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Flores-Sierra JDJ, Muciño-Arellano MDR, Romo-Morales GDC, Sánchez-Palafox JE, Correa-Navarro VA, Colín-Castelán D, Pérez-Vázquez V, Rangel-Salazar R, Rivera-Bustamante R, de la Rocha C, Rodríguez-Ríos D, Trejo-Saavedra DL, Molina-Torres J, Ramírez-Chávez E, García-Rojas NS, Winkler R, Lund G, Zaina S. The DNA methyltransferase inhibitor decitabine blunts the response to a high-animal fat and protein diet in mice. J Lipid Res 2024; 65:100586. [PMID: 38942113 PMCID: PMC11325794 DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2024.100586] [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: 05/28/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/30/2024] Open
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Increasing evidence hints that DNA hypermethylation may mediate the pathogenic response to cardiovascular risk factors. Here, we tested a corollary of that hypothesis, that is, that the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor decitabine (Dec) ameliorates the metabolic profile of mice fed a moderately high-animal fat and protein diet (HAFPD), a proxy of cardiovascular risk-associated Western-type diet. HAFPD-fed mice were exposed to Dec or vehicle for eight weeks (8W set, 4-32/group). To assess any memory of past exposure to Dec, we surveyed a second mice set treated as 8W but HAFPD-fed for further eight weeks without any Dec (16W set, 4-20/group). In 8W, Dec markedly reduced HAFPD-induced body weight gain in females, but marginally in males. Characterization of females revealed that Dec augmented skeletal muscle lipid content, while decreasing liver fat content and increasing plasma nonesterified fatty acids, adipose insulin resistance, and-although marginally-whole blood acylcarnitines, compared to HAFPD alone. Skeletal muscle mitochondrial DNA copy number was higher in 8W mice exposed to HAFPD and Dec, or in 16W mice fed HAFPD only, relative to 8W mice fed HAFPD only, but Dec induced a transcriptional profile indicative of ameliorated mitochondrial function. Memory of past Dec exposure was tissue-specific and sensitive to both duration of exposure to HAFPD and age. In conclusion, Dec redirected HAFPD-induced lipid accumulation toward the skeletal muscle, likely due to augmented mitochondrial functionality and increased lipid demand. As caveat, Dec induced adipose insulin resistance. Our findings may help identifying strategies for prevention and treatment of lipid dysmetabolism.
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- José de Jesús Flores-Sierra
- Division of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Sciences, Leon Campus, University of Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico; Tecnológico Nacional de México/ITS de Purísima del Rincón, Purísima del Rincón, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Division of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Sciences, Leon Campus, University of Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico
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- Division of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Sciences, Leon Campus, University of Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico
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- Division of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Sciences, Leon Campus, University of Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, CINVESTAV Irapuato Unit, Irapuato, Mexico
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, CINVESTAV Irapuato Unit, Irapuato, Mexico
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, CINVESTAV Irapuato Unit, Irapuato, Mexico.
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- Division of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Sciences, Leon Campus, University of Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico.
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Quintana-Cabrera R, Scorrano L. Determinants and outcomes of mitochondrial dynamics. Mol Cell 2023; 83:857-876. [PMID: 36889315 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Mitochondria are not only central organelles in metabolism and energy conversion but are also platforms for cellular signaling cascades. Classically, the shape and ultrastructure of mitochondria were depicted as static. The discovery of morphological transitions during cell death and of conserved genes controlling mitochondrial fusion and fission contributed to establishing the concept that mitochondrial morphology and ultrastructure are dynamically regulated by mitochondria-shaping proteins. These finely tuned, dynamic changes in mitochondrial shape can in turn control mitochondrial function, and their alterations in human diseases suggest that this space can be explored for drug discovery. Here, we review the basic tenets and molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial morphology and ultrastructure, describing how they can coordinately define mitochondrial function.
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- Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Via Orus 2, 35129 Padova, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi 58B, 35121 Padova, Italy.
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Del Dotto V, Carelli V. Dominant Optic Atrophy (DOA): Modeling the Kaleidoscopic Roles of OPA1 in Mitochondrial Homeostasis. Front Neurol 2021; 12:681326. [PMID: 34177786 PMCID: PMC8220150 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.681326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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In the year 2000, the discovery of OPA1 mutations as causative for dominant optic atrophy (DOA) was pivotal to rapidly expand the field of mitochondrial dynamics and describe the complex machinery governing this pathway, with a multitude of other genes and encoded proteins involved in neurodegenerative disorders of the optic nerve. OPA1 turned out to be a much more complex protein than initially envisaged, connecting multiple pathways beyond its strict role in mitochondrial fusion, such as sensing of OXPHOS needs and mitochondrial DNA maintenance. As a consequence, an increasing need to investigate OPA1 functions at multiple levels has imposed the development of multiple tools and models that are here reviewed. Translational mitochondrial medicine, with the ultimate objective of translating basic science necessary to understand pathogenic mechanisms into therapeutic strategies, requires disease modeling at multiple levels: from the simplest, like in yeast, to cell models, including the increasing use of reprogrammed stem cells (iPSCs) from patients, to animal models. In the present review, we thoroughly examine and provide the state of the art of all these approaches.
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- Valentina Del Dotto
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Programma di Neurogenetica, Bologna, Italy
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Kyriakoudi S, Drousiotou A, Petrou PP. When the Balance Tips: Dysregulation of Mitochondrial Dynamics as a Culprit in Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094617. [PMID: 33924849 PMCID: PMC8124286 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are dynamic organelles, the morphology of which is tightly linked to their functions. The interplay between the coordinated events of fusion and fission that are collectively described as mitochondrial dynamics regulates mitochondrial morphology and adjusts mitochondrial function. Over the last few years, accruing evidence established a connection between dysregulated mitochondrial dynamics and disease development and progression. Defects in key components of the machinery mediating mitochondrial fusion and fission have been linked to a wide range of pathological conditions, such as insulin resistance and obesity, neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. Here, we provide an update on the molecular mechanisms promoting mitochondrial fusion and fission in mammals and discuss the emerging association of disturbed mitochondrial dynamics with human disease.
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- Styliana Kyriakoudi
- Department of Biochemical Genetics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, P.O. Box 23462, Nicosia 1683, Cyprus; (S.K.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Biochemical Genetics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, P.O. Box 23462, Nicosia 1683, Cyprus; (S.K.); (A.D.)
- Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, P.O. Box 23462, Nicosia 1683, Cyprus
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- Department of Biochemical Genetics, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, P.O. Box 23462, Nicosia 1683, Cyprus; (S.K.); (A.D.)
- Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, P.O. Box 23462, Nicosia 1683, Cyprus
- Correspondence:
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Bioenergetic roles of mitochondrial fusion. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2016; 1857:1277-1283. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2016.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lasserre JP, Dautant A, Aiyar RS, Kucharczyk R, Glatigny A, Tribouillard-Tanvier D, Rytka J, Blondel M, Skoczen N, Reynier P, Pitayu L, Rötig A, Delahodde A, Steinmetz LM, Dujardin G, Procaccio V, di Rago JP. Yeast as a system for modeling mitochondrial disease mechanisms and discovering therapies. Dis Model Mech 2016; 8:509-26. [PMID: 26035862 PMCID: PMC4457039 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.020438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial diseases are severe and largely untreatable. Owing to the many essential processes carried out by mitochondria and the complex cellular systems that support these processes, these diseases are diverse, pleiotropic, and challenging to study. Much of our current understanding of mitochondrial function and dysfunction comes from studies in the baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Because of its good fermenting capacity, S. cerevisiae can survive mutations that inactivate oxidative phosphorylation, has the ability to tolerate the complete loss of mitochondrial DNA (a property referred to as ‘petite-positivity’), and is amenable to mitochondrial and nuclear genome manipulation. These attributes make it an excellent model system for studying and resolving the molecular basis of numerous mitochondrial diseases. Here, we review the invaluable insights this model organism has yielded about diseases caused by mitochondrial dysfunction, which ranges from primary defects in oxidative phosphorylation to metabolic disorders, as well as dysfunctions in maintaining the genome or in the dynamics of mitochondria. Owing to the high level of functional conservation between yeast and human mitochondrial genes, several yeast species have been instrumental in revealing the molecular mechanisms of pathogenic human mitochondrial gene mutations. Importantly, such insights have pointed to potential therapeutic targets, as have genetic and chemical screens using yeast. Summary: In this Review, we discuss the use of budding yeast to understand mitochondrial diseases and help in the search for their treatments.
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- Jean-Paul Lasserre
- University Bordeaux-CNRS, IBGC, UMR 5095, 1 rue Camille Saint-Saëns, Bordeaux F-33000, France
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- University Bordeaux-CNRS, IBGC, UMR 5095, 1 rue Camille Saint-Saëns, Bordeaux F-33000, France
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Genome Biology Unit, Meyerhofstrasse 1, Heidelberg 69117, Germany
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 02-106, Poland
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, 1 avenue de la terrasse, Gif-sur-Yvette 91198, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR1078, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS) Bretagne, CHRU Brest, Hôpital Morvan, Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Brest F-29200, France
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 02-106, Poland
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR1078, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS) Bretagne, CHRU Brest, Hôpital Morvan, Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Brest F-29200, France
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- University Bordeaux-CNRS, IBGC, UMR 5095, 1 rue Camille Saint-Saëns, Bordeaux F-33000, France Department of Genetics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 02-106, Poland
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- UMR CNRS 6214-INSERM U1083, Angers 49933, Cedex 9, France Département de Biochimie et Génétique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, Angers 49933, Cedex 9, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, rue Gregor Mendel, Orsay 91405, France
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- Inserm U1163, Hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, Institut Imagine, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, 149 rue de Sèvres, Paris 75015, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, rue Gregor Mendel, Orsay 91405, France
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Genome Biology Unit, Meyerhofstrasse 1, Heidelberg 69117, Germany Stanford Genome Technology Center, Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5301, USA
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, 1 avenue de la terrasse, Gif-sur-Yvette 91198, France
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- UMR CNRS 6214-INSERM U1083, Angers 49933, Cedex 9, France Département de Biochimie et Génétique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, Angers 49933, Cedex 9, France
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- University Bordeaux-CNRS, IBGC, UMR 5095, 1 rue Camille Saint-Saëns, Bordeaux F-33000, France
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Bertholet AM, Delerue T, Millet AM, Moulis MF, David C, Daloyau M, Arnauné-Pelloquin L, Davezac N, Mils V, Miquel MC, Rojo M, Belenguer P. Mitochondrial fusion/fission dynamics in neurodegeneration and neuronal plasticity. Neurobiol Dis 2015; 90:3-19. [PMID: 26494254 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2015.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 255] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Revised: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that continually move, fuse and divide. The dynamic balance of fusion and fission of mitochondria determines their morphology and allows their immediate adaptation to energetic needs, keeps mitochondria in good health by restoring or removing damaged organelles or precipitates cells in apoptosis in cases of severe defects. Mitochondrial fusion and fission are essential in mammals and their disturbances are associated with several diseases. However, while mitochondrial fusion/fission dynamics, and the proteins that control these processes, are ubiquitous, associated diseases are primarily neurological disorders. Accordingly, inactivation of the main actors of mitochondrial fusion/fission dynamics is associated with defects in neuronal development, plasticity and functioning, both ex vivo and in vivo. Here, we present the central actors of mitochondrial fusion and fission and review the role of mitochondrial dynamics in neuronal physiology and pathophysiology. Particular emphasis is placed on the three main actors of these processes i.e. DRP1,MFN1-2, and OPA1 as well as on GDAP1, a protein of the mitochondrial outer membrane preferentially expressed in neurons. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Mitochondria & Brain.
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- A M Bertholet
- Université de Toulouse, Centre de Biologie du Développement, CNRS, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; CNRS, Centre de Biologie du Développement, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Centre de Biologie du Développement, CNRS, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; CNRS, Centre de Biologie du Développement, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Centre de Biologie du Développement, CNRS, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; CNRS, Centre de Biologie du Développement, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Centre de Biologie du Développement, CNRS, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; CNRS, Centre de Biologie du Développement, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires (IBGC), UMR5095, Bordeaux, France; Université de Bordeaux, Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires (IBGC), UMR5095, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Centre de Biologie du Développement, CNRS, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; CNRS, Centre de Biologie du Développement, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Centre de Biologie du Développement, CNRS, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; CNRS, Centre de Biologie du Développement, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Centre de Biologie du Développement, CNRS, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; CNRS, Centre de Biologie du Développement, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Centre de Biologie du Développement, CNRS, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; CNRS, Centre de Biologie du Développement, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, Centre de Biologie du Développement, CNRS, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; CNRS, Centre de Biologie du Développement, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- CNRS, Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires (IBGC), UMR5095, Bordeaux, France; Université de Bordeaux, Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires (IBGC), UMR5095, Bordeaux, France.
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- Université de Toulouse, Centre de Biologie du Développement, CNRS, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; CNRS, Centre de Biologie du Développement, UMR5547/Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
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Albert B, Colleran C, Léger-Silvestre I, Berger AB, Dez C, Normand C, Perez-Fernandez J, McStay B, Gadal O. Structure-function analysis of Hmo1 unveils an ancestral organization of HMG-Box factors involved in ribosomal DNA transcription from yeast to human. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:10135-49. [PMID: 24021628 PMCID: PMC3905846 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Ribosome biogenesis is a major metabolic effort for growing cells. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Hmo1, an abundant high-mobility group box protein (HMGB) binds to the coding region of the RNA polymerase I transcribed ribosomal RNAs genes and the promoters of ∼70% of ribosomal protein genes. In this study, we have demonstrated the functional conservation of eukaryotic HMGB proteins involved in ribosomal DNA (rDNA) transcription. We have shown that when expressed in budding yeast, human UBF1 and a newly identified Sp-Hmo1 (Schizosaccharomyces pombe) localize to the nucleolus and suppress growth defect of the RNA polymerase I mutant rpa49-Δ. Owing to the multiple functions of both proteins, Hmo1 and UBF1 are not fully interchangeable. By deletion and domains swapping in Hmo1, we identified essential domains that stimulate rDNA transcription but are not fully required for stimulation of ribosomal protein genes expression. Hmo1 is organized in four functional domains: a dimerization module, a canonical HMGB motif followed by a conserved domain and a C-terminal nucleolar localization signal. We propose that Hmo1 has acquired species-specific functions and shares with UBF1 and Sp-Hmo1 an ancestral function to stimulate rDNA transcription.
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- Benjamin Albert
- LBME du CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, F-31000 Toulouse, France, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire Eucaryote, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, F-31000 Toulouse, France and Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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Escobar-Henriques M, Anton F. Mechanistic perspective of mitochondrial fusion: tubulation vs. fragmentation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2012; 1833:162-75. [PMID: 22884630 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2012.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Revised: 07/28/2012] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Mitochondrial fusion is a fundamental process driven by dynamin related GTPase proteins (DRPs), in contrast to the general SNARE-dependence of most cellular fusion events. The DRPs Mfn1/Mfn2/Fzo1 and OPA1/Mgm1 are the key effectors for fusion of the mitochondrial outer and inner membranes, respectively. In order to promote fusion, these two DRPs require post-translational modifications and proteolysis. OPA1/Mgm1 undergoes partial proteolytic processing, which results in a combination between short and long isoforms. In turn, ubiquitylation of mitofusins, after oligomerization and GTP hydrolysis, promotes and positively regulates mitochondrial fusion. In contrast, under conditions of mitochondrial dysfunction, negative regulation by proteolysis on these DRPs results in mitochondrial fragmentation. This occurs by complete processing of OPA1 and via ubiquitylation and degradation of mitofusins. Mitochondrial fragmentation contributes to the elimination of damaged mitochondria by mitophagy, and may play a protective role against Parkinson's disease. Moreover, a link of Mfn2 to Alzheimer's disease is emerging and mutations in Mfn2 or OPA1 cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2A neuropathy or autosomal-dominant optic atrophy. Here, we summarize our current understanding on the molecular mechanisms promoting or inhibiting fusion of mitochondrial membranes, which is essential for cellular survival and disease control. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Mitochondrial dynamics and physiology.
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Elachouri G, Vidoni S, Zanna C, Pattyn A, Boukhaddaoui H, Gaget K, Yu-Wai-Man P, Gasparre G, Sarzi E, Delettre C, Olichon A, Loiseau D, Reynier P, Chinnery PF, Rotig A, Carelli V, Hamel CP, Rugolo M, Lenaers G. OPA1 links human mitochondrial genome maintenance to mtDNA replication and distribution. Genome Res 2010; 21:12-20. [PMID: 20974897 DOI: 10.1101/gr.108696.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Eukaryotic cells harbor a small multiploid mitochondrial genome, organized in nucleoids spread within the mitochondrial network. Maintenance and distribution of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are essential for energy metabolism, mitochondrial lineage in primordial germ cells, and to prevent mtDNA instability, which leads to many debilitating human diseases. Mounting evidence suggests that the actors of the mitochondrial network dynamics, among which is the intramitochondrial dynamin OPA1, might be involved in these processes. Here, using siRNAs specific to OPA1 alternate spliced exons, we evidenced that silencing of the OPA1 variants including exon 4b leads to mtDNA depletion, secondary to inhibition of mtDNA replication, and to marked alteration of mtDNA distribution in nucleoid and nucleoid distribution throughout the mitochondrial network. We demonstrate that a small hydrophobic 10-kDa peptide generated by cleavage of the OPA1-exon4b isoform is responsible for this process and show that this peptide is embedded in the inner membrane and colocalizes and coimmunoprecipitates with nucleoid components. We propose a novel synthetic model in which a peptide, including two trans-membrane domains derived from the N terminus of the OPA1-exon4b isoform in vertebrates or from its ortholog in lower eukaryotes, might contribute to nucleoid attachment to the inner mitochondrial membrane and promotes mtDNA replication and distribution. Thus, this study places OPA1 as a direct actor in the maintenance of mitochondrial genome integrity.
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- Ghizlane Elachouri
- INSERM U-583, Institut des Neurosciences de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Yen MY, Wang AG, Lin YC, Fann MJ, Hsiao KJ. Novel mutations of the OPA1 gene in Chinese dominant optic atrophy. Ophthalmology 2009; 117:392-6.e1. [PMID: 19969356 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2009] [Revised: 06/27/2009] [Accepted: 07/01/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate OPA1 gene mutations in Chinese patients with autosomal dominant optic atrophy and sporadic optic atrophy. DESIGN Molecular genetic studies and observational case series. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-four patients from 10 unrelated Chinese pedigrees of autosomal-dominant optic atrophy, 35 isolated cases with bilateral optic atrophy of unknown cause, and 50 unrelated normal controls. METHODS Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. All 28 coding exons of the OPA1 gene and flanking intron splice sites were sequenced. Putative mutations were reexamined for segregation in the respective families by direct sequencing. Further characterization of selected splicing site mutations was performed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of each patient's leukocyte mRNA. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Direct sequencing of the OPA1 gene. RESULTS Four OPA1 gene mutations were detected, including 2 splicing site mutations (c.1065+2T>C on intron 10 and c.1212+2insT on intron 12), 1 deletion (c.1776_1778delACT on exon 19), and 1 missense mutation (c.2846 T>C on exon 28). The c.1212+2insT, c.1776_1778delACT, and c.2846T>C mutations were newly identified OPA1 mutations. Reverse transcription (RT)-PCR and direct sequencing revealed that the splicing site mutations on c.1065+2T>C and c.1212+2insT caused skipping of exons 10 and 12, respectively. The c.1776_1778delACT mutation led to a deletion of the Leu amino acid on residue 593. OPA1 mutations were found in 4 of 10 familial cases (40 %) and in 1 of 35 sporadic cases of optic atrophy. CONCLUSIONS OPA1 gene mutations are causative in Chinese autosomal-dominant optic atrophy and sporadic optic atrophy. Screening for OPA1 gene mutations in patients with childhood onset optic atrophy who have no affected relatives is useful in making the diagnosis.
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- May-Yung Yen
- Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Diot A, Guillou E, Daloyau M, Arnauné-Pelloquin L, Emorine LJ, Belenguer P. Transmembrane segments of the dynamin Msp1p uncouple its functions in the control of mitochondrial morphology and genome maintenance. J Cell Sci 2009; 122:2632-9. [PMID: 19567474 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.040139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial morphology depends on the equilibrium between antagonistic fission and fusion forces acting on mitochondrial membranes. Inactivation of fusion induces the loss of mtDNA. When both fusion and fission are simultaneously inactivated, the loss of mtDNA is alleviated, along with mitochondrial fragmentation. Mechanisms involved in mtDNA maintenance thus seem to depend on a coordinated regulation of fusion and fission forces. We have studied the role of the dynamin Msp1p, a fusion effector in mitochondrial morphology, in relation to the maintenance of mtDNA. Two hydrophobic regions of Msp1p, predicted to be transmembrane segments, were shown to anchor the long form of the protein into mitochondrial membranes, whereas the short form, lacking these two domains, behaved as a peripheral membrane protein. Both domains were essential for the fusogenic activity of Msp1p, but deletion of the second domain alone induced loss of mtDNA and thus lethality. Our results demonstrate that the role of Msp1p in the control of mitochondrial morphology is distinct from that required for genome maintenance, and that only the latter function is essential for cell viability. This parallels recent observations that have distinguished the role of OPA1, the human orthologue of Msp1p, in mitochondrial dynamics from that in cristae organization and apoptosis. Furthermore, our observations may contribute to our understanding of the pathological mechanisms resulting from mutations in OPA1 that give rise to the ADOA syndromes.
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- Alan Diot
- Université de Toulouse, UPS and CNRS UMR 5241, Laboratoire Métabolisme Plasticité Mitochondries, F-31000, France
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OPA1 functions in mitochondria and dysfunctions in optic nerve. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2009; 41:1866-74. [PMID: 19389483 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2009.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2008] [Revised: 04/11/2009] [Accepted: 04/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OPA1 is the major gene responsible for Dominant Optic Atrophy (DOA), a blinding disease that affects specifically the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), which function consists in connecting the neuro-retina to the brain. OPA1 encodes an intra-mitochondrial dynamin, involved in inner membrane structures and ubiquitously expressed, raising the critical question of the origin of the disease pathophysiology. Here, we review the fundamental knowledge on OPA1 functions and regulations, highlighting their involvements in mitochondrial respiration, membrane dynamic and apoptosis. In light of these functions, we then describe the remarkable RGC mitochondrial network physiology and analyse data collected from animal models expressing OPA1 mutations. If, to date RGC mitochondria does not present any peculiarity at the molecular level, they represent possible targets of numerous assaults, like light, pressure, oxidative stress and energetic impairment, which jeopardize their function and survival, as observed in OPA1 mouse models. Although fascinating fields of investigation are still to be addressed on OPA1 functions and on DOA pathophysiology, we have reached a conspicuous state of knowledge with pertinent cell and animal models, from which therapeutic trials can be initiated and deeply evaluated.
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Bot1p is required for mitochondrial translation, respiratory function, and normal cell morphology in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2008; 7:619-29. [PMID: 18245278 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00048-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Maintenance of cell morphology is essential for normal cell function. For eukaryotic cells, a growing body of recent evidence highlights a close interdependence between mitochondrial function, the cytoskeleton, and cell cycle control mechanisms; however, the molecular details of this interconnection are still not completely understood. We have identified a novel protein, Bot1p, in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The bot1 gene is essential for cell viability. bot1Delta mutant cells expressing lower levels of Bot1p display altered cell size and cell morphology and a disrupted actin cytoskeleton. Bot1p localizes to the mitochondria in live cells and cofractionates with purified mitochondrial ribosomes. Reduced levels of Bot1p lead to mitochondrial fragmentation, decreased mitochondrial protein translation, and a corresponding decrease in cell respiration. Overexpression of Bot1p results in cell cycle delay, with increased cell size and cell length and enhanced cell respiration rate. Our results show that Bot1p has a novel function in the control of cell respiration by acting on the mitochondrial protein synthesis machinery. Our observations also indicate that in fission yeast, alterations of mitochondrial function are linked to changes in cell cycle and cell morphology control mechanisms.
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Pevala V, Kolarov J, Polcic P. Alterations in mitochondrial morphology of Schizosaccharomyces pombe induced by cell-death promoting agents. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2008; 52:381-90. [PMID: 18062187 DOI: 10.1007/bf02932093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The effect of the yeast cell-death inducing agents, Bax and acetic acid, on mitochondrial structure of Schizosaccharomyces pombe was studied. Comparison of mitochondrial structures in cells grown on different substrates and visualized with different probes revealed variations in their morphology. Cells grown on respiratory C sources as well as in the presence of antimycin A exhibited punctuated mitochondria when visualized with mitochondrially targeted green fluorescent protein, while they still appeared as tubular structures when stained with DiOC6(3). Both expression of Bax and acetic acid treatment induced fragmentation and aggregation of mitochondrial network, which could be prevented by coexpression of Bcl-XL. Aberrant mitochondrial morphology generated by either Bax or acetic acid was not accompanied with the loss of mitochondrial genome (mtDNA), indicating that alterations of mitochondrial morphology following death stimuli follow different mechanisms than those involved in mitochondrial inheritance mutants.
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- V Pevala
- Department ofBiochemistry, Faculty of Science, Comenius University, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Kimura M, Okano Y. Human Misato regulates mitochondrial distribution and morphology. Exp Cell Res 2007; 313:1393-404. [PMID: 17349998 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2006] [Revised: 01/06/2007] [Accepted: 02/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Misato of Drosophila melanogaster and Saccharomyces cerevisiae DML1 are conserved proteins having a homologous region with a part of the GTPase family that includes eukaryotic tubulin and prokaryotic FtsZ. We characterized human Misato sharing homology with Misato of D. melanogaster and S. cerevisiae DML1. Tissue distribution of Misato exhibited ubiquitous distribution. Subcellular localization of the protein studied using anti-Misato antibody suggested that it is localized to the mitochondria. Further experiments of fractionating mitochondria revealed that Misato was localized to the outer membrane. The transfection of Misato siRNA led to growth deficiencies compared with control siRNA transfected HeLa cells, and the Misato-depleted HeLa cells showed apoptotic nuclear fragmentation resulting in cell death. After silencing of Misato, the filamentous mitochondrial network disappeared and fragmented mitochondria were observed, indicating human Misato has a role in mitochondrial fusion. To examine the effects of overexpression, COS-7 cells were transfected with cDNA encoding EGFP-Misato. Its overexpression resulted in the formation of perinuclear aggregations of mitochondria in these cells. The Misato-overexpressing cells showed low viability and had no nuclei or a small and structurally unusual ones. These results indicated that human Misato has a role(s) in mitochondrial distribution and morphology and that its unregulated expression leads to cell death.
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- Masashi Kimura
- Department of Molecular Pathobiochemistry, Division of Disease Control, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
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The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, widely used for studies of cell cycle control and differentiation, provides an alternative and complementary model to the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae for studies of nucleo-mitochondrial interactions. There are striking similarities between S. pombe and mammalian cells, in both their respiratory physiology and their mitochondrial genome structure. This technical review briefly lists the general and specific properties that are helpful to know when starting to use fission yeast as a model system for mitochondrial studies. In addition, advice is given for cell growth and genetic techniques, tips for disruption of genes involved in respiration are presented. and a basic differential centrifugation protocol is provided for the isolation of purified mitochondria that are suitable for diverse applications such as subfractionation and in vitro import.
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Schwimmer C, Rak M, Lefebvre-Legendre L, Duvezin-Caubet S, Plane G, di Rago JP. Yeast models of human mitochondrial diseases: from molecular mechanisms to drug screening. Biotechnol J 2006; 1:270-81. [PMID: 16897707 DOI: 10.1002/biot.200500053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Mitochondrial diseases are rare diseases most often linked to energy in the form of ATP-depletion. The high number of nuclear- and mitochondrial-DNA-encoded proteins (>500), required for ATP production and other crucial mitochondrial functions such as NADH re-oxidation, explains the increasing number of reported disorders. In recent years, yeast has revealed to be a powerful model to identify responsible genes, to study primary effects of pathogenic mutations and to determine the molecular mechanisms leading to mitochondrial disorders. However, the clinical management of patients with mitochondrial disorders is still essentially supportive. Here we review some of the most fruitful yeast mitochondrial disorder models and propose to subject these models to highthroughput chemical library screening to prospect new therapeutic drugs against mitochondrial diseases.
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Olichon A, Guillou E, Delettre C, Landes T, Arnauné-Pelloquin L, Emorine LJ, Mils V, Daloyau M, Hamel C, Amati-Bonneau P, Bonneau D, Reynier P, Lenaers G, Belenguer P. Mitochondrial dynamics and disease, OPA1. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2006; 1763:500-9. [PMID: 16737747 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2006] [Revised: 04/07/2006] [Accepted: 04/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The mitochondria are dynamic organelles that constantly fuse and divide. An equilibrium between fusion and fission controls the morphology of the mitochondria, which appear as dots or elongated tubules depending the prevailing force. Characterization of the components of the fission and fusion machineries has progressed considerably, and the emerging question now is what role mitochondrial dynamics play in mitochondrial and cellular functions. Its importance has been highlighted by the discovery that two human diseases are caused by mutations in the two mitochondrial pro-fusion genes, MFN2 and OPA1. This review will focus on data concerning the function of OPA1, mutations in which cause optic atrophy, with respect to the underlying pathophysiological processes.
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- Aurélien Olichon
- Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire du Contrôle de la Prolifération, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France
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Misaka T, Murate M, Fujimoto K, Kubo Y. The dynamin-related mouse mitochondrial GTPase OPA1 alters the structure of the mitochondrial inner membrane when exogenously introduced into COS-7 cells. Neurosci Res 2006; 55:123-33. [PMID: 16600410 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2006.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2004] [Revised: 02/09/2006] [Accepted: 02/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Mutations in the dynamin family GTPase OPA1 are reportedly the cause of autosomal dominant optic atrophy, the most frequently occurring form of hereditary optic neuropathy. But although the involvement of structural abnormalities of the enzyme in this neurodegenerative disease is clear, little is known about the cell biological and biochemical functions of OPA1. Therefore, to better understand the pathogenesis of autosomal dominant optic atrophy, we precisely analyzed the effects of exogenously introducing mouse OPA1 (mOPA1) on mitochondrial morphology in COS-7 cells. We found that exogenously introducing wild type mOPA1 caused the mitochondria to become fragmented, and moreover caused the intermembrane space to accumulate on one side of the ring-shaped mitochondrial fragments. Immunoelectron microscopic observation of the mOPA1 transfectants confirmed that the structure of the mitochondrial inner membrane had changed dramatically, accumulating on one side of the mitochondrial structures. When cells were transfected with mOPA1 containing a loss of function mutation (K301A) within the G1 GTP-binding domain, mitochondrial fragmentation still occurred. The markers for intermembrane space and matrix showed the similar morphology, which was distinctly different from the finding obtained with wild type mOPA1 transfectants. Notably, we also observed that the effect of two OPA1 missense mutations (E270K and D273A) associated with autosomal dominant optic atrophy elicit effects similar to those seen with the dominant negative K301A mutant.
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- Takumi Misaka
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
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Frank S. Dysregulation of mitochondrial fusion and fission: an emerging concept in neurodegeneration. Acta Neuropathol 2006; 111:93-100. [PMID: 16468021 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-005-0002-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2005] [Revised: 08/23/2005] [Accepted: 08/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is increasingly being recognized as an important factor contributing to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders. However, at present, the molecular basis underlying the decline in mitochondrial function is not really understood, but recent experimental evidence has shed some light on the pivotal role of mitochondrial morphology control in this process. In particular, dysregulated mitochondrial fusion and fission events can now be regarded as playing important pathogenic roles in neurodegeneration. In healthy cells, mitochondrial morphology is maintained through a dynamic balance between fusion and fission processes, and this regulated balance seems to be required for maintaining normal mitochondrial and cellular function. Moreover, during programmed cell death, activation of mitochondrial fission occurs, leading to mitochondrial fragmentation (Karbowski et al. in J Cell Biol 164:493-499, 2004). Consequently, inhibition of mitochondrial fission results in a significantly reduced cellular susceptibility toward apoptosis. The clinical relevance of maintaining a finely tuned balance between mitochondrial fusion and fission processes is underscored by the fact that the pathogenesis of certain hereditary neurodegenerative disorders such as autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA) and Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy type 2A (CMT2A) can now be linked to mutations in genes encoding mediators of mitochondrial fusion. In this article, I will summarize important aspects of what is currently known about the molecular machinery regulating mitochondrial fission and fusion in mammalian cells. Special emphasis will be given to the consequences of dysregulated mitochondrial morphology with regard to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders. A detailed understanding of the mitochondrial fission and fusion machinery will be a prerequisite for the development of therapeutic approaches to inhibit the neuronal cell death underlying certain neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Stephan Frank
- Department of Neuropathology, Bonn University Medical Center, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany.
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Mitochondria form dynamic tubular networks that continually change their shape and move throughout the cell. In eukaryotes, these organellar gymnastics are controlled by numerous pathways that preserve proper mitochondrial morphology and function. The best understood of these are the fusion and fission pathways, which rely on conserved GTPases and their binding partners to regulate organelle connectivity and copy number in healthy cells and during apoptosis. In budding yeast, mitochondrial shape is also maintained by proteins acting in the tubulation pathway. Novel proteins and pathways that control mitochondrial dynamics continue to be discovered, indicating that the mechanisms governing this organelle's behavior are more sophisticated than previously appreciated. Here we review recent advances in the field of mitochondrial dynamics and highlight the importance of these pathways to human health.
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- Koji Okamoto
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132-3201, USA.
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Kiefel BR, Gilson PR, Beech PL. Cell biology of mitochondrial dynamics. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2006; 254:151-213. [PMID: 17147999 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(06)54004-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Mitochondria are the product of an ancient endosymbiotic event between an alpha-proteobacterium and an archael host. An early barrier to overcome in this relationship was the control of the bacterium's proliferation within the host. Undoubtedly, the bacterium (or protomitochondrion) would have used its own cell division apparatus to divide at first and, today a remnant of this system remains in some "ancient" and diverse eukaryotes such as algae and amoebae, the most conserved and widespread of all bacterial division proteins, FtsZ. In many of the eukaryotes that still use FtsZ to constrict the mitochondria from the inside, the mitochondria still resemble bacteria in shape and size. Eukaryotes, however, have a mitochondrial morphology that is often highly fluid, and in their tubular networks of mitochondria, division is clearly complemented by mitochondrial fusion. FtsZ is no longer used by these complex eukaryotes, and may have been replaced by other proteins better suited to sustaining complex mitochondrial networks. Although proteins that divide mitochondria from the inside are just beginning to be characterized in higher eukaryotes, many division proteins are known to act on the outside of the organelle. The most widespread of these are the dynamin-like proteins, which appear to have been recruited very early in the evolution of mitochondria. The essential nature of mitochondria dictates that their loss is intolerable to human cells, and that mutations disrupting mitochondrial division are more likely to be fatal than result in disease. To date, only one disease (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 2A) has been mapped to a gene that is required for mitochondrial division, whereas two other diseases can be attributed to mutations in mitochondrial fusion genes. Apart from playing a role in regulating the morphology, which might be important for efficient ATP production, research has indicated that the mitochondrial division and fusion proteins can also be important during apoptosis; mitochondrial fragmentation is an early triggering (and under many stimuli, essential) step in the pathway to cell suicide.
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- Ben R Kiefel
- Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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JU WONKYU, MISAKA TAKUMI, KUSHNAREVA YULIA, NAKAGOMI SAYA, AGARWAL NEERAJ, KUBO YOSHIHIRO, LIPTON STUARTA, BOSSY-WETZEL ELLA. OPA1 expression in the normal rat retina and optic nerve. J Comp Neurol 2005; 488:1-10. [PMID: 15912498 PMCID: PMC1350956 DOI: 10.1002/cne.20586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Autosomal dominant optic atrophy (DOA) is the most common form of hereditary optic neuropathy. DOA presents in the first decade of life and manifests as progressive vision loss. In DOA retinal ganglion cells and the optic nerve degenerate by an unknown mechanism. The gene mutated in DOA, Optic Atrophy Type 1 (OPA1), encodes a dynamin-related GTPase implicated in mitochondrial fusion and maintenance of the mitochondrial network and genome. Here, we determine which cell types in the normal retina and the optic nerve express OPA1. In the normal rat retina, OPA1 is expressed in the ganglion cell layer as well as in the outer plexiform layer, the inner nuclear layer, and the inner plexiform layer. In the ganglion cell layer, OPA1 is expressed predominantly in retinal ganglion cells. By contrast, OPA1 protein is low or undetectable in astrocytes and oligodendrocytes of the optic nerve. Additionally, OPA1 protein is present in axonal mitochondria. Last, OPA1 expression is present in mitochondria of processes and cell bodies of purified retinal ganglion cells and of the RGC-5 cell line. Thus, OPA1 is predominantly expressed in retinal ganglion cells of the normal rat retina and axons of the optic nerve. These findings may explain the selective vulnerability of retinal ganglion cells to OPA1 loss of function.
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- WON-KYU JU
- Center for Neuroscience and Aging, The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Division of Biophysics and Neurobiology, Department of Molecular Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
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- Center for Neuroscience and Aging, The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Center for Neuroscience and Aging, The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas 76107
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- Division of Biophysics and Neurobiology, Department of Molecular Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
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- Center for Neuroscience and Aging, The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Center for Neuroscience and Aging, The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
- *Correspondence to: Ella Bossy-Wetzel, Center for Neuroscience and Aging, The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037., E-mail:
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Guillou E, Bousquet C, Daloyau M, Emorine LJ, Belenguer P. Msp1p is an intermembrane space dynamin-related protein that mediates mitochondrial fusion in a Dnm1p-dependent manner inS. pombe. FEBS Lett 2005; 579:1109-16. [PMID: 15710398 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.12.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2004] [Revised: 12/13/2004] [Accepted: 12/28/2004] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Mitochondrial morphology is controlled by large GTPases, such as Msp1p, whose action on mitochondrial membranes is not yet understood. The sub-mitochondrial localization of Msp1p, the subject of ongoing controversies, was found to be within the intermembrane space. Overexpression of Msp1p led to aggregation of the mitochondrial network, while its downregulation resulted in fragmentation of this network. Mutations affecting the integrity of the Msp1p GTPase function had a dominant phenotype and induced mitochondrial fragmentation followed by mitochondrial DNA loss and cell death. These effects were not observed in cells deleted for Dnm1p, an actor in mitochondrial fission, suggesting that Msp1p is involved in the fusion of mitochondria.
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- Emmanuelle Guillou
- Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire du Contrôle de la Prolifération, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 04, France
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Arselin G, Vaillier J, Salin B, Schaeffer J, Giraud MF, Dautant A, Brèthes D, Velours J. The modulation in subunits e and g amounts of yeast ATP synthase modifies mitochondrial cristae morphology. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:40392-9. [PMID: 15262977 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m404316200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Subunits e and g of Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATP synthase are required to maintain ATP synthase dimeric forms. Mutants devoid of these subunits display anomalous mitochondrial morphologies. An expression system regulated by doxycycline was used to modulate the expression of the genes encoding the subunits e and g. A decrease in the amount of subunit e induces a decrease in the amount of subunit g, but a decrease in the amount of subunit g does not affect subunit e. The loss of subunit e or g leads to the loss of supramolecular structures of ATP synthase, which is fully reversible upon removal of doxycycline. In the absence of doxycycline, mitochondria present poorly defined cristae. In the presence of doxycycline, onion-like structures are formed after five generations. When doxycycline is removed after five generations, cristae are mainly observed. The data demonstrate that the inner structure of mitochondria depends upon the ability of ATP synthase to make supramolecular structures.
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- Geneviève Arselin
- Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaires du CNRS, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux 2, 1, rue Camille Saint Saëns, 33077 Bordeaux Cedex, France
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Pham NA, Richardson T, Cameron J, Chue B, Robinson BH. Altered mitochondrial structure and motion dynamics in living cells with energy metabolism defects revealed by real time microscope imaging. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2004; 10:247-260. [PMID: 15306050 DOI: 10.1017/s143192760404005x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Using the real time microscope (RTM), a system applying new developments in light microscopy, we documented the spatial and temporal dynamics of mitochondrial behavior in human cultured skin fibroblasts. Without the use of stains or probes, we resolved fibroblast mitochondria as dark slender filaments of approximately 0.2 m wide and up to 10 m long, as well as a few smaller ovoid forms. In the living cell, the three most common mitochondrial movements were: (1) small oscillatory movements; (2) larger movements including filament extension, retraction, and branching as well as combinations of these actions; and (3) whole transit movements of single mitochondrial filaments. Skin fibroblasts from patients with mitochondrial complex I deficiency and normal fibroblasts during incubation with rotenone, or antimycin A, contained higher proportions of mitochondria in the swollen filamentous forms, nodal filaments, and ovoid forms rather than the slender filamentous forms in normal cells. Interestingly, decreased motility was observed with the more ovoid mitochondrial forms compared to the filamentous forms. We conclude that mitochondrial morphology and dynamic motion are strongly associated with changes in mitochondrial energy metabolism. Images documenting our observations are presented both at single time points and as QuickTime videos.
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- Nhu-An Pham
- Richardson Technologies Inc. at The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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Griparic L, van der Wel NN, Orozco IJ, Peters PJ, van der Bliek AM. Loss of the intermembrane space protein Mgm1/OPA1 induces swelling and localized constrictions along the lengths of mitochondria. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:18792-8. [PMID: 14970223 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m400920200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 347] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mgm1 is a member of the dynamin family of GTP-binding proteins. Mgm1 was first identified in yeast, where it affects mitochondrial morphology. The human homologue of Mgm1 is called OPA1. Mutations in the OPA1 gene are the prevailing cause of dominant optic atrophy, a hereditary disease in which progressive degeneration of the optic nerve can lead to blindness. Here we investigate the properties of the Mgm1/OPA1 protein in mammalian cells. We find that Mgm1/OPA1 is localized to the mitochondrial intermembrane space, where it is tightly bound to the outer surface of the inner membrane. Overexpression of wild type or mutant forms of the Mgm1/OPA1 protein cause mitochondria to fragment and, in some cases, cluster near the nucleus, whereas the loss of protein caused by small interfering RNA (siRNA) leads to dispersal of mitochondrial fragments throughout the cytosol. The cristae of these fragmented mitochondria are disorganized. At early time points after transfection with Mgm1/OPA1 siRNA, the mitochondria are not yet fragmented. Instead, the mitochondria swell and stretch, after which they form localized constrictions similar to the mitochondrial abnormalities observed during the early stages of apoptosis. These abnormalities might be the earliest effects of losing Mgm1/OPA1 protein.
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- Lorena Griparic
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Mitochondrial fusion has been observed in a great variety of organisms from yeast to man. It serves to mix and unify the mitochondrial compartment and plays roles in cellular aging, cell development, energy dissipation and mitochondrial DNA inheritance. Large GTPases in the mitochondrial outer membrane, termed Fzo or mitofusins, have been identified as key components of the mitochondrial fusion machinery in yeast, flies and mammalian cells. Recent studies in yeast suggest an involvement of a dynamin-related protein in the intermembrane space. Additional components have been identified by genetic screens. These findings suggest a unique and evolutionarily conserved mechanism for mitochondrial membrane fusion.
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- Benedikt Westermann
- Institut für Physiologische Chemie der Universität München, Butenandtstr. 5, 81377, München, Germany.
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Scott SV, Cassidy-Stone A, Meeusen SL, Nunnari J. Staying in aerobic shape: how the structural integrity of mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA is maintained. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2003; 15:482-8. [PMID: 12892790 DOI: 10.1016/s0955-0674(03)00070-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The structure and integrity of the mitochondrial compartment are features essential for it to function efficiently. The maintenance of mitochondrial structure in cells ranging from yeast to humans has been shown to require both ongoing fission and fusion. Recent characterization of many of the molecular components that direct mitochondrial fission and fusion events have led to a more complete understanding of how these processes take place. Further, mitochondrial fragmentation observed when cells undergo apoptosis requires mitochondrial fission, underlying the importance of mitochondrial dynamics in cellular homeostasis. Mitochondrial structure also impacts mitochondrial DNA inheritance. Recent studies suggest that faithful transmission of mitochondrial DNA to daughter cells might require a mitochondrial membrane tethering apparatus.
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- Sidney V Scott
- Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, 1 Shields Avenue, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Herlan M, Vogel F, Bornhovd C, Neupert W, Reichert AS. Processing of Mgm1 by the rhomboid-type protease Pcp1 is required for maintenance of mitochondrial morphology and of mitochondrial DNA. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:27781-8. [PMID: 12707284 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m211311200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 281] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The structure of mitochondria is highly dynamic and depends on the balance of fusion and fission processes. Deletion of the mitochondrial dynamin-like protein Mgm1 in yeast leads to extensive fragmentation of mitochondria and loss of mitochondrial DNA. Mgm1 and its human ortholog OPA1, associated with optic atrophy type I in humans, were proposed to be involved in fission or fusion of mitochondria or, alternatively, in remodeling of the mitochondrial inner membrane and cristae formation (Wong, E. D., Wagner, J. A., Gorsich, S. W., McCaffery, J. M., Shaw, J. M., and Nunnari, J. (2000) J. Cell Biol. 151, 341-352; Wong, E. D., Wagner, J. A., Scott, S. V., Okreglak, V., Holewinske, T. J., Cassidy-Stone, A., and Nunnari, J. (2003) J. Cell Biol. 160, 303-311; Sesaki, H., Southard, S. M., Yaffe, M. P., and Jensen, R. E. (2003) Mol. Biol. Cell, in press). Mgm1 and its orthologs exist in two forms of different lengths. To obtain new insights into their biogenesis and function, we have characterized these isoforms. The large isoform (l-Mgm1) contains an N-terminal putative transmembrane segment that is absent in the short isoform (s-Mgm1). The large isoform is an integral inner membrane protein facing the intermembrane space. Furthermore, the conversion of l-Mgm1 into s-Mgm1 was found to be dependent on Pcp1 (Mdm37/YGR101w) a recently identified component essential for wild type mitochondrial morphology. Pcp1 is a homolog of Rhomboid, a serine protease known to be involved in intercellular signaling in Drosophila melanogaster, suggesting a function of Pcp1 in the proteolytic maturation process of Mgm1. Expression of s-Mgm1 can partially complement the Deltapcp1 phenotype. Expression of both isoforms but not of either isoform alone was able to partially complement the Deltamgm1 phenotype. Therefore, processing of l-Mgm1 by Pcp1 and the presence of both isoforms of Mgm1 appear crucial for wild type mitochondrial morphology and maintenance of mitochondrial DNA.
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- Mark Herlan
- Adolf-Butenandt-Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Butenandtstrasse 5, 81377 München, Germany
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Membrane fusion is fundamental to eukaryotic life. Unlike the predominant intracellular fusion machineries that fuse compartments bounded by a single membrane, the mitochondrial fusion machinery must sequentially fuse the outer and inner mitochondrial membranes. These coordinated fusion events rely on a transmembrane GTPase that is known as fuzzy onions or Fzo. Recent studies have revealed that Fzo has an evolutionarily conserved role in mitochondrial fusion, and they take the first strides in determining the molecular nature of such a role.
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- Amy D Mozdy
- Department of Biology, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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de la Bastide PY, Horgen PA. Mitochondrial inheritance and the detection of non-parental mitochondrial DNA haplotypes in crosses of Agaricus bisporus homokaryons. Fungal Genet Biol 2003; 38:333-42. [PMID: 12684023 DOI: 10.1016/s1087-1845(02)00584-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study evaluates mtDNA transmission in Agaricus bisporus, as well as the occurrence of non-parental haplotypes in heterokaryons produced by controlled crosses. Sixteen crosses were performed with blended liquid cultures, using different combinations of 13 homokaryotic strains. For each cross, different mtDNA haplotypes were present in each homokaryon. Heterokaryons generated from these crosses were subject to genetic analysis with RFLP markers to identify (i). karyotic status, (ii). mtDNA haplotype, and (iii). the occurrence of non-parental mtDNA haplotypes. These analyses generally supported the occurrence of uniparental mitochondrial (mt) inheritance in A. bisporus, with one mtDNA haplotype usually favoured in the new heterokaryon. The preponderance of one mtDNA haplotype in a new heterokaryon did not necessarily show a correlation with a greater mycelial growth rate for the parent homokaryon possessing that haplotype. Mixed mtDNA haplotypes and non-parental haplotypes were also identified in the heterokaryons from some crosses. Evidence for the occurrence of two mtDNA haplotypes in one heterokaryotic mycelium was observed in 8 of 16 crosses, suggesting the maintenance of true heteroplasmons after three successive subculturing steps. Non-parental mtDNA haplotypes were seen in heterokaryons produced from 7 of 16 crosses. The mating protocol described can be utilized to generate novel mtDNA haplotypes for strain improvement and the development of strain-specific markers. Mechanisms of mt selection and inheritance are discussed.
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- Paul Y de la Bastide
- Department of Botany, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ont, Canada L5L 1C6.
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Olichon A, Baricault L, Gas N, Guillou E, Valette A, Belenguer P, Lenaers G. Loss of OPA1 perturbates the mitochondrial inner membrane structure and integrity, leading to cytochrome c release and apoptosis. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:7743-6. [PMID: 12509422 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c200677200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 862] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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OPA1 encodes a large GTPase related to dynamins, anchored to the mitochondrial cristae inner membrane, facing the intermembrane space. OPA1 haplo-insufficiency is responsible for the most common form of autosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA, MIM165500), a neuropathy resulting from degeneration of the retinal ganglion cells and optic nerve atrophy. Here we show that down-regulation of OPA1 in HeLa cells using specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) leads to fragmentation of the mitochondrial network concomitantly to the dissipation of the mitochondrial membrane potential and to a drastic disorganization of the cristae. These events are followed by cytochrome c release and caspase-dependent apoptotic nuclear events. Similarly, in NIH-OVCAR-3 cells, the OPA1 siRNA induces mitochondrial fragmentation and apoptosis, the latter being inhibited by Bcl2 overexpression. These results suggest that OPA1 is a major organizer of the mitochondrial inner membrane from which the maintenance of the cristae integrity depends. As loss of OPA1 commits cells to apoptosis without any other stimulus, we propose that OPA1 is involved in the cytochrome c sequestration and might be a target for mitochondrial apoptotic effectors. Our results also suggest that abnormal apoptosis is a possible pathophysiological process leading to the retinal ganglion cells degeneration in ADOA patients.
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- Aurélien Olichon
- Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire du Contrôle de la Prolifération, UMR 5088, Université Paul Sabatier, Bât. 4R3-B1, 118 route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse cedex 04, France
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Wong ED, Wagner JA, Scott SV, Okreglak V, Holewinske TJ, Cassidy-Stone A, Nunnari J. The intramitochondrial dynamin-related GTPase, Mgm1p, is a component of a protein complex that mediates mitochondrial fusion. J Cell Biol 2003; 160:303-11. [PMID: 12566426 PMCID: PMC2172654 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200209015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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A balance between fission and fusion events determines the morphology of mitochondria. In yeast, mitochondrial fission is regulated by the outer membrane-associated dynamin-related GTPase, Dnm1p. Mitochondrial fusion requires two integral outer membrane components, Fzo1p and Ugo1p. Interestingly, mutations in a second mitochondrial-associated dynamin-related GTPase, Mgm1p, produce similar phenotypes to fzo1 and ugo cells. Specifically, mutations in MGM1 cause mitochondrial fragmentation and a loss of mitochondrial DNA that are suppressed by abolishing DNM1-dependent fission. In contrast to fzo1ts mutants, blocking DNM1-dependent fission restores mitochondrial fusion in mgm1ts cells during mating. Here we show that blocking DNM1-dependent fission in Deltamgm1 cells fails to restore mitochondrial fusion during mating. To examine the role of Mgm1p in mitochondrial fusion, we looked for molecular interactions with known fusion components. Immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that Mgm1p is associated with both Ugo1p and Fzo1p in mitochondria, and that Ugo1p and Fzo1p also are associated with each other. In addition, genetic analysis of specific mgm1 alleles indicates that Mgm1p's GTPase and GTPase effector domains are required for its ability to promote mitochondrial fusion and that Mgm1p self-interacts, suggesting that it functions in fusion as a self-assembling GTPase. Mgm1p's localization within mitochondria has been controversial. Using protease protection and immuno-EM, we have shown previously that Mgm1p localizes to the intermembrane space, associated with the inner membrane. To further test our conclusions, we have used a novel method using the tobacco etch virus protease and confirm that Mgm1p is present in the intermembrane space compartment in vivo. Taken together, these data suggest a model where Mgm1p functions in fusion to remodel the inner membrane and to connect the inner membrane to the outer membrane via its interactions with Ugo1p and Fzo1p, thereby helping to coordinate the behavior of the four mitochondrial membranes during fusion.
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- Edith D Wong
- Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, 95616, USA
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Satoh M, Hamamoto T, Seo N, Kagawa Y, Endo H. Differential sublocalization of the dynamin-related protein OPA1 isoforms in mitochondria. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 300:482-93. [PMID: 12504110 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(02)02874-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OPA1 is a cause gene for autosomal dominant optic atrophy and possesses eight alternative splicing variants. Here, we identified two isoforms of OPA1 proteins in HeLa cells and examined their submitochondrial localization and complex formations. RT-PCR shows that HeLa cells mainly express isoforms 7 and 1 of OPA1. Since the third cleavage site is mainly utilized in HeLa cells, the predicted molecular masses of their processed proteins are consistent with the 93- and 88-kDa proteins. Biochemical examinations indicate that both of the OPA1 isoforms are present in the intermembrane space. Submitochondrial fractionation by sucrose density-gradient centrifugation shows that the 88-kDa protein predominantly associates with the mitochondrial outer membrane, on the contrary, the 93-kDa protein associates with the inner membrane. Gel filtration analysis indicates that they compose the different molecular mass complexes in mitochondria. These differences between two isoforms of OPA1 would suggest their crucial role involved in the mitochondrial membrane formation.
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- Masaaki Satoh
- Department of Biochemistry, Jichi Medical School, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Minamikawachi-mach, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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Lenaers G, Pelloquin L, Olichon A, Emorine LJ, Guillou E, Delettre C, Hamel CP, Ducommun B, Belenguer P. What similarity between human and fission yeast proteins is required for orthology? Yeast 2002; 19:1125-6. [PMID: 12237853 DOI: 10.1002/yea.901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Guy Lenaers
- LBCMCP, CNRS UMR5088, IFR 109, Université Paul Sabatier, Bât. 4R3-B1, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France.
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Olichon A, Emorine LJ, Descoins E, Pelloquin L, Brichese L, Gas N, Guillou E, Delettre C, Valette A, Hamel CP, Ducommun B, Lenaers G, Belenguer P. The human dynamin-related protein OPA1 is anchored to the mitochondrial inner membrane facing the inter-membrane space. FEBS Lett 2002; 523:171-6. [PMID: 12123827 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(02)02985-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mutations in the OPA1 gene are associated with autosomal dominant optic atrophy. OPA1 encodes a dynamin-related protein orthologous to Msp1 of Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Mgm1p of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, both involved in mitochondrial morphology and genome maintenance. We present immuno-fluorescence and biochemical evidences showing that OPA1 resides in the mitochondria where it is imported through its highly basic amino-terminal extension. Proteolysis experiments indicate that OPA1 is present in the inter-membrane space and electron microscopy further localizes it close to the cristae. The strong association of OPA1 with membranes suggests its anchoring to the inner membrane.
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- Aurélien Olichon
- Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire du Contrôle de la Prolifération and Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, IFR109, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 cedex 04, Toulouse, France
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Misaka T, Miyashita T, Kubo Y. Primary structure of a dynamin-related mouse mitochondrial GTPase and its distribution in brain, subcellular localization, and effect on mitochondrial morphology. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:15834-42. [PMID: 11847212 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109260200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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A new member of the dynamin GTPase family (OPA1) was recently identified in humans and shown to be mutated in patients with dominant optic atrophy. To understand better the function of mammalian OPA1, we isolated a mouse ortholog (mOPA1) from brain and raised a specific antibody against its C terminus. The subcellular distribution of mOPA1 overexpressed in COS-7 cells largely overlapped that of endogenous cytochrome c, a well known mitochondrial marker, and dramatically affected mitochondrial morphology, altering it from tubular to vesicular. Mitochondrial targeting was mediated by the N-terminal region of mOPA1 as follows: deletion of the 124 N-terminal amino acids eliminated mitochondrial targeting, although fusion of the N-terminal 60 or 90 amino acids of mOPA1 with green fluorescent protein resulted in its mitochondrial targeting. mOPA1 was expressed widely in the mouse brain, especially in neurons of olfactory bulb, cerebral cortex, piriform cortex, hypothalamus, hippocampus, red nucleus, cochlear nucleus, motor trigeminal nucleus, facial nucleus, cerebellar nucleus, and Purkinje cells. Within dissociated cerebellar cells, mOPA1 protein was clearly observed in the dendrites and somas of neuronal cells, as well as in astrocytes and meningeal cells. In each case, it was distributed in the vesicular pattern seen in other cell types.
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- Takumi Misaka
- Department of Physiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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Mitochondria adopt a variety of different shapes in eukaryotic cells, ranging from multiple, small compartments to elaborate tubular networks. The establishment and maintenance of different mitochondrial morphologies depends, in part, on the equilibrium between opposing fission and fusion events. Recent studies in yeast, flies, worms and mammalian cells indicate that three high-molecular-weight GTPases control mitochondrial membrane dynamics. One of these is a dynamin-related GTPase that acts on the outer mitochondrial membrane to regulate fission. Recently, genetic approaches in budding yeast have identified additional components of the fission machinery. These and other new findings suggest a common mechanism for membrane fission events that has been conserved and adapted during eukaryotic evolution.
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- Janet M Shaw
- Dept of Biology, University of Utah, 257 S. 1400 E., Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
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Delettre C, Lenaers G, Pelloquin L, Belenguer P, Hamel CP. OPA1 (Kjer type) dominant optic atrophy: a novel mitochondrial disease. Mol Genet Metab 2002; 75:97-107. [PMID: 11855928 DOI: 10.1006/mgme.2001.3278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Dominant optic atrophy (DOA) is the most common form of inherited optic neuropathy. Although heterogeneous, a major locus has been mapped to chromosome 3q28 and the responsible gene, OPA1, was recently identified. OPA1 is a mitochondrial dynamin-related GTPase implicated in the formation and maintenance of the mitochondrial network. To date, 62 mutations have been identified in a total of 201 DOA patients. Most of them (90%) are distributed from exons 8 to 28 with a majority in the GTPase domain (54%). None were found in the alternatively spliced exons 4, 4b, and 5b. Half of them are truncative mutations (50%) with a frequent recurrent allele, c.2708delTTAG. Most missense mutations (81%) cluster within the putative GTPase domain. Various pathogenic mechanisms may play a role in OPA1 DOA. Truncative mutations in the N-terminal region and perhaps missense mutations in the GTPase domain lead to a loss of function of the encoded protein and haplotype insufficiency. However, there is a cluster of truncation mutations in the in C-terminus, a putative dimerization domain, that could act through a dominant negative effect. The findings that OPA1-type DOA, as Leber optic neuropathy, is caused by the impairment of a mitochondrial protein address the question of the vulnerability of the retinal ganglion cell in response to mitochondrial defects.
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- Cécile Delettre
- Inserm U.254, Laboratoire de Neurobiologie de l'audition, 71, rue de Navacelles, 34090Montpellier, France.
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The dynamin family of proteins is continually growing, and in recent years members have been localized to areas of mitochondrial fission, plant phragmoplasts and chloroplasts, and viral ribonucleoprotein complexes. All the dynamin-like proteins examined to-date appear to assemble into oligomers, such as rings or spirals; however, it remains to be determined if a global mechanism of action exists. Even the role of dynamin in vesicle formation remains controversial as to whether it behaves as a molecular switch or as a mechanochemical enzyme.
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- D Danino
- Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry and Biology, Building 8, Room 419, MSC 0851, 8 Center Drive, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
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The roles of mitochondria in cell death and in aging have generated much excitement in recent years. At the same time, however, a quiet revolution in our thinking about mitochondrial ultrastructure has begun. This revolution started with the use of vital dyes and of green fluorescent protein fusion proteins, showing that mitochondria are very dynamic structures that constantly move, divide and fuse throughout the life of a cell. More recently, some of the first proteins contributing to these various processes have been discovered. Our view of the internal structures of mitochondria has also changed. Three-dimensional reconstructions obtained with high voltage electron microscopy show that cristae are often connected to the mitochondrial inner membrane by thin tubules. These new insights are brought to bear on the wealth of data collected by conventional electron microscopic analysis.
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- L Griparic
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles CA 90095, USA
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Mitochondrial division is a complex process requiring the synergistic actions of multiple factors, including mechanical enzymes and accessory proteins. Recent studies have identified a number of these factors and started to elucidate how they act together to bring about mitochondrial fission.
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- Y Yoon
- Center for Basic Research in Digestive Diseases and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Wong ED, Wagner JA, Gorsich SW, McCaffery JM, Shaw JM, Nunnari J. The dynamin-related GTPase, Mgm1p, is an intermembrane space protein required for maintenance of fusion competent mitochondria. J Cell Biol 2000; 151:341-52. [PMID: 11038181 PMCID: PMC2192650 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.151.2.341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 266] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2000] [Accepted: 08/21/2000] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Mutations in the dynamin-related GTPase, Mgm1p, have been shown to cause mitochondrial aggregation and mitochondrial DNA loss in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells, but Mgm1p's exact role in mitochondrial maintenance is unclear. To study the primary function of MGM1, we characterized new temperature sensitive MGM1 alleles. Examination of mitochondrial morphology in mgm1 cells indicates that fragmentation of mitochondrial reticuli is the primary phenotype associated with loss of MGM1 function, with secondary aggregation of mitochondrial fragments. This mgm1 phenotype is identical to that observed in cells with a conditional mutation in FZO1, which encodes a transmembrane GTPase required for mitochondrial fusion, raising the possibility that Mgm1p is also required for fusion. Consistent with this idea, mitochondrial fusion is blocked in mgm1 cells during mating, and deletion of DNM1, which encodes a dynamin-related GTPase required for mitochondrial fission, blocks mitochondrial fragmentation in mgm1 cells. However, in contrast to fzo1 cells, deletion of DNM1 in mgm1 cells restores mitochondrial fusion during mating. This last observation indicates that despite the phenotypic similarities observed between mgm1 and fzo1 cells, MGM1 does not play a direct role in mitochondrial fusion. Although Mgm1p was recently reported to localize to the mitochondrial outer membrane, our studies indicate that Mgm1p is localized to the mitochondrial intermembrane space. Based on our localization data and Mgm1p's structural homology to dynamin, we postulate that it functions in inner membrane remodeling events. In this context, the observed mgm1 phenotypes suggest that inner and outer membrane fission is coupled and that loss of MGM1 function may stimulate Dnm1p-dependent outer membrane fission, resulting in the formation of mitochondrial fragments that are structurally incompetent for fusion.
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- E D Wong
- Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- A M van der Bliek
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
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Delettre C, Lenaers G, Griffoin JM, Gigarel N, Lorenzo C, Belenguer P, Pelloquin L, Grosgeorge J, Turc-Carel C, Perret E, Astarie-Dequeker C, Lasquellec L, Arnaud B, Ducommun B, Kaplan J, Hamel CP. Nuclear gene OPA1, encoding a mitochondrial dynamin-related protein, is mutated in dominant optic atrophy. Nat Genet 2000; 26:207-10. [PMID: 11017079 DOI: 10.1038/79936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1028] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Optic atrophy type 1 (OPA1, MIM 165500) is a dominantly inherited optic neuropathy occurring in 1 in 50,000 individuals that features progressive loss in visual acuity leading, in many cases, to legal blindness. Phenotypic variations and loss of retinal ganglion cells, as found in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), have suggested possible mitochondrial impairment. The OPA1 gene has been localized to 3q28-q29 (refs 13-19). We describe here a nuclear gene, OPA1, that maps within the candidate region and encodes a dynamin-related protein localized to mitochondria. We found four different OPA1 mutations, including frameshift and missense mutations, to segregate with the disease, demonstrating a role for mitochondria in retinal ganglion cell pathophysiology.
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- C Delettre
- Inserm U. 254, Laboratoire de Neurobiologie de l'audition, Montpellier, France
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Osteryoung KW. Organelle fission. Crossing the evolutionary divide. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2000; 123:1213-1216. [PMID: 10938340 PMCID: PMC1539268 DOI: 10.1104/pp.123.4.1213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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- K W Osteryoung
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
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