutrient and oxidative stress, and triggers mitophagy and apoptosis. We here studied the rapid translocation of a GFP-tagged Rho5 to mitochondria under such stress conditions by live-cell fluorescence microscopy in the background of strains lacking different mitochondrial outer membrane proteins (MOMP). Fun14, Msp1 and Alo1 were found to be required for efficient recruitment of the GTPase, whereas translocation of Dck1 and Lmo1, the subunits of its dimeric GDP/GTP exchange factor (GEF), remained unaffected. An influence of the voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) Por1 on the association of GFP-Rho5 with mitochondria under oxidative stress conditions appeared to be strain-dependent. However, epistasis analyses and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) studies indicate a genetic and physical interaction. All four strains lacking a single MOMP were investigated for their effect on mitophagy.
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- Linnet Bischof
- Universität Osnabrück, Fachbereich Biologie/Chemie, AG Genetik, Barbarastr. 11, Osnabrück D-49076, Germany
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- Universität Osnabrück, Fachbereich Biologie/Chemie, AG Genetik, Barbarastr. 11, Osnabrück D-49076, Germany
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- Universität Osnabrück, Fachbereich Biologie/Chemie, AG Genetik, Barbarastr. 11, Osnabrück D-49076, Germany
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- Universität Osnabrück, Fachbereich Biologie/Chemie, AG Genetik, Barbarastr. 11, Osnabrück D-49076, Germany.
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Sousa AD, Costa AL, Costa V, Pereira C. Prediction and biological analysis of yeast VDAC1 phosphorylation. Arch Biochem Biophys 2024; 753:109914. [PMID: 38290597 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2024.109914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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The mitochondrial outer membrane protein porin 1 (Por1), the yeast orthologue of mammalian voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC), is the major permeability pathway for the flux of metabolites and ions between cytosol and mitochondria. In yeast, several Por1 phosphorylation sites have been identified. Protein phosphorylation is a major modification regulating a variety of biological activities, but the potential biological roles of Por1 phosphorylation remains unaddressed. In this work, we analysed 10 experimentally observed phosphorylation sites in yeast Por1 using bioinformatics tools. Two of the residues, T100 and S133, predicted to reduce and increase pore permeability, respectively, were validated using biological assays. In accordance, Por1T100D reduced mitochondrial respiration, while Por1S133E phosphomimetic mutant increased it. Por1T100A expression also improved respiratory growth, while Por1S133A caused defects in all growth conditions tested, notably in fermenting media. In conclusion, we found phosphorylation has the potential to modulate Por1, causing a marked effect on mitochondrial function. It can also impact on cell morphology and growth both in respiratory and, unpredictably, also in fermenting conditions, expanding our knowledge on the role of Por1 in cell physiology.
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- André D Sousa
- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Portugal; IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Portugal; IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Portugal; IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Universidade do Porto, Portugal; ICBAS - Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Portugal; IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Universidade do Porto, Portugal.
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Davis J, Meyer T, Smolnig M, Smethurst DG, Neuhaus L, Heyden J, Broeskamp F, Edrich ES, Knittelfelder O, Kolb D, Haar TVD, Gourlay CW, Rockenfeller P. A dynamic actin cytoskeleton is required to prevent constitutive VDAC-dependent MAPK signalling and aberrant lipid homeostasis. iScience 2023; 26:107539. [PMID: 37636069 PMCID: PMC10450525 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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The dynamic nature of the actin cytoskeleton is required to coordinate many cellular processes, and a loss of its plasticity has been linked to accelerated cell aging and attenuation of adaptive response mechanisms. Cofilin is an actin-binding protein that controls actin dynamics and has been linked to mitochondrial signaling pathways that control drug resistance and cell death. Here we show that cofilin-driven chronic depolarization of the actin cytoskeleton activates cell wall integrity mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling and disrupts lipid homeostasis in a voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC)-dependent manner. Expression of the cof1-5 mutation, which reduces the dynamic nature of actin, triggers loss of cell wall integrity, vacuole fragmentation, disruption of lipid homeostasis, lipid droplet (LD) accumulation, and the promotion of cell death. The integrity of the actin cytoskeleton is therefore essential to maintain the fidelity of MAPK signaling, lipid homeostasis, and cell health in S. cerevisiae.
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- Jack Davis
- Kent Fungal Group, School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK
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- Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biomedical Education and Research (ZBAF), University of Witten/Herdecke (UW/H), Stockumer Str. 10, 58453 Witten, Germany
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- Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biomedical Education and Research (ZBAF), University of Witten/Herdecke (UW/H), Stockumer Str. 10, 58453 Witten, Germany
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- Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biomedical Education and Research (ZBAF), University of Witten/Herdecke (UW/H), Stockumer Str. 10, 58453 Witten, Germany
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- Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biomedical Education and Research (ZBAF), University of Witten/Herdecke (UW/H), Stockumer Str. 10, 58453 Witten, Germany
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- Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biomedical Education and Research (ZBAF), University of Witten/Herdecke (UW/H), Stockumer Str. 10, 58453 Witten, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Medical University of Graz, Core Facility Ultrastructure Analysis, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Kent Fungal Group, School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK
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- Kent Fungal Group, School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK
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- Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biomedical Education and Research (ZBAF), University of Witten/Herdecke (UW/H), Stockumer Str. 10, 58453 Witten, Germany
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Miyata N, Ito T, Nakashima M, Fujii S, Kuge O. Mitochondrial phosphatidylethanolamine synthesis affects mitochondrial energy metabolism and quiescence entry through attenuation of Snf1/AMPK signaling in yeast. FASEB J 2022; 36:e22355. [PMID: 35639425 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101600rr] [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: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The Ups2-Mdm35 complex mediates intramitochondrial phosphatidylserine (PS) transport to facilitate mitochondrial phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) synthesis. In the present study, we found that ups2∆ yeast showed increased mitochondrial ATP production and enhanced quiescence (G0) entry in the post-diauxic shift phase. Transcriptomic and biochemical analyses revealed that the depletion of Ups2 leads to overactivation of the yeast AMPK homolog Snf1. Inactivation of Snf1 by depletion of an Snf1-activating kinase, Sak1 canceled the changes in mitochondrial ATP production and quiescence entry observed in ups2∆ cells. Furthermore, among the factors regulated by Snf1, upregulation of pyruvate carboxylase, Pyc1 and downregulation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase, Acc1, respectively, were sufficient to increase mitochondrial ATP production and quiescence entry. These results suggested that a normal PE synthesis mediated by Ups2-Mdm35 complex attenuates Snf1/AMPK activity, and that Snf1-mediated regulation of carbon metabolisms has great impacts on mitochondrial energy metabolism and quiescence entry. We also found that depletion of Ups2 together with the cell-cycle regulators Whi5 and Whi7, functional orthologs of the Rb1 tumor suppressor, caused a synthetic growth defect in yeast. Similarly, knockdown of PRELID3b, the human homolog of Ups2, decreased the viability of Rb1-deficient breast cancer cells, suggesting that PRELID3b is a potential target for cancer therapy.
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- Non Miyata
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Anderson JM, Box JM, Stuart RA. The mitospecific domain of Mrp7 (bL27) supports mitochondrial translation during fermentation and is required for effective adaptation to respiration. Mol Biol Cell 2021; 33:ar7. [PMID: 34731012 PMCID: PMC8886811 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e21-07-0370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
We demonstrate here that mitoribosomal protein synthesis, responsible for the synthesis of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) subunits encoded by mitochondrial genome, occurs at high levels during glycolysis fermentation and in a manner uncoupled from OXPHOS complex assembly regulation. Furthermore, we provide evidence that the mitospecific domain of Mrp7 (bL27), a mitoribosomal component, is required to maintain mitochondrial protein synthesis during fermentation, but is not required under respiration growth conditions. Maintaining mitotranslation under high glucose fermentation conditions also involves Mam33 (p32/gC1qR homolog), a binding partner of Mrp7's mitospecific domain, and together they confer a competitive advantage for a cell's ability to adapt to respiration-based metabolism when glucose becomes limiting. Furthermore, our findings support that the mitoribosome, and specifically the central protuberance (CP) region, may be differentially regulated and/or assembled, under the different metabolic conditions of fermentation and respiration. Based on our findings, we propose the purpose of mitotranslation is not limited to the assembly of OXPHOS complexes, but also plays a role in mitochondrial signaling critical for switching cellular metabolism from a glycolysis- to a respiratory-based state.
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- Dept. of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Dept. of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Porin 1 Modulates Autophagy in Yeast. Cells 2021; 10:cells10092416. [PMID: 34572064 PMCID: PMC8464718 DOI: 10.3390/cells10092416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Autophagy is a cellular recycling program which efficiently reduces the cellular burden of ageing. Autophagy is characterised by nucleation of isolation membranes, which grow in size and further expand to form autophagosomes, engulfing cellular material to be degraded by fusion with lysosomes (vacuole in yeast). Autophagosomal membranes do not bud from a single cell organelle, but are generated de novo. Several lipid sources for autophagosomal membranes have been identified, but the whole process of their generation is complex and not entirely understood. In this study, we investigated how the mitochondrial outer membrane protein porin 1 (Por1), the yeast orthologue of mammalian voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC), affects autophagy in yeast. We show that POR1 deficiency reduces the autophagic capacity and leads to changes in vacuole and lipid homeostasis. We further investigated whether limited phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) availability in por1∆ was causative for reduced autophagy by overexpression of the PE-generating phosphatidylserine decarboxylase 1 (Psd1). Altogether, our results show that POR1 deficiency is associated with reduced autophagy, which can be circumvented by additional PSD1 overexpression. This suggests a role for Por1 in Psd1-mediated autophagy regulation.
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Šoštarić N, Arslan A, Carvalho B, Plech M, Voordeckers K, Verstrepen KJ, van Noort V. Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis of Mechanisms Underlying Yeast Ethanol Tolerance. J Proteome Res 2021; 20:3840-3852. [PMID: 34236875 PMCID: PMC8353626 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.1c00139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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For yeast cells,
tolerance to high levels of ethanol is vital both
in their natural environment and in industrially relevant conditions.
We recently genotyped experimentally evolved yeast strains adapted
to high levels of ethanol and identified mutations linked to ethanol
tolerance. In this study, by integrating genomic sequencing data with
quantitative proteomics profiles from six evolved strains (data set
identifier PXD006631) and construction of protein interaction networks,
we elucidate exactly how the genotype and phenotype are related at
the molecular level. Our multi-omics approach points to the rewiring
of numerous metabolic pathways affected by genomic and proteomic level
changes, from energy-producing and lipid pathways to differential
regulation of transposons and proteins involved in cell cycle progression.
One of the key differences is found in the energy-producing metabolism,
where the ancestral yeast strain responds to ethanol by switching
to respiration and employing the mitochondrial electron transport
chain. In contrast, the ethanol-adapted strains appear to have returned
back to energy production mainly via glycolysis and ethanol fermentation,
as supported by genomic and proteomic level changes. This work is
relevant for synthetic biology where systems need to function under
stressful conditions, as well as for industry and in cancer biology,
where it is important to understand how the genotype relates to the
phenotype.
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- Nikolina Šoštarić
- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.,VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Bioincubator, Gaston Geenslaan 1, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.,VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Bioincubator, Gaston Geenslaan 1, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.,VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Bioincubator, Gaston Geenslaan 1, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 22, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.,Institute of Biology Leiden, Faculty of Science, Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands
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Di Rosa MC, Guarino F, Conti Nibali S, Magrì A, De Pinto V. Voltage-Dependent Anion Selective Channel Isoforms in Yeast: Expression, Structure, and Functions. Front Physiol 2021; 12:675708. [PMID: 34093236 PMCID: PMC8171188 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.675708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Mitochondrial porins, also known as voltage-dependent anion selective channels (VDACs), are pore-forming molecules of the outer mitochondrial membranes, involved in the regulation of metabolic flux between cytosol and mitochondria. Playing such an essential role, VDAC proteins are evolutionary conserved and isoforms are present in numerous species. The quest for specific function(s) related to the raise of multiple isoforms is an intriguing theme. The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome is endowed with two different VDAC genes encoding for two distinct porin isoforms, definitely less characterized in comparison to mammalian counterpart. While yVDAC1 has been extensively studied, the second isoform, yVDAC2, is much less expressed, and has a still misunderstood function. This review will recapitulate the known and poorly known information in the literature, in the light of the growing interest about the features of VDAC isoforms in the cell.
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- Maria Carmela Di Rosa
- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.,we.MitoBiotech S.R.L., Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- we.MitoBiotech S.R.L., Catania, Italy.,Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.,we.MitoBiotech S.R.L., Catania, Italy
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Kanwar P, Samtani H, Sanyal SK, Srivastava AK, Suprasanna P, Pandey GK. VDAC and its interacting partners in plant and animal systems: an overview. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2020; 40:715-732. [PMID: 32338074 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2020.1756214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Molecular trafficking between different subcellular compartments is the key for normal cellular functioning. Voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs) are small-sized proteins present in the outer mitochondrial membrane, which mediate molecular trafficking between mitochondria and cytoplasm. The conductivity of VDAC is dependent on the transmembrane voltage, its oligomeric state and membrane lipids. VDAC acts as a convergence point to a diverse variety of mitochondrial functions as well as cell survival. This functional diversity is attained due to their interaction with a plethora of proteins inside the cell. Although, there are hints toward functional conservation/divergence between animals and plants; knowledge about the functional role of the VDACs in plants is still limited. We present here a comparative overview to provide an integrative picture of the interactions of VDAC with different proteins in both animals and plants. Also discussed are their physiological functions from the perspective of cellular movements, signal transduction, cellular fate, disease and development. This in-depth knowledge of the biological importance of VDAC and its interacting partner(s) will assist us to explore their function in the applied context in both plant and animal.
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- Poonam Kanwar
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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Guaragnella N, Coyne LP, Chen XJ, Giannattasio S. Mitochondria-cytosol-nucleus crosstalk: learning from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Res 2019; 18:5066171. [PMID: 30165482 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foy088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Mitochondria are key cell organelles with a prominent role in both energetic metabolism and the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. Since mitochondria harbor their own genome, which encodes a limited number of proteins critical for oxidative phosphorylation and protein translation, their function and biogenesis strictly depend upon nuclear control. The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been a unique model for understanding mitochondrial DNA organization and inheritance as well as for deciphering the process of assembly of mitochondrial components. In the last three decades, yeast also provided a powerful tool for unveiling the communication network that coordinates the functions of the nucleus, the cytosol and mitochondria. This crosstalk regulates how cells respond to extra- and intracellular changes either to maintain cellular homeostasis or to activate cell death. This review is focused on the key pathways that mediate nucleus-cytosol-mitochondria communications through both transcriptional regulation and proteostatic signaling. We aim to highlight yeast that likely continues to serve as a productive model organism for mitochondrial research in the years to come.
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- Nicoletta Guaragnella
- Institute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnologies, CNR, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Institute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnologies, CNR, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Tripodi F, Castoldi A, Nicastro R, Reghellin V, Lombardi L, Airoldi C, Falletta E, Maffioli E, Scarcia P, Palmieri L, Alberghina L, Agrimi G, Tedeschi G, Coccetti P. Methionine supplementation stimulates mitochondrial respiration. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2018; 1865:1901-1913. [PMID: 30290237 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2018.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
Mitochondria play essential metabolic functions in eukaryotes. Although their major role is the generation of energy in the form of ATP, they are also involved in maintenance of cellular redox state, conversion and biosynthesis of metabolites and signal transduction. Most mitochondrial functions are conserved in eukaryotic systems and mitochondrial dysfunctions trigger several human diseases. By using multi-omics approach, we investigate the effect of methionine supplementation on yeast cellular metabolism, considering its role in the regulation of key cellular processes. Methionine supplementation induces an up-regulation of proteins related to mitochondrial functions such as TCA cycle, electron transport chain and respiration, combined with an enhancement of mitochondrial pyruvate uptake and TCA cycle activity. This metabolic signature is more noticeable in cells lacking Snf1/AMPK, the conserved signalling regulator of energy homeostasis. Remarkably, snf1Δ cells strongly depend on mitochondrial respiration and suppression of pyruvate transport is detrimental for this mutant in methionine condition, indicating that respiration mostly relies on pyruvate flux into mitochondrial pathways. These data provide new insights into the regulation of mitochondrial metabolism and extends our understanding on the role of methionine in regulating energy signalling pathways.
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- Farida Tripodi
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; SYSBIO, Centre of Systems Biology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; SYSBIO, Centre of Systems Biology, Milan, Italy
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- DIMEVET - Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; SYSBIO, Centre of Systems Biology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, Italy.
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- DIMEVET - Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; SYSBIO, Centre of Systems Biology, Milan, Italy.
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AMPK is activated early in cerebellar granule cells undergoing apoptosis and influences VADC1 phosphorylation status and activity. Apoptosis 2018. [PMID: 28643197 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-017-1389-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The neurodegeneration of cerebellar granule cells, after low potassium induced apoptosis, is known to be temporally divided into an early and a late phase. Voltage-dependent anion channel-1 (VDAC1) protein, changing from the closed inactive state to the active open state, is central to the switch between the early and late phase. It is also known that: (i) VDAC1 can undergo phosphorylation events and (ii) AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), the sensor of cellular stress, may have a role in neuronal homeostasis. In the view of this, the involvement of AMPK activation and its correlation with VDAC1 status and activity has been investigated in the course of cerebellar granule cells apoptosis. The results reported in this study show that an increased level of the phosphorylated, active, isoform of AMPK occurs in the early phase, peaks at 3 h and guarantees an increase in the phosphorylation status of VDCA1, resulting in a reduced activity of this latter. However this situation is transient in nature, since, in the late phase, AMPK activation decreases as well as the level of phosphorylated VDAC1. In a less phosphorylated status, VDAC1 fully recovers its gating activity and drives cells along the death route.
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Willis SD, Stieg DC, Ong KL, Shah R, Strich AK, Grose JH, Cooper KF. Snf1 cooperates with the CWI MAPK pathway to mediate the degradation of Med13 following oxidative stress. MICROBIAL CELL 2018; 5:357-370. [PMID: 30175106 PMCID: PMC6116281 DOI: 10.15698/mic2018.08.641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Eukaryotic cells, when faced with unfavorable environmental conditions, mount either pro-survival or pro-death programs. The conserved cyclin C-Cdk8 kinase plays a key role in this decision. Both are members of the Cdk8 kinase module that, along with Med12 and Med13, associate with the core Mediator complex of RNA polymerase II. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, oxidative stress triggers Med13 destruction, which releases cyclin C into the cytoplasm to promote mitochondrial fission and programmed cell death. The SCFGrr1 ubiquitin ligase mediates Med13 degradation dependent on the cell wall integrity pathway, MAPK Slt2. Here we show that the AMP kinase Snf1 activates a second SCFGrr1 responsive degron in Med13. Deletion of Snf1 resulted in nuclear retention of cyclin C and failure to induce mitochondrial fragmentation. This degron was able to confer oxidative-stress-induced destruction when fused to a heterologous protein in a Snf1 dependent manner. Although snf1∆ mutants failed to destroy Med13, deleting the degron did not prevent destruction. These results indicate that the control of Med13 degradation following H2O2 stress is complex, being controlled simultaneously by CWI and MAPK pathways.
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- Stephen D Willis
- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, 08084, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, 08084, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, 08084, USA.,Current address: Department of Biological Sciences, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028. USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, 08084, USA.,Current address: Shawnee High School, Medford, New Jersey 08055, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, 08084, USA
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Mitochondrial Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel Protein Por1 Positively Regulates the Nuclear Localization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae AMP-Activated Protein Kinase. mSphere 2018; 3:mSphere00482-17. [PMID: 29359182 PMCID: PMC5760747 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00482-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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AMP-activated protein kinases (AMPKs) sense energy limitation and regulate transcription and metabolism in eukaryotes from yeast to humans. In mammals, AMPK responds to increased AMP-to-ATP or ADP-to-ATP ratios and is implicated in diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Mitochondria produce ATP and are generally thought to downregulate AMPK. Indeed, some antidiabetic drugs activate AMPK by affecting mitochondrial respiration. ATP release from mitochondria is mediated by evolutionarily conserved proteins known as voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs). One would therefore expect VDACs to serve as negative regulators of AMPK. However, our experiments in yeast reveal the existence of an opposite relationship. We previously showed that Saccharomyces cerevisiae VDACs Por1 and Por2 positively regulate AMPK/Snf1 catalytic activation. Here, we show that Por1 also plays an important role in promoting AMPK/Snf1 nuclear localization. Our counterintuitive findings could inform research in areas ranging from diabetes to cancer to fungal pathogenesis. Snf1 protein kinase of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a member of the highly conserved eukaryotic AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) family, which is involved in regulating responses to energy limitation. Under conditions of carbon/energy stress, such as during glucose depletion, Snf1 is catalytically activated and enriched in the nucleus to regulate transcription. Snf1 catalytic activation requires phosphorylation of its conserved activation loop threonine (Thr210) by upstream kinases. Catalytic activation is also a prerequisite for Snf1’s subsequent nuclear enrichment, a process that is mediated by Gal83, one of three alternate β-subunits of the Snf1 kinase complex. We previously reported that the mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) proteins Por1 and Por2 play redundant roles in promoting Snf1 catalytic activation by Thr210 phosphorylation. Here, we show that the por1Δ mutation alone, which by itself does not affect Snf1 Thr210 phosphorylation, causes defects in Snf1 and Gal83 nuclear enrichment and Snf1’s ability to stimulate transcription. We present evidence that Por1 promotes Snf1 nuclear enrichment by promoting the nuclear enrichment of Gal83. Overexpression of Por2, which is not believed to have channel activity, can suppress the localization and transcription activation defects of the por1Δ mutant, suggesting that the regulatory role played by Por1 is separable from its channel function. Thus, our findings expand the positive roles of the yeast VDACs in carbon/energy stress signaling upstream of Snf1. Since AMPK/Snf1 and VDAC proteins are conserved in evolution, our findings in yeast may have implications for AMPK regulation in other eukaryotes, including humans. IMPORTANCE AMP-activated protein kinases (AMPKs) sense energy limitation and regulate transcription and metabolism in eukaryotes from yeast to humans. In mammals, AMPK responds to increased AMP-to-ATP or ADP-to-ATP ratios and is implicated in diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Mitochondria produce ATP and are generally thought to downregulate AMPK. Indeed, some antidiabetic drugs activate AMPK by affecting mitochondrial respiration. ATP release from mitochondria is mediated by evolutionarily conserved proteins known as voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs). One would therefore expect VDACs to serve as negative regulators of AMPK. However, our experiments in yeast reveal the existence of an opposite relationship. We previously showed that Saccharomyces cerevisiae VDACs Por1 and Por2 positively regulate AMPK/Snf1 catalytic activation. Here, we show that Por1 also plays an important role in promoting AMPK/Snf1 nuclear localization. Our counterintuitive findings could inform research in areas ranging from diabetes to cancer to fungal pathogenesis.
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Niedzwiecka K, Tisi R, Penna S, Lichocka M, Plochocka D, Kucharczyk R. Two mutations in mitochondrial ATP6 gene of ATP synthase, related to human cancer, affect ROS, calcium homeostasis and mitochondrial permeability transition in yeast. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2017; 1865:117-131. [PMID: 28986220 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2017.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Revised: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The relevance of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in cancer process is still unknown. Since the mutagenesis of mitochondrial genome in mammals is not possible yet, we have exploited budding yeast S. cerevisiae as a model to study the effects of tumor-associated mutations in the mitochondrial MTATP6 gene, encoding subunit 6 of ATP synthase, on the energy metabolism. We previously reported that four mutations in this gene have a limited impact on the production of cellular energy. Here we show that two mutations, Atp6-P163S and Atp6-K90E (human MTATP6-P136S and MTATP6-K64E, found in prostate and thyroid cancer samples, respectively), increase sensitivity of yeast cells both to compounds inducing oxidative stress and to high concentrations of calcium ions in the medium, when Om45p, the component of porin complex in outer mitochondrial membrane (OM), was fused to GFP. In OM45-GFP background, these mutations affect the activation of yeast permeability transition pore (yPTP, also called YMUC, yeast mitochondrial unspecific channel) upon calcium induction. Moreover, we show that calcium addition to isolated mitochondria heavily induced the formation of ATP synthase dimers and oligomers, recently proposed to form the core of PTP, which was slower in the mutants. We show the genetic evidence for involvement of mitochondrial ATP synthase in calcium homeostasis and permeability transition in yeast. This paper is a first to show, although in yeast model organism, that mitochondrial ATP synthase mutations, which accumulate during carcinogenesis process, may be significant for cancer cell escape from apoptosis.
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- Katarzyna Niedzwiecka
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Dept. Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Milan Center for Neuroscience, Milan, Italy
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- Dept. Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
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Attenuation of transcriptional and signaling responses limits viability of ρ(0)Saccharomyces cerevisiae during periods of glucose deprivation. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1860:2563-2575. [PMID: 27478089 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 07/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The maintenance of viability during periods when a glycolytic carbon source is limited (or absent) is a major obstacle for cells whose mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been damaged or lost. METHODS We utilized genome wide transcriptional profiling and in gel mobility analyses to examine the transcriptional response and characterize defects in the phosphorylation dependent signaling events that occur during acute glucose starvation in ρ(0) cells that lack mtDNA. Genetic and pharmacological interventions were employed to clarify the contribution of nutrient responsive kinases to regulation of the transcription factors that displayed abnormal phosphoregulation in ρ(0) cells. RESULTS The transcriptional response to glucose deprivation is dampened but not blocked in ρ(0) cells. Genes regulated by the transcription factors Mig1, Msn2, Gat1, and Ume6 were noticeably affected and phosphorylation of these factors in response to nutrient depletion is abnormal in ρ(0) cells. Regulation of the nutrient responsive kinases PKA and Snf1 remains normal in ρ(0) cells. The phosphorylation defect results from ATP depletion and loss of the activity of kinases including GSK3β, Rim15, and Yak1. Interventions which rescue phosphoregulation of transcription factors bolster maintenance of viability in ρ(0) cells during subsequent glucose deprivation. CONCLUSIONS A subset of nutrient responsive kinases is especially sensitive to ATP levels and their misregulation may underlie regulatory defects presented by ρ(0) cells. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Abnormal regulation of mitochondrial function is implicated in numerous human disorders. This work illustrates that some signaling pathways are more sensitive than others to metabolic defects caused by mitochondrial dysfunction.
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Saks V, Schlattner U, Tokarska-Schlattner M, Wallimann T, Bagur R, Zorman S, Pelosse M, Santos PD, Boucher F, Kaambre T, Guzun R. Systems Level Regulation of Cardiac Energy Fluxes Via Metabolic Cycles: Role of Creatine, Phosphotransfer Pathways, and AMPK Signaling. SYSTEMS BIOLOGY OF METABOLIC AND SIGNALING NETWORKS 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-38505-6_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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