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Yanagibashi S, Bamba T, Kirisako T, Kondo A, Hasunuma T. The potency of mitochondria enlargement for mitochondria-mediated terpenoid production in yeast. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:110. [PMID: 38229297 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12922-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
Abstract
Terpenoids are widely used in the food, beverage, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. Microorganisms have been extensively studied for terpenoid production. In yeast, the introduction of the mevalonate (MVA) pathway in organelles in addition to the augmentation of its own MVA pathway have been challenging. Introduction of the MVA pathway into mitochondria is considered a promising approach for terpenoid production because acetyl-CoA, the starting molecule of the MVA pathway, is abundant in mitochondria. However, mitochondria comprise only a small percentage of the entire cell. Therefore, we hypothesized that increasing the total mitochondrial volume per cell would increase terpenoid production. First, we ascertained that the amounts of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP), the final molecules of the MVA pathway, were 15-fold higher of the strain expressing the MVA pathway in mitochondria than in the wild-type yeast strain. Second, we found that different deletion mutants induced different mitochondrial volumes by measuring the mitochondrial volume in various deletion mutants affecting mitochondrial morphology; for example,Δmdm32 increased mitochondrial volume, and Δfzo1 decreased it. Finally, the effects of mitochondrial volume on amounts of IPP/DMAPP and terpenoids (squalene or β-carotene) were investigated using mutants harboring large or small mitochondria expressing the MVA pathway in mitochondria. Amounts of IPP/DMAPP and terpenoids (squalene or β-carotene) increased when the mitochondrial volume expanded. Introducing the MVA pathway into mitochondria for terpenoid production in yeast may become more attractive by enlarging the mitochondrial volume. KEY POINTS: • IPP/DMAPP content increased in the strain expressing the MVA pathway in mitochondria • IPP/DMAPP and terpenoid contents are positively correlated with mitochondrial volume • Enlarging the mitochondria may improve mitochondria-mediated terpenoid production.
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- So Yanagibashi
- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
- Kirin Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company, Ltd., 26-1-12-12 Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 251-8555, Japan
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- Engineering Biology Research Center, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 6578501, Japan
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- Kirin Central Research Institute, Kirin Holdings Company, Ltd., 26-1-12-12 Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 251-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
- Engineering Biology Research Center, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 6578501, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-Cho, Tsurumi-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
- Engineering Biology Research Center, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe, 6578501, Japan.
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-Cho, Tsurumi-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan.
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Gonzales CR, Moca EN, Chandra PK, Busija DW, Rutkai I. Three-dimensional object geometry of mitochondria-associated signal: 3-D analysis pipeline for two-photon image stacks of cerebrovascular endothelial mitochondria. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2024; 326:H1291-H1303. [PMID: 38517228 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00101.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
Abstract
Increasing evidence indicates the role of mitochondrial and vascular dysfunction in aging and aging-associated pathologies; however, the exact mechanisms and chronological processes remain enigmatic. High-energy demand organs, such as the brain, depend on the health of their mitochondria and vasculature for the maintenance of normal functions, therefore representing vulnerable targets for aging. This methodology article describes an analysis pipeline for three-dimensional (3-D) mitochondria-associated signal geometry of two-photon image stacks of brain vasculature. The analysis methods allow the quantification of mitochondria-associated signals obtained in real time in their physiological environment. In addition, signal geometry results will allow the extrapolation of fission and fusion events under normal conditions, during aging, or in the presence of different pathological conditions, therefore contributing to our understanding of the role mitochondria play in a variety of aging-associated diseases with vascular etiology.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Analysis pipeline for 3-D mitochondria-associated signal geometry of two-photon image stacks of brain vasculature.
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- Christopher R Gonzales
- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Tulane Brain Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Kichuk T, Dhamankar S, Malani S, Hofstadter WA, Wegner SA, Cristea IM, Avalos JL. Using MitER for 3D analysis of mitochondrial morphology and ER contacts. Cell Rep Methods 2024; 4:100692. [PMID: 38232737 PMCID: PMC10832265 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
Abstract
We have developed an open-source workflow that allows for quantitative single-cell analysis of organelle morphology, distribution, and inter-organelle contacts with an emphasis on the analysis of mitochondria and mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum (mito-ER) contact sites. As the importance of inter-organelle contacts becomes more widely recognized, there is a concomitant increase in demand for tools to analyze subcellular architecture. Here, we describe a workflow we call MitER (pronounced "mightier"), which allows for automated calculation of organelle morphology, distribution, and inter-organelle contacts from 3D renderings by employing the animation software Blender. We then use MitER to quantify the variations in the mito-ER networks of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, revealing significantly more mito-ER contacts within respiring cells compared to fermenting cells. We then demonstrate how this workflow can be applied to mammalian systems and used to monitor mitochondrial dynamics and inter-organelle contact in time-lapse studies.
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- Therese Kichuk
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA; The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA; High Meadows Environmental Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA; Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.
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Agarwala S, Dhabal S, Mitra K. Significance of quantitative analyses of the impact of heterogeneity in mitochondrial content and shape on cell differentiation. Open Biol 2024; 14:230279. [PMID: 38228170 PMCID: PMC10791538 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.230279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024] Open
Abstract
Mitochondria, classically known as the powerhouse of cells, are unique double membrane-bound multifaceted organelles carrying a genome. Mitochondrial content varies between cell types and precisely doubles within cells during each proliferating cycle. Mitochondrial content also increases to a variable degree during cell differentiation triggered after exit from the proliferating cycle. The mitochondrial content is primarily maintained by the regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis, while damaged mitochondria are eliminated from the cells by mitophagy. In any cell with a given mitochondrial content, the steady-state mitochondrial number and shape are determined by a balance between mitochondrial fission and fusion processes. The increase in mitochondrial content and alteration in mitochondrial fission and fusion are causatively linked with the process of differentiation. Here, we critically review the quantitative aspects in the detection methods of mitochondrial content and shape. Thereafter, we quantitatively link these mitochondrial properties in differentiating cells and highlight the implications of such quantitative link on stem cell functionality. Finally, we discuss an example of cell size regulation predicted from quantitative analysis of mitochondrial shape and content. To highlight the significance of quantitative analyses of these mitochondrial properties, we propose three independent rationale based hypotheses and the relevant experimental designs to test them.
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- Swati Agarwala
- Department of Biology, Ashoka University, Delhi (NCR), India
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- Department of Biology, Ashoka University, Delhi (NCR), India
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- Department of Biology, Ashoka University, Delhi (NCR), India
- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Venkatraman K, Lee CT, Garcia GC, Mahapatra A, Milshteyn D, Perkins G, Kim K, Pasolli HA, Phan S, Lippincott‐Schwartz J, Ellisman MH, Rangamani P, Budin I. Cristae formation is a mechanical buckling event controlled by the inner mitochondrial membrane lipidome. EMBO J 2023; 42:e114054. [PMID: 37933600 PMCID: PMC10711667 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2023114054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Cristae are high-curvature structures in the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) that are crucial for ATP production. While cristae-shaping proteins have been defined, analogous lipid-based mechanisms have yet to be elucidated. Here, we combine experimental lipidome dissection with multi-scale modeling to investigate how lipid interactions dictate IMM morphology and ATP generation. When modulating phospholipid (PL) saturation in engineered yeast strains, we observed a surprisingly abrupt breakpoint in IMM topology driven by a continuous loss of ATP synthase organization at cristae ridges. We found that cardiolipin (CL) specifically buffers the inner mitochondrial membrane against curvature loss, an effect that is independent of ATP synthase dimerization. To explain this interaction, we developed a continuum model for cristae tubule formation that integrates both lipid and protein-mediated curvatures. This model highlighted a snapthrough instability, which drives IMM collapse upon small changes in membrane properties. We also showed that cardiolipin is essential in low-oxygen conditions that promote PL saturation. These results demonstrate that the mechanical function of cardiolipin is dependent on the surrounding lipid and protein components of the IMM.
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- Kailash Venkatraman
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
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- Computational Neurobiology LaboratorySalk Institute for Biological StudiesLa JollaCAUSA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
- Present address:
Applied Physical SciencesUniversity of North Carolina Chapel HillChapel HillNCUSA
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
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- National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, Center for Research in Biological SystemsUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
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- National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, Center for Research in Biological SystemsUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
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- Howard Hughes Medical InstituteAshburnVAUSA
- Present address:
Electron Microscopy Resource CenterThe Rockefeller UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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- National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, Center for Research in Biological SystemsUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
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- National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, Center for Research in Biological SystemsUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCAUSA
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Nolden KA, Harwig MC, Hill RB. Human Fis1 directly interacts with Drp1 in an evolutionarily conserved manner to promote mitochondrial fission. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105380. [PMID: 37866629 PMCID: PMC10694664 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Mitochondrial fission protein 1 (Fis1) and dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) are the only two proteins evolutionarily conserved for mitochondrial fission, and directly interact in Saccharomyces cerevisiae to facilitate membrane scission. However, it remains unclear if a direct interaction is conserved in higher eukaryotes as other Drp1 recruiters, not present in yeast, are known. Using NMR, differential scanning fluorimetry, and microscale thermophoresis, we determined that human Fis1 directly interacts with human Drp1 (KD = 12-68 μM), and appears to prevent Drp1 assembly, but not GTP hydrolysis. Similar to yeast, the Fis1-Drp1 interaction appears governed by two structural features of Fis1: its N-terminal arm and a conserved surface. Alanine scanning mutagenesis of the arm identified both loss-of-function and gain-of-function alleles with mitochondrial morphologies ranging from highly elongated (N6A) to highly fragmented (E7A), demonstrating a profound ability of Fis1 to govern morphology in human cells. An integrated analysis identified a conserved Fis1 residue, Y76, that upon substitution to alanine, but not phenylalanine, also caused highly fragmented mitochondria. The similar phenotypic effects of the E7A and Y76A substitutions, along with NMR data, support that intramolecular interactions occur between the arm and a conserved surface on Fis1 to promote Drp1-mediated fission as in S. cerevisiae. These findings indicate that some aspects of Drp1-mediated fission in humans derive from direct Fis1-Drp1 interactions that are conserved across eukaryotes.
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- Kelsey A Nolden
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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Schrott S, Osman C. Two mitochondrial HMG-box proteins, Cim1 and Abf2, antagonistically regulate mtDNA copy number in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:11813-11835. [PMID: 37850632 PMCID: PMC10681731 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
Abstract
The mitochondrial genome, mtDNA, is present in multiple copies in cells and encodes essential subunits of oxidative phosphorylation complexes. mtDNA levels have to change in response to metabolic demands and copy number alterations are implicated in various diseases. The mitochondrial HMG-box proteins Abf2 in yeast and TFAM in mammals are critical for mtDNA maintenance and packaging and have been linked to mtDNA copy number control. Here, we discover the previously unrecognized mitochondrial HMG-box protein Cim1 (copy number influence on mtDNA) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which exhibits metabolic state dependent mtDNA association. Surprisingly, in contrast to Abf2's supportive role in mtDNA maintenance, Cim1 negatively regulates mtDNA copy number. Cells lacking Cim1 display increased mtDNA levels and enhanced mitochondrial function, while Cim1 overexpression results in mtDNA loss. Intriguingly, Cim1 deletion alleviates mtDNA maintenance defects associated with loss of Abf2, while defects caused by Cim1 overexpression are mitigated by simultaneous overexpression of Abf2. Moreover, we find that the conserved LON protease Pim1 is essential to maintain low Cim1 levels, thereby preventing its accumulation and concomitant repressive effects on mtDNA. We propose a model in which the protein ratio of antagonistically acting Cim1 and Abf2 determines mtDNA copy number.
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- Simon Schrott
- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Großhaderner Str. 2, Planegg-Martinsried 82152, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Großhaderner Str. 2, Planegg-Martinsried 82152, Germany
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Usey MM, Huet D. ATP synthase-associated coiled-coil-helix-coiled-coil-helix (CHCH) domain-containing proteins are critical for mitochondrial function in Toxoplasma gondii. mBio 2023; 14:e0176923. [PMID: 37796022 PMCID: PMC10653836 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01769-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
Abstract
IMPORTANCE Members of the coiled-coil-helix-coiled-coil-helix (CHCH) domain protein family are transported into the mitochondrial intermembrane space, where they play important roles in the biogenesis and function of the organelle. Unexpectedly, the ATP synthase of the apicomplexan Toxoplasma gondii harbors CHCH domain-containing subunits of unknown function. As no other ATP synthase studied to date contains this class of proteins, characterizing their function will be of broad interest to the fields of molecular parasitology and mitochondrial evolution. Here, we demonstrate that that two T. gondii ATP synthase subunits containing CHCH domains are required for parasite survival and for stability and function of the ATP synthase. We also show that knockdown disrupts multiple aspects of the mitochondrial morphology of T. gondii and that mutation of key residues in the CHCH domains caused mis-localization of the proteins. This work provides insight into the unique features of the apicomplexan ATP synthase, which could help to develop therapeutic interventions against this parasite and other apicomplexans, such as the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
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- Madelaine M. Usey
- Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
- Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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Seel A, Padovani F, Mayer M, Finster A, Bureik D, Thoma F, Osman C, Klecker T, Schmoller KM. Regulation with cell size ensures mitochondrial DNA homeostasis during cell growth. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2023; 30:1549-1560. [PMID: 37679564 PMCID: PMC10584693 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-023-01091-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
Abstract
To maintain stable DNA concentrations, proliferating cells need to coordinate DNA replication with cell growth. For nuclear DNA, eukaryotic cells achieve this by coupling DNA replication to cell-cycle progression, ensuring that DNA is doubled exactly once per cell cycle. By contrast, mitochondrial DNA replication is typically not strictly coupled to the cell cycle, leaving the open question of how cells maintain the correct amount of mitochondrial DNA during cell growth. Here, we show that in budding yeast, mitochondrial DNA copy number increases with cell volume, both in asynchronously cycling populations and during G1 arrest. Our findings suggest that cell-volume-dependent mitochondrial DNA maintenance is achieved through nuclear-encoded limiting factors, including the mitochondrial DNA polymerase Mip1 and the packaging factor Abf2, whose amount increases in proportion to cell volume. By directly linking mitochondrial DNA maintenance to nuclear protein synthesis and thus cell growth, constant mitochondrial DNA concentrations can be robustly maintained without a need for cell-cycle-dependent regulation.
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- Anika Seel
- Institute of Functional Epigenetics, Molecular Targets and Therapeutics Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Epigenetics, Molecular Targets and Therapeutics Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Epigenetics, Molecular Targets and Therapeutics Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Epigenetics, Molecular Targets and Therapeutics Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Epigenetics, Molecular Targets and Therapeutics Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
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Read TA, Cisterna BA, Skruber K, Ahmadieh S, Lindamood HL, Vitriol JA, Shi Y, Lefebvre AE, Black JB, Butler MT, Bear JE, Cherezova A, Ilatovskaya DV, Weintraub NL, Vitriol EA. The actin binding protein profilin 1 is critical for mitochondria function. bioRxiv 2023:2023.08.07.552354. [PMID: 37609280 PMCID: PMC10441311 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.07.552354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
Abstract
Profilin 1 (PFN1) is an actin binding protein that is vital for the polymerization of monomeric actin into filaments. Here we screened knockout cells for novel functions of PFN1 and discovered that mitophagy, a type of selective autophagy that removes defective or damaged mitochondria from the cell, was significantly upregulated in the absence of PFN1. Despite successful autophagosome formation and fusion with the lysosome, and activation of additional mitochondrial quality control pathways, PFN1 knockout cells still accumulate damaged, dysfunctional mitochondria. Subsequent imaging and functional assays showed that loss of PFN1 significantly affects mitochondria morphology, dynamics, and respiration. Further experiments revealed that PFN1 is located to the mitochondria matrix and is likely regulating mitochondria function from within rather than through polymerizing actin at the mitochondria surface. Finally, PFN1 mutants associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) fail to rescue PFN1 knockout mitochondrial phenotypes and form aggregates within mitochondria, further perturbing them. Together, these results suggest a novel function for PFN1 in regulating mitochondria and identify a potential pathogenic mechanism of ALS-linked PFN1 variants.
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- Tracy-Ann Read
- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Division of Urologic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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Kim JY, Atanassov I, Dethloff F, Kroczek L, Langer T. Time-resolved proteomic analyses of senescence highlight metabolic rewiring of mitochondria. Life Sci Alliance 2023; 6:e202302127. [PMID: 37321846 PMCID: PMC10272782 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202302127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Mitochondrial dysfunction and cellular senescence are hallmarks of aging. However, the relationship between these two phenomena remains incompletely understood. In this study, we investigated the rewiring of mitochondria upon development of the senescent state in human IMR90 fibroblasts. Determining the bioenergetic activities and abundance of mitochondria, we demonstrate that senescent cells accumulate mitochondria with reduced OXPHOS activity, resulting in an overall increase of mitochondrial activities in senescent cells. Time-resolved proteomic analyses revealed extensive reprogramming of the mitochondrial proteome upon senescence development and allowed the identification of metabolic pathways that are rewired with different kinetics upon establishment of the senescent state. Among the early responding pathways, the degradation of branched-chain amino acid was increased, whereas the one carbon folate metabolism was decreased. Late-responding pathways include lipid metabolism and mitochondrial translation. These signatures were confirmed by metabolic flux analyses, highlighting metabolic rewiring as a central feature of mitochondria in cellular senescence. Together, our data provide a comprehensive view on the changes in mitochondrial proteome in senescent cells and reveal how the mitochondrial metabolism is rewired in senescent cells.
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- Jun Yong Kim
- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Nolden KA, Harwig MC, Hill RB. Human Fis1 directly interacts with Drp1 in an evolutionarily conserved manner to promote mitochondrial fission. bioRxiv 2023:2023.05.03.539292. [PMID: 37205551 PMCID: PMC10187221 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.03.539292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Mitochondrial Fission Protein 1 (Fis1) and Dynamin Related Protein 1 (Drp1) are the only two proteins evolutionarily conserved for mitochondrial fission, and directly interact in S. cerevisiae to facilitate membrane scission. However, it remains unclear if a direct interaction is conserved in higher eukaryotes as other Drp1 recruiters, not present in yeast, are known. Using NMR, differential scanning fluorimetry, and microscale thermophoresis, we determined that human Fis1 directly interacts with human Drp1 ( K D = 12-68 µM), and appears to prevent Drp1 assembly, but not GTP hydrolysis. Similar to yeast, the Fis1-Drp1 interaction appears governed by two structural features of Fis1: its N-terminal arm and a conserved surface. Alanine scanning mutagenesis of the arm identified both loss- and gain-of-function alleles with mitochondrial morphologies ranging from highly elongated (N6A) to highly fragmented (E7A) demonstrating a profound ability of Fis1 to govern morphology in human cells. An integrated analysis identified a conserved Fis1 residue, Y76, that upon substitution to alanine, but not phenylalanine, also caused highly fragmented mitochondria. The similar phenotypic effects of the E7A and Y76A substitutions, along with NMR data, support that intramolecular interactions occur between the arm and a conserved surface on Fis1 to promote Drp1-mediated fission as in S. cerevisiae . These findings indicate that some aspects of Drp1-mediated fission in humans derive from direct Fis1-Drp1 interactions that are conserved across eukaryotes.
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Freudenblum J, Meyer D, Kimmel RA. Mitochondrial network expansion and dynamic redistribution during islet morphogenesis in zebrafish larvae. FEBS Lett 2023; 597:262-275. [PMID: 36217213 PMCID: PMC10092693 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Mitochondria, organelles critical for energy production, modify their shape and location in response to developmental state and metabolic demands. Mitochondria are altered in diabetes, but the mechanistic basis is poorly defined, due to difficulties in assessing mitochondria within an intact organism. Here, we use in vivo imaging in transparent zebrafish larvae to demonstrate filamentous, interconnected mitochondrial networks within islet cells. Mitochondrial movements highly resemble what has been reported for human islet cells in vitro, showing conservation in behaviour across species and cellular context. During islet development, mitochondrial content increases with emergence of cell motility, and mitochondria disperse within fine protrusions. Overall, this work presents quantitative analysis of mitochondria within their native environment and provides insights into mitochondrial behaviour during organogenesis.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology/CMBIUniversity of InnsbruckAustria
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- Institute of Molecular Biology/CMBIUniversity of InnsbruckAustria
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Egner JM, Nolden KA, Harwig MC, Bonate RP, De Anda J, Tessmer MH, Noey EL, Ihenacho UK, Liu Z, Peterson FC, Wong GCL, Widlansky ME, Hill RB. Structural studies of human fission protein FIS1 reveal a dynamic region important for GTPase DRP1 recruitment and mitochondrial fission. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102620. [PMID: 36272645 PMCID: PMC9747602 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Fission protein 1 (FIS1) and dynamin-related protein 1 (DRP1) were initially described as being evolutionarily conserved for mitochondrial fission, yet in humans the role of FIS1 in this process is unclear and disputed by many. In budding yeast where Fis1p helps to recruit the DRP1 ortholog from the cytoplasm to mitochondria for fission, an N-terminal "arm" of Fis1p is required for function. The yeast Fis1p arm interacts intramolecularly with a conserved tetratricopeptide repeat core and governs in vitro interactions with yeast DRP1. In human FIS1, NMR and X-ray structures show different arm conformations, but its importance for human DRP1 recruitment is unknown. Here, we use molecular dynamics simulations and comparisons to experimental NMR chemical shifts to show the human FIS1 arm can adopt an intramolecular conformation akin to that observed with yeast Fis1p. This finding is further supported through intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence and NMR experiments on human FIS1 with and without the arm. Using NMR, we observed the human FIS1 arm is also sensitive to environmental changes. We reveal the importance of these findings in cellular studies where removal of the FIS1 arm reduces DRP1 recruitment and mitochondrial fission similar to the yeast system. Moreover, we determined that expression of mitophagy adapter TBC1D15 can partially rescue arm-less FIS1 in a manner reminiscent of expression of the adapter Mdv1p in yeast. These findings point to conserved features of FIS1 important for its activity in mitochondrial morphology. More generally, other tetratricopeptide repeat-containing proteins are flanked by disordered arms/tails, suggesting possible common regulatory mechanisms.
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- John M Egner
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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Li W, Maekiniemi A, Sato H, Osman C, Singer RH. An improved imaging system that corrects MS2-induced RNA destabilization. Nat Methods 2022; 19:1558-1562. [PMID: 36357695 PMCID: PMC7613886 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-022-01658-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The MS2 and MS2-coat protein (MS2-MCP) imaging system is widely used to study messenger RNA (mRNA) spatial distribution in living cells. Here, we report that the MS2-MCP system destabilizes some tagged mRNAs by activating the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay pathway. We introduce an improved version, which counteracts this effect by increasing the efficiency of translation termination of the tagged mRNAs. Improved versions were developed for both yeast and mammalian systems.
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- Weihan Li
- Program in RNA Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA,Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA,Correspondence: Weihan Li (); Anna Maekiniemi (); Robert H. Singer ()
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- Program in RNA Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA,Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA,Correspondence: Weihan Li (); Anna Maekiniemi (); Robert H. Singer ()
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- Program in RNA Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA,Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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- Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Program in RNA Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA,Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA,Correspondence: Weihan Li (); Anna Maekiniemi (); Robert H. Singer ()
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Green A, Hossain T, Eckmann DM. Mitochondrial dynamics involves molecular and mechanical events in motility, fusion and fission. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1010232. [PMID: 36340034 PMCID: PMC9626967 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1010232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Mitochondria are cell organelles that play pivotal roles in maintaining cell survival, cellular metabolic homeostasis, and cell death. Mitochondria are highly dynamic entities which undergo fusion and fission, and have been shown to be very motile in vivo in neurons and in vitro in multiple cell lines. Fusion and fission are essential for maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis through control of morphology, content exchange, inheritance of mitochondria, maintenance of mitochondrial DNA, and removal of damaged mitochondria by autophagy. Mitochondrial motility occurs through mechanical and molecular mechanisms which translocate mitochondria to sites of high energy demand. Motility also plays an important role in intracellular signaling. Here, we review key features that mediate mitochondrial dynamics and explore methods to advance the study of mitochondrial motility as well as mitochondrial dynamics-related diseases and mitochondrial-targeted therapeutics.
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- Adam Green
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- Center for Medical and Engineering Innovation, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- *Correspondence: David M. Eckmann,
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Dua N, Seshadri A, Badrinarayanan A. DarT-mediated mtDNA damage induces dynamic reorganization and selective segregation of mitochondria. J Cell Biol 2022; 221:213451. [PMID: 36074064 PMCID: PMC9463037 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202205104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that play essential roles in cell growth and survival. Processes of fission and fusion are critical for the distribution, segregation, and maintenance of mitochondria and their genomes (mtDNA). While recent work has revealed the significance of mitochondrial organization for mtDNA maintenance, the impact of mtDNA perturbations on mitochondrial dynamics remains less understood. Here, we develop a tool to induce mitochondria-specific DNA damage using a mitochondrial-targeted base modifying bacterial toxin, DarT. Following damage, we observe dynamic reorganization of mitochondrial networks, likely driven by mitochondrial dysfunction. Changes in the organization are associated with the loss of mtDNA, independent of mitophagy. Unexpectedly, perturbation to exonuclease function of mtDNA replicative polymerase, Mip1, results in rapid loss of mtDNA. Our data suggest that, under damage, partitioning of defective mtDNA and organelle are de-coupled, with emphasis on mitochondrial segregation independent of its DNA. Together, our work underscores the importance of genome maintenance on mitochondrial function, which can act as a modulator of organelle organization and segregation.
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- Nitish Dua
- National Centre for Biological Sciences - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- National Centre for Biological Sciences - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.,SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
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- National Centre for Biological Sciences - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Küey C, Sittewelle M, Larocque G, Hernández-González M, Royle SJ. Recruitment of clathrin to intracellular membranes is sufficient for vesicle formation. eLife 2022; 11:78929. [PMID: 35852853 PMCID: PMC9337851 DOI: 10.7554/elife.78929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The formation of a clathrin-coated vesicle (CCV) is a major membrane remodeling process that is crucial for membrane traffic in cells. Besides clathrin, these vesicles contain at least 100 different proteins although it is unclear how many are essential for the formation of the vesicle. Here, we show that intracellular clathrin-coated formation can be induced in living cells using minimal machinery and that it can be achieved on various membranes, including the mitochondrial outer membrane. Chemical heterodimerization was used to inducibly attach a clathrin-binding fragment ‘hook’ to an ‘anchor’ protein targeted to a specific membrane. Endogenous clathrin assembled to form coated pits on the mitochondria, termed MitoPits, within seconds of induction. MitoPits are double-membraned invaginations that form preferentially on high curvature regions of the mitochondrion. Upon induction, all stages of CCV formation – initiation, invagination, and even fission – were faithfully reconstituted. We found no evidence for the functional involvement of accessory proteins in this process. In addition, fission of MitoPit-derived vesicles was independent of known scission factors including dynamins and dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), suggesting that the clathrin cage generates sufficient force to bud intracellular vesicles. Our results suggest that, following its recruitment, clathrin is sufficient for intracellular CCV formation.
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- Cansu Küey
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of Warwick
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Bakare AB, Meshrkey F, Lowe B, Molder C, Rao RR, Zhan J, Iyer S. MitoCellPhe reveals mitochondrial morphologies in single fibroblasts and clustered stem cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2021; 321:C735-C748. [PMID: 34469204 PMCID: PMC8560386 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00231.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that differ significantly in their morphologies across cell types, reflecting specific cellular needs and stages in development. Despite the wide biological significance in disease and in health, delineating mitochondrial morphologies in complex systems remains challenging. Here, we present the Mitochondrial Cellular Phenotype (MitoCellPhe) tool developed for quantifying mitochondrial morphologies and demonstrate its utility in delineating differences in mitochondrial morphologies in a human fibroblast and human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) line. MitoCellPhe generates 24 parameters, allowing for a comprehensive analysis of mitochondrial structures and importantly allows for quantification to be performed on mitochondria in images containing single cells or clusters of cells. With this tool, we were able to validate previous findings that show networks of mitochondria in healthy fibroblast cell lines and a more fragmented morphology in hiPSCs. Using images generated from control and diseased fibroblasts and hiPSCs, we also demonstrate the efficacy of the toolset in delineating differences in morphologies between healthy and the diseased state in both stem cell (hiPSC) and differentiated fibroblast cells. Our results demonstrate that MitoCellPhe enables high-throughput, sensitive, detailed, and quantitative mitochondrial morphological assessment and thus enables better biological insights into mitochondrial dynamics in health and disease.
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- Ajibola B Bakare
- Department of Biological Sciences, J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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- Department of Biological Sciences, J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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- Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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- Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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- Department of Biological Sciences, J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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Ivy JR, Carter RN, Zhao JF, Buckley C, Urquijo H, Rog-Zielinska EA, Panting E, Hrabalkova L, Nicholson C, Agnew EJ, Kemp MW, Morton NM, Stock SJ, Wyrwoll C, Ganley IG, Chapman KE. Glucocorticoids regulate mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation in fetal cardiomyocytes. J Physiol 2021; 599:4901-4924. [PMID: 34505639 DOI: 10.1113/jp281860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The late gestational rise in glucocorticoids contributes to the structural and functional maturation of the perinatal heart. Here, we hypothesized that glucocorticoid action contributes to the metabolic switch in perinatal cardiomyocytes from carbohydrate to fatty acid oxidation. In primary mouse fetal cardiomyocytes, dexamethasone treatment induced expression of genes involved in fatty acid oxidation and increased mitochondrial oxidation of palmitate, dependent upon a glucocorticoid receptor (GR). Dexamethasone did not, however, induce mitophagy or alter the morphology of the mitochondrial network. In vivo, in neonatal mice, dexamethasone treatment induced cardiac expression of fatty acid oxidation genes. However, dexamethasone treatment of pregnant C57Bl/6 mice at embryonic day (E)13.5 or E16.5 failed to induce fatty acid oxidation genes in fetal hearts assessed 24 h later. Instead, at E17.5, fatty acid oxidation genes were downregulated by dexamethasone, as was GR itself. PGC-1α, required for glucocorticoid-induced maturation of primary mouse fetal cardiomyocytes in vitro, was also downregulated in fetal hearts at E17.5, 24 h after dexamethasone administration. Similarly, following a course of antenatal corticosteroids in a translational sheep model of preterm birth, both GR and PGC-1α were downregulated in heart. These data suggest that endogenous glucocorticoids support the perinatal switch to fatty acid oxidation in cardiomyocytes through changes in gene expression rather than gross changes in mitochondrial volume or mitochondrial turnover. Moreover, our data suggest that treatment with exogenous glucocorticoids may interfere with normal fetal heart maturation, possibly by downregulating GR. This has implications for clinical use of antenatal corticosteroids when preterm birth is considered a possibility. KEY POINTS: Glucocorticoids are steroid hormones that play a vital role in late pregnancy in maturing fetal organs, including the heart. In fetal cardiomyocytes in culture, glucocorticoids promote mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, suggesting they facilitate the perinatal switch from carbohydrates to fatty acids as the predominant energy substrate. Administration of a synthetic glucocorticoid in late pregnancy in mice downregulates the glucocorticoid receptor and interferes with the normal increase in genes involved in fatty acid metabolism in the heart. In a sheep model of preterm birth, antenatal corticosteroids (synthetic glucocorticoid) downregulates the glucocorticoid receptor and the gene encoding PGC-1α, a master regulator of energy metabolism. These experiments suggest that administration of antenatal corticosteroids in anticipation of preterm delivery may interfere with fetal heart maturation by downregulating the ability to respond to glucocorticoids.
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- Jessica R Ivy
- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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- The Centre for Reproductive Health, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- The Centre for Reproductive Health, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore.,Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.,Centre for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- The Centre for Reproductive Health, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.,The Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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- Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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Lefebvre AEYT, Ma D, Kessenbrock K, Lawson DA, Digman MA. Automated segmentation and tracking of mitochondria in live-cell time-lapse images. Nat Methods 2021; 18:1091-102. [PMID: 34413523 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-021-01234-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mitochondria display complex morphology and movements, which complicates their segmentation and tracking in time-lapse images. Here, we introduce Mitometer, an algorithm for fast, unbiased, and automated segmentation and tracking of mitochondria in live-cell two-dimensional and three-dimensional time-lapse images. Mitometer requires only the pixel size and the time between frames to identify mitochondrial motion and morphology, including fusion and fission events. The segmentation algorithm isolates individual mitochondria via a shape- and size-preserving background removal process. The tracking algorithm links mitochondria via differences in morphological features and displacement, followed by a gap-closing scheme. Using Mitometer, we show that mitochondria of triple-negative breast cancer cells are faster, more directional, and more elongated than those in their receptor-positive counterparts. Furthermore, we show that mitochondrial motility and morphology in breast cancer, but not in normal breast epithelia, correlate with metabolic activity. Mitometer is an unbiased and user-friendly tool that will help resolve fundamental questions regarding mitochondrial form and function.
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Guo S, Ma Y, Pan Y, Smith ZJ, Chu K. Organelle-specific phase contrast microscopy enables gentle monitoring and analysis of mitochondrial network dynamics. Biomed Opt Express 2021; 12:4363-4379. [PMID: 34457419 PMCID: PMC8367278 DOI: 10.1364/boe.425848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Mitochondria are delicate organelles that play a key role in cell fate. Current research methods rely on fluorescence labeling that introduces stress due to photobleaching and phototoxicity. Here we propose a new, gentle method to study mitochondrial dynamics, where organelle-specific three-dimensional information is obtained in a label-free manner at high resolution, high specificity, and without detrimental effects associated with staining. A mitochondria cleavage experiment demonstrates that not only do the label-free mitochondria-specific images have the required resolution and precision, but also fairly include all cells and mitochondria in downstream morphological analysis, while fluorescence images omit dim cells and mitochondria. The robustness of the method was tested on samples of different cell lines and on data collected from multiple systems. Thus, we have demonstrated that our method is an attractive alternative to study mitochondrial dynamics, connecting behavior and function in a simpler and more robust way than traditional fluorescence imaging.
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- Siyue Guo
- Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shanxi 710071, China
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- Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Scientific Instrumentation of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Scientific Instrumentation of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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Volberding PJ, Xin G, Kasmani MY, Khatun A, Brown AK, Nguyen C, Stancill JS, Martinez E, Corbett JA, Cui W. Suppressive neutrophils require PIM1 for metabolic fitness and survival during chronic viral infection. Cell Rep 2021; 35:109160. [PMID: 34038722 PMCID: PMC8182757 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The immune response to a chronic viral infection is uniquely tailored to balance viral control and immunopathology. The role of myeloid cells in shaping the response to chronic viral infection, however, is poorly understood. We perform single-cell RNA sequencing of myeloid cells during acute and chronic lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection to address this question. Our analysis identifies a cluster of suppressive neutrophils that is enriched in chronic infection. Furthermore, suppressive neutrophils highly express the gene encoding Proviral integration site for Moloney murine leukemia virus-1 (PIM1), a kinase known to promote mitochondrial fitness and cell survival. Pharmacological inhibition of PIM1 selectively diminishes suppressive neutrophil-mediated immunosuppression without affecting the function of monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells (M-MDSCs). Decreased accumulation of suppressive neutrophils leads to increased CD8 T cell function and viral control. Mechanistically, PIM kinase activity is required for maintaining fused mitochondrial networks in suppressive neutrophils, but not in M-MDSCs, and loss of PIM kinase function causes increased suppressive neutrophil apoptosis.
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- Peter J Volberding
- Versiti Blood Research Institute, 8727 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53213, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, 8727 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53213, USA; Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 370 W. 9(th) Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology, The James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, 460 W. 10(th) Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, 8727 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53213, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, 8727 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53213, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, 8727 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53213, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, 8727 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53213, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, 8727 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53213, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, 8727 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53213, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 West Watertown Plank Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
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Woodley SB, Mould RR, Sahuri-Arisoylu M, Kalampouka I, Booker A, Bell JD. Mitochondrial Function as a Potential Tool for Assessing Function, Quality and Adulteration in Medicinal Herbal Teas. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:660938. [PMID: 33981240 PMCID: PMC8107435 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.660938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Quality control has been a significant issue in herbal medicine since herbs became widely used to heal. Modern technologies have improved the methods of evaluating the quality of medicinal herbs but the methods of adulterating them have also grown in sophistication. In this paper we undertook a comprehensive literature search to identify the key analytical techniques used in the quality control of herbal medicine, reviewing their uses and limitations. We also present a new tool, based on mitochondrial profiling, that can be used to measure medicinal herbal quality. Besides being fundamental to the energy metabolism required for most cellular activities, mitochondria play a direct role in cellular signalling, apoptosis, stress responses, inflammation, cancer, ageing, and neurological function, mirroring some of the most common reasons people take herbal medicines. A fingerprint of the specific mitochondrial effects of medicinal herbs can be documented in order to assess their potential efficacy, detect adulterations that modulate these effects and determine the relative potency of batches. Furthermore, through this method it will be possible to assess whole herbs or complex formulas thus avoiding the issues inherent in identifying active ingredients which may be complex or unknown. Thus, while current analytical methods focus on determining the chemical quality of herbal medicines, including adulteration and contamination, mitochondrial functional analysis offers a new way of determining the quality of plant derived products that is more closely linked to the biological activity of a product and its potential clinical effectiveness.
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- Steven B Woodley
- Research Centre for Optimal Health, School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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- Research Centre for Optimal Health, School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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- Research Centre for Optimal Health, School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom.,Health Innovation Ecosystem, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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- Research Centre for Optimal Health, School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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- Research Centre for Optimal Health, School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom.,Research Group 'Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy', UCL School of Pharmacy, London, United Kingdom
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- Research Centre for Optimal Health, School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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The cross talk between mitochondrial dynamic structure, determined primarily by mitochondrial fission and fusion events, and mitochondrial function of energetics, primarily ATP and ROS production, is widely appreciated. Understanding the mechanistic details of such cross talk between mitochondrial structure and function needs integrated quantitative analyses between mitochondrial dynamics and energetics. Here we describe our recently designed approach of mito-SinCe2 that involves high resolution confocal microscopy of genetically expressed ratiometric fluorescent probes targeted to mitochondria, and its quantitative analyses. Mito-SinCe2 analyses allows for quantitative analyses of mitochondrial structure-function relationship in single cells toward understanding the role of mitochondria and their heterogeneity in various physiological and pathological conditions.
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- B Spurlock
- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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Tsuboi T, Leff J, Zid BM. Post-transcriptional control of mitochondrial protein composition in changing environmental conditions. Biochem Soc Trans 2020; 48:2565-2578. [PMID: 33245320 PMCID: PMC8108647 DOI: 10.1042/bst20200250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In fluctuating environmental conditions, organisms must modulate their bioenergetic production in order to maintain cellular homeostasis for optimal fitness. Mitochondria are hubs for metabolite and energy generation. Mitochondria are also highly dynamic in their function: modulating their composition, size, density, and the network-like architecture in relation to the metabolic demands of the cell. Here, we review the recent research on the post-transcriptional regulation of mitochondrial composition focusing on mRNA localization, mRNA translation, protein import, and the role that dynamic mitochondrial structure may have on these gene expression processes. As mitochondrial structure and function has been shown to be very important for age-related processes, including cancer, metabolic disorders, and neurodegeneration, understanding how mitochondrial composition can be affected in fluctuating conditions can lead to new therapeutic directions to pursue.
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- Tatsuhisa Tsuboi
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92023-0358, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92023-0358, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92023-0358, USA
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Wong KKL, Liao JZ, Shih CRY, Harden N, Verheyen EM. Hyperpolarized mitochondria accumulate in Drosophila Hipk-overexpressing cells to drive tumor-like growth. J Cell Sci 2020; 133:jcs250944. [PMID: 33199523 PMCID: PMC7746665 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.250944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Both functional and dysfunctional mitochondria are known to underlie tumor progression. Here, we establish use of the proto-oncogene Drosophila Homeodomain-interacting protein kinase (Hipk) as a new tool to address this paradox. We find that, in Hipk-overexpressing tumor-like cells, mitochondria accumulate and switch from fragmented to highly fused interconnected morphologies. Moreover, elevated Hipk promotes mitochondrial membrane hyperpolarization. These mitochondrial changes are at least in part driven by the upregulation of Myc. Furthermore, we show that the altered mitochondrial energetics, but not morphology, is required for Hipk-induced tumor-like growth, because knockdown of pdsw (also known as nd-pdsw; NDUFB10 in mammals; a Complex I subunit) abrogates the growth. Knockdown of ATPsynβ (a Complex V subunit), which produces higher levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) than pdsw knockdown, instead synergizes with Hipk to potentiate JNK activation and the downstream induction of matrix metalloproteinases. Accordingly, ATPsynβ knockdown suppresses Hipk-induced tumor-like growth only when ROS scavengers are co-expressed. Together, our work presents an in vivo tumor model featuring the accumulation of hyperfused and hyperpolarized mitochondria, and reveals respiratory complex subunit-dependent opposing effects on tumorigenic outcomes.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Kenneth Kin Lam Wong
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
- Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
- Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
- Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
- Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
- Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
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Rohani A, Kashatus JA, Sessions DT, Sharmin S, Kashatus DF. Mito Hacker: a set of tools to enable high-throughput analysis of mitochondrial network morphology. Sci Rep 2020; 10:18941. [PMID: 33144635 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75899-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles that can exhibit a wide range of morphologies. Mitochondrial morphology can differ significantly across cell types, reflecting different physiological needs, but can also change rapidly in response to stress or the activation of signaling pathways. Understanding both the cause and consequences of these morphological changes is critical to fully understanding how mitochondrial function contributes to both normal and pathological physiology. However, while robust and quantitative analysis of mitochondrial morphology has become increasingly accessible, there is a need for new tools to generate and analyze large data sets of mitochondrial images in high throughput. The generation of such datasets is critical to fully benefit from rapidly evolving methods in data science, such as neural networks, that have shown tremendous value in extracting novel biological insights and generating new hypotheses. Here we describe a set of three computational tools, Cell Catcher, Mito Catcher and MiA, that we have developed to extract extensive mitochondrial network data on a single-cell level from multi-cell fluorescence images. Cell Catcher automatically separates and isolates individual cells from multi-cell images; Mito Catcher uses the statistical distribution of pixel intensities across the mitochondrial network to detect and remove background noise from the cell and segment the mitochondrial network; MiA uses the binarized mitochondrial network to perform more than 100 mitochondria-level and cell-level morphometric measurements. To validate the utility of this set of tools, we generated a database of morphological features for 630 individual cells that encode 0, 1 or 2 alleles of the mitochondrial fission GTPase Drp1 and demonstrate that these mitochondrial data could be used to predict Drp1 genotype with 87% accuracy. Together, this suite of tools enables the high-throughput and automated collection of detailed and quantitative mitochondrial structural information at a single-cell level. Furthermore, the data generated with these tools, when combined with advanced data science approaches, can be used to generate novel biological insights.
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Bagamery LE, Justman QA, Garner EC, Murray AW. A Putative Bet-Hedging Strategy Buffers Budding Yeast against Environmental Instability. Curr Biol 2020; 30:4563-4578.e4. [PMID: 32976801 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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To grow and divide, cells must extract resources from dynamic and unpredictable environments. Many organisms use different metabolic strategies for distinct contexts. Budding yeast can produce ATP from carbon sources by mechanisms that prioritize either speed (fermentation) or yield (respiration). Withdrawing glucose from exponentially growing cells reveals variability in their ability to switch from fermentation to respiration. We observe two subpopulations of glucose-starved cells: recoverers, which rapidly adapt and resume growth, and arresters, which enter a shock state characterized by deformation of many cellular structures, including mitochondria. These states are heritable, and on high glucose, arresters grow and divide faster than recoverers. Recoverers have a fitness advantage during a carbon source shift but are less fit in a constant, high-glucose environment, and we observe natural variation in the frequency of the two states across wild yeast strains. These experiments suggest that bet hedging has evolved in budding yeast.
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- Laura E Bagamery
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, 52 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, 52 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, 52 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, 52 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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Tsuboi T, Viana MP, Xu F, Yu J, Chanchani R, Arceo XG, Tutucci E, Choi J, Chen YS, Singer RH, Rafelski SM, Zid BM. Mitochondrial volume fraction and translation duration impact mitochondrial mRNA localization and protein synthesis. eLife 2020; 9:e57814. [PMID: 32762840 PMCID: PMC7413667 DOI: 10.7554/elife.57814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that must precisely control their protein composition according to cellular energy demand. Although nuclear-encoded mRNAs can be localized to the mitochondrial surface, the importance of this localization is unclear. As yeast switch to respiratory metabolism, there is an increase in the fraction of the cytoplasm that is mitochondrial. Our data point to this change in mitochondrial volume fraction increasing the localization of certain nuclear-encoded mRNAs to the surface of the mitochondria. We show that mitochondrial mRNA localization is necessary and sufficient to increase protein production to levels required during respiratory growth. Furthermore, we find that ribosome stalling impacts mRNA sensitivity to mitochondrial volume fraction and counterintuitively leads to enhanced protein synthesis by increasing mRNA localization to mitochondria. This points to a mechanism by which cells are able to use translation elongation and the geometric constraints of the cell to fine-tune organelle-specific gene expression through mRNA localization.
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- Tatsuhisa Tsuboi
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San DiegoLa JollaUnited States
- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology and Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California IrvineIrvineUnited States
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya UniversityNagoyaJapan
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology and Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California IrvineIrvineUnited States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San DiegoLa JollaUnited States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San DiegoLa JollaUnited States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San DiegoLa JollaUnited States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San DiegoLa JollaUnited States
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- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronxUnited States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San DiegoLa JollaUnited States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San DiegoLa JollaUnited States
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- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronxUnited States
- Gruss-Lipper Biophotonics Center, Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronxUnited States
- Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronxUnited States
- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical InstituteAshburnUnited States
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology and Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California IrvineIrvineUnited States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San DiegoLa JollaUnited States
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Viana MP, Brown AI, Mueller IA, Goul C, Koslover EF, Rafelski SM. Mitochondrial Fission and Fusion Dynamics Generate Efficient, Robust, and Evenly Distributed Network Topologies in Budding Yeast Cells. Cell Syst 2020; 10:287-297.e5. [PMID: 32105618 DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2020.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The simplest configuration of mitochondria in a cell is as small separate organellar units. Instead, mitochondria often form a dynamic, intricately connected network. A basic understanding of the topological properties of mitochondrial networks, and their influence on cell function is lacking. We performed an extensive quantitative analysis of mitochondrial network topology, extracting mitochondrial networks in 3D from live-cell microscopic images of budding yeast cells. In the presence of fission and fusion, mitochondrial network structures exhibited certain topological properties similar to other real-world spatial networks. Fission and fusion dynamics were required to efficiently distribute mitochondria throughout the cell and generate highly interconnected networks that can facilitate efficient diffusive search processes. Thus, mitochondrial fission and fusion combine to regulate the underlying topology of mitochondrial networks, which may independently impact cell function.
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Chacko LA, Ananthanarayanan V. Quantification of Mitochondrial Dynamics in Fission Yeast. Bio Protoc 2019; 9:e3450. [PMID: 33654945 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.3450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Revised: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are double-membraned organelles responsible for several functions in the cell including energy production, calcium signaling, and cellular metabolism. An equilibrium between fission and fusion events of mitochondria is required for their proper functioning. Mitochondrial morphologies have been quantified in yeast using image processing modules such as MitoGraph and MitoLoc. However, the dynamics of mitochondrial fission and fusion have not been analyzed in these methods. Here, we present a method for measuring mitochondrial morphologies, as well as estimation of fission and fusion frequencies of mitochondria in individual fission yeast cells whose mitochondria are fluorescently-tagged or stained. The latter relies on counting of individual mitochondria upon signal filtering in each frame of a time-lapse. Taken together, we present a simple protocol for analyzing mitochondrial dynamics, which can easily be adopted to other model systems.
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- Leeba Ann Chacko
- Centre for BioSystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Mirzapoiazova T, Li H, Nathan A, Srivstava S, Nasser MW, Lennon F, Armstrong B, Mambetsariev I, Chu PG, Achuthan S, Batra SK, Kulkarni P, Salgia R. Monitoring and Determining Mitochondrial Network Parameters in Live Lung Cancer Cells. J Clin Med 2019; 8:jcm8101723. [PMID: 31635288 PMCID: PMC6832496 DOI: 10.3390/jcm8101723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that constantly fuse and divide, forming dynamic tubular networks. Abnormalities in mitochondrial dynamics and morphology are linked to diverse pathological states, including cancer. Thus, alterations in mitochondrial parameters could indicate early events of disease manifestation or progression. However, finding reliable and quantitative tools for monitoring mitochondria and determining the network parameters, particularly in live cells, has proven challenging. Here, we present a 2D confocal imaging-based approach that combines automatic mitochondrial morphology and dynamics analysis with fractal analysis in live small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cells. We chose SCLC cells as a test case since they typically have very little cytoplasm, but an abundance of smaller mitochondria compared to many of the commonly used cell types. The 2D confocal images provide a robust approach to quantitatively measure mitochondrial dynamics and morphology in live cells. Furthermore, we performed 3D reconstruction of electron microscopic images and show that the 3D reconstruction of the electron microscopic images complements this approach to yield better resolution. The data also suggest that the parameters of mitochondrial dynamics and fractal dimensions are sensitive indicators of cellular response to subtle perturbations, and hence, may serve as potential markers of drug response in lung cancer.
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- Tamara Mirzapoiazova
- Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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- Center for Informatics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
- Department of Computational & Quantitative Medicine, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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- University of Nebraska, Medical Center, Nebraska, NE 68198, USA.
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- Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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- Center for Informatics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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- University of Nebraska, Medical Center, Nebraska, NE 68198, USA.
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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Roth KG, Mambetsariev I, Kulkarni P, Salgia R. The Mitochondrion as an Emerging Therapeutic Target in Cancer. Trends Mol Med 2020; 26:119-34. [PMID: 31327706 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2019.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Mitochondria have emerged as important pharmacological targets because of their key role in cellular proliferation and death. In tumor tissues, mitochondria can switch metabolic phenotypes to meet the challenges of high energy demand and macromolecular synthesis. Furthermore, mitochondria can engage in crosstalk with the tumor microenvironment, and signals from cancer-associated fibroblasts can impinge on mitochondria. Cancer cells can also acquire a hybrid phenotype in which both glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) can be utilized. This hybrid phenotype can facilitate metabolic plasticity of cancer cells more specifically in metastasis and therapy-resistance. In light of the metabolic heterogeneity and plasticity of cancer cells that had until recently remained unappreciated, strategies targeting cancer metabolic dependency appear to be promising in the development of novel and effective cancer therapeutics.
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Spurlock B, Gupta P, Basu MK, Mukherjee A, Hjelmeland AB, Darley-Usmar V, Parker D, Foxall ME, Mitra K. New quantitative approach reveals heterogeneity in mitochondrial structure-function relations in tumor-initiating cells. J Cell Sci 2019; 132:jcs.230755. [PMID: 30910831 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.230755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Steady-state mitochondrial structure or morphology is primarily maintained by a balance of opposing fission and fusion events between individual mitochondria, which is collectively referred to as mitochondrial dynamics. The details of the bidirectional relationship between the status of mitochondrial dynamics (structure) and energetics (function) require methods to integrate these mitochondrial aspects. To study the quantitative relationship between the status of mitochondrial dynamics (fission, fusion, matrix continuity and diameter) and energetics (ATP and redox), we have developed an analytical approach called mito-SinCe2 After validating and providing proof of principle, we applied mito-SinCe2 on ovarian tumor-initiating cells (ovTICs). Mito-SinCe2 analyses led to the hypothesis that mitochondria-dependent ovTICs interconvert between three states, that have distinct relationships between mitochondrial energetics and dynamics. Interestingly, fusion and ATP increase linearly with each other only once a certain level of fusion is attained. Moreover, mitochondrial dynamics status changes linearly with ATP or with redox, but not simultaneously with both. Furthermore, mito-SinCe2 analyses can potentially predict new quantitative features of the opposing fission versus fusion relationship and classify cells into functional classes based on their mito-SinCe2 states.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Brian Spurlock
- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Cell Development and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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Xu T, Langouras C, Koudehi MA, Vos BE, Wang N, Koenderink GH, Huang X, Vavylonis D. Automated Tracking of Biopolymer Growth and Network Deformation with TSOAX. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1717. [PMID: 30737416 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37182-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Studies of how individual semi-flexible biopolymers and their network assemblies change over time reveal dynamical and mechanical properties important to the understanding of their function in tissues and living cells. Automatic tracking of biopolymer networks from fluorescence microscopy time-lapse sequences facilitates such quantitative studies. We present an open source software tool that combines a global and local correspondence algorithm to track biopolymer networks in 2D and 3D, using stretching open active contours. We demonstrate its application in fully automated tracking of elongating and intersecting actin filaments, detection of loop formation and constriction of tilted contractile rings in live cells, and tracking of network deformation under shear deformation.
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Valente AJ, Fonseca J, Moradi F, Foran G, Necakov A, Stuart JA. Quantification of Mitochondrial Network Characteristics in Health and Disease. Mitochondria in Health and in Sickness 2019; 1158:183-196. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8367-0_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The mitochondrial ATP synthase is a macromolecular motor that uses the proton gradient to generate ATP. Proper ATP synthase function requires a stator linking the catalytic and rotary portions of the complex. However, sequence-based searches fail to identify genes encoding stator subunits in apicomplexan parasites like Toxoplasma gondii or the related organisms that cause malaria. Here, we identify 11 previously unknown subunits from the Toxoplasma ATP synthase, which lack homologs outside the phylum. Modeling suggests that two of them, ICAP2 and ICAP18, are distantly related to mammalian stator subunits. Our analysis shows that both proteins form part of the ATP synthase complex. Depletion of ICAP2 leads to aberrant mitochondrial morphology, decreased oxygen consumption, and disassembly of the complex, consistent with its role as an essential component of the Toxoplasma ATP synthase. Our findings highlight divergent features of the central metabolic machinery in apicomplexans, which may reveal new therapeutic opportunities.
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- Diego Huet
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchCambridgeUnited States
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- Research School of BiologyAustralian National UniversityCanberraAustralia
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- Research School of BiologyAustralian National UniversityCanberraAustralia
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchCambridgeUnited States
- Department of BiologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusetts, United States
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Harwig MC, Viana MP, Egner JM, Harwig JJ, Widlansky ME, Rafelski SM, Hill RB. Methods for imaging mammalian mitochondrial morphology: A prospective on MitoGraph. Anal Biochem 2018; 552:81-99. [PMID: 29505779 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2018.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Mitochondria are found in a variety of shapes, from small round punctate structures to a highly interconnected web. This morphological diversity is important for function, but complicates quantification. Consequently, early quantification efforts relied on various qualitative descriptors that understandably reduce the complexity of the network leading to challenges in consistency across the field. Recent application of state-of-the-art computational tools have resulted in more quantitative approaches. This prospective highlights the implementation of MitoGraph, an open-source image analysis platform for measuring mitochondrial morphology initially optimized for use with Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here Mitograph was assessed on five different mammalian cells types, all of which were accurately segmented by MitoGraph analysis. MitoGraph also successfully differentiated between distinct mitochondrial morphologies that ranged from entirely fragmented to hyper-elongated. General recommendations are also provided for confocal imaging of labeled mitochondria (using mito-YFP, MitoTracker dyes and immunostaining parameters). Widespread adoption of MitoGraph will help achieve a long-sought goal of consistent and reproducible quantification of mitochondrial morphology.
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- Megan C Harwig
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, United States
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- Visual Analytics and Comprehension Group, IBM Research, Brazil; Department of Developmental and Cell Biology and Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, United States
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, United States
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology and Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, United States; Assay Development, Allen Institute for Cell Science, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, United States.
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Mindek P, Kouril D, Sorger J, Toloudis D, Lyons B, Johnson G, Groller ME, Viola I. Visualization Multi-Pipeline for Communicating Biology. IEEE Trans Vis Comput Graph 2018; 24:883-892. [PMID: 28866552 DOI: 10.1109/tvcg.2017.2744518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We propose a system to facilitate biology communication by developing a pipeline to support the instructional visualization of heterogeneous biological data on heterogeneous user-devices. Discoveries and concepts in biology are typically summarized with illustrations assembled manually from the interpretation and application of heterogenous data. The creation of such illustrations is time consuming, which makes it incompatible with frequent updates to the measured data as new discoveries are made. Illustrations are typically non-interactive, and when an illustration is updated, it still has to reach the user. Our system is designed to overcome these three obstacles. It supports the integration of heterogeneous datasets, reflecting the knowledge that is gained from different data sources in biology. After pre-processing the datasets, the system transforms them into visual representations as inspired by scientific illustrations. As opposed to traditional scientific illustration these representations are generated in real-time - they are interactive. The code generating the visualizations can be embedded in various software environments. To demonstrate this, we implemented both a desktop application and a remote-rendering server in which the pipeline is embedded. The remote-rendering server supports multi-threaded rendering and it is able to handle multiple users simultaneously. This scalability to different hardware environments, including multi-GPU setups, makes our system useful for efficient public dissemination of biological discoveries.
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All cellular materials are partitioned between daughters at cell division, but by various mechanisms and with different accuracy. In the yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the mitochondria are pushed to the cell poles by the spindle. We found that mitochondria spatially reequilibrate just before division, and that the mitochondrial volume and DNA-containing nucleoids instead segregate in proportion to the cytoplasm inherited by each daughter. However, nucleoid partitioning errors are suppressed by control at two levels: Mitochondrial volume is actively distributed throughout a cell, and nucleoids are spaced out in semiregular arrays within mitochondria. During the cell cycle, both mitochondria and nucleoids appear to be produced without feedback, creating a net control of fluctuations that is just accurate enough to avoid substantial growth defects.
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- Rishi Jajoo
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Nuclear size is generally maintained within a defined range in a given cell type. Changes in cell size that occur during cell growth, development, and differentiation are accompanied by dynamic nuclear size adjustments in order to establish appropriate nuclear-to-cytoplasmic volume relationships. It has long been recognized that aberrations in nuclear size are associated with certain disease states, most notably cancer. Nuclear size and morphology must impact nuclear and cellular functions. Understanding these functional implications requires an understanding of the mechanisms that control nuclear size. In this review, we first provide a general overview of the diverse cellular structures and activities that contribute to nuclear size control, including structural components of the nucleus, effects of DNA amount and chromatin compaction, signaling, and transport pathways that impinge on the nucleus, extranuclear structures, and cell cycle state. We then detail some of the key mechanistic findings about nuclear size regulation that have been gleaned from a variety of model organisms. Lastly, we review studies that have implicated nuclear size in the regulation of cell and nuclear function and speculate on the potential functional significance of nuclear size in chromatin organization, gene expression, nuclear mechanics, and disease. With many fundamental cell biological questions remaining to be answered, the field of nuclear size regulation is still wide open.
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- Lidija D Vuković
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States of America.
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The field of fluorescent proteins (FPs) is constantly developing. The use of FPs changed the field of life sciences completely, starting a new era of direct observation and quantification of cellular processes. The broad spectrum of FPs (see Fig. 1) with a wide range of characteristics allows their use in many different experiments. This review discusses the use of FPs for imaging in budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe). The information included in this review is relevant for both species unless stated otherwise.
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- Maja Bialecka-Fornal
- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
- Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
- Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
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