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Zhang Y, Rao X, Wang J, Liu H, Wang Q, Wang X, Hua F, Guan X, Lin Y. Mitochondria-Associated Membranes: A Key Point of Neurodegenerative Diseases. CNS Neurosci Ther 2025; 31:e70378. [PMID: 40406921 PMCID: PMC12099310 DOI: 10.1111/cns.70378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2024] [Revised: 03/12/2025] [Accepted: 03/29/2025] [Indexed: 05/26/2025] Open
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BACKGROUND Neurodegenerative diseases pose significant health challenges in the 21st century, with increasing morbidity and mortality, particularly among the elderly population. One of the key factors contributing to the pathogenesis of these diseases is the disrupted crosstalk between mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum. Mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs), which are regions where the ER interfaces with mitochondria, serve as crucial platforms facilitating communication between these organelles. OBJECTIVES This review focuses on the structural composition and functions of MAMs and highlights their roles. Additionally, in this review, we summarize the relationship between MAM dysfunction and various neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and others. The involvement of key proteins such as Sig-1R, IP3R, and VAPB in maintaining ER-mitochondrial communication and their dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases is emphasized. CONCLUSION Through analyzing the effects of MAM on neurodegenerative diseases, we provide the newest insights and potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of these debilitating conditions.
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- Yiwei Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical CollegeNanchang UniversityNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of AnesthesiologyNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
- Queen Mary CollegeNanchang UniversityNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical CollegeNanchang UniversityNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of AnesthesiologyNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of AnesthesiologyNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
- Queen Mary CollegeNanchang UniversityNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of AnesthesiologyNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
- Queen Mary CollegeNanchang UniversityNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of AnesthesiologyNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
- Queen Mary CollegeNanchang UniversityNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of AnesthesiologyNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical CollegeNanchang UniversityNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical CollegeNanchang UniversityNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of AnesthesiologyNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
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- Department of AnesthesiologyYingtan City People's HospitalYingtan CityJiangxi ProvinceChina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical CollegeNanchang UniversityNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of AnesthesiologyNanchangJiangxi ProvinceChina
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Komilova NR, Angelova PR, Cali E, Scardamaglia A, Mirkhodjaev UZ, Houlden H, Esteras N, Abramov AY. Charcot Marie Tooth disease pathology is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and lower glutathione production. Cell Mol Life Sci 2025; 82:72. [PMID: 39918771 PMCID: PMC11806186 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-025-05612-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2024] [Revised: 01/13/2025] [Accepted: 02/02/2025] [Indexed: 02/09/2025]
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Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) or hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy is a heterogeneous neurological disorder leading to nerve damage and muscle weakness. Although multiple mutations associated with CMT were identified, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of this pathology are still unclear, although most of the subtype of this disease involve mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in the mechanism of pathology. Using patients' fibroblasts of autosomal recessive, predominantly demyelinating form of CMT-CMT4B3 subtype, we studied the effect of these mutations on mitochondrial metabolism and redox balance. We have found that CMT4B3-associated mutations decrease mitochondrial membrane potential and mitochondrial NADH redox index suggesting an increase rate of mitochondrial respiration in these cells. However, mitochondrial dysfunction had no profound effect on the overall levels of ATP and on the energy capacity of these cells. Although the rate of reactive oxygen species production in mitochondria and cytosol in fibroblasts with CMT4B3 pathology was not significantly higher than in control, the level of GSH was significantly lower. Lower level of glutathione was most likely induced by the lower level of NADPH production, which was used for a GSH cycling, however, expression levels and activity of the major NADPH producing enzyme Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PDH) was not altered. Low level of GSH renders the fibroblast with CMT4B3 pathology more sensitive to oxidative stress and further treatment of cells with hydroperoxide increases CMT patients' fibroblast death rates compared to control. Thus, CMT4B3 pathology makes cells vulnerable to oxidative stress due to the lack of major endogenous antioxidant GSH.
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- Nafisa R Komilova
- Department of Biophysics, National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Center for High Technologies, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
- Neurochemistry Research Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Madrid, Spain
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
- Neurochemistry Research Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Scherrer C, Loret C, Védrenne N, Buckley C, Lia AS, Kermene V, Sturtz F, Favreau F, Rovini A, Faye PA. From in vivo models to in vitro bioengineered neuromuscular junctions for the study of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. J Tissue Eng 2025; 16:20417314241310508. [PMID: 40078221 PMCID: PMC11898049 DOI: 10.1177/20417314241310508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 12/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2025] Open
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Peripheral neuropathies are disorders affecting the peripheral nervous system. Among them, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is an inherited sensorimotor neuropathy for which no effective treatment exists yet. Research on Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease has been hampered by difficulties in accessing relevant cells, such as sensory and motor neurons, Schwann cells, and myocytes, which interact at the neuromuscular junction, the specialized synapses formed between nerves and skeletal muscles. This review first outlines the various in vivo models and methods used to study neuromuscular junction deficiencies in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. We then explore novel in vitro techniques and models, including complex hiPSC-derived cultures, which offer promising isogenic and reproducible neuromuscular junction models. The adaptability of in vitro culture methods, including cell origin, cell-type combinations, and choice of culture format, adds complexity and excitement to this rapidly evolving field. This review aims to recapitulate available tools for studying Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease to understand its pathophysiological mechanisms and test potential therapies.
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- Camille Scherrer
- University of Limoges, NeurIT UR 20218, GEIST Institute, Limoges, France
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- University of Limoges, NeurIT UR 20218, GEIST Institute, Limoges, France
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- University of Limoges, Inserm U1248 Pharmacology & Transplantation, Limoges, France
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- University of Limoges, XLIM, CNRS UMR 7252, Limoges, France
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- University of Limoges, NeurIT UR 20218, GEIST Institute, Limoges, France
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, CHU Limoges, Limoges, France
- Department of Bioinformatics, CHU Limoges, Limoges, France
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- University of Limoges, NeurIT UR 20218, GEIST Institute, Limoges, France
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, CHU Limoges, Limoges, France
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- University of Limoges, NeurIT UR 20218, GEIST Institute, Limoges, France
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, CHU Limoges, Limoges, France
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- University of Limoges, NeurIT UR 20218, GEIST Institute, Limoges, France
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- University of Limoges, NeurIT UR 20218, GEIST Institute, Limoges, France
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, CHU Limoges, Limoges, France
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Cantarero L, Roldán M, Rodríguez-Sanz M, Mathison AJ, Díaz-Osorio Y, Pijuan J, Frías M, Urrutia R, Hoenicka J, Palau F. Abnormal redox balance at membrane contact sites causes axonopathy in GDAP1-related Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-5682984. [PMID: 39801517 PMCID: PMC11722552 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5682984/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2025]
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Pathogenic variants of GDAP1 cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), an inherited neuropathy characterized by axonal degeneration. GDAP1, an atypical glutathione S-transferase, localizes to the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM), regulating this organelle's dynamics, transport, and membrane contact sites (MCSs). It has been proposed that GDAP1 functions as a cellular redox sensor. However, its precise contribution to redox homeostasis remains poorly understood, as does the possible redox regulation at mitochondrial MCSs. Given the relationship between the peroxisomal redox state and overall cellular redox balance, we investigated the role of GDAP1 in peroxisomal function and mitochondrial MCSs maintenance by using high-resolution microscopy, live cell imaging with pH-sensitive fluorescent probes, and transcriptomic and lipidomic analyses in the Gdap1 -/- mice and patient-derived fibroblasts. We demonstrate that GDAP1 deficiency disrupts mitochondria-peroxisome MCSs and leads to peroxisomal abnormalities, which are reversible upon pharmacological activation of PPARγ or glutathione supplementation. These results identify GDAP1 as a new tether of mitochondria-peroxisome MCSs that maintain peroxisomal number and integrity. The supply of glutathione (GSH-MEE) or GDAP1 overexpression suffices to rescue these MCSs. Furthermore, GDAP1 may regulate the redox state within the microdomain of mitochondrial MCSs, as suggested by decreased pH at mitochondria-lysosome contacts in patient-derived fibroblasts, highlighting the relationship between GDAP1 and redox-sensitive targets. Finally, in vivo analysis of sciatic nerve tissue in Gdap1 -/- mice revealed significant axonal structural abnormalities, including nodes of Ranvier disruption and defects in the distribution and morphology of mitochondria, lysosomes, and peroxisomes, emphasizing the importance of GDAP1 in sustaining axon integrity in the peripheral nervous system. Taken together, this study positions GDAP1 as a multifunctional protein that mediates mitochondrial interaction with cellular organelles of diverse functions, contributes to redox state sensing, and helps maintain axonal homeostasis. In addition, we identify PPAR as a novel therapeutic target, based on knowledge of the underlying pathogenetic mechanisms.
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- Lara Cantarero
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine, Center for Genomic Sciences in Medicine, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona, Spain
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- Confocal Microscopy Unit, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD), Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine, Center for Genomic Sciences in Medicine, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
- Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine, Center for Genomic Sciences in Medicine, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine, Center for Genomic Sciences in Medicine, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona, Spain
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- Confocal Microscopy Unit, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD), Barcelona, Spain
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- Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
- Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine, Center for Genomic Sciences in Medicine, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine, Center for Genomic Sciences in Medicine, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona, Spain
- Únicas SJD Center, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
- Division of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Karaś K, Pastwińska J, Sałkowska A, Karwaciak I, Ratajewski M. Epigenetic regulation of the human GDAP1 gene. Biochem Biophys Rep 2024; 40:101827. [PMID: 39328838 PMCID: PMC11426145 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2024.101827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2024] [Revised: 09/02/2024] [Accepted: 09/14/2024] [Indexed: 09/28/2024] Open
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Mutations in the ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein 1 (GDAP1) gene are linked to Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, a hereditary neurodegenerative condition. The protein encoded by this gene is involved in mitochondrial fission and calcium homeostasis. Recently, GDAP1 has also been implicated in the survival of patients with certain cancers. Despite its significant role in specific cellular processes and associated diseases, the mechanisms regulating GDAP1 expression are largely unknown. Here, we show for the first time that methylation of the CpG island in the proximal promoter of the GDAP1 gene inhibits its activity. Treating cells with low GDAP1 expression using methyltransferase and HDAC inhibitors induced the expression of this gene and its encoded protein. This induction was associated with promoter demethylation and increased association of acetylated histones with the GDAP1 promoter. Thus, we identified a mechanism that could be used to manipulate GDAP1 expression.
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- Kaja Karaś
- Laboratory of Epigenetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodowa 106, 93-232, Lodz, Poland
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- Laboratory of Epigenetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodowa 106, 93-232, Lodz, Poland
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- Laboratory of Epigenetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodowa 106, 93-232, Lodz, Poland
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- Laboratory of Epigenetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodowa 106, 93-232, Lodz, Poland
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- Laboratory of Epigenetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodowa 106, 93-232, Lodz, Poland
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Izadifar Z, Charrez B, Almeida M, Robben S, Pilobello K, van der Graaf-Mas J, Marquez SL, Ferrante TC, Shcherbina K, Gould R, LoGrande NT, Sesay AM, Ingber DE. Organ chips with integrated multifunctional sensors enable continuous metabolic monitoring at controlled oxygen levels. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 265:116683. [PMID: 39213819 PMCID: PMC11391946 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116683] [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: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 08/12/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
Abstract
Despite remarkable advances in Organ-on-a-chip (Organ Chip) microfluidic culture technology, recreating tissue-relevant physiological conditions, such as the region-specific oxygen concentrations, remains a formidable technical challenge, and analysis of tissue functions is commonly carried out using one analytical technique at a time. Here, we describe two-channel Organ Chip microfluidic devices fabricated from polydimethylsiloxane and gas impermeable polycarbonate materials that are integrated with multiple sensors, mounted on a printed circuit board and operated using a commercially available Organ Chip culture instrument. The novelty of this system is that it enables the recreation of physiologically relevant tissue-tissue interfaces and oxygen tension as well as non-invasive continuous measurement of transepithelial electrical resistance, oxygen concentration and pH, combined with simultaneous analysis of cellular metabolic activity (ATP/ADP ratio), cell morphology, and tissue phenotype. We demonstrate the reliable and reproducible functionality of this system in living human Gut and Liver Chip cultures. Changes in tissue barrier function and oxygen tension along with their functional and metabolic responses to chemical stimuli (e.g., calcium chelation, oligomycin) were continuously and noninvasively monitored on-chip for up to 23 days. A physiologically relevant microaerobic microenvironment that supports co-culture of human intestinal cells with living Lactococcus lactis bacteria also was demonstrated in the Gut Chip. The integration of multi-functional sensors into Organ Chips provides a robust and scalable platform for the simultaneous, continuous, and non-invasive monitoring of multiple physiological functions that can significantly enhance the comprehensive and reliable evaluation of engineered tissues in Organ Chip models in basic research, preclinical modeling, and drug development.
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- Zohreh Izadifar
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Microelectronics, Technical University Delft, Delft, 2628 CD, Netherlands
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Vascular Biology Program and Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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Torres-Rico M, García-Calvo V, Gironda-Martínez A, Pascual-Guerra J, García AG, Maneu V. Targeting calciumopathy for neuroprotection: focus on calcium channels Cav1, Orai1 and P2X7. Cell Calcium 2024; 123:102928. [PMID: 39003871 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102928] [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: 05/30/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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As the uncontrolled entry of calcium ions (Ca2+) through plasmalemmal calcium channels is a cell death trigger, the conjecture is here raised that mitigating such an excess of Ca2+ entry should rescue from death the vulnerable neurons in neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). However, this supposition has failed in some clinical trials (CTs). Thus, a recent CT tested whether isradipine, a blocker of the Cav1 subtype of voltage-operated calcium channels (VOCCs), exerted a benefit in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD); however, outcomes were negative. This is one more of the hundreds of CTs done under the principle of one-drug-one-target, that have failed in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other NDDs during the last three decades. As there are myriad calcium channels to let Ca2+ ions gain the cell cytosol, it seems reasonable to predict that blockade of Ca2+ entry through a single channel may not be capable of preventing the Ca2+ flood of cells by the uncontrolled Ca2+ entry. Furthermore, as Ca2+ signaling is involved in the regulation of myriad functions in different cell types, it seems also reasonable to guess that a therapy should be more efficient by targeting different cells with various drugs. Here, we propose to mitigate Ca2+ entry by the simultaneous partial blockade of three quite different subtypes of plasmalemmal calcium channels that is, the Cav1 subtype of VOCCs, the Orai1 store-operated calcium channel (SOCC), and the purinergic P2X7 calcium channel. All three channels are expressed in both microglia and neurons. Thus, by targeting the three channels with a combination of three drug blockers we expect favorable changes in some of the pathogenic features of NDDs, namely (i) to mitigate Ca2+ entry into microglia; (ii) to decrease the Ca2+-dependent microglia activation; (iii) to decrease the sustained neuroinflammation; (iv) to decrease the uncontrolled Ca2+ entry into neurons; (v) to rescue vulnerable neurons from death; and (vi) to delay disease progression. In this review we discuss the arguments underlying our triad hypothesis in the sense that the combination of three repositioned medicines targeting Cav1, Orai1, and P2X7 calcium channels could boost neuroprotection and delay the progression of AD and other NDDs.
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- Instituto Fundación Teófilo Hernando, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Farmacología y Terapéutica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Fundación Teófilo Hernando, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Farmacología y Terapéutica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Óptica, Farmacología y Anatomía, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
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Cantarero L, García-Vargas G, Hoenicka J, Palau F. Differential effects of Mendelian GDAP1 clinical variants on mitochondria-lysosome membrane contacts sites. Biol Open 2023; 12:bio059707. [PMID: 36912213 PMCID: PMC10110396 DOI: 10.1242/bio.059707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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GDAP1 pathogenic variants cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, the most common hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy. CMT-GDAP1 can be axonal or demyelinating, with autosomal dominant or recessive inheritance, leading to phenotypic heterogeneity. Recessive GDAP1 variants cause a severe phenotype, whereas dominant variants are associated with a milder disease course. GDAP1 is an outer mitochondrial membrane protein involved in mitochondrial membrane contact sites (MCSs) with the plasmatic membrane, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and lysosomes. In GDAP1-deficient models, the pathophysiology includes morphological defects in mitochondrial network and ER, impaired Ca2+ homeostasis, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial MCSs defects. Nevertheless, the underlying pathophysiology of dominant variants is less understood. Here, we study the effect upon mitochondria-lysosome MCSs of two GDAP1 clinical variants located in the α-loop interaction domain of the protein. p.Thr157Pro dominant variant causes the increase in these MCSs that correlates with a hyper-fissioned mitochondrial network. In contrast, p.Arg161His recessive variant, which is predicted to significantly change the contact surface of GDAP1, causes decreased contacts with more elongated mitochondria. Given that mitochondria-lysosome MCSs regulate Ca2+ transfer from the lysosome to mitochondria, our results support that GDAP1 clinical variants have different consequences for Ca2+ handling and that could be primary insults determining differences in severity between dominant and recessive forms of the disease.
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- Lara Cantarero
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine – IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, 08950, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine – IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine – IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, 08950, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine – IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, 08950, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Genetic Medicine – IPER, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, 08950, Barcelona, Spain
- Division of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
- ERN-ITHACA
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Stacpoole PW, McCall CE. The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex: Life's essential, vulnerable and druggable energy homeostat. Mitochondrion 2023; 70:59-102. [PMID: 36863425 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2023.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Found in all organisms, pyruvate dehydrogenase complexes (PDC) are the keystones of prokaryotic and eukaryotic energy metabolism. In eukaryotic organisms these multi-component megacomplexes provide a crucial mechanistic link between cytoplasmic glycolysis and the mitochondrial tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. As a consequence, PDCs also influence the metabolism of branched chain amino acids, lipids and, ultimately, oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). PDC activity is an essential determinant of the metabolic and bioenergetic flexibility of metazoan organisms in adapting to changes in development, nutrient availability and various stresses that challenge maintenance of homeostasis. This canonical role of the PDC has been extensively probed over the past decades by multidisciplinary investigations into its causal association with diverse physiological and pathological conditions, the latter making the PDC an increasingly viable therapeutic target. Here we review the biology of the remarkable PDC and its emerging importance in the pathobiology and treatment of diverse congenital and acquired disorders of metabolic integration.
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- Peter W Stacpoole
- Department of Medicine (Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes), and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States.
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Translational Sciences, and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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Sánchez-González C, Herrero Martín JC, Salegi Ansa B, Núñez de Arenas C, Stančič B, Pereira MP, Contreras L, Cuezva JM, Formentini L. Chronic inhibition of the mitochondrial ATP synthase in skeletal muscle triggers sarcoplasmic reticulum distress and tubular aggregates. Cell Death Dis 2022; 13:561. [PMID: 35732639 PMCID: PMC9217934 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-05016-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Tubular aggregates (TA) are honeycomb-like arrays of sarcoplasmic-reticulum (SR) tubules affecting aged glycolytic fibers of male individuals and inducing severe sarcomere disorganization and muscular pain. TA develop in skeletal muscle from Tubular Aggregate Myopathy (TAM) patients as well as in other disorders including endocrine syndromes, diabetes, and ageing, being their primary cause unknown. Nowadays, there is no cure for TA. Intriguingly, both hypoxia and calcium dyshomeostasis prompt TA formation, pointing to a possible role for mitochondria in their setting. However, a functional link between mitochondrial dysfunctions and TA remains unknown. Herein, we investigate the alteration in muscle-proteome of TAM patients, the molecular mechanism of TA onset and a potential therapy in a preclinical mouse model of the disease. We show that in vivo chronic inhibition of the mitochondrial ATP synthase in muscle causes TA. Upon long-term restrained oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), oxidative soleus experiments a metabolic and structural switch towards glycolytic fibers, increases mitochondrial fission, and activates mitophagy to recycle damaged mitochondria. TA result from the overresponse of the fission controller DRP1, that upregulates the Store-Operate-Calcium-Entry and increases the mitochondria-SR interaction in a futile attempt to buffer calcium overloads upon prolonged OXPHOS inhibition. Accordingly, hypoxic muscles cultured ex vivo show an increase in mitochondria/SR contact sites and autophagic/mitophagic zones, where TA clusters grow around defective mitochondria. Moreover, hypoxia triggered a stronger TA formation upon ATP synthase inhibition, and this effect was reduced by the DRP1 inhibitor mDIVI. Remarkably, the muscle proteome of TAM patients displays similar alterations in mitochondrial dynamics and in ATP synthase contents. In vivo edaravone treatment in mice with restrained OXPHOS restored a healthy phenotype by prompting mitogenesis and mitochondrial fusion. Altogether, our data provide a functional link between the ATP synthase/DRP1 axis and the setting of TA, and repurpose edaravone as a possible treatment for TA-associated disorders.
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- Cristina Sánchez-González
- grid.5515.40000000119578126Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular ‘“Severo Ochoa’” (CBMSO), c/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- grid.5515.40000000119578126Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular ‘“Severo Ochoa’” (CBMSO), c/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- grid.5515.40000000119578126Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular ‘“Severo Ochoa’” (CBMSO), c/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- grid.5515.40000000119578126Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular ‘“Severo Ochoa’” (CBMSO), c/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain ,grid.452372.50000 0004 1791 1185Centro de Investigación Biomédica en red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- grid.5515.40000000119578126Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular ‘“Severo Ochoa’” (CBMSO), c/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- grid.5515.40000000119578126Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular ‘“Severo Ochoa’” (CBMSO), c/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain ,grid.5515.40000000119578126Instituto Universitario de Biología Molecular, IUBM, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- grid.5515.40000000119578126Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular ‘“Severo Ochoa’” (CBMSO), c/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain ,grid.5515.40000000119578126Instituto Universitario de Biología Molecular, IUBM, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain ,grid.419651.e0000 0000 9538 1950Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD), Madrid, Spain
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- grid.5515.40000000119578126Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular ‘“Severo Ochoa’” (CBMSO), c/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain ,grid.452372.50000 0004 1791 1185Centro de Investigación Biomédica en red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain ,grid.5515.40000000119578126Instituto Universitario de Biología Molecular, IUBM, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain ,grid.512044.60000 0004 7666 5367Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre, i+12, Madrid, Spain
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- grid.5515.40000000119578126Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular ‘“Severo Ochoa’” (CBMSO), c/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain ,grid.452372.50000 0004 1791 1185Centro de Investigación Biomédica en red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Madrid, Spain ,grid.5515.40000000119578126Instituto Universitario de Biología Molecular, IUBM, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain ,grid.512044.60000 0004 7666 5367Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre, i+12, Madrid, Spain
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GDAP1 loss of function inhibits the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex by altering the actin cytoskeleton. Commun Biol 2022; 5:541. [PMID: 35662277 PMCID: PMC9166793 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03487-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease 4A is an autosomal-recessive polyneuropathy caused by mutations of ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein 1 (GDAP1), a putative glutathione transferase, which affects mitochondrial shape and alters cellular Ca2+ homeostasis. Here, we identify the underlying mechanism. We found that patient-derived motoneurons and GDAP1 knockdown SH-SY5Y cells display two phenotypes: more tubular mitochondria and a metabolism characterized by glutamine dependence and fewer cytosolic lipid droplets. GDAP1 interacts with the actin-depolymerizing protein Cofilin-1 and beta-tubulin in a redox-dependent manner, suggesting a role for actin signaling. Consistently, GDAP1 loss causes less F-actin close to mitochondria, which restricts mitochondrial localization of the fission factor dynamin-related protein 1, instigating tubularity. GDAP1 silencing also disrupts mitochondria-ER contact sites. These changes result in lower mitochondrial Ca2+ levels and inhibition of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, explaining the metabolic changes upon GDAP1 loss of function. Together, our findings reconcile GDAP1-associated phenotypes and implicate disrupted actin signaling in CMT4A pathophysiology. GDAP1 mutations effect Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 4A by inhibiting the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and restricting mitochondrial localization of dynamin-related protein 1 through alterations of the actin cytoskeleton.
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Markovinovic A, Greig J, Martín-Guerrero SM, Salam S, Paillusson S. Endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria signaling in neurons and neurodegenerative diseases. J Cell Sci 2022; 135:274270. [PMID: 35129196 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.248534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Recent advances have revealed common pathological changes in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with related frontotemporal dementia (ALS/FTD). Many of these changes can be linked to alterations in endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-mitochondria signaling, including dysregulation of Ca2+ signaling, autophagy, lipid metabolism, ATP production, axonal transport, ER stress responses and synaptic dysfunction. ER-mitochondria signaling involves specialized regions of ER, called mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs). Owing to their role in neurodegenerative processes, MAMs have gained attention as they appear to be associated with all the major neurodegenerative diseases. Furthermore, their specific role within neuronal maintenance is being revealed as mutant genes linked to major neurodegenerative diseases have been associated with damage to these specialized contacts. Several studies have now demonstrated that these specialized contacts regulate neuronal health and synaptic transmission, and that MAMs are damaged in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. This Review will focus on the role of MAMs and ER-mitochondria signaling within neurons and how damage of the ER-mitochondria axis leads to a disruption of vital processes causing eventual neurodegeneration.
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- Andrea Markovinovic
- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience. Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RX, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience. Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RX, UK.,Inserm, Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, ITUN, 44093, Nantes, France
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience. Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RX, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience. Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RX, UK
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience. Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 9RX, UK.,Université de Nantes, Inserm, TENS, The Enteric Nervous System in Gut and Brain Diseases, IMAD, Nantes, 1 rue Gaston Veil, 44035, Nantes, France
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Kenvin S, Torregrosa-Muñumer R, Reidelbach M, Pennonen J, Turkia JJ, Rannila E, Kvist J, Sainio MT, Huber N, Herukka SK, Haapasalo A, Auranen M, Trokovic R, Sharma V, Ylikallio E, Tyynismaa H. Threshold of heteroplasmic truncating MT-ATP6 mutation in reprogramming, Notch hyperactivation and motor neuron metabolism. Hum Mol Genet 2021; 31:958-974. [PMID: 34635923 PMCID: PMC8947243 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddab299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Mutations in mitochondrial DNA encoded subunit of ATP synthase, MT-ATP6, are frequent causes of neurological mitochondrial diseases with a range of phenotypes from Leigh syndrome and NARP to ataxias and neuropathies. Here we investigated the functional consequences of an unusual heteroplasmic truncating mutation m.9154C>T in MT-ATP6, which caused peripheral neuropathy, ataxia and IgA nephropathy. ATP synthase not only generates cellular ATP, but its dimerization is required for mitochondrial cristae formation. Accordingly, the MT-ATP6 truncating mutation impaired the assembly of ATP synthase and disrupted cristae morphology, supporting our molecular dynamics simulations that predicted destabilized a/c subunit subcomplex. Next, we modeled the effects of the truncating mutation using patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells. Unexpectedly, depending on mutation heteroplasmy level, the truncation showed multiple threshold effects in cellular reprogramming, neurogenesis and in metabolism of mature motor neurons (MN). Interestingly, MN differentiation beyond progenitor stage was impaired by Notch hyperactivation in the MT-ATP6 mutant, but not by rotenone-induced inhibition of mitochondrial respiration, suggesting that altered mitochondrial morphology contributed to Notch hyperactivation. Finally, we also identified a lower mutation threshold for a metabolic shift in mature MN, affecting lactate utilization, which may be relevant for understanding the mechanisms of mitochondrial involvement in peripheral motor neuropathies. These results establish a critical and disease-relevant role for ATP synthase in human cell fate decisions and neuronal metabolism.
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- Sebastian Kenvin
- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Neurology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Clinical Neurosciences, Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Finland.,HiLIFE Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland.,Clinical Neurosciences, Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Medical and Clinical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Finland.,Neuroscience Center, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Miressi F, Benslimane N, Favreau F, Rassat M, Richard L, Bourthoumieu S, Laroche C, Magy L, Magdelaine C, Sturtz F, Lia AS, Faye PA. GDAP1 Involvement in Mitochondrial Function and Oxidative Stress, Investigated in a Charcot-Marie-Tooth Model of hiPSCs-Derived Motor Neurons. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9080945. [PMID: 34440148 PMCID: PMC8393985 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9080945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Mutations in the ganglioside-induced differentiation associated protein 1 (GDAP1) gene have been associated with demyelinating and axonal forms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, the most frequent hereditary peripheral neuropathy in humans. Previous studies reported the prevalent GDAP1 expression in neural tissues and cells, from animal models. Here, we described the first GDAP1 functional study on human induced-pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs)-derived motor neurons, obtained from normal subjects and from a CMT2H patient, carrying the GDAP1 homozygous c.581C>G (p.Ser194*) mutation. At mRNA level, we observed that, in normal subjects, GDAP1 is mainly expressed in motor neurons, while it is drastically reduced in the patient’s cells containing a premature termination codon (PTC), probably degraded by the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) system. Morphological and functional investigations revealed in the CMT patient’s motor neurons a decrease of cell viability associated to lipid dysfunction and oxidative stress development. Mitochondrion is a key organelle in oxidative stress generation, but it is also mainly involved in energetic metabolism. Thus, in the CMT patient’s motor neurons, mitochondrial cristae defects were observed, even if no deficit in ATP production emerged. This cellular model of hiPSCs-derived motor neurons underlines the role of mitochondrion and oxidative stress in CMT disease and paves the way for new treatment evaluation.
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- Federica Miressi
- Maintenance Myélinique et Neuropathies Périphériques, EA6309, University of Limoges, F-87000 Limoges, France; (N.B.); (F.F.); (M.R.); (L.R.); (S.B.); (L.M.); (C.M.); (F.S.); (A.-S.L.); (P.-A.F.)
- Correspondence:
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- Maintenance Myélinique et Neuropathies Périphériques, EA6309, University of Limoges, F-87000 Limoges, France; (N.B.); (F.F.); (M.R.); (L.R.); (S.B.); (L.M.); (C.M.); (F.S.); (A.-S.L.); (P.-A.F.)
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- Maintenance Myélinique et Neuropathies Périphériques, EA6309, University of Limoges, F-87000 Limoges, France; (N.B.); (F.F.); (M.R.); (L.R.); (S.B.); (L.M.); (C.M.); (F.S.); (A.-S.L.); (P.-A.F.)
- CHU Limoges, Service de Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire, F-87000 Limoges, France
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- Maintenance Myélinique et Neuropathies Périphériques, EA6309, University of Limoges, F-87000 Limoges, France; (N.B.); (F.F.); (M.R.); (L.R.); (S.B.); (L.M.); (C.M.); (F.S.); (A.-S.L.); (P.-A.F.)
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- Maintenance Myélinique et Neuropathies Périphériques, EA6309, University of Limoges, F-87000 Limoges, France; (N.B.); (F.F.); (M.R.); (L.R.); (S.B.); (L.M.); (C.M.); (F.S.); (A.-S.L.); (P.-A.F.)
- CHU Limoges, Service de Neurologie, F-87000 Limoges, France
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- Maintenance Myélinique et Neuropathies Périphériques, EA6309, University of Limoges, F-87000 Limoges, France; (N.B.); (F.F.); (M.R.); (L.R.); (S.B.); (L.M.); (C.M.); (F.S.); (A.-S.L.); (P.-A.F.)
- CHU Limoges, Service de Cytogénétique, F-87000 Limoges, France
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- CHU Limoges, Service de Pédiatrie, F-87000 Limoges, France;
- CHU Limoges, Centre de Compétence des Maladies Héréditaires du Métabolisme, F-87000 Limoges, France
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- Maintenance Myélinique et Neuropathies Périphériques, EA6309, University of Limoges, F-87000 Limoges, France; (N.B.); (F.F.); (M.R.); (L.R.); (S.B.); (L.M.); (C.M.); (F.S.); (A.-S.L.); (P.-A.F.)
- CHU Limoges, Service de Neurologie, F-87000 Limoges, France
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- Maintenance Myélinique et Neuropathies Périphériques, EA6309, University of Limoges, F-87000 Limoges, France; (N.B.); (F.F.); (M.R.); (L.R.); (S.B.); (L.M.); (C.M.); (F.S.); (A.-S.L.); (P.-A.F.)
- CHU Limoges, Service de Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire, F-87000 Limoges, France
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- Maintenance Myélinique et Neuropathies Périphériques, EA6309, University of Limoges, F-87000 Limoges, France; (N.B.); (F.F.); (M.R.); (L.R.); (S.B.); (L.M.); (C.M.); (F.S.); (A.-S.L.); (P.-A.F.)
- CHU Limoges, Service de Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire, F-87000 Limoges, France
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- Maintenance Myélinique et Neuropathies Périphériques, EA6309, University of Limoges, F-87000 Limoges, France; (N.B.); (F.F.); (M.R.); (L.R.); (S.B.); (L.M.); (C.M.); (F.S.); (A.-S.L.); (P.-A.F.)
- CHU Limoges, Service de Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire, F-87000 Limoges, France
- CHU Limoges, Service de Bioinformatique, F-87000 Limoges, France
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- Maintenance Myélinique et Neuropathies Périphériques, EA6309, University of Limoges, F-87000 Limoges, France; (N.B.); (F.F.); (M.R.); (L.R.); (S.B.); (L.M.); (C.M.); (F.S.); (A.-S.L.); (P.-A.F.)
- CHU Limoges, Service de Biochimie et Génétique Moléculaire, F-87000 Limoges, France
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Nuevo-Tapioles C, Santacatterina F, Sánchez-Garrido B, Arenas CN, Robledo-Bérgamo A, Martínez-Valero P, Cantarero L, Pardo B, Hoenicka J, Murphy MP, Satrústegui J, Palau F, Cuezva JM. Effective therapeutic strategies in a pre-clinical mouse model of Charcot-Marie-tooth disease. Hum Mol Genet 2021; 30:2441-2455. [PMID: 34274972 PMCID: PMC8643506 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddab207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Charcot–Marie–Tooth (CMT) disease is a neuropathy that lacks effective therapy. CMT patients show degeneration of peripheral nerves, leading to muscle weakness and loss of proprioception. Loss of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation proteins and enzymes of the antioxidant response accompany degeneration of nerves in skin biopsies of CMT patients. Herein, we followed a drug-repurposing approach to find drugs in a Food and Drug Administration-approved library that could prevent development of CMT disease in the Gdap1-null mouse model. We found that the antibiotic florfenicol is a mitochondrial uncoupler that prevents the production of reactive oxygen species and activates respiration in human GDAP1-knockdown neuroblastoma cells and in dorsal root ganglion neurons of Gdap1-null mice. Treatment of CMT-affected Gdap1-null mice with florfenicol has no beneficial effect in the course of the disease. However, administration of florfenicol, or the antioxidant MitoQ, to pre-symptomatic GDAP1-null mice prevented weight gain and ameliorated the motor coordination deficiencies that developed in the Gdap1-null mice. Interestingly, both florfenicol and MitoQ halted the decay in mitochondrial and redox proteins in sciatic nerves of Gdap1-null mice, supporting that oxidative damage is implicated in the etiology of the neuropathy. These findings support the development of clinical trials for translation of these drugs for treatment of CMT patients.
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- Cristina Nuevo-Tapioles
- Departamento de Biología Molecular.,Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) ISCIII.,Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre; 28041, Madrid
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular.,Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) ISCIII.,Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre; 28041, Madrid
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular.,Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) ISCIII.,Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre; 28041, Madrid
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular.,Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) ISCIII.,Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre; 28041, Madrid
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular.,Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) ISCIII.,Laboratorio de Neurogenética y Medicina Molecular- IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular.,Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) ISCIII.,Laboratorio de Neurogenética y Medicina Molecular- IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, University of Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular.,Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) ISCIII.,Laboratorio de Neurogenética y Medicina Molecular- IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona.,Departament of Genetic and Molecular Medicine - IPER, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu.,Clinic Institute of Medicine and Dermatology (ICMiD), Hospital Clínic, Barcelona.,Division of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular.,Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) ISCIII.,Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre; 28041, Madrid
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Paß T, Wiesner RJ, Pla-Martín D. Selective Neuron Vulnerability in Common and Rare Diseases-Mitochondria in the Focus. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:676187. [PMID: 34295920 PMCID: PMC8290884 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.676187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a central feature of neurodegeneration within the central and peripheral nervous system, highlighting a strong dependence on proper mitochondrial function of neurons with especially high energy consumptions. The fitness of mitochondria critically depends on preservation of distinct processes, including the maintenance of their own genome, mitochondrial dynamics, quality control, and Ca2+ handling. These processes appear to be differently affected in common neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, as well as in rare neurological disorders, including Huntington’s disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and peripheral neuropathies. Strikingly, particular neuron populations of different morphology and function perish in these diseases, suggesting that cell-type specific factors contribute to the vulnerability to distinct mitochondrial defects. Here we review the disruption of mitochondrial processes in common as well as in rare neurological disorders and its impact on selective neurodegeneration. Understanding discrepancies and commonalities regarding mitochondrial dysfunction as well as individual neuronal demands will help to design new targets and to make use of already established treatments in order to improve treatment of these diseases.
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- Thomas Paß
- Center for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Mitochondria and calcium defects correlate with axonal dysfunction in GDAP1-related Charcot-Marie-Tooth mouse model. Neurobiol Dis 2021; 152:105300. [PMID: 33582224 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ganglioside-induced differentiation associated protein 1 (GDAP1) gene encodes a protein of the mitochondrial outer membrane and of the mitochondrial membrane contacts with the endoplasmic reticulum (MAMs) and lysosomes. Since mutations in GDAP1 cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth, an inherited motor and sensory neuropathy, its function is essential for peripheral nerve physiology. Our previous studies showed structural and functional defects in mitochondria and their contacts when GDAP1 is depleted. Nevertheless, the underlying axonal pathophysiological events remain unclear. Here, we have used embryonic motor neurons (eMNs) cultures from Gdap1 knockout (Gdap1-/-) mice to investigate in vivo mitochondria and calcium homeostasis in the axons. We imaged mitochondrial axonal transport and we found a defective pattern in the Gdap1-/- eMNs. We also detected pathological and functional mitochondria membrane abnormalities with a drop in ATP production and a deteriorated bioenergetic status. Another consequence of the loss of GDAP1 in the soma and axons of eMNs was the in vivo increase calcium levels in both basal conditions and during recovery after neuronal stimulation with glutamate. Further, we found that glutamate-stimulation of respiration was lower in Gdap1-/- eMNs showing that the basal bioenergetics failure jeopardizes a full respiratory response and prevents a rapid return of calcium to basal levels. Together, our results demonstrate that the loss of GDAP1 critically compromises the morphology and function of mitochondria and its relationship with calcium homeostasis in the soma and axons, offering important insight into the cellular mechanisms associated with axonal degeneration of GDAP1-related CMT neuropathies and the relevance that axon length may have.
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Nguyen GTT, Sutinen A, Raasakka A, Muruganandam G, Loris R, Kursula P. Structure of the Complete Dimeric Human GDAP1 Core Domain Provides Insights into Ligand Binding and Clustering of Disease Mutations. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 7:631232. [PMID: 33585569 PMCID: PMC7873046 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.631232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is one of the most common inherited neurological disorders. Despite the common involvement of ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein 1 (GDAP1) in CMT, the protein structure and function, as well as the pathogenic mechanisms, remain unclear. We determined the crystal structure of the complete human GDAP1 core domain, which shows a novel mode of dimerization within the glutathione S-transferase (GST) family. The long GDAP1-specific insertion forms an extended helix and a flexible loop. GDAP1 is catalytically inactive toward classical GST substrates. Through metabolite screening, we identified a ligand for GDAP1, the fatty acid hexadecanedioic acid, which is relevant for mitochondrial membrane permeability and Ca2+ homeostasis. The fatty acid binds to a pocket next to a CMT-linked residue cluster, increases protein stability, and induces changes in protein conformation and oligomerization. The closest homologue of GDAP1, GDAP1L1, is monomeric in its full-length form. Our results highlight the uniqueness of GDAP1 within the GST family and point toward allosteric mechanisms in regulating GDAP1 oligomeric state and function.
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- Giang Thi Tuyet Nguyen
- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Cantarero L, Juárez-Escoto E, Civera-Tregón A, Rodríguez-Sanz M, Roldán M, Benítez R, Hoenicka J, Palau F. Mitochondria-lysosome membrane contacts are defective in GDAP1-related Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Hum Mol Genet 2021; 29:3589-3605. [PMID: 33372681 PMCID: PMC7823109 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Mutations in the GDAP1 gene cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathy. GDAP1 is an atypical glutathione S-transferase (GST) of the outer mitochondrial membrane and the mitochondrial membrane contacts with the endoplasmic reticulum (MAMs). Here, we investigate the role of this GST in the autophagic flux and the membrane contact sites (MCSs) between mitochondria and lysosomes in the cellular pathophysiology of GDAP1 deficiency. We demonstrate that GDAP1 participates in basal autophagy and that its depletion affects LC3 and PI3P biology in autophagosome biogenesis and membrane trafficking from MAMs. GDAP1 also contributes to the maturation of lysosome by interacting with PYKfyve kinase, a pH-dependent master lysosomal regulator. GDAP1 deficiency causes giant lysosomes with hydrolytic activity, a delay in the autophagic lysosome reformation, and TFEB activation. Notably, we found that GDAP1 interacts with LAMP-1, which supports that GDAP1-LAMP-1 is a new tethering pair of mitochondria and lysosome membrane contacts. We observed mitochondria-lysosome MCSs in soma and axons of cultured mouse embryonic motor neurons and human neuroblastoma cells. GDAP1 deficiency reduces the MCSs between these organelles, causes mitochondrial network abnormalities, and decreases levels of cellular glutathione (GSH). The supply of GSH-MEE suffices to rescue the lysosome membranes and the defects of the mitochondrial network, but not the interorganelle MCSs nor early autophagic events. Overall, we show that GDAP1 enables the proper function of mitochondrial MCSs in both degradative and nondegradative pathways, which could explain primary insults in GDAP1-related CMT pathophysiology, and highlights new redox-sensitive targets in axonopathies where mitochondria and lysosomes are involved.
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- Lara Cantarero
- Department of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine—IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD), Barcelona 08950, Spain
- Department of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona 08950, Spain
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- Department of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine—IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD), Barcelona 08950, Spain
- Department of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona 08950, Spain
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- Department of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine—IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD), Barcelona 08950, Spain
- Department of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona 08950, Spain
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- Department of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine—IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD), Barcelona 08950, Spain
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- Confocal Microscopy Unit, IPER, Department of Genetic and Molecular Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona 08950, Spain
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- Biomedical Engineering Research Center (CREB), Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD), Barcelona 08950, Spain
- Automatic Control Department and Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Department of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine—IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD), Barcelona 08950, Spain
- Department of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona 08950, Spain
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- Department of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine—IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD), Barcelona 08950, Spain
- Department of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona 08950, Spain
- Department of Genetic and Molecular Medicine—IPER, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona 08950, Spain
- Department of General Internal Medicine, Clinic Institute of Medicine and Dermatology (ICMiD), Hospital Clínic, Barcelona 08036, Spain
- Division of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain
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Mutations in GDAP1 Influence Structure and Function of the Trans-Golgi Network. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22020914. [PMID: 33477664 PMCID: PMC7831947 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a heritable neurodegenerative disease that displays great genetic heterogeneity. The genes and mutations that underlie this heterogeneity have been extensively characterized by molecular genetics. However, the molecular pathogenesis of the vast majority of CMT subtypes remains terra incognita. Any attempts to perform experimental therapy for CMT disease are limited by a lack of understanding of the pathogenesis at a molecular level. In this study, we aim to identify the molecular pathways that are disturbed by mutations in the gene encoding GDAP1 using both yeast and human cell, based models of CMT-GDAP1 disease. We found that some mutations in GDAP1 led to a reduced expression of the GDAP1 protein and resulted in a selective disruption of the Golgi apparatus. These structural alterations are accompanied by functional disturbances within the Golgi. We screened over 1500 drugs that are available on the market using our yeast-based CMT-GDAP1 model. Drugs were identified that had both positive and negative effects on cell phenotypes. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first report of the Golgi apparatus playing a role in the pathology of CMT disorders. The drugs we identified, using our yeast-based CMT-GDAP1 model, may be further used in translational research.
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Sun SC, Ma D, Li MY, Zhang RX, Huang C, Huang HJ, Xie YZ, Wang ZJ, Liu J, Cai DC, Liu CX, Yang Q, Bao FX, Gong XL, Li JR, Hui Z, Wei XF, Zhong JM, Zhou WJ, Shang X, Zhang C, Liu XG, Tang BS, Xiong F, Xu XM. Mutations in C1orf194, encoding a calcium regulator, cause dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Brain 2020; 142:2215-2229. [PMID: 31199454 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awz151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy exhibiting great clinical and genetic heterogeneity. Here, the identification of two heterozygous missense mutations in the C1orf194 gene at 1p21.2-p13.2 with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease are reported. Specifically, the p.I122N mutation was the cause of an intermediate form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, and the p.K28I missense mutation predominately led to the demyelinating form. Functional studies demonstrated that the p.K28I variant significantly reduced expression of the protein, but the p.I122N variant increased. In addition, the p.I122N mutant protein exhibited the aggregation in neuroblastoma cell lines and the patient's peroneal nerve. Either gain-of-function or partial loss-of-function mutations to C1ORF194 can specify different causal mechanisms responsible for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with a wide range of clinical severity. Moreover, a knock-in mouse model confirmed that the C1orf194 missense mutation p.I121N led to impairments in motor and neuromuscular functions, and aberrant myelination and axonal phenotypes. The loss of normal C1ORF194 protein altered intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and upregulated Ca2+ handling regulatory proteins. These findings describe a novel protein with vital functions in peripheral nervous systems and broaden the causes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which open new avenues for the diagnosis and treatment of related neuropathies.
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- Shun-Chang Sun
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Ruijin Hospital North, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, South China Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China.,Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Guangzhou 510515, P.R. China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, P.R.China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China.,Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Guangzhou 510515, P.R. China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, P.R.China.,Key Laboratory of Mental Health of the Ministry of Education, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Center for Brian Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, P.R. China
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Googins MR, Woghiren-Afegbua AO, Calderon M, St. Croix CM, Kiselyov KI, VanDemark AP. Structural and functional divergence of GDAP1 from the glutathione S-transferase superfamily. FASEB J 2020; 34:7192-7207. [PMID: 32274853 PMCID: PMC9394736 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000110r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Mutations in ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein 1 (GDAP1) alter mitochondrial morphology and result in several subtypes of the inherited peripheral neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease; however, the mechanism by which GDAP1 functions has remained elusive. GDAP1 contains primary sequence homology to the GST superfamily; however, the question of whether GDAP1 is an active GST has not been clearly resolved. Here, we present biochemical evidence, suggesting that GDAP1 has lost the ability to bind glutathione without a loss of substrate binding activity. We have revealed that the α-loop, located within the H-site motif is the primary determinant for substrate binding. Using structural data of GDAP1, we have found that critical residues and configurations in the G-site which canonically interact with glutathione are altered in GDAP1, rendering it incapable of binding glutathione. Last, we have found that the overexpression of GDAP1 in HeLa cells results in a mitochondrial phenotype which is distinct from oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial fragmentation. This phenotype is dependent on the presence of the transmembrane domain, as well as a unique hydrophobic domain that is not found in canonical GSTs. Together, we data point toward a non-enzymatic role for GDAP1, such as a sensor or receptor.
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- Matthew R. Googins
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Biologic Imaging, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Wolf C, López del Amo V, Arndt S, Bueno D, Tenzer S, Hanschmann EM, Berndt C, Methner A. Redox Modifications of Proteins of the Mitochondrial Fusion and Fission Machinery. Cells 2020; 9:cells9040815. [PMID: 32230997 PMCID: PMC7226787 DOI: 10.3390/cells9040815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial fusion and fission tailors the mitochondrial shape to changes in cellular homeostasis. Players of this process are the mitofusins, which regulate fusion of the outer mitochondrial membrane, and the fission protein DRP1. Upon specific stimuli, DRP1 translocates to the mitochondria, where it interacts with its receptors FIS1, MFF, and MID49/51. Another fission factor of clinical relevance is GDAP1. Here, we identify and discuss cysteine residues of these proteins that are conserved in phylogenetically distant organisms and which represent potential sites of posttranslational redox modifications. We reveal that worms and flies possess only a single mitofusin, which in vertebrates diverged into MFN1 and MFN2. All mitofusins contain four conserved cysteines in addition to cysteine 684 in MFN2, a site involved in mitochondrial hyperfusion. DRP1 and FIS1 are also evolutionarily conserved but only DRP1 contains four conserved cysteine residues besides cysteine 644, a specific site of nitrosylation. MFF and MID49/51 are only present in the vertebrate lineage. GDAP1 is missing in the nematode genome and contains no conserved cysteine residues. Our analysis suggests that the function of the evolutionarily oldest proteins of the mitochondrial fusion and fission machinery, the mitofusins and DRP1 but not FIS1, might be altered by redox modifications.
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- Christina Wolf
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (C.W.); (D.B.)
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA;
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- Institute for Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (S.A.); (S.T.)
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (C.W.); (D.B.)
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- Institute for Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (S.A.); (S.T.)
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (E.-M.H.); (C.B.)
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (E.-M.H.); (C.B.)
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (C.W.); (D.B.)
- Correspondence:
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Rzepnikowska W, Kaminska J, Kabzińska D, Kochański A. Pathogenic Effect of GDAP1 Gene Mutations in a Yeast Model. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11030310. [PMID: 32183277 PMCID: PMC7140815 DOI: 10.3390/genes11030310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The question of whether a newly identified sequence variant is truly a causative mutation is a central problem of modern clinical genetics. In the current era of massive sequencing, there is an urgent need to develop new tools for assessing the pathogenic effect of new sequence variants. In Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorders (CMT) with their extreme genetic heterogeneity and relatively homogenous clinical presentation, addressing the pathogenic effect of rare sequence variants within 80 CMT genes is extremely challenging. The presence of multiple rare sequence variants within a single CMT-affected patient makes selection for the strongest one, the truly causative mutation, a challenging issue. In the present study we propose a new yeast-based model to evaluate the pathogenic effect of rare sequence variants found within the one of the CMT-associated genes, GDAP1. In our approach, the wild-type and pathogenic variants of human GDAP1 gene were expressed in yeast. Then, a growth rate and mitochondrial morphology and function of GDAP1-expressing strains were studied. Also, the mutant GDAP1 proteins localization and functionality were assessed in yeast. We have shown, that GDAP1 was not only stably expressed but also functional in yeast cell, as it influenced morphology and function of mitochondria and altered the growth of a mutant yeast strain. What is more, the various GDAP1 pathogenic sequence variants caused the specific for them effect in the tests we performed. Thus, the proposed model is suitable for validating the pathogenic effect of known GDAP1 mutations and may be used for testing of unknown sequence variants found in CMT patients.
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- Weronika Rzepnikowska
- Neuromuscular Unit, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (W.R.); (D.K.)
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Neuromuscular Unit, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (W.R.); (D.K.)
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- Neuromuscular Unit, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; (W.R.); (D.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-22-60-86-526
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Roles for the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Regulation of Neuronal Calcium Homeostasis. Cells 2019; 8:cells8101232. [PMID: 31658749 PMCID: PMC6829861 DOI: 10.3390/cells8101232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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By influencing Ca2+ homeostasis in spatially and architecturally distinct neuronal compartments, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) illustrates the notion that form and function are intimately related. The contribution of ER to neuronal Ca2+ homeostasis is attributed to the organelle being the largest reservoir of intracellular Ca2+ and having a high density of Ca2+ channels and transporters. As such, ER Ca2+ has incontrovertible roles in the regulation of axodendritic growth and morphology, synaptic vesicle release, and neural activity dependent gene expression, synaptic plasticity, and mitochondrial bioenergetics. Not surprisingly, many neurological diseases arise from ER Ca2+ dyshomeostasis, either directly due to alterations in ER resident proteins, or indirectly via processes that are coupled to the regulators of ER Ca2+ dynamics. In this review, we describe the mechanisms involved in the establishment of ER Ca2+ homeostasis in neurons. We elaborate upon how changes in the spatiotemporal dynamics of Ca2+ exchange between the ER and other organelles sculpt neuronal function and provide examples that demonstrate the involvement of ER Ca2+ dyshomeostasis in a range of neurological and neurodegenerative diseases.
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Fernandez-Lizarbe S, Civera-Tregón A, Cantarero L, Herrer I, Juarez P, Hoenicka J, Palau F. Neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease caused by lack of GDAP1. Exp Neurol 2019; 320:113004. [PMID: 31271761 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2019.113004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Mutations in the GDAP1 mitochondrial outer membrane gene cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathy. Reduction or absence of GDAP1 has been associated with abnormal changes in the mitochondrial morphology and dynamics, oxidative stress and changes in calcium homeostasis. Neuroinflammation has been described in rodent models of genetic demyelinating CMT neuropathies but not in CMT primarily associated with axonopathy. Inflammatory processes have also been related to mitochondrial changes and oxidative stress in central neurodegenerative disorders. Here we investigated the presence of neuroinflammation in the axonal neuropathy of the Gdap1-/- mice. We showed by transcriptome profile of spinal cord and the in vivo detection of activated phagocytes that the absence of GDAP1 is associated with upregulation of inflammatory pathways. We observed reactive gliosis in spinal cord with increase of the astroglia markers GFAP and S100B, and the microglia marker IBA1. Additionally, we found significant increase of inflammatory mediators such as TNF-α and pERK, and C1qa and C1qb proteins of the complement system. Importantly, we observed an increased expression of CD206 and CD86 as M2 and M1 microglia and macrophage response markers, respectively, in Gdap1-/- mice. These inflammatory changes were also associated with abnormal molecular changes in synapses. In summary, we demonstrate that inflammation in spinal cord and sciatic nerve, but not in brain and cerebellum, is part of the pathophysiology of axonal GDAP1-related CMT.
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine - IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine - IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine - IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBESAM), Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Molecular Medicine - IPER, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona, Spain; Department of Genetic and Molecular Medicine - IPER, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain; Clinic Institute of Medicine and Dermatology (ICMiD), Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Division of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Eijkenboom I, Vanoevelen JM, Hoeijmakers JG, Wijnen I, Gerards M, Faber CG, Smeets HJ. A zebrafish model to study small-fiber neuropathy reveals a potential role for GDAP1. Mitochondrion 2019; 47:273-281. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2019.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Rumora AE, Savelieff MG, Sakowski SA, Feldman EL. Disorders of mitochondrial dynamics in peripheral neuropathy: Clues from hereditary neuropathy and diabetes. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2019; 145:127-176. [PMID: 31208522 PMCID: PMC11533248 DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2019.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Peripheral neuropathy is a common and debilitating complication of diabetes and prediabetes. Recent clinical studies have identified an association between the development of neuropathy and dyslipidemia in prediabetic and diabetic patients. Despite the prevalence of this complication, studies identifying molecular mechanisms that underlie neuropathy progression in prediabetes or diabetes are limited. However, dysfunctional mitochondrial pathways in hereditary neuropathy provide feasible molecular targets for assessing mitochondrial dysfunction in neuropathy associated with prediabetes or diabetes. Recent studies suggest that elevated levels of dietary saturated fatty acids (SFAs) associated with dyslipidemia impair mitochondrial dynamics in sensory neurons by inducing mitochondrial depolarization, compromising mitochondrial bioenergetics, and impairing axonal mitochondrial transport. This causes lower neuronal ATP and apoptosis. Conversely, monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) restore nerve and sensory mitochondrial function. Understanding the mitochondrial pathways that contribute to neuropathy progression in prediabetes and diabetes may provide therapeutic targets for the treatment of this debilitating complication.
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- Amy E Rumora
- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
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Calcium Deregulation and Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in GDAP1-Related CMT Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20020403. [PMID: 30669311 PMCID: PMC6359725 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20020403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The pathology of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), a disease arising from mutations in different genes, has been associated with an impairment of mitochondrial dynamics and axonal biology of mitochondria. Mutations in ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated protein 1 (GDAP1) cause several forms of CMT neuropathy, but the pathogenic mechanisms involved remain unclear. GDAP1 is an outer mitochondrial membrane protein highly expressed in neurons. It has been proposed to play a role in different aspects of mitochondrial physiology, including mitochondrial dynamics, oxidative stress processes, and mitochondrial transport along the axons. Disruption of the mitochondrial network in a neuroblastoma model of GDAP1-related CMT has been shown to decrease Ca2+ entry through the store-operated calcium entry (SOCE), which caused a failure in stimulation of mitochondrial respiration. In this review, we summarize the different functions proposed for GDAP1 and focus on the consequences for Ca2+ homeostasis and mitochondrial energy production linked to CMT disease caused by different GDAP1 mutations.
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Juaristi I, Llorente-Folch I, Satrústegui J, Del Arco A. Extracellular ATP and glutamate drive pyruvate production and energy demand to regulate mitochondrial respiration in astrocytes. Glia 2019; 67:759-774. [PMID: 30623988 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Astrocytes respond to energetic demands by upregulating glycolysis, lactate production, and respiration. This study addresses the role of respiration and calcium regulation of respiration as part of the astrocyte response to the workloads caused by extracellular ATP and glutamate. Extracellular ATP (100 μM to 1 mM) causes a Ca2+ -dependent workload and fall of the cytosolic ATP/ADP ratio which acutely increases astrocytes respiration. Part of this increase is related to a Ca2+ -dependent upregulation of cytosolic pyruvate production. Conversely, glutamate (200 μM) causes a Na+ , but not Ca2+ , dependent workload even though glutamate-induced Ca2+ signals readily reach mitochondria. The glutamate workload triggers a rapid fall in the cytosolic ATP/ADP ratio and stimulation of respiration. These effects are mimicked by D-aspartate a nonmetabolized agonist of the glutamate transporter, but not by a metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist, indicating a major role of Na+ -dependent workload in stimulated respiration. Glutamate-induced increase in respiration is linked to a rapid increase in glycolytic pyruvate production, suggesting that both glutamate and extracellular ATP cause an increase in astrocyte respiration fueled by workload-induced increase in pyruvate production. However, glutamate-induced pyruvate production is partly resistant to glycolysis blockers (iodoacetate), indicating that oxidative consumption of glutamate also contributes to stimulated respiration. As stimulation of respiration by ATP and glutamate are similar and pyruvate production smaller in the first case, the results suggest that the response to extracellular ATP is a Ca2+ -dependent upregulation of respiration added to glycolysis upregulation. The global contribution of astrocyte respiratory responses to brain oxygen consumption is an open question.
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- Inés Juaristi
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physiology & Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,Center for Systems Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD), Madrid, Spain.,Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Centro Regional de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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Wilson ER, Kugathasan U, Abramov AY, Clark AJ, Bennett DLH, Reilly MM, Greensmith L, Kalmar B. Hereditary sensory neuropathy type 1-associated deoxysphingolipids cause neurotoxicity, acute calcium handling abnormalities and mitochondrial dysfunction in vitro. Neurobiol Dis 2018; 117:1-14. [PMID: 29778900 PMCID: PMC6060082 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2018.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Hereditary sensory neuropathy type 1 (HSN-1) is a peripheral neuropathy most frequently caused by mutations in the SPTLC1 or SPTLC2 genes, which code for two subunits of the enzyme serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT). SPT catalyzes the first step of de novo sphingolipid synthesis. Mutations in SPT result in a change in enzyme substrate specificity, which causes the production of atypical deoxysphinganine and deoxymethylsphinganine, rather than the normal enzyme product, sphinganine. Levels of these abnormal compounds are elevated in blood of HSN-1 patients and this is thought to cause the peripheral motor and sensory nerve damage that is characteristic of the disease, by a largely unresolved mechanism. In this study, we show that exogenous application of these deoxysphingoid bases causes dose- and time-dependent neurotoxicity in primary mammalian neurons, as determined by analysis of cell survival and neurite length. Acutely, deoxysphingoid base neurotoxicity manifests in abnormal Ca2+ handling by the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria as well as dysregulation of cell membrane store-operated Ca2+ channels. The changes in intracellular Ca2+ handling are accompanied by an early loss of mitochondrial membrane potential in deoxysphingoid base-treated motor and sensory neurons. Thus, these results suggest that exogenous deoxysphingoid base application causes neuronal mitochondrial dysfunction and Ca2+ handling deficits, which may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of HSN-1.
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- Emma R Wilson
- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK; MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK; MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Neural Injury Group, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Neural Injury Group, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK; Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK; MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
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Paupe V, Prudent J. New insights into the role of mitochondrial calcium homeostasis in cell migration. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 500:75-86. [PMID: 28495532 PMCID: PMC5930976 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 05/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Mitochondria are dynamic organelles involved in numerous physiological functions. Beyond their function in ATP production, mitochondria regulate cell death, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, immunity and metabolism. Mitochondria also play a key role in the buffering of cytosolic calcium, and calcium transported into the matrix regulates mitochondrial metabolism. Recently, the identification of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) and associated regulators has allowed the characterization of new physiological roles for calcium in both mitochondrial and cellular homeostasis. Indeed, recent work has highlighted the importance of mitochondrial calcium homeostasis in regulating cell migration. Cell migration is a property common to all metazoans and is critical to embryogenesis, cancer progression, wound-healing and immune surveillance. Previous work has established that cytoplasmic calcium is a key regulator of cell migration, as oscillations in cytosolic calcium activate cytoskeletal remodelling, actin contraction and focal adhesion (FA) turnover necessary for cell movement. Recent work using animal models and in cellulo experiments to genetically modulate MCU and partners have shed new light on the role of mitochondrial calcium dynamics in cytoskeletal remodelling through the modulation of ATP and ROS production, as well as intracellular calcium signalling. This review focuses on MCU and its regulators in cell migration during physiological and pathophysiological processes including development and cancer. We also present hypotheses to explain the molecular mechanisms by which MCU may regulate mitochondrial dynamics and motility to drive cell migration.
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- Vincent Paupe
- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom.
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Endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria in diseases of motor and sensory neurons: a broken relationship? Cell Death Dis 2018; 9:333. [PMID: 29491369 PMCID: PMC5832431 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-017-0125-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2017] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Recent progress in the understanding of neurodegenerative diseases revealed that multiple molecular mechanisms contribute to pathological changes in neurons. A large fraction of these alterations can be linked to dysfunction in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria, affecting metabolism and secretion of lipids and proteins, calcium homeostasis, and energy production. Remarkably, these organelles are interacting with each other at specialized domains on the ER called mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs). These membrane structures rely on the interaction of several complexes of proteins localized either at the mitochondria or at the ER interface and serve as an exchange platform of calcium, metabolites, and lipids, which are critical for the function of both organelles. In addition, recent evidence indicates that MAMs also play a role in the control of mitochondria dynamics and autophagy. MAMs thus start to emerge as a key element connecting many changes observed in neurodegenerative diseases. This review will focus on the role of MAMs in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, two neurodegenerative diseases particularly affecting neurons with long projecting axons. We will discuss how defects in MAM signaling may impair neuronal calcium homeostasis, mitochondrial dynamics, ER function, and autophagy, leading eventually to axonal degeneration. The possible impact of MAM dysfunction in glial cells, which may affect the capacity to support neurons and/or axons, will also be described. Finally, the possible role of MAMs as an interesting target for development of therapeutic interventions aiming at delaying or preventing neurodegeneration will be highlighted.
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González-Sánchez P, Del Arco A, Esteban JA, Satrústegui J. Store-Operated Calcium Entry Is Required for mGluR-Dependent Long Term Depression in Cortical Neurons. Front Cell Neurosci 2017; 11:363. [PMID: 29311823 PMCID: PMC5735122 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2017.00363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) is a Calcium (Ca2+) influx pathway activated by depletion of intracellular stores that occurs in eukaryotic cells. In neurons, the presence and functions of SOCE are still in question. Here, we show evidences for the existence of SOCE in primary mouse cortical neurons. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-Ca2+ depletion using thapsigargin (Tg) triggered a maintained cytosolic Ca2+ increase, which rapidly returned to basal level in the presence of the SOCE blockers 2-Aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB) and YM-58483. Neural SOCE is also engaged by activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) with (S)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG) (agonist of group I mGluRs), being an essential mechanism to maintain the mGluR-driven Ca2+ signal. Activation of group I of mGluRs triggers long-term depression (LTD) in many brain regions, but the underlying mechanism and, specifically, the necessity of Ca2+ increase in the postsynaptic neuron is controversial. In primary cortical neurons, we now show that the inhibition of Ca2+ influx through SOCE impaired DHPG-LTD, pointing out a key function of calcium and SOCE in synaptic plasticity.
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- Paloma González-Sánchez
- Department of Molecular Biology, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD), Madrid, Spain.,Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, Toledo, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD), Madrid, Spain
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