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Zhu Q, McElroy R, Machhar JS, Cassel J, Zheng Z, Mansoori B, Guo H, Guo S, Pangilinan C, Liang J, Shen D, Zhang L, Liu Q, Kossenkov AV, Altieri DC, Lieberman PM, Gao SJ, Feng P, Murphy ME, Song J, Salvino JM, Liang Q, Jung JU, Liang C. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus induces mitochondrial fission to evade host immune responses and promote viral production. Nat Microbiol 2025:10.1038/s41564-025-02018-3. [PMID: 40404827 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-025-02018-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2025] [Indexed: 05/24/2025]
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Mitochondrial dynamics are pivotal for host immune responses upon infection, yet how viruses manipulate these processes to impair host defence and enhance viral fitness remains unclear. Here we show that Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), an oncogenic virus also known as human herpesvirus 8, encodes Bcl-2 (vBcl-2), which reprogrammes mitochondrial architecture. It binds with NM23-H2, a host nucleoside diphosphate (NDP) kinase, to stimulate GTP loading of the dynamin-related protein (DRP1) GTPase, which triggers mitochondrial fission, inhibits mitochondrial antiviral signalling protein (MAVS) aggregation and impairs interferon responses in cell lines. An NM23-H2-binding-defective vBcl-2 mutant fails to evoke fission, leading to defective virion assembly due to activated MAVS-IFN signalling. Notably, we identify two key interferon-stimulated genes restricting vBcl-2-dependent virion morphogenesis. Using a high-throughput drug screening, we discover an inhibitor targeting vBcl-2-NM23-H2 interaction that blocks virion production in vitro. Our study identifies a mechanism in which KSHV manipulates mitochondrial dynamics to allow for virus assembly and shows that targeting the virus-mitochondria interface represents a potential therapeutic strategy.
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- Qing Zhu
- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Program in Genome Regulation and Cell Signaling, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Program in Genome Regulation and Cell Signaling, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Program in Genome Regulation and Cell Signaling, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cancer Virology Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Section of Infection and Immunity, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Immune-Related Diseases at Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Department of Infection Biology, and Global Center for Pathogen and Human Health Research, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Program in Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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De Matteis MA, Fico M, Venditti R. Regulation and function of PI4P at the Golgi complex. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2025; 1870:159626. [PMID: 40350028 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2025.159626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2025] [Revised: 05/07/2025] [Accepted: 05/08/2025] [Indexed: 05/14/2025]
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Fifty years after Bob Michell's visionary prediction, phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P) has emerged as a central regulator of Golgi function, influencing membrane trafficking, lipid metabolism, and signaling. PI4P homeostasis is tightly controlled by phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases (PI4Ks), phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins (PITPs), and the phosphatase SAC1, ensuring precise regulation across Golgi subdomains. Beyond its classical role in vesicular transport, PI4P orchestrates lipid exchange at membrane contact sites, enabling dynamic Golgi maturation and functional specialization. The interplay between PI4P, lipid transfer proteins, and Golgi adaptors underlies cargo sorting, glycosylation, and organelle architecture. Emerging evidence also highlights PI4P's role in oncogenesis and cellular signaling, positioning the Golgi as a critical hub beyond secretion. Yet, key questions remain regarding PI4P compartmentalization and its broader physiological impact. This review revisits PI4P's essential functions, integrating historical insights with recent discoveries to illuminate its pivotal role in Golgi biology and beyond.
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- Maria Antonietta De Matteis
- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, TIGEM, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy; Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, TIGEM, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, TIGEM, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy; Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Overduin M, Bhat R, Dieudonné T, Zhang P, Kervin TA. Deciphering the language of mingling lipids and proteins. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2025; 92:103061. [PMID: 40339327 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2025.103061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2025] [Revised: 04/03/2025] [Accepted: 04/15/2025] [Indexed: 05/10/2025]
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Each cell possesses a genetic and a proteolipid code that together convey molecular information in a perpetual cycle. One element of this cycle is the recognition of lipids that work together to specify subcellular locations for biochemical activity. These "lipidons" are now being resolved in protein structures from eukaryotic plasma membranes, endosomes, mitochondria, prokaryotes, and viruses with technologies like in situ cryo-electron imaging and membrane-active polymers. This adds to an expanding catalogue of codified protein-lipid interactions that are recontextualizing cell biology and drug discovery.
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- Michael Overduin
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton Canada; Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton Canada
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Division of Structural Biology, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Zhou X, Miao L, Zhou W, Chen Y, Ruan Y, Wang X, Wang G, Bao P, Qiao Q, Xu Z. Enhancing the photostability of red fluorescent proteins through FRET with Si-rhodamine for dynamic super-resolution fluorescence imaging. Chem Sci 2025:d5sc02442k. [PMID: 40365053 PMCID: PMC12067651 DOI: 10.1039/d5sc02442k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2025] [Accepted: 05/03/2025] [Indexed: 05/15/2025] Open
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Red fluorescent proteins (RFPs) are extensively utilized in biological imaging. However, their susceptibility to photobleaching restricts their effectiveness in super-resolution imaging where high photostability is crucial. In this study, we substantially improved the photostability of RFPs by incorporating a hybrid Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) pair, utilizing RFPs as the energy donor and a photostable fluorophore, tetramethyl-Si-rhodamine (TMSiR), as the acceptor. TMSiR was selectively introduced through fusion with the HaloTag protein linked to the RFPs. We constructed a series of mApple/mCherry-TMSiR pairs with varying FRET efficiencies. Our findings reveal that higher FRET efficiency in the mApple/mCherry-TMSiR complexes correlates with enhanced photostability of RFPs. FRET competes with the singlet-to-triplet state transition of RFPs, while the spatial barrier introduced by the HaloTag protein prevents interaction between sensitized reactive oxygen species near Si-rhodamine and red fluorescent protein, enhancing the photostability of red fluorescent protein. The nearly 6-fold enhancement in mCherry's photostability allows for extended durations of dynamic structured illumination microscopy (SIM) imaging in living cells, facilitating the capture of finer details in organelle interactions. Leveraging the photostable mCherry protein, we tracked various mitochondrial fission processes and their interactions with lysosomes and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Interestingly, we observed the involvement of ER in all mitochondrial fission events, whereas lysosomes participated in only 66% of them.
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- Xuelian Zhou
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology 2 Linggong Road Dalian 116024 China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology 2 Linggong Road Dalian 116024 China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology 2 Linggong Road Dalian 116024 China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 China
- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology 2 Linggong Road Dalian 116024 China
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Diokmetzidou A, Scorrano L. Mitochondria-membranous organelle contacts at a glance. J Cell Sci 2025; 138:jcs263895. [PMID: 40357586 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.263895] [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] [Indexed: 05/15/2025] Open
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Mitochondrial contact sites are specialized interfaces where mitochondria physically interact with other organelles. Stabilized by molecular tethers and defined by unique proteomic and lipidomic profiles, these sites enable direct interorganellar communication and functional coordination, playing crucial roles in cellular physiology and homeostasis. Recent advances have expanded our knowledge of contact site-resident proteins, illuminated the dynamic and adaptive nature of these interfaces, and clarified their contribution to pathophysiology. In this Cell Science at a Glance article and the accompanying poster, we summarize the mitochondrial contacts that have been characterized in mammals, the molecular mechanisms underlying their formation, and their principal functions.
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- Antigoni Diokmetzidou
- Department of Biology, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy
- Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), 35129 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy
- Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), 35129 Padova, Italy
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Kamerkar SC, Liu A, Higgs HN. Mitochondrial fission - changing perspectives for future progress. J Cell Sci 2025; 138:jcs263640. [PMID: 40104946 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.263640] [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] [Indexed: 03/20/2025] Open
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Mitochondrial fission is important for many aspects of cellular homeostasis, including mitochondrial distribution, stress response, mitophagy, mitochondrially derived vesicle production and metabolic regulation. Several decades of research has revealed much about fission, including identification of a key division protein - the dynamin Drp1 (also known as DNM1L) - receptors for Drp1 on the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM), including Mff, MiD49 and MiD51 (also known as MIEF2 and MIEF1, respectively) and Fis1, and important Drp1 regulators, including post-translational modifications, actin filaments and the phospholipid cardiolipin. In addition, it is now appreciated that other organelles, including the endoplasmic reticulum, lysosomes and Golgi-derived vesicles, can participate in mitochondrial fission. However, a more holistic understanding of the process is lacking. In this Review, we address three questions that highlight knowledge gaps. First, how do we quantify mitochondrial fission? Second, how does the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) divide? Third, how many 'types' of fission exist? We also introduce a model that integrates multiple regulatory factors in mammalian mitochondrial fission. In this model, three possible pathways (cellular stimulation, metabolic switching or mitochondrial dysfunction) independently initiate Drp1 recruitment at the fission site, followed by a shared second step in which Mff mediates subsequent assembly of a contractile Drp1 ring. We conclude by discussing some perplexing issues in fission regulation, including the effects of Drp1 phosphorylation and the multiple Drp1 isoforms.
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- Sukrut C Kamerkar
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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Nagaraj M, Emmagouni SKG, Chaurasiya V, Li L, Nguyen VD, Keskitalo S, Varjosalo M, Zhou Y, Haridas PAN, Olkkonen VM. Insight into the function of the Golgi membrane protein GOLM1 in cholangiocytes through interactomic analysis. FEBS Lett 2025; 599:1299-1316. [PMID: 39891560 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.70001] [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: 09/14/2024] [Revised: 12/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/06/2025] [Indexed: 02/03/2025]
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GOLM1, a Golgi membrane protein, is upregulated in cancers and liver diseases. Analysis of public RNAseq data from healthy human liver suggested that GOLM1 is predominantly expressed in cholangiocytes. Therefore, this study was initiated to understand the molecular functions of GOLM1 in cholangiocytes through protein interactomics. The findings reveal a number of putative GOLM1-interacting partners involved in cellular regimes such as mitochondrial and Golgi functions, ribonucleoprotein biogenesis, cell cycle, and basement membrane organization. Further, to validate select key roles, GOLM1 was silenced in MMNK-1 cholangiocytes and the effects on cell functions were studied. The silencing resulted in impaired mitochondrial function, reduced mitochondrial and P-body markers, increased apoptosis, and reduced cell adhesion, suggesting crucial roles of GOLM1 in maintaining normal cholangiocyte metabolism and function.
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- Meghana Nagaraj
- Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research, Biomedicum, Helsinki, Finland
- Doctoral Programme in Integrative Life Science, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research, Biomedicum, Helsinki, Finland
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- Systems Immunity University Research Institute, and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, UK
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- Systems Immunity University Research Institute, and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, UK
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- Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Finland
- HiLIFE-Proteomics Unit, Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Finland
- HiLIFE-Proteomics Unit, Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Systems Immunity University Research Institute, and Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, UK
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- Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research, Biomedicum, Helsinki, Finland
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- Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research, Biomedicum, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Chen B, Lyssiotis CA, Shah YM. Mitochondria-organelle crosstalk in establishing compartmentalized metabolic homeostasis. Mol Cell 2025; 85:1487-1508. [PMID: 40250411 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2025.03.003] [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: 12/20/2024] [Revised: 02/21/2025] [Accepted: 03/04/2025] [Indexed: 04/20/2025]
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Mitochondria serve as central hubs in cellular metabolism by sensing, integrating, and responding to metabolic demands. This integrative function is achieved through inter-organellar communication, involving the exchange of metabolites, lipids, and signaling molecules. The functional diversity of metabolite exchange and pathway interactions is enabled by compartmentalization within organelle membranes. Membrane contact sites (MCSs) are critical for facilitating mitochondria-organelle communication, creating specialized microdomains that enhance the efficiency of metabolite and lipid exchange. MCS dynamics, regulated by tethering proteins, adapt to changing cellular conditions. Dysregulation of mitochondrial-organelle interactions at MCSs is increasingly recognized as a contributing factor in the pathogenesis of multiple diseases. Emerging technologies, such as advanced microscopy, biosensors, chemical-biology tools, and functional genomics, are revolutionizing our understanding of inter-organellar communication. These approaches provide novel insights into the role of these interactions in both normal cellular physiology and disease states. This review will highlight the roles of metabolite transporters, lipid-transfer proteins, and mitochondria-organelle interfaces in the coordination of metabolism and transport.
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- Brandon Chen
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Liao J, Shao M, Zhou Z, Wang S, Lv Y, Lu Y, Yao F, Li W, Yang L. Correlation of organelle interactions in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Front Immunol 2025; 16:1567743. [PMID: 40308615 PMCID: PMC12040704 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1567743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2025] [Accepted: 03/31/2025] [Indexed: 05/02/2025] Open
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Organelles, despite having distinct functions, interact with each other. Interactions between organelles typically occur at membrane contact sites (MCSs) to maintain cellular homeostasis, allowing the exchange of metabolites and other pieces of information required for normal cellular physiology. Imbalances in organelle interactions may lead to various pathological processes. Increasing evidence suggests that abnormalorganelle interactions contribute to the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, the key role of organelle interactions in NAFLD has not been fully evaluated and researched. In this review, we summarize the role of organelle interactions in NAFLD and emphasize their correlation with cellular calcium homeostasis, lipid transport, and mitochondrial dynamics.
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- Jiabao Liao
- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Department of Endocrinology, Jiaxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiaxing, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jiaxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiaxing, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Guyard V, Giordano F. Three's company: Membrane waltz among organelles. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOENERGETICS 2025; 1866:149555. [PMID: 40180296 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2025.149555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2025] [Accepted: 03/28/2025] [Indexed: 04/05/2025]
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The study of membrane contact sites (MCS) has profoundly transformed our understanding of inter-organelle communication. These sites, where the membranes of two organelles are closely apposed, facilitate the transfer of small molecules such as lipids and ions. They are especially crucial for the maintenance of the structure and function of organelles like mitochondria and lipid droplets, which are largely excluded from vesicular trafficking. The significant advancements in imaging techniques, and molecular and cell biology research have shown that MCS are more complex than what originally thought and can involve more than two organelles. This has revealed the intricate nature and critical importance of these subcellular connections. Here, we provide an overview of newly described three-way inter-organelles associations, and the proteins involved in these MCS. We highlight the roles these contacts play in key cellular processes such as lipid droplet biogenesis and mitochondrial division. Additionally, we discuss the latest advances in super-resolution imaging that enable the study of these complex three-way interactions. Ongoing research, driven by technological innovations, promises to uncover further insights into their roles in fundamental cellular processes and their implications for health and disease.
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- Valentin Guyard
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex 91198, France; Inserm U1280, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex 91198, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex 91198, France; Inserm U1280, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex 91198, France.
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Liu D, Wang L, Huang Z, Chen L. Neuronal calcium sensor 1: A key factor in the development of diseases. Life Sci 2025; 366-367:123461. [PMID: 39947313 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2025.123461] [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: 11/12/2024] [Revised: 01/31/2025] [Accepted: 02/10/2025] [Indexed: 02/23/2025]
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Neuronal calcium sensor 1 (NCS1) belongs to the family of neuronal calcium sensing proteins, which are distributed in various tissues of the human body, mainly in nerve tissues. NCS1 has multiple functions, including participating in the transduction of intracellular calcium signals, neuronal morphology, development and exocytosis. NCS1 performs related functions by interacting with a variety of proteins, including inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (InsP3Rs), voltage-gated K+ and Ca2+ channels, phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIIβ (PI (4) KIIIβ). Over the years, researches on NCS1 and diseases have mostly focused on the nervous system and cardiovascular system, it is found that the abnormal expression of NCS1 is also related to cancer. Starting from the structure of NCS1 and the proteins that interact with it, this review expounds the mechanism or potential mechanism of NCS1 imbalance leading to various diseases.
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- Duo Liu
- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Learning Key Laboratory for Pharmacoproteomics, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jishou University, Jishou, Hunan 416000, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Learning Key Laboratory for Pharmacoproteomics, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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Shimura H, Yamamoto S, Shiiba I, Oikawa M, Uchinomiya S, Ojida A, Yanagi S, Kadowaki H, Nishitoh H, Fukuda T, Nagashima S, Yamaguchi T. Etomoxir suppresses the expression of PPARγ2 and inhibits the thermogenic gene induction of brown adipocytes through pathways other than β-oxidation inhibition. J Biochem 2025; 177:203-212. [PMID: 39727324 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvae092] [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: 11/06/2024] [Revised: 12/15/2024] [Accepted: 12/16/2024] [Indexed: 12/28/2024] Open
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Brown adipocytes are characterized by a high abundance of mitochondria, allowing them to consume fatty acids for heat production. Increasing the number of brown adipocytes is considered a promising strategy for combating obesity. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying their differentiation remain poorly understood. In this study, we demonstrate that etomoxir, an inhibitor of Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1), inhibits their differentiation through mechanisms independent of β-oxidation inhibition. In the presence of etomoxir during brown adipocyte differentiation, reduced expression of the thermogenic gene UCP1 and decreased lipid droplets formation were observed. Furthermore, a transient reduction in the expression of PPARγ2, a critical factor in adipocyte differentiation, was also observed in the presence of etomoxir. These findings suggest the presence of a regulatory mechanism that specifically enhances PPARγ2 expression during brown adipocyte differentiation, thereby modulating thermogenic gene expression.
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- Hiroki Shimura
- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biochemistry, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science, Gakushuin University, Toshima, Tokyo 171-8588, Japan
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- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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- Medical Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Medicinal Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Medical Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Medicinal Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biochemistry, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science, Gakushuin University, Toshima, Tokyo 171-8588, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
- Frontier Science Research Center, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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Han J, Wang G, Liu X, Zhou Y, Hu J, Wu Y, Wang W, Shi J, Xu J. Ustiloxin A impairs oocyte quality by disrupting organelles function. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2025; 368:125733. [PMID: 39842495 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 01/20/2025] [Indexed: 01/24/2025]
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Oocyte quality is pivotal for fertilization and early embryonic development. Ustiloxin A (UA), is an emerging mycotoxin that has been frequently detected in rice and paddy. Because UA has been reported to be phytotoxic and cytotoxic, it poses a potential hazard to human and animal health. However, the effects of UA on oocyte maturation remain unknown. Here, we investigated the effects of acute UA exposure on mouse oocyte maturation. First, UA exposure inhibited oocyte maturation in a concentration-dependent manner and induced meiotic arrest by disrupting spindle assembly and reducing actin density. Moreover, mitochondrial function was substantially disrupted in oocytes upon UA exposure. Aberrant mitochondrial distribution, substantial downregulation of mitochondrial dynamics-associated genes Mfn1, Mfn2 and Fis1, decreased membrane potential and TOM20 expression were observed in UA-exposed oocytes; these effects further led to oxidative stress and DNA damage. Furthermore, UA induced ER and Golgi dysfunction and triggered ER stress by increasing GRP78 expression, which ultimately resulted in autophagy and early apoptosis in oocytes. Therefore, these results demonstrate that UA impairs oocyte quality by disrupting organelles function, providing new insight into the influence of UA on female reproduction in mammals.
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- Jun Han
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Agro-product Safety Risk Evaluation (Nanjing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs /Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Agro-product Safety Risk Evaluation (Nanjing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs /Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Agro-product Safety Risk Evaluation (Nanjing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs /Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Agro-product Safety Risk Evaluation (Nanjing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs /Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Agro-product Safety Risk Evaluation (Nanjing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs /Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Agro-product Safety Risk Evaluation (Nanjing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs /Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China; School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology/Key Laboratory for Agro-product Safety Risk Evaluation (Nanjing), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Key Laboratory for Control Technology and Standard for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs /Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China; School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
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Gillespie A, Mehdorn AS, Lim TQ, Wang T, Mooney BA, Ovens AJ, Orang A, Oakhill JS, Michael MZ, Petersen J. Reversal of metformin's anti-proliferative effect in fission yeast efr3 and dnm1 (DRP1) mutants with elongated mitochondria. NPJ METABOLIC HEALTH AND DISEASE 2025; 3:5. [PMID: 39991135 PMCID: PMC11845315 DOI: 10.1038/s44324-024-00048-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2024] [Accepted: 12/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2025]
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Metformin is a well-tolerated drug frequently prescribed for managing type 2 diabetes. Extended metformin use has been linked to a significant decrease in cancer incidence across both diabetic and non-diabetic populations. Here we investigate the anti-proliferative effects of metformin on fission yeast S. pombe. Our findings demonstrate that metformin's inhibitory impact on cell proliferation is effective in the absence of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). Using an unbiased genetic screen we identified the plasma membrane signalling scaffold Efr3, critical for phosphatidylinositol signalling and the generation of PI4Ps, as a key determinant of resistance to the anti-proliferative effect of metformin. Deletion of efr3 resulted in both AMPK-dependent and AMPK-independent resistance to metformin. We show that Efr3 does not influence cell proliferation by controlling Ras1 activity or its cellular localization in yeast. We observe that dnm1 (DRP1) mutants with elongated mitochondria are also resistant to the anti-proliferative effect of metformin and that metformin treatment promotes mitochondrial fusion. Metabolic measurements after prolonged metformin exposure demonstrated a reduction in respiration in both wild type and the efr3 deletion, however, that reduction is less pronounced in the efr3 deletion, which also contained elongated mitochondria. It is likely that mitochondrial fusion enhances yeast fitness in response to metformin exposure. Together we provide a new perspective on the cellular response to metformin.
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- Ari Gillespie
- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042 Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042 Australia
- Present Address: Department of General, Abdominal, Thoracic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042 Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042 Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042 Australia
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- Metabolic Signalling Laboratory, St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065 Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042 Australia
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- Metabolic Signalling Laboratory, St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065 Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010 Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042 Australia
- Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Dept. Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA 5042 Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042 Australia
- South Australia Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia Australia
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Ma W, Liu X, Yu R, Song J, Hou L, Guo Y, Wu H, Feng D, Zhou Q, Li H. Exploring the relationship between sepsis and Golgi apparatus dysfunction: bioinformatics insights and diagnostic marker discovery. Front Genet 2025; 16:1483493. [PMID: 39981259 PMCID: PMC11839613 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2025.1483493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2025] [Indexed: 02/22/2025] Open
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Background Sepsis, a critical infectious disease, is intricately linked to the dysfunction of the intracellular Golgi apparatus. This study aims to explore the relationship between sepsis and the Golgi apparatus using bioinformatics, offering fresh insights into its diagnosis and treatment. Methods To explore the role of Golgi-related genes in sepsis, we analyzed mRNA expression profiles from the NCBI GEO database. We identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs). These DEGs, Golgi-associated genes obtained from the MSigDB database, and key modules identified through WGCNA were intersected to determine Golgi-associated differentially expressed genes (GARGs) linked to sepsis. Subsequently, functional enrichment analyses, including GO, KEGG, and GSEA, were performed to explore the biological significance of the GARGs.A PPI network was constructed to identify core genes, and immune infiltration analysis was performed using the ssGSEA algorithm. To further evaluate immune microenvironmental features, unsupervised clustering was applied to identify immunological subgroups. A diagnostic model was developed using logistic regression, and its performance was validated using ROC curve analysis. Finally, key diagnostic biomarkers were identified and validated across multiple datasets to confirm their diagnostic accuracy. Results By intersecting DEGs, WGCNA modules, and Golgi-related gene sets, 53 overlapping GARGs were identified. Functional enrichment analysis indicated that these GARGs were predominantly involved in protein glycosylation and Golgi membrane-related processes. PPI analysis further identified eight hub genes: B3GNT5, FUT11, MFNG, ST3GAL5, MAN1C1, ST6GAL1, C1GALT1C1, and GALNT14. Immune infiltration analysis revealed significant differences in immune cell populations, mainly activated dendritic cells, and effector memory CD8+ T cells, between sepsis patients and healthy controls. A diagnostic model constructed using five pivotal genes (B3GNT5, FUT11, MAN1C1, ST6GAL1, and C1GALT1C1) exhibited predictive accuracy, with AUC values exceeding 0.96 for all genes. Validation with an independent dataset confirmed the differential expression patterns of B3GNT5, C1GALT1C1, and GALNT14, reinforcing their potential as robust diagnostic biomarkers for sepsis. Conclusion This study elucidates the link between sepsis and the Golgi apparatus, introduces novel biomarkers for sepsis diagnosis, and offers valuable insights for future research on its pathogenesis and treatment strategies.
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- Wanli Ma
- Department of Anesthesiology, Municipal Hospital of Chifeng, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Municipal Hospital of Chifeng, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Chifeng Clinical College of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Municipal Hospital of Chifeng, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Municipal Hospital of Chifeng, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Municipal Hospital of Chifeng, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Chifeng Clinical College of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Municipal Hospital of Chifeng, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Municipal Hospital of Chifeng, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Municipal Hospital of Chifeng, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
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Tábara LC, Segawa M, Prudent J. Molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial dynamics. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2025; 26:123-146. [PMID: 39420231 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-024-00785-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/18/2024] [Indexed: 10/19/2024]
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Mitochondria not only synthesize energy required for cellular functions but are also involved in numerous cellular pathways including apoptosis, calcium homoeostasis, inflammation and immunity. Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that undergo cycles of fission and fusion, and these transitions between fragmented and hyperfused networks ensure mitochondrial function, enabling adaptations to metabolic changes or cellular stress. Defects in mitochondrial morphology have been associated with numerous diseases, highlighting the importance of elucidating the molecular mechanisms regulating mitochondrial morphology. Here, we discuss recent structural insights into the assembly and mechanism of action of the core mitochondrial dynamics proteins, such as the dynamin-related protein 1 (DRP1) that controls division, and the mitofusins (MFN1 and MFN2) and optic atrophy 1 (OPA1) driving membrane fusion. Furthermore, we provide an updated view of the complex interplay between different proteins, lipids and organelles during the processes of mitochondrial membrane fusion and fission. Overall, we aim to present a valuable framework reflecting current perspectives on how mitochondrial membrane remodelling is regulated.
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- Luis-Carlos Tábara
- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Li Y, Qi J, Guo L, Jiang X, He G. Organellar quality control crosstalk in aging-related disease: Innovation to pave the way. Aging Cell 2025; 24:e14447. [PMID: 39668579 PMCID: PMC11709098 DOI: 10.1111/acel.14447] [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: 09/15/2024] [Revised: 11/04/2024] [Accepted: 12/02/2024] [Indexed: 12/14/2024] Open
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Organellar homeostasis and crosstalks within a cell have emerged as essential regulatory and determining factors for the survival and functions of cells. In response to various stimuli, cells can activate the organellar quality control systems (QCS) to maintain homeostasis. Numerous studies have demonstrated that dysfunction of QCS can lead to various aging-related diseases such as neurodegenerative, pulmonary, cardiometabolic diseases and cancers. However, the interplay between QCS and their potential role in these diseases are poorly understood. In this review, we present an overview of the current findings of QCS and their crosstalk, encompassing mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, ribosomes, peroxisomes, lipid droplets, and lysosomes as well as the aberrant interplays among these organelles that contributes to the onset and progression of aging-related disorders. Furthermore, potential therapeutic approaches based on these quality control interactions are discussed. Our perspectives can enhance insights into the regulatory networks underlying QCS and the pathology of aging and aging-related diseases, which may pave the way for the development of novel therapeutic targets.
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- Yu Li
- Department of Dermatology & VenerologyWest China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease‐Related Molecular Network, State Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Dermatology & VenerologyWest China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Dermatology & VenerologyWest China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease‐Related Molecular Network, State Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Dermatology & VenerologyWest China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease‐Related Molecular Network, State Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Dermatology & VenerologyWest China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease‐Related Molecular Network, State Key Laboratory of BiotherapyWest China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengduChina
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Domingues N, Pires J, Milosevic I, Raimundo N. Role of lipids in interorganelle communication. Trends Cell Biol 2025; 35:46-58. [PMID: 38866684 PMCID: PMC11632148 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2024.04.008] [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: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Cell homeostasis and function rely on well-orchestrated communication between different organelles. This communication is ensured by signaling pathways and membrane contact sites between organelles. Many players involved in organelle crosstalk have been identified, predominantly proteins and ions. The role of lipids in interorganelle communication remains poorly understood. With the development and broader availability of methods to quantify lipids, as well as improved spatiotemporal resolution in detecting different lipid species, the contribution of lipids to organelle interactions starts to be evident. However, the specific roles of various lipid molecules in intracellular communication remain to be studied systematically. We summarize new insights in the interorganelle communication field from the perspective of organelles and discuss the roles played by lipids in these complex processes.
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- Neuza Domingues
- Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA; Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, PA, USA.
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Langley A, Abeling-Wang S, Wagner E, Salogiannis J. Movement of the endoplasmic reticulum is driven by multiple classes of vesicles marked by Rab-GTPases. Mol Biol Cell 2025; 36:ar9. [PMID: 39630612 PMCID: PMC11742117 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e24-04-0197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2024] [Revised: 11/12/2024] [Accepted: 11/27/2024] [Indexed: 12/07/2024] Open
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Peripheral endoplasmic reticulum (ER) tubules move along microtubules to interact with various organelles through membrane contact sites. Traditionally, ER moves by either sliding along stable microtubules via molecular motors or attaching to the plus ends of dynamic microtubules through tip attachment complexes (TAC). A recently discovered third process, hitchhiking, involves motile vesicles pulling ER tubules along microtubules. Previous research showed that ER hitchhikes on Rab5- and Rab7-marked endosomes, but it is uncertain whether other Rab-vesicles can do the same. In U2OS cells, we screened Rabs for their ability to cotransport with ER tubules and found that ER hitchhikes on post-Golgi vesicles marked by Rab6 (isoforms a and b). Rab6-ER hitchhiking occurs independently of ER-endolysosome contacts and TAC-mediated ER movement. Depleting Rab6 and the motility of Rab6-vesicles reduces overall ER movement. Conversely, relocating these vesicles to the cell periphery causes peripheral ER accumulation, indicating that Rab6-vesicle motility is crucial for a subset of ER movements. Proximal post-Golgi vesicles marked by TGN46 are involved in Rab6-ER hitchhiking, while late Golgi vesicles (Rabs 8/10/11/13/14) are not essential for ER movement. Our further analysis finds that ER to Golgi vesicles marked by Rab1 are also capable of driving a subset of ER movements. Taken together, our findings suggest that ER hitchhiking on Rab-vesicles is a significant mode of ER movement.
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- Allison Langley
- Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405
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Wang F, Han H, Wang C, Wang J, Peng Y, Chen Y, He Y, Deng Z, Li F, Rong Y, Wang D, Liu W, Chen H, Zhang Z. SARS-CoV-2 membrane protein induces neurodegeneration via affecting Golgi-mitochondria interaction. Transl Neurodegener 2024; 13:68. [PMID: 39726060 DOI: 10.1186/s40035-024-00458-1] [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: 05/25/2024] [Accepted: 11/12/2024] [Indexed: 12/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Neurological complications are a significant concern of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the pathogenic mechanism of neurological symptoms associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is poorly understood. METHODS We used Drosophila as a model to systematically analyze SARS-CoV-2 genes encoding structural and accessory proteins and identified the membrane protein (M) that disrupted mitochondrial functions in vivo. The M protein was stereotaxically injected to further assess its effects in the brains of wild-type (WT) and 5 × FAD mice. Omics technologies, including RNA sequencing and interactome analysis, were performed to explore the mechanisms of the effects of M protein both in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS Systematic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 structural and accessory proteins in Drosophila identified that the M protein induces mitochondrial fragmentation and dysfunction, leading to reduced ATP production, ROS overproduction, and eventually cell death in the indirect flight muscles. In WT mice, M caused hippocampal atrophy, neural apoptosis, glial activation, and mitochondrial damage. These changes were further aggravated in 5 × FAD mice. M was localized to the Golgi apparatus and genetically interacted with four wheel drive (FWD, a Drosophila homolog of mammalian PI4KIIIβ) to regulate Golgi functions in flies. Fwd RNAi, but not PI4KIIIα RNAi, reversed the M-induced Golgi abnormality, mitochondrial fragmentation, and ATP reduction. Inhibition of PI4KIIIβ activity suppressed the M-induced neuronal cell death. Therefore, M induced mitochondrial fragmentation and apoptosis likely through disruption of Golgi-derived PI(4)P-containing vesicles. CONCLUSIONS M disturbs the distribution and function of Golgi, leading to mitochondrial abnormality and eventually neurodegeneration via a PI4KIIIβ-mediated mechanism. This study reveals a potential mechanism for COVID-19 neurological symptoms and opens a new avenue for development of therapeutic strategies targeting SARS-CoV-2 M or mitochondria.
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- Fang Wang
- Department of Neurosciences, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421009, China
- Institute of Molecular Precision Medicine and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- Department of Neurosciences, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421009, China
- Institute of Molecular Precision Medicine and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- Institute of Molecular Precision Medicine and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Institute of Molecular Precision Medicine and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- Institute of Molecular Precision Medicine and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361000, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- Department of Neurosciences, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421009, China
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- Department of Neurosciences, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421009, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Department of Neurosciences, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, 421009, China.
- Institute of Molecular Precision Medicine and Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China.
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China.
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Zhang T, Fan J, Wen X, Duan X. ECSIT: Biological function and involvement in diseases. Int Immunopharmacol 2024; 143:113524. [PMID: 39488037 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.113524] [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: 06/18/2024] [Revised: 09/28/2024] [Accepted: 10/25/2024] [Indexed: 11/04/2024]
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Evolutionary conserved signaling intermediate in Toll pathways (ECSIT), a multi-functional protein, was first identified as a cytosolic adaptor protein in Toll-like receptors (TLRs) signaling-mediated innate immune responses. In the past two decades, studies have expanded the understanding of ECSIT. Nevertheless, there are still large knowledge gaps due to the inadequate number of studies regarding ECSIT, especially an overall review of ECSIT is lacking. Here, we first comprehensively summarize the biological functions of ECSIT with particular focus on innate immune responses and mitochondrial homeostasis. Cumulative studies have reinforced that ECSIT is involved in the regulation of innate immune responses through activating NF-κB signaling and potentiating the Retinoic acid-induced gene Ⅰ (RIG-Ⅰ)/ mitochondrial antiviral- signaling protein (MAVS) pathway-mediated innate antiviral immunity. In addition, ECSIT determines the mitochondrial morphology and function including mitochondrial complex Ⅰ (CⅠ) assembly, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mROS) production, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) maintenance and mitochondrial quality control. Owing to these distinct functions, ECSIT is involved in the etiology and pathology of human diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD), cardiac hypertrophy, musculoskeletal disintegration, cancer, extranodal natural killer/T cell lymphoma (ENKTL) and ischemic stroke. Collectively, the roles and mechanisms of ECSIT under physiological and pathological conditions are critically discussed to provide a clearer view of the therapeutic potential of ECSIT.
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- Tan Zhang
- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, PR China; Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Exercise and Metabolic Health, Shanghai 200438, PR China.
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- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, PR China; Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Exercise and Metabolic Health, Shanghai 200438, PR China
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- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, PR China; Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Exercise and Metabolic Health, Shanghai 200438, PR China
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- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, PR China; Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Exercise and Metabolic Health, Shanghai 200438, PR China
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Hsiao YC, Chang CW, Yeh CT, Ke PY. Hepatitis C Virus NS5A Activates Mitophagy Through Cargo Receptor and Phagophore Formation. Pathogens 2024; 13:1139. [PMID: 39770398 PMCID: PMC11680023 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13121139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2024] [Revised: 12/19/2024] [Accepted: 12/20/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2025] Open
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Chronic HCV infection is a risk factor for end-stage liver disease, leading to a major burden on public health. Mitophagy is a specific form of selective autophagy that eliminates mitochondria to maintain mitochondrial integrity. HCV NS5A is a multifunctional protein that regulates the HCV life cycle and may induce host mitophagy. However, the molecular mechanism by which HCV NS5A activates mitophagy remains largely unknown. Here, for the first time, we delineate the dynamic process of HCV NS5A-activated PINK1/Parkin-dependent mitophagy. By performing live-cell imaging and CLEM analyses of HCV NS5A-expressing cells, we demonstrate the degradation of mitochondria within autophagic vacuoles, a process that is dependent on Parkin and ubiquitin translocation onto mitochondria and PINK1 stabilization. In addition, the cargo receptors of mitophagy, NDP52 and OPTN, are recruited to the mitochondria and required for HCV NS5A-induced mitophagy. Moreover, ATG5 and DFCP1, which function in autophagosome closure and phagophore formation, are translocated near mitochondria for HCV NS5A-induced mitophagy. Furthermore, autophagy-initiating proteins, including ATG14 and ULK1, are recruited near the mitochondria for HCV NS5A-triggered mitophagy. Together, these findings demonstrate that HCV NS5A may induce PINK1/Parkin-dependent mitophagy through the recognition of mitochondria by cargo receptors and the nascent formation of phagophores close to mitochondria.
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- Yuan-Chao Hsiao
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (Y.-C.H.); (C.-W.C.)
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (Y.-C.H.); (C.-W.C.)
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- Liver Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (Y.-C.H.); (C.-W.C.)
- Liver Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
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Pays E. Apolipoprotein-L Functions in Membrane Remodeling. Cells 2024; 13:2115. [PMID: 39768205 PMCID: PMC11726835 DOI: 10.3390/cells13242115] [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: 11/12/2024] [Revised: 12/17/2024] [Accepted: 12/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2025] Open
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The mammalian Apolipoprotein-L families (APOLs) contain several isoforms of membrane-interacting proteins, some of which are involved in the control of membrane dynamics (traffic, fission and fusion). Specifically, human APOL1 and APOL3 appear to control membrane remodeling linked to pathogen infection. Through its association with Non-Muscular Myosin-2A (NM2A), APOL1 controls Golgi-derived trafficking of vesicles carrying the lipid scramblase Autophagy-9A (ATG9A). These vesicles deliver APOL3 together with phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase-B (PI4KB) and activated Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) to mitochondrion-endoplasmic reticulum (ER) contact sites (MERCSs) for the induction and completion of mitophagy and apoptosis. Through direct interactions with PI4KB and PI4KB activity controllers (Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1, or NCS1, Calneuron-1, or CALN1, and ADP-Ribosylation Factor-1, or ARF1), APOL3 controls PI(4)P synthesis. PI(4)P is required for different processes linked to infection-induced inflammation: (i) STING activation at the Golgi and subsequent lysosomal degradation for inflammation termination; (ii) mitochondrion fission at MERCSs for induction of mitophagy and apoptosis; and (iii) phagolysosome formation for antigen processing. In addition, APOL3 governs mitophagosome fusion with endolysosomes for mitophagy completion, and the APOL3-like murine APOL7C is involved in phagosome permeabilization linked to antigen cross-presentation in dendritic cells. Similarly, APOL3 can induce the fusion of intracellular bacterial membranes, and a role in membrane fusion can also be proposed for endothelial APOLd1 and adipocyte mAPOL6, which promote angiogenesis and adipogenesis, respectively, under inflammatory conditions. Thus, different APOL isoforms play distinct roles in membrane remodeling associated with inflammation.
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- Etienne Pays
- Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology, Institut de Biologie et de Médecine Moléculaires (IBMM), Université Libre de Bruxelles, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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Tavoulari S, Lacabanne D, Pereira GC, Thangaratnarajah C, King MS, He J, Chowdhury SR, Tilokani L, Palmer SM, Prudent J, Walker JE, Kunji ERS. Distinct roles for the domains of the mitochondrial aspartate/glutamate carrier citrin in organellar localization and substrate transport. Mol Metab 2024; 90:102047. [PMID: 39419476 PMCID: PMC11539162 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2024.102047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2024] [Revised: 10/09/2024] [Accepted: 10/10/2024] [Indexed: 10/19/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE Citrin, the mitochondrial aspartate/glutamate carrier isoform 2 (AGC2), is structurally and mechanistically the most complex SLC25 family member, because it consists of three domains and forms a homo-dimer. Each protomer has an N-terminal calcium-binding domain with EF-hands, followed by a substrate-transporting carrier domain and a C-terminal domain with an amphipathic helix. The absence or dysfunction of citrin leads to citrin deficiency, a highly prevalent pan-ethnic mitochondrial disease. Here, we aim to understand the role of different citrin domains and how they contribute to pathogenic mechanisms in citrin deficiency. METHODS We have employed structural modeling and functional reconstitution of purified proteins in proteoliposomes to assess the transport activity and calcium regulation of wild-type citrin and pathogenic variants associated with citrin deficiency. We have also developed a double knockout of citrin and aralar (AGC1), the two paralogs of the mitochondrial aspartate/glutamate carrier, in HAP1 cells to perform mitochondrial imaging and to investigate mitochondrial localisation. RESULTS Using 33 pathogenic variants of citrin we clarify determinants of subcellular localization and transport mechanism. We identify crucial elements of the carrier domain that are required for transport, including those involved in substrate binding, network formation and dynamics. We show that the N-terminal domain is not involved in calcium regulation of transport, as previously thought, but when mutated causes a mitochondrial import defect. CONCLUSIONS Our work introduces a new role for the N-terminal domain of citrin and demonstrates that dysfunction of the different domains contributes to distinct pathogenic mechanisms in citrin deficiency.
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- Sotiria Tavoulari
- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY United Kingdom.
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0XY United Kingdom.
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Ravindran S, Rau CD. The multifaceted role of mitochondria in cardiac function: insights and approaches. Cell Commun Signal 2024; 22:525. [PMID: 39472951 PMCID: PMC11523909 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-024-01899-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 10/19/2024] [Indexed: 11/02/2024] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a global economic burden even in the 21st century with 85% of deaths resulting from heart attacks. Despite efforts in reducing the risk factors, and enhancing pharmacotherapeutic strategies, challenges persist in early identification of disease progression and functional recovery of damaged hearts. Targeting mitochondrial dysfunction, a key player in the pathogenesis of CVD has been less successful due to its role in other coexisting diseases. Additionally, it is the only organelle with an agathokakological function that is a remedy and a poison for the cell. In this review, we describe the origins of cardiac mitochondria and the role of heteroplasmy and mitochondrial subpopulations namely the interfibrillar, subsarcolemmal, perinuclear, and intranuclear mitochondria in maintaining cardiac function and in disease-associated remodeling. The cumulative evidence of mitochondrial retrograde communication with the nucleus is addressed, highlighting the need to study the genotype-phenotype relationships of specific organelle functions with CVD by using approaches like genome-wide association study (GWAS). Finally, we discuss the practicality of computational methods combined with single-cell sequencing technologies to address the challenges of genetic screening in the identification of heteroplasmy and contributory genes towards CVD.
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- Sriram Ravindran
- Computational Medicine Program, Department of Genetics, and McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 116 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC-27599, USA
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- Computational Medicine Program, Department of Genetics, and McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 116 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC-27599, USA.
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Pays E. Apolipoprotein-L1 (APOL1): From Sleeping Sickness to Kidney Disease. Cells 2024; 13:1738. [PMID: 39451256 PMCID: PMC11506758 DOI: 10.3390/cells13201738] [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: 09/30/2024] [Revised: 10/16/2024] [Accepted: 10/18/2024] [Indexed: 10/26/2024] Open
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Apolipoprotein-L1 (APOL1) is a membrane-interacting protein induced by inflammation, which confers human resistance to infection by African trypanosomes. APOL1 kills Trypanosoma brucei through induction of apoptotic-like parasite death, but two T. brucei clones acquired resistance to APOL1, allowing them to cause sleeping sickness. An APOL1 C-terminal sequence alteration, such as occurs in natural West African variants G1 and G2, restored human resistance to these clones. However, APOL1 unfolding induced by G1 or G2 mutations enhances protein hydrophobicity, resulting in kidney podocyte dysfunctions affecting renal filtration. The mechanism involved in these dysfunctions is debated. The ability of APOL1 to generate ion pores in trypanosome intracellular membranes or in synthetic membranes was provided as an explanation. However, transmembrane insertion of APOL1 strictly depends on acidic conditions, and podocyte cytopathology mainly results from secreted APOL1 activity on the plasma membrane, which occurs under non-acidic conditions. In this review, I argue that besides inactivation of APOL3 functions in membrane dynamics (fission and fusion), APOL1 variants induce inflammation-linked podocyte toxicity not through pore formation, but through plasma membrane disturbance resulting from increased interaction with cholesterol, which enhances cation channels activity. A natural mutation in the membrane-interacting domain (N264K) abrogates variant APOL1 toxicity at the expense of slightly increased sensitivity to trypanosomes, further illustrating the continuous mutual adaptation between host and parasite.
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- Etienne Pays
- Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology, Institut de Biologie et de Médecine Moléculaires (IBMM), Université Libre de Bruxelles, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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Khatun J, Gelles JD, Chipuk JE. Dynamic death decisions: How mitochondrial dynamics shape cellular commitment to apoptosis and ferroptosis. Dev Cell 2024; 59:2549-2565. [PMID: 39378840 PMCID: PMC11469553 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.09.004] [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: 06/03/2024] [Revised: 08/15/2024] [Accepted: 09/03/2024] [Indexed: 10/10/2024]
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The incorporation of mitochondria into early eukaryotes established organelle-based biochemistry and enabled metazoan development. Diverse mitochondrial biochemistry is essential for life, and its homeostatic control via mitochondrial dynamics supports organelle quality and function. Mitochondrial crosstalk with numerous regulated cell death (RCD) pathways controls the decision to die. In this review, we will focus on apoptosis and ferroptosis, two distinct forms of RCD that utilize divergent signaling to kill a targeted cell. We will highlight how proteins and processes involved in mitochondrial dynamics maintain biochemically diverse subcellular compartments to support apoptosis and ferroptosis machinery, as well as unite disparate RCD pathways through dual control of organelle biochemistry and the decision to die.
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- Jesminara Khatun
- Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA; Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA; The Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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Landoni JC, Kleele T, Winter J, Stepp W, Manley S. Mitochondrial Structure, Dynamics, and Physiology: Light Microscopy to Disentangle the Network. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2024; 40:219-240. [PMID: 38976811 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-111822-114733] [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] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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Mitochondria serve as energetic and signaling hubs of the cell: This function results from the complex interplay between their structure, function, dynamics, interactions, and molecular organization. The ability to observe and quantify these properties often represents the puzzle piece critical for deciphering the mechanisms behind mitochondrial function and dysfunction. Fluorescence microscopy addresses this critical need and has become increasingly powerful with the advent of superresolution methods and context-sensitive fluorescent probes. In this review, we delve into advanced light microscopy methods and analyses for studying mitochondrial ultrastructure, dynamics, and physiology, and highlight notable discoveries they enabled.
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- Juan C Landoni
- Institute of Physics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland;
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland;
- Institute of Physics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland;
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- Institute of Physics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland;
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- Institute of Physics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland;
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- Institute of Physics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland;
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Lee RG, Rudler DL, Rackham O, Filipovska A. Interorganelle phospholipid communication, a house not so divided. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2024; 35:872-883. [PMID: 38972781 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2024.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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The presence of membrane-bound organelles with specific functions is one of the main hallmarks of eukaryotic cells. Organelle membranes are composed of specific lipids that govern their function and interorganelle communication. Discoveries in cell biology using imaging and omic technologies have revealed the mechanisms that drive membrane remodeling, organelle contact sites, and metabolite exchange. The interplay between multiple organelles and their interdependence is emerging as the next frontier for discovery using 3D reconstruction of volume electron microscopy (vEM) datasets. We discuss recent findings on the links between organelles that underlie common functions and cellular pathways. Specifically, we focus on the metabolism of ether glycerophospholipids that mediate organelle dynamics and their communication with each other, and the new imaging techniques that are powering these discoveries.
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- Richard G Lee
- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (QEIIMC), Nedlands, WA, Australia; Telethon Kids Institute, Northern Entrance, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (QEIIMC), Nedlands, WA, Australia; Telethon Kids Institute, Northern Entrance, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (QEIIMC), Nedlands, WA, Australia; Telethon Kids Institute, Northern Entrance, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia; Curtin Medical School, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia; Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (QEIIMC), Nedlands, WA, Australia; Telethon Kids Institute, Northern Entrance, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia; The University of Western Australia Centre for Child Health Research, Northern Entrance, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia.
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Yao H, Xie Y, Li C, Liu W, Yi G. Mitochondria-Associated Organelle Crosstalk in Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2024; 17:1106-1118. [PMID: 38807004 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-024-10523-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Organelle damage is a significant contributor to myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. This damage often leads to disruption of endoplasmic reticulum protein regulatory programs and dysfunction of mitochondrial energy metabolism. Mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum are seamlessly connected through the mitochondrial-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane (MAM), which serves as a crucial site for the exchange of organelles and metabolites. However, there is a lack of reports regarding the communication of information and metabolites between mitochondria and related organelles, which is a crucial factor in triggering myocardial I/R damage. To address this research gap, this review described the role of crosstalk between mitochondria and the correlative organelles such as endoplasmic reticulum, lysosomal and nuclei involved in reperfusion injury of the heart. In summary, this review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the crosstalk between organelles in myocardial I/R injury, with the ultimate goal of facilitating the development of targeted therapies based on this knowledge.
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- Hui Yao
- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Key Laboratory for Arteriosclerology of Hunan Province, Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Arteriosclerotic Disease, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, 28 Chang Sheng West Road, Hunan, 421001, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Key Laboratory for Arteriosclerology of Hunan Province, Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Arteriosclerotic Disease, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, 28 Chang Sheng West Road, Hunan, 421001, China
- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Key Laboratory for Arteriosclerology of Hunan Province, Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Arteriosclerotic Disease, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, 28 Chang Sheng West Road, Hunan, 421001, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Key Laboratory for Arteriosclerology of Hunan Province, Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Arteriosclerotic Disease, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, 28 Chang Sheng West Road, Hunan, 421001, China
- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Key Laboratory for Arteriosclerology of Hunan Province, Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Arteriosclerotic Disease, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, 28 Chang Sheng West Road, Hunan, 421001, China.
- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China.
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Wai T. Is mitochondrial morphology important for cellular physiology? Trends Endocrinol Metab 2024; 35:854-871. [PMID: 38866638 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2024.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Mitochondria are double membrane-bound organelles the network morphology of which in cells is shaped by opposing events of fusion and fission executed by dynamin-like GTPases. Mutations in these genes can perturb the form and functions of mitochondria in cell and animal models of mitochondrial diseases. An expanding array of chemical, mechanical, and genetic stressors can converge on mitochondrial-shaping proteins and disrupt mitochondrial morphology. In recent years, studies aimed at disentangling the multiple roles of mitochondrial-shaping proteins beyond fission or fusion have provided insights into the homeostatic relevance of mitochondrial morphology. Here, I review the pleiotropy of mitochondrial fusion and fission proteins with the aim of understanding whether mitochondrial morphology is important for cell and tissue physiology.
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- Timothy Wai
- Institut Pasteur, Mitochondrial Biology, CNRS UMR 3691, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
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Posor Y, Haucke V. A three-way organelle junction controls PI(4)P metabolism and mitochondrial division. J Cell Biol 2024; 223:e202407125. [PMID: 39083022 PMCID: PMC11291957 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202407125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2024] Open
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Membrane contact sites (MCS) facilitate communication between organelles. Casler et al. (https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202308144) show that tripartite MCS between mitochondria, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and the plasma membrane (PM) regulate mitochondrial division and the distribution of phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate [PI(4)P] on the PM.
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- York Posor
- Leibniz Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Berlin, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Casler JC, Harper CS, White AJ, Anderson HL, Lackner LL. Mitochondria-ER-PM contacts regulate mitochondrial division and PI(4)P distribution. J Cell Biol 2024; 223:e202308144. [PMID: 38781029 PMCID: PMC11116812 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202308144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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The mitochondria-ER-cortex anchor (MECA) forms a tripartite membrane contact site between mitochondria, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and the plasma membrane (PM). The core component of MECA, Num1, interacts with the PM and mitochondria via two distinct lipid-binding domains; however, the molecular mechanism by which Num1 interacts with the ER is unclear. Here, we demonstrate that Num1 contains a FFAT motif in its C-terminus that interacts with the integral ER membrane protein Scs2. While dispensable for Num1's functions in mitochondrial tethering and dynein anchoring, the FFAT motif is required for Num1's role in promoting mitochondrial division. Unexpectedly, we also reveal a novel function of MECA in regulating the distribution of phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PI(4)P). Breaking Num1 association with any of the three membranes it tethers results in an accumulation of PI(4)P on the PM, likely via disrupting Sac1-mediated PI(4)P turnover. This work establishes MECA as an important regulatory hub that spatially organizes mitochondria, ER, and PM to coordinate crucial cellular functions.
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- Jason C. Casler
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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Brar KK, Hughes DT, Morris JL, Subramanian K, Krishna S, Gao F, Rieder LS, Uhrig S, Freeman J, Smith HL, Jukes-Jones R, Avezov E, Nunnari J, Prudent J, Butcher AJ, Mallucci GR. PERK-ATAD3A interaction provides a subcellular safe haven for protein synthesis during ER stress. Science 2024; 385:eadp7114. [PMID: 39116259 DOI: 10.1126/science.adp7114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress induces the repression of protein synthesis throughout the cell. Attempts to understand how localized stress leads to widespread repression have been limited by difficulties in resolving translation rates at the subcellular level. Here, using live-cell imaging of reporter mRNA translation, we unexpectedly found that during ER stress, active translation at mitochondria was significantly protected. The mitochondrial protein ATPase family AAA domain-containing protein 3A (ATAD3A) interacted with protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) and mediated this effect on localized translation by competing for binding with PERK's target, eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2). PERK-ATAD3A interactions increased during ER stress, forming mitochondria-ER contact sites. Furthermore, ATAD3A binding attenuated local PERK signaling and rescued the expression of some mitochondrial proteins. Thus, PERK-ATAD3A interactions can control translational repression at a subcellular level, mitigating the impact of ER stress on the cell.
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- Karinder K Brar
- Altos Labs, Cambridge Institute of Science, Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6GP, UK
- UK Dementia Research Institute and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 OAH, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 OAH, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Altos Labs, Bay Area Institute of Science, Redwood Shores, CA 94065, USA
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- UK Dementia Research Institute and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 OAH, UK
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- Altos Labs, Cambridge Institute of Science, Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6GP, UK
- UK Dementia Research Institute and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 OAH, UK
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- Altos Labs, Cambridge Institute of Science, Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6GP, UK
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- Altos Labs, Cambridge Institute of Science, Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6GP, UK
- UK Dementia Research Institute and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 OAH, UK
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- Altos Labs, Cambridge Institute of Science, Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6GP, UK
- UK Dementia Research Institute and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 OAH, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 OAH, UK
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Altos Labs, Bay Area Institute of Science, Redwood Shores, CA 94065, USA
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Altos Labs, Cambridge Institute of Science, Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6GP, UK
- UK Dementia Research Institute and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 OAH, UK
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- Altos Labs, Cambridge Institute of Science, Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6GP, UK
- UK Dementia Research Institute and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 OAH, UK
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Li Z, Liang S, Ke L, Wang M, Gao K, Li D, Xu Z, Li N, Zhang P, Cheng W. Cell life-or-death events in osteoporosis: All roads lead to mitochondrial dynamics. Pharmacol Res 2024; 208:107383. [PMID: 39214266 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2024.107383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2024] [Revised: 08/14/2024] [Accepted: 08/26/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Mitochondria exhibit heterogeneous shapes and networks within and among cell types and tissues, also in normal or osteoporotic bone tissues with complex cell types. This dynamic characteristic is determined by the high plasticity provided by mitochondrial dynamics and is stemmed from responding to the survival and functional requirements of various bone cells in a specific microenvironments. In contrast, mitochondrial dysfunction, induced by dysregulation of mitochondrial dynamics, may act as a trigger of cell death signals, including common apoptosis and other forms of programmed cell death (PCD). These PCD processes consisting of tightly structured cascade gene expression events, can further influence the bone remodeling by facilitating the death of various bone cells. Mitochondrial dynamics, therefore, drive the bone cells to stand at the crossroads of life and death by integrating external signals and altering metabolism, shape, and signal-response properties of mitochondria. This implies that targeting mitochondrial dynamics displays significant potential in treatment of osteoporosis. Considerable effort has been made in osteoporosis to emphasize the parallel roles of mitochondria in regulating energy metabolism, calcium signal transduction, oxidative stress, inflammation, and cell death. However, the emerging field of mitochondrial dynamics-related PCD is not well understood. Herein, to bridge the gap, we outline the latest knowledge on mitochondrial dynamics regulating bone cell life or death during normal bone remodeling and osteoporosis.
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- Zhichao Li
- First College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China; Center for Translational Medicine Research and Development, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China
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- First College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China; Center for Translational Medicine Research and Development, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine Research and Development, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- First College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China
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- First College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, 050011, China
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- First College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China; Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China
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- First College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China; Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China.
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- Center for Translational Medicine Research and Development, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, 518000, China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Science and System, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518000, China; Shandong Zhongke Advanced Technology Co., Ltd., Jinan, 250300, China.
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- Center for Translational Medicine Research and Development, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Jankauskas SS, Varzideh F, Kansakar U, Al Tibi G, Densu Agyapong E, Gambardella J, Santulli G. Insights into molecular and cellular functions of the Golgi calcium/manganese-proton antiporter TMEM165. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107567. [PMID: 39002685 PMCID: PMC11345563 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024] Open
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The Golgi compartment performs a number of crucial roles in the cell. However, the exact molecular mechanisms underlying these actions are not fully defined. Pathogenic mutations in genes encoding Golgi proteins may serve as an important source for expanding our knowledge. For instance, mutations in the gene encoding Transmembrane protein 165 (TMEM165) were discovered as a cause of a new type of congenital disorder of glycosylation (CDG). Comprehensive studies of TMEM165 in different model systems, including mammals, yeast, and fish uncovered the new realm of Mn2+ homeostasis regulation. TMEM165 was shown to act as a Ca2+/Mn2+:H+ antiporter in the medial- and trans-Golgi network, pumping the metal ions into the Golgi lumen and protons outside. Disruption of TMEM165 antiporter activity results in defects in N- and O-glycosylation of proteins and glycosylation of lipids. Impaired glycosylation of TMEM165-CDG arises from a lack of Mn2+ within the Golgi. Nevertheless, Mn2+ insufficiency in the Golgi is compensated by the activity of the ATPase SERCA2. TMEM165 turnover has also been found to be regulated by Mn2+ cytosolic concentration. Besides causing CDG, recent investigations have demonstrated the functional involvement of TMEM165 in several other pathologies including cancer and mental health disorders. This systematic review summarizes the available information on TMEM165 molecular structure, cellular function, and its roles in health and disease.
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- Stanislovas S Jankauskas
- Department of Medicine, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA; Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, "Federico II" University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA; Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, "Federico II" University, Naples, Italy; International Translational Research and Medical Education (ITME) Consortium, Academic Research Unit, Naples, Italy; Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism (FIDAM), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA.
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Kourkoulou A, Martzoukou O, Fischer R, Amillis S. A type II phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase coordinates sorting of cargo polarizing by endocytic recycling. Commun Biol 2024; 7:855. [PMID: 38997419 PMCID: PMC11245547 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06553-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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Depending on their phosphorylation status, derivatives of phosphatidylinositol play important roles in vesicle identity, recognition and intracellular trafficking processes. In eukaryotic cells, phosphatidylinositol-4 phosphate pools generated by specific kinases are key determinants of the conventional secretion pathways. Earlier work in yeast has classified phosphatidylinositol-4 kinases in two types, Stt4p and Pik1p belonging to type III and Lsb6p to type II, with distinct cellular localizations and functions. Eurotiomycetes appear to lack Pik1p homologues. In Aspergillus nidulans, unlike homologues in other fungi, AnLsb6 is associated to late Golgi membranes and when heterologously overexpressed, it compensates for the thermosensitive phenotype in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae pik1 mutant, whereas its depletion leads to disorganization of Golgi-associated PHOSBP-labelled membranes, that tend to aggregate dependent on functional Rab5 GTPases. Evidence provided herein, indicates that the single type II phosphatidylinositol-4 kinase AnLsb6 is the main contributor for decorating secretory vesicles with relevant phosphatidylinositol-phosphate species, which navigate essential cargoes following the route of apical polarization via endocytic recycling.
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- Anezia Kourkoulou
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Biology, Athens, Hellas, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Biology, Athens, Hellas, Greece
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - South Campus, Institute for Applied Biosciences, Department of Microbiology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Biology, Athens, Hellas, Greece.
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - South Campus, Institute for Applied Biosciences, Department of Microbiology, Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Tábara LC, Burr SP, Frison M, Chowdhury SR, Paupe V, Nie Y, Johnson M, Villar-Azpillaga J, Viegas F, Segawa M, Anand H, Petkevicius K, Chinnery PF, Prudent J. MTFP1 controls mitochondrial fusion to regulate inner membrane quality control and maintain mtDNA levels. Cell 2024; 187:3619-3637.e27. [PMID: 38851188 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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Mitochondrial dynamics play a critical role in cell fate decisions and in controlling mtDNA levels and distribution. However, the molecular mechanisms linking mitochondrial membrane remodeling and quality control to mtDNA copy number (CN) regulation remain elusive. Here, we demonstrate that the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) protein mitochondrial fission process 1 (MTFP1) negatively regulates IMM fusion. Moreover, manipulation of mitochondrial fusion through the regulation of MTFP1 levels results in mtDNA CN modulation. Mechanistically, we found that MTFP1 inhibits mitochondrial fusion to isolate and exclude damaged IMM subdomains from the rest of the network. Subsequently, peripheral fission ensures their segregation into small MTFP1-enriched mitochondria (SMEM) that are targeted for degradation in an autophagic-dependent manner. Remarkably, MTFP1-dependent IMM quality control is essential for basal nucleoid recycling and therefore to maintain adequate mtDNA levels within the cell.
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- Luis Carlos Tábara
- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK.
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Medical Research Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK.
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Sun F, Fang M, Zhang H, Song Q, Li S, Li Y, Jiang S, Yang L. Drp1: Focus on Diseases Triggered by the Mitochondrial Pathway. Cell Biochem Biophys 2024; 82:435-455. [PMID: 38438751 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-024-01245-5] [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] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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Drp1 (Dynamin-Related Protein 1) is a cytoplasmic GTPase protein encoded by the DNM1L gene that influences mitochondrial dynamics by mediating mitochondrial fission processes. Drp1 has been demonstrated to play an important role in a variety of life activities such as cell survival, proliferation, migration, and death. Drp1 has been shown to play different physiological roles under different physiological conditions, such as normal and inflammation. Recently studies have revealed that Drp1 plays a critical role in the occurrence, development, and aggravation of a series of diseases, thereby it serves as a potential therapeutic target for them. In this paper, we review the structure and biological properties of Drp1, summarize the biological processes that occur in the inflammatory response to Drp1, discuss its role in various cancers triggered by the mitochondrial pathway and investigate effective methods for targeting Drp1 in cancer treatment. We also synthesized the phenomena of Drp1 involving in the triggering of other diseases. The results discussed herein contribute to our deeper understanding of mitochondrial kinetic pathway-induced diseases and their therapeutic applications. It is critical for advancing the understanding of the mechanisms of Drp1-induced mitochondrial diseases and preventive therapies.
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- Fulin Sun
- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
- Health Science Center, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gynaecology, Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital, Qingdao, 266021, Shandong, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
- Health Science Center, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
- Health Science Center, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
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Liu M, Duan Y, Dong J, Zhang K, Jin X, Gao M, Jia H, Chen J, Liu M, Wei M, Zhong X. Early signs of neurodegenerative diseases: Possible mechanisms and targets for Golgi stress. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 175:116646. [PMID: 38692058 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116646] [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: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024] Open
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The Golgi apparatus plays a crucial role in mediating the modification, transport, and sorting of intracellular proteins and lipids. The morphological changes occurring in the Golgi apparatus are exceptionally important for maintaining its function. When exposed to external pressure or environmental stimulation, the Golgi apparatus undergoes adaptive changes in both structure and function, which are known as Golgi stress. Although certain signal pathway responses or post-translational modifications have been observed following Golgi stress, further research is needed to comprehensively summarize and understand the related mechanisms. Currently, there is evidence linking Golgi stress to neurodegenerative diseases; however, the role of Golgi stress in the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease remains largely unexplored. This review focuses on the structural and functional alterations of the Golgi apparatus during stress, elucidating potential mechanisms underlying the involvement of Golgi stress in regulating immunity, autophagy, and metabolic processes. Additionally, it highlights the pivotal role of Golgi stress as an early signaling event implicated in the pathogenesis and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. Furthermore, this study summarizes prospective targets that can be therapeutically exploited to mitigate neurodegenerative diseases by targeting Golgi stress. These findings provide a theoretical foundation for identifying novel breakthroughs in preventing and treating neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Mengyu Liu
- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- Liaoning Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Shayang, Liaoning 110005, China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China; Liaoning Medical Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Shenyang, Liaoning 110167, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, China.
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Langley A, Abeling-Wang S, Wagner E, Salogiannis J. Movement of the endoplasmic reticulum is driven by multiple classes of vesicles marked by Rab-GTPases. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.05.14.592021. [PMID: 38798686 PMCID: PMC11118391 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.14.592021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Peripheral endoplasmic reticulum (ER) tubules move along microtubules to interact with various organelles through membrane contact sites (MCS). Traditionally, ER moves by either sliding along stable microtubules via molecular motors or attaching to the plus ends of dynamic microtubules through tip attachment complexes (TAC). A recently discovered third process, hitchhiking, involves motile vesicles pulling ER tubules along microtubules. Previous research showed that ER hitchhikes on Rab5- and Rab7-marked endosomes, but it is uncertain if other Rab-vesicles can do the same. In U2OS cells, we screened Rabs for their ability to cotransport with ER tubules and found that ER hitchhikes on post-Golgi vesicles marked by Rab6 (isoforms a and b). Rab6-ER hitchhiking occurs independently of ER-endolysosome contacts and TAC-mediated ER movement. Disrupting either Rab6 or the motility of Rab6-vesicles reduces overall ER movement. Conversely, relocating these vesicles to the cell periphery causes peripheral ER accumulation, indicating that Rab6-vesicle motility is crucial for a subset of ER movements. Proximal post-Golgi vesicles marked by TGN46 are involved in Rab6-ER hitchhiking, while other post-Golgi vesicles (Rabs 8/10/11/13/14) are not essential for ER movement. Our further analysis finds that ER to Golgi vesicles marked by Rab1 are also capable of driving a subset of ER movements. Taken together, our findings suggest that ER hitchhiking on Rab-vesicles is a significant mode of ER movement. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Peripheral endoplasmic reticulum tubules move on microtubules by either attaching to motors (cargo adaptor-mediated), dynamic microtubule-plus ends (tip attachment complexes) or motile vesicles (hitchhiking) but the prevalence of each mode is not clearPost-Golgi vesicles marked by Rab6/TGN46 and ER to Golgi vesicles marked by Rab1 drive ER movementsER hitchhiking on multiple classes of vesicles (endolysosomal, post-Golgi and ER to Golgi) marked by Rabs plays a prominent role in ER movement.
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Wu Z, Xiao C, Li F, Huang W, You F, Li X. Mitochondrial fusion-fission dynamics and its involvement in colorectal cancer. Mol Oncol 2024; 18:1058-1075. [PMID: 38158734 PMCID: PMC11076987 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.13578] [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: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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The incidence and mortality rates of colorectal cancer have elevated its status as a significant public health concern. Recent research has elucidated the crucial role of mitochondrial fusion-fission dynamics in the initiation and progression of colorectal cancer. Elevated mitochondrial fission or fusion activity can contribute to the metabolic reprogramming of tumor cells, thereby activating oncogenic pathways that drive cell proliferation, invasion, migration, and drug resistance. Nevertheless, excessive mitochondrial fission can induce apoptosis, whereas moderate mitochondrial fusion can protect cells from oxidative stress. This imbalance in mitochondrial dynamics can exert dual roles as both promoters and inhibitors of colorectal cancer progression. This review provides an in-depth analysis of the fusion-fission dynamics and the underlying pathological mechanisms in colorectal cancer cells. Additionally, it offers partial insights into the mitochondrial kinetics in colorectal cancer-associated cells, such as immune and endothelial cells. This review is aimed at identifying key molecular events involved in colorectal cancer progression and highlighting the potential of mitochondrial dynamic proteins as emerging targets for pharmacological intervention.
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- Zihong Wu
- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina
- Oncology Teaching and Research DepartmentChengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina
- Institute of OncologyChengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina
- Oncology Teaching and Research DepartmentChengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina
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Saukko-Paavola AJ, Klemm RW. Remodelling of mitochondrial function by import of specific lipids at multiple membrane-contact sites. FEBS Lett 2024; 598:1274-1291. [PMID: 38311340 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14813] [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: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Organelles form physical and functional contact between each other to exchange information, metabolic intermediates, and signaling molecules. Tethering factors and contact site complexes bring partnering organelles into close spatial proximity to establish membrane contact sites (MCSs), which specialize in unique functions like lipid transport or Ca2+ signaling. Here, we discuss how MCSs form dynamic platforms that are important for lipid metabolism. We provide a perspective on how import of specific lipids from the ER and other organelles may contribute to remodeling of mitochondria during nutrient starvation. We speculate that mitochondrial adaptation is achieved by connecting several compartments into a highly dynamic organelle network. The lipid droplet appears to be a central hub in coordinating the function of these organelle neighborhoods.
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, UK
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Monteiro-Cardoso VF, Giordano F. Emerging functions of the mitochondria-ER-lipid droplet three-way junction in coordinating lipid transfer, metabolism, and storage in cells. FEBS Lett 2024; 598:1252-1273. [PMID: 38774950 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14893] [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: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Over the past two decades, we have witnessed a growing appreciation for the importance of membrane contact sites (CS) in facilitating direct communication between organelles. CS are tiny regions where the membranes of two organelles meet but do not fuse and allow the transfer of metabolites between organelles, playing crucial roles in the coordination of cellular metabolic activities. The significant advancements in imaging techniques and molecular and cell biology research have revealed that CS are more complex than what originally thought, and as they are extremely dynamic, they can remodel their shape, composition, and functions in accordance with metabolic and environmental changes and can occur between more than two organelles. Here, we describe how recent studies led to the identification of a three-way mitochondria-ER-lipid droplet CS and discuss the emerging functions of these contacts in maintaining lipid storage, homeostasis, and balance. We also summarize the properties and functions of key protein components localized at the mitochondria-ER-lipid droplet interface, with a special focus on lipid transfer proteins. Understanding tripartite CS is essential for unraveling the complexities of inter-organelle communication and cooperation within cells.
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- Vera Filipa Monteiro-Cardoso
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
- Inserm U1280, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
- Inserm U1280, Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France
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Kalvelage J, Wöhlbrand L, Senkler J, Schumacher J, Ditz N, Bischof K, Winklhofer M, Klingl A, Braun HP, Rabus R. Conspicuous chloroplast with light harvesting-photosystem I/II megacomplex in marine Prorocentrum cordatum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 195:306-325. [PMID: 38330164 PMCID: PMC11181951 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Marine photosynthetic (micro)organisms drive multiple biogeochemical cycles and display a large diversity. Among them, the bloom-forming, free-living dinoflagellate Prorocentrum cordatum CCMP 1329 (formerly P. minimum) stands out with its distinct cell biological features. Here, we obtained insights into the structural properties of the chloroplast and the photosynthetic machinery of P. cordatum using microscopic and proteogenomic approaches. High-resolution FIB/SEM analysis revealed a single large chloroplast (∼40% of total cell volume) with a continuous barrel-like structure, completely lining the inner face of the cell envelope and enclosing a single reticular mitochondrium, the Golgi apparatus, as well as diverse storage inclusions. Enriched thylakoid membrane fractions of P. cordatum were comparatively analyzed with those of the well-studied model-species Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) using 2D BN DIGE. Strikingly, P. cordatum possessed a large photosystem-light harvesting megacomplex (>1.5 MDa), which is dominated by photosystems I and II (PSI, PSII), chloroplast complex I, and chlorophyll a-b binding light harvesting complex proteins. This finding parallels the absence of grana in its chloroplast and distinguishes from the predominant separation of PSI and PSII complexes in A. thaliana, indicating a different mode of flux balancing. Except for the core elements of the ATP synthase and the cytb6f-complex, the composition of the other complexes (PSI, PSII, and pigment-binding proteins, PBPs) of P. cordatum differed markedly from those of A. thaliana. Furthermore, a high number of PBPs was detected, accounting for a large share of the total proteomic data (∼65%) and potentially providing P. cordatum with flexible adaptation to changing light regimes.
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- Jana Kalvelage
- School of Mathematics and Science, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- School of Mathematics and Science, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Plant Genetics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- School of Mathematics and Science, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Plant Genetics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Faculty Biology/Chemistry, University of Bremen & MARUM, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- School of Mathematics and Science, Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences (IBU), Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
- Research Center Neurosensory Science, School of Mathematics and Science, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Botany, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität LMU München, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Plant Genetics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- School of Mathematics and Science, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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Lei Y, Gan M, Qiu Y, Chen Q, Wang X, Liao T, Zhao M, Chen L, Zhang S, Zhao Y, Niu L, Wang Y, Zhu L, Shen L. The role of mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in skeletal muscle atrophy: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic insights. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2024; 29:59. [PMID: 38654156 PMCID: PMC11036639 DOI: 10.1186/s11658-024-00572-y] [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: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Skeletal muscle is the largest metabolic organ of the human body. Maintaining the best quality control and functional integrity of mitochondria is essential for the health of skeletal muscle. However, mitochondrial dysfunction characterized by mitochondrial dynamic imbalance and mitophagy disruption can lead to varying degrees of muscle atrophy, but the underlying mechanism of action is still unclear. Although mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy are two different mitochondrial quality control mechanisms, a large amount of evidence has indicated that they are interrelated and mutually regulated. The former maintains the balance of the mitochondrial network, eliminates damaged or aged mitochondria, and enables cells to survive normally. The latter degrades damaged or aged mitochondria through the lysosomal pathway, ensuring cellular functional health and metabolic homeostasis. Skeletal muscle atrophy is considered an urgent global health issue. Understanding and gaining knowledge about muscle atrophy caused by mitochondrial dysfunction, particularly focusing on mitochondrial dynamics and mitochondrial autophagy, can greatly contribute to the prevention and treatment of muscle atrophy. In this review, we critically summarize the recent research progress on mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in skeletal muscle atrophy, and expound on the intrinsic molecular mechanism of skeletal muscle atrophy caused by mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy. Importantly, we emphasize the potential of targeting mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy as therapeutic strategies for the prevention and treatment of muscle atrophy, including pharmacological treatment and exercise therapy, and summarize effective methods for the treatment of skeletal muscle atrophy.
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- Yuhang Lei
- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-Omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-Omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-Omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-Omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-Omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-Omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-Omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-Omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-Omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-Omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-Omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-Omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-Omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
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- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
- Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-Omics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
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Pays E. The Janus-faced functions of Apolipoproteins L in membrane dynamics. Cell Mol Life Sci 2024; 81:134. [PMID: 38478101 PMCID: PMC10937811 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-024-05180-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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The functions of human Apolipoproteins L (APOLs) are poorly understood, but involve diverse activities like lysis of bloodstream trypanosomes and intracellular bacteria, modulation of viral infection and induction of apoptosis, autophagy, and chronic kidney disease. Based on recent work, I propose that the basic function of APOLs is the control of membrane dynamics, at least in the Golgi and mitochondrion. Together with neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS1) and calneuron-1 (CALN1), APOL3 controls the activity of phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase-IIIB (PI4KB), involved in both Golgi and mitochondrion membrane fission. Whereas secreted APOL1 induces African trypanosome lysis through membrane permeabilization of the parasite mitochondrion, intracellular APOL1 conditions non-muscular myosin-2A (NM2A)-mediated transfer of PI4KB and APOL3 from the Golgi to the mitochondrion under conditions interfering with PI4KB-APOL3 interaction, such as APOL1 C-terminal variant expression or virus-induced inflammatory signalling. APOL3 controls mitophagy through complementary interactions with the membrane fission factor PI4KB and the membrane fusion factor vesicle-associated membrane protein-8 (VAMP8). In mice, the basic APOL1 and APOL3 activities could be exerted by mAPOL9 and mAPOL8, respectively. Perspectives regarding the mechanism and treatment of APOL1-related kidney disease are discussed, as well as speculations on additional APOLs functions, such as APOL6 involvement in adipocyte membrane dynamics through interaction with myosin-10 (MYH10).
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- Etienne Pays
- Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology, IBMM, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 6041, Gosselies, Belgium.
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Wilson EL, Yu Y, Leal NS, Woodward JA, Patikas N, Morris JL, Field SF, Plumbly W, Paupe V, Chowdhury SR, Antrobus R, Lindop GE, Adia YM, Loh SHY, Prudent J, Martins LM, Metzakopian E. Genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screen shows that loss of GET4 increases mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum contact sites and is neuroprotective. Cell Death Dis 2024; 15:203. [PMID: 38467609 PMCID: PMC10928201 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-024-06568-y] [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: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Organelles form membrane contact sites between each other, allowing for the transfer of molecules and signals. Mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum (ER) contact sites (MERCS) are cellular subdomains characterized by close apposition of mitochondria and ER membranes. They have been implicated in many diseases, including neurodegenerative, metabolic, and cardiac diseases. Although MERCS have been extensively studied, much remains to be explored. To uncover novel regulators of MERCS, we conducted a genome-wide, flow cytometry-based screen using an engineered MERCS reporter cell line. We found 410 genes whose downregulation promotes MERCS and 230 genes whose downregulation decreases MERCS. From these, 29 genes were selected from each population for arrayed screening and 25 were validated from the high population and 13 from the low population. GET4 and BAG6 were highlighted as the top 2 genes that upon suppression increased MERCS from both the pooled and arrayed screens, and these were subjected to further investigation. Multiple microscopy analyses confirmed that loss of GET4 or BAG6 increased MERCS. GET4 and BAG6 were also observed to interact with the known MERCS proteins, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3R) and glucose-regulated protein 75 (GRP75). In addition, we found that loss of GET4 increased mitochondrial calcium uptake upon ER-Ca2+ release and mitochondrial respiration. Finally, we show that loss of GET4 rescues motor ability, improves lifespan and prevents neurodegeneration in a Drosophila model of Alzheimer's disease (Aβ42Arc). Together, these results suggest that GET4 is involved in decreasing MERCS and that its loss is neuroprotective.
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- Emma L Wilson
- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Clifford Albutt building, Cambridge biomedical campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AH, UK
- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, The Keith Peters building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Gleeson Building, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QR, UK
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Gleeson Building, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QR, UK
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Gleeson Building, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QR, UK
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Gleeson Building, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QR, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Clifford Albutt building, Cambridge biomedical campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AH, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, The Keith Peters building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Clifford Albutt building, Cambridge biomedical campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AH, UK
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Clifford Albutt building, Cambridge biomedical campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AH, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, The Keith Peters building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, The Keith Peters building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, The Keith Peters Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Rd, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK
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- Cambridge Advanced Imaging Centre, University of Cambridge, Anatomy Building, Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 3DY, UK
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Gleeson Building, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QR, UK
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Gleeson Building, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QR, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, The Keith Peters building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0XY, UK.
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- MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge, Gleeson Building, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QR, UK.
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- UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Clifford Albutt building, Cambridge biomedical campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AH, UK.
- bit bio, The Dorothy Hodgkin Building, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3FH, UK.
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He J, Liu K, Fu C. Recent insights into the control of mitochondrial fission. Biochem Soc Trans 2024; 52:99-110. [PMID: 38288744 DOI: 10.1042/bst20230220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Revised: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. They undergo fission and fusion to maintain cellular homeostasis. In this review, we explore the intricate regulation of mitochondrial fission at various levels, including the protein level, the post-translational modification level, and the organelle level. Malfunctions in mitochondrial fission can have detrimental effects on cells. Therefore, we also examine the association between mitochondrial fission with diseases such as breast cancer and cardiovascular disorders. We anticipate that a comprehensive investigation into the control of mitochondrial fission will pave the way for the development of innovative therapeutic strategies.
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- Jiajia He
- MOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Cellular Dynamics and Chemical Biology and Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Cellular Dynamics and Chemical Biology and Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Cellular Dynamics and Chemical Biology and Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
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Giamogante F, Barazzuol L, Maiorca F, Poggio E, Esposito A, Masato A, Napolitano G, Vagnoni A, Calì T, Brini M. A SPLICS reporter reveals [Formula: see text]-synuclein regulation of lysosome-mitochondria contacts which affects TFEB nuclear translocation. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1516. [PMID: 38374070 PMCID: PMC10876553 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46007-2] [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: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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Mitochondrial and lysosomal activities are crucial to maintain cellular homeostasis: optimal coordination is achieved at their membrane contact sites where distinct protein machineries regulate organelle network dynamics, ions and metabolites exchange. Here we describe a genetically encoded SPLICS reporter for short- and long- juxtapositions between mitochondria and lysosomes. We report the existence of narrow and wide lysosome-mitochondria contacts differently modulated by mitophagy, autophagy and genetic manipulation of tethering factors. The overexpression of α-synuclein (α-syn) reduces the apposition of mitochondria/lysosomes membranes and affects their privileged Ca2+ transfer, impinging on TFEB nuclear translocation. We observe enhanced TFEB nuclear translocation in α-syn-overexpressing cells. We propose that α-syn, by interfering with mitochondria/lysosomes tethering impacts on local Ca2+ regulated pathways, among which TFEB mediated signaling, and in turn mitochondrial and lysosomal function. Defects in mitochondria and lysosome represent a common hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases: targeting their communication could open therapeutic avenues.
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- Flavia Giamogante
- Department of Biomedical Sciences (DSB), University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences (DSB), University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biology (DIBIO), University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy
- Department of Medical and Translational Science, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology (DIBIO), University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- UK-Dementia Research Institute at UCL, University College London, London, UK
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy
- Department of Medical and Translational Science, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Basic and Clinical Neurosciences, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences (DSB), University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
- Padova Neuroscience Center (PNC), University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
- Study Center for Neurodegeneration (CESNE), University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Biology (DIBIO), University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
- Study Center for Neurodegeneration (CESNE), University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences (DSF), University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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