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Stokes G, Li Z, Talaba N, Genthe W, Brix MB, Pham B, Wienhold MD, Sandok G, Hernan R, Wynn J, Tang H, Tabima DM, Rodgers A, Hacker TA, Chesler NC, Zhang P, Murad R, Yuan JXJ, Shen Y, Chung WK, McCulley DJ. Rescuing lung development through embryonic inhibition of histone acetylation. Sci Transl Med 2024; 16:eadc8930. [PMID: 38295182 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adc8930] [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: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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A major barrier to the impact of genomic diagnosis in patients with congenital malformations is the lack of understanding regarding how sequence variants contribute to disease pathogenesis and whether this information could be used to generate patient-specific therapies. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is among the most common and severe of all structural malformations; however, its underlying mechanisms are unclear. We identified loss-of-function sequence variants in the epigenomic regulator gene SIN3A in two patients with complex CDH. Tissue-specific deletion of Sin3a in mice resulted in defects in diaphragm development, lung hypoplasia, and pulmonary hypertension, the cardinal features of CDH and major causes of CDH-associated mortality. Loss of SIN3A in the lung mesenchyme resulted in reduced cellular differentiation, impaired cell proliferation, and increased DNA damage. Treatment of embryonic Sin3a mutant mice with anacardic acid, an inhibitor of histone acetyltransferase, reduced DNA damage, increased cell proliferation and differentiation, improved lung and pulmonary vascular development, and reduced pulmonary hypertension. These findings demonstrate that restoring the balance of histone acetylation can improve lung development in the Sin3a mouse model of CDH.
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- Giangela Stokes
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Section of Physiology, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Department of Biomedical Informatics, and JP Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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Shetty R, Noland R, Nandi G, Suzuki CK. Powering down the mitochondrial LonP1 protease: a novel strategy for anticancer therapeutics. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2024; 28:9-15. [PMID: 38156441 PMCID: PMC10939840 DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2023.2298358] [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: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Mitochondrial LonP1 is an ATP-powered protease that also functions as an ATP-dependent chaperone. LonP1 plays a pivotal role in regulating mitochondrial proteostasis, metabolism and cell stress responses. Cancer cells exploit the functions of LonP1 to combat oncogenic stressors such as hypoxia, proteotoxicity, and oxidative stress, and to reprogram energy metabolism enabling cancer cell proliferation, chemoresistance, and metastasis. AREAS COVERED LonP1 has emerged as a potential target for anti-cancer therapeutics. We review how cytoprotective functions of LonP1 can be leveraged by cancer cells to support oncogenic growth, proliferation, and survival. We also offer insights into small molecule inhibitors that target LonP1 by two distinct mechanisms: competitive inhibition of its protease activity and allosteric inhibition of its ATPase activity, both of which are crucial for its protease and chaperone functions. EXPERT OPINION We highlight advantages of identifying specific, high-affinity allosteric inhibitors blocking the ATPase activity of LonP1. The future discovery of such inhibitors has potential application either alone or in conjunction with other anticancer agents, presenting an innovative approach and target for cancer therapeutics.
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- Rahul Shetty
- Rutgers University- New Jersey Medical School, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Newark, NJ
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- Rutgers University- New Jersey Medical School, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Newark, NJ
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- Rutgers University- New Jersey Medical School, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Newark, NJ
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- Rutgers University- New Jersey Medical School, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Newark, NJ
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Wang W, Ma X, Bhatta S, Shao C, Zhao F, Fujioka H, Torres S, Wu F, Zhu X. Intraneuronal β-amyloid impaired mitochondrial proteostasis through the impact on LONP1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2316823120. [PMID: 38091289 PMCID: PMC10740390 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2316823120] [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: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Mitochondrial proteostasis regulated by chaperones and proteases in each compartment of mitochondria is critical for mitochondrial function, and it is suspected that mitochondrial proteostasis deficits may be involved in mitochondrial dysfunction in AD. In this study, we identified LONP1, an ATP-dependent protease in the matrix, as a top Aβ42 interacting mitochondrial protein through an unbiased screening and found significantly decreased LONP1 expression and extensive mitochondrial proteostasis deficits in AD experimental models both in vitro and in vivo, as well as in the brain of AD patients. Impaired METTL3-m6A signaling contributed at least in part to Aβ42-induced LONP1 reduction. Moreover, Aβ42 interaction with LONP1 impaired the assembly and protease activity of LONP1 both in vitro and in vivo. Importantly, LONP1 knockdown caused mitochondrial proteostasis deficits and dysfunction in neurons, while restored expression of LONP1 in neurons expressing intracellular Aβ and in the brain of CRND8 APP transgenic mice rescued Aβ-induced mitochondrial deficits and cognitive deficits. These results demonstrated a critical role of LONP1 in disturbed mitochondrial proteostasis and mitochondrial dysfunction in AD and revealed a mechanism underlying intracellular Aβ42-induced mitochondrial toxicity through its impact on LONP1 and mitochondrial proteostasis.
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- Wenzhang Wang
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH44106
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH44106
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH44106
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH44106
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH44106
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- Electron Microscopy Core Facility, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH44106
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH44106
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH44106
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH44106
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Taouktsi E, Kyriakou E, Voulgaraki E, Verganelakis D, Krokou S, Rigas S, Voutsinas GE, Syntichaki P. Mitochondrial p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase: Insights into Its Regulation of and Role in LONP1-Deficient Nematodes. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17209. [PMID: 38139038 PMCID: PMC10743222 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417209] [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: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) cascades are central regulators of numerous physiological cellular processes, including stress response signaling. In C. elegans, mitochondrial dysfunction activates a PMK-3/p38 MAPK signaling pathway (MAPKmt), but its functional role still remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate the induction of MAPKmt in worms deficient in the lonp-1 gene, which encodes the worm ortholog of mammalian mitochondrial LonP1. This induction is subjected to negative regulation by the ATFS-1 transcription factor through the CREB-binding protein (CBP) ortholog CBP-3, indicating an interplay between both activated MAPKmt and mitochondrial Unfolded Protein Response (UPRmt) surveillance pathways. Our results also reveal a genetic interaction in lonp-1 mutants between PMK-3 kinase and the ZIP-2 transcription factor. ZIP-2 has an established role in innate immunity but can also modulate the lifespan by maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis during ageing. We show that in lonp-1 animals, ZIP-2 is activated in a PMK-3-dependent manner but does not confer increased survival to pathogenic bacteria. However, deletion of zip-2 or pmk-3 shortens the lifespan of lonp-1 mutants, suggesting a possible crosstalk under conditions of mitochondrial perturbation that influences the ageing process. Furthermore, loss of pmk-3 specifically diminished the extreme heat tolerance of lonp-1 worms, highlighting the crucial role of PMK-3 in the heat shock response upon mitochondrial LONP-1 inactivation.
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- Eirini Taouktsi
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Center of Basic Research, 11527 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (E.K.); (E.V.); (D.V.); (S.K.)
- Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Center of Basic Research, 11527 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (E.K.); (E.V.); (D.V.); (S.K.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Center of Basic Research, 11527 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (E.K.); (E.V.); (D.V.); (S.K.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Center of Basic Research, 11527 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (E.K.); (E.V.); (D.V.); (S.K.)
- Department of Biological Applications & Technology, University of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Center of Basic Research, 11527 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (E.K.); (E.V.); (D.V.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis and Rare Disease Genetics, Institute of Biosciences and Applications, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Aghia Paraskevi Attikis, 15341 Athens, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Center of Basic Research, 11527 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (E.K.); (E.V.); (D.V.); (S.K.)
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Mitochondria are multifunctional organelles that play a central role in a wide range of life-sustaining tasks in eukaryotic cells, including adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production, calcium storage and coenzyme generation pathways such as iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis. The wide range of mitochondrial functions is carried out by a diverse array of proteins comprising approximately 1500 proteins or polypeptides. Degradation of these proteins is mainly performed by four AAA+ proteases localized in mitochondria. These AAA+ proteases play a quality control role in degrading damaged or misfolded proteins and perform various other functions. This chapter describes previously identified roles for these AAA+ proteases that are localized in the mitochondria of animal cells.
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- Yuichi Matsushima
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan.
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Huang X, Liu Y, Ling G, Cao X. Mitochondrial Lon protease promotes CD4 + T cell activation by activating the cGAS-STING-TBK1 axis in systemic lupus erythematosus. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 123:110519. [PMID: 37531828 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110519] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which autoreactive CD4+ T cells play an essential role. We extracted CD4+ T cells from SLE-prone Fcgr2b-/- mice to elaborate the mechanism of mitochondrial Lon protease in CD4+ T cell activation in SLE. Transcriptome sequencing was performed in SLE-prone Fcgr2b-/- mice, and the stimulator of interferon gene (STING) related to SLE was obtained. It was demonstrated that STING expression was elevated in CD4+ T cells in SLE-prone Fcgr2b-/- mice. The downstream genes and pathways of STING were predicted by GO and KEGG approaches. The data indicated that STING regulated IFN signaling to promote CD4+ T cell activation in SLE-prone Fcgr2b-/- mice. Next, the interaction of cGAS, STING, TBK1, and IFN-I was verified by Co-IP assay. Moreover, the roles of cGAS, STING, and TBK1 in activating CD4+ T cells from SLE-prone Fcgr2b-/- mice were evaluated using gain- or loss-of-function experiments. Mechanistically, cGAS upregulated the IFN-I signaling pathway by directly interacting with STING and TBK1, contributing to CD4+ T cell activation. Besides, cytosolic mtDNA could activate CD4+ T cell activation in SLE-prone Fcgr2b-/- mice by upregulating the cGAS-STING-TBK1 axis. The function of mitochondrial Lon protease in oxidative damage and mtDNA release in CD4+ T cells of SLE-prone Fcgr2b-/- mice were explored. Mitochondrial Lon protease enhanced mtDNA release into the cytoplasm under oxidative stress. Collectively, our work indicates that mitochondrial Lon protease enhances CD4+ T cell activation by inducing mtDNA leakage and offers new candidate targets for developing diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
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- Xiangyang Huang
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, 610041, PR China; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, PR China.
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- Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, PR China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, PR China
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Todosenko N, Khaziakhmatova O, Malashchenko V, Yurova K, Bograya M, Beletskaya M, Vulf M, Gazatova N, Litvinova L. Mitochondrial Dysfunction Associated with mtDNA in Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12012. [PMID: 37569389 PMCID: PMC10418437 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512012] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a precursor to the major health diseases associated with high mortality in industrialized countries: cardiovascular disease and diabetes. An important component of the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome is mitochondrial dysfunction, which is associated with tissue hypoxia, disruption of mitochondrial integrity, increased production of reactive oxygen species, and a decrease in ATP, leading to a chronic inflammatory state that affects tissues and organ systems. The mitochondrial AAA + protease Lon (Lonp1) has a broad spectrum of activities. In addition to its classical function (degradation of misfolded or damaged proteins), enzymatic activity (proteolysis, chaperone activity, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)binding) has been demonstrated. At the same time, the spectrum of Lonp1 activity extends to the regulation of cellular processes inside mitochondria, as well as outside mitochondria (nuclear localization). This mitochondrial protease with enzymatic activity may be a promising molecular target for the development of targeted therapy for MetS and its components. The aim of this review is to elucidate the role of mtDNA in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome and its components as a key component of mitochondrial dysfunction and to describe the promising and little-studied AAA + LonP1 protease as a potential target in metabolic disorders.
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- Natalia Todosenko
- Center for Immunology and Cellular Biotechnology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236001 Kaliningrad, Russia; (N.T.); (O.K.); (V.M.); (K.Y.); (M.B.); (M.B.); (M.V.); (N.G.)
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- Center for Immunology and Cellular Biotechnology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236001 Kaliningrad, Russia; (N.T.); (O.K.); (V.M.); (K.Y.); (M.B.); (M.B.); (M.V.); (N.G.)
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- Center for Immunology and Cellular Biotechnology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236001 Kaliningrad, Russia; (N.T.); (O.K.); (V.M.); (K.Y.); (M.B.); (M.B.); (M.V.); (N.G.)
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- Center for Immunology and Cellular Biotechnology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236001 Kaliningrad, Russia; (N.T.); (O.K.); (V.M.); (K.Y.); (M.B.); (M.B.); (M.V.); (N.G.)
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- Center for Immunology and Cellular Biotechnology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236001 Kaliningrad, Russia; (N.T.); (O.K.); (V.M.); (K.Y.); (M.B.); (M.B.); (M.V.); (N.G.)
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- Center for Immunology and Cellular Biotechnology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236001 Kaliningrad, Russia; (N.T.); (O.K.); (V.M.); (K.Y.); (M.B.); (M.B.); (M.V.); (N.G.)
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- Center for Immunology and Cellular Biotechnology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236001 Kaliningrad, Russia; (N.T.); (O.K.); (V.M.); (K.Y.); (M.B.); (M.B.); (M.V.); (N.G.)
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- Center for Immunology and Cellular Biotechnology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236001 Kaliningrad, Russia; (N.T.); (O.K.); (V.M.); (K.Y.); (M.B.); (M.B.); (M.V.); (N.G.)
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- Center for Immunology and Cellular Biotechnology, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236001 Kaliningrad, Russia; (N.T.); (O.K.); (V.M.); (K.Y.); (M.B.); (M.B.); (M.V.); (N.G.)
- Laboratory of Cellular and Microfluidic Technologies, Siberian State Medical University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
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Perturbations of mitochondrial proteostasis have been associated with aging, neurodegenerative diseases, and recently with hypoxic injury. While examining hypoxia-induced mitochondrial protein aggregation in C. elegans, we found that sublethal hypoxia, sodium azide, or heat shock-induced abundant ethidium bromide staining mitochondrial granules that preceded evidence of protein aggregation. Genetic manipulations that reduce cellular and organismal hypoxic death block the formation of these mitochondrial stress granules (mitoSG). Knockdown of mitochondrial nucleoid proteins also blocked the formation of mitoSG by a mechanism distinct from the mitochondrial unfolded protein response. Lack of the major mitochondrial matrix protease LONP-1 resulted in the constitutive formation of mitoSG without external stress. Ethidium bromide-staining RNA-containing mitochondrial granules were also observed in rat cardiomyocytes treated with sodium azide, a hypoxia mimetic. Mitochondrial stress granules are an early mitochondrial pathology controlled by LONP and the nucleoid, preceding hypoxia-induced protein aggregation.
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- Chun-Ling Sun
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, 98109, USA
- Mitochondrial and Metabolism Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, 98109, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, 98109, USA
- Mitochondrial and Metabolism Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, 98109, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, 98109, USA.
- Mitochondrial and Metabolism Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, 98109, USA.
- Department of Genome Science, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, 98109, USA.
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Fu T, Sun W, Xue J, Zhou Z, Wang W, Guo Q, Chen X, Zhou D, Xu Z, Liu L, Xiao L, Mao Y, Yang L, Yin Y, Zhang XN, Wan Q, Lu B, Chen Y, Zhu MS, Scherer PE, Fang L, Piao HL, Shao M, Gan Z. Proteolytic rewiring of mitochondria by LONP1 directs cell identity switching of adipocytes. Nat Cell Biol 2023; 25:848-864. [PMID: 37217599 DOI: 10.1038/s41556-023-01155-3] [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: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Mitochondrial proteases are emerging as key regulators of mitochondrial plasticity and acting as both protein quality surveillance and regulatory enzymes by performing highly regulated proteolytic reactions. However, it remains unclear whether the regulated mitochondrial proteolysis is mechanistically linked to cell identity switching. Here we report that cold-responsive mitochondrial proteolysis is a prerequisite for white-to-beige adipocyte cell fate programming during adipocyte thermogenic remodelling. Thermogenic stimulation selectively promotes mitochondrial proteostasis in mature white adipocytes via the mitochondrial protease LONP1. Disruption of LONP1-dependent proteolysis substantially impairs cold- or β3 adrenergic agonist-induced white-to-beige identity switching of mature adipocytes. Mechanistically, LONP1 selectively degrades succinate dehydrogenase complex iron sulfur subunit B and ensures adequate intracellular succinate levels. This alters the histone methylation status on thermogenic genes and thereby enables adipocyte cell fate programming. Finally, augmented LONP1 expression raises succinate levels and corrects ageing-related impairments in white-to-beige adipocyte conversion and adipocyte thermogenic capacity. Together, these findings reveal that LONP1 links proteolytic surveillance to mitochondrial metabolic rewiring and directs cell identity conversion during adipocyte thermogenic remodelling.
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- Tingting Fu
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, The Center for Microbes, Development and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Touchstone Diabetes Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, The Center for Microbes, Development and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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Mousa AH, Taher HO, Al Sharif FA, Zulali HR, Alqufaidi RS, Alsulaiman YS, Gazaz RY, Alamer MF, Mehena EM. Cerebral, ocular, dental, auricular, skeletal anomalies (CODAS) syndrome: First case reported in Saudi Arabia. Radiol Case Rep 2023; 18:1000-4. [PMID: 36684615 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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CODAS syndrome (cerebral, ocular, dental, auricular, skeletal anomalies) is a rare autosomal recessive inherited multisystemic disease that carries an incidence rate of less than 1 in 1,000,000 children worldwide. It has an infancy, neonatal age of onset, characterized by deformities of the central nervous system, eyes, ears, teeth, and skeleton. A 1-year-old female of non-consanguineous parents, first time presented to our pediatrics clinic on November 6, 2021 when she was 4 months of age with developmental delay, as the patient could not support her head and made no eye contact on examination. Microcephaly was observed. She had a positive family history; her sister died at the age of 3 days with microcephaly and diaphragmatic hernia. We recommend that a wider range of centers to get encouraged to report cases of CODAS they might encounter due to the lack of sufficient amounts if solid literature on the topic. To our knowledge, this is the first case to be reported in the literature from Saudi Arabia.
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Tang Y, Liu YX, Sheng Y, Fan LL, Zhang AQ, Zheng ZF. The first case report of CODAS syndrome in Chinese population caused by two LONP1 pathogenic mutations. Front Genet 2023; 13:1031856. [PMID: 36685982 PMCID: PMC9845248 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1031856] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background: CODAS syndrome (MIM 600373) is a multi-system developmental disorder characterized by cerebral, ocular, dental, auricular, and skeletal anomalies. CODAS syndrome is rare in the world and no cases have been reported in Chinese population so far. Mutations in the LONP1 gene can contribute to CODAS syndrome, while the underlying molecular mechanisms requires further investigation. Method: We described a Chinese boy who has suffered from cognition impairment, cataracts, caries, abnormal auricle and skeletal anomalies since birth. The patient's parents are non-consanguineous and healthy. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) was employed to explore the genetic entity of this family. Results: A compound heterozygous missense mutation (NM_004793: c.2009C>T/p.A670V and c.2014C>T/p.R672C) of LONP1 was identified in the patient. Considering the clinical phenotypes and genetic results, the patient was diagnosed as CODAS syndrome. Conclusion: Here we reported the first case with CODAS syndrome in Chinese population. WES identified a compound heterozygous missense mutation of LONP1 gene in the patients. Our study not only provided data for genetic counseling and clinical diagnosis to this family, but also expanded the clinical spectrum of LONP1-related CODAS syndrome.
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- Yi Tang
- Department of Cardiology, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Afliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Clinical Medicine Research Center of Heart Failure of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China,*Correspondence: Ai-Qian Zhang, ; Zhao-Fen Zheng,
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- Department of Cardiology, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Afliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Clinical Medicine Research Center of Heart Failure of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China,*Correspondence: Ai-Qian Zhang, ; Zhao-Fen Zheng,
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Shen X, Sun P, Zhang H, Yang H. Mitochondrial quality control in the brain: The physiological and pathological roles. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:1075141. [PMID: 36578825 PMCID: PMC9791200 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1075141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The human brain has high energetic expenses and consumes over 20% of total oxygen metabolism. Abnormal brain energy homeostasis leads to various brain diseases. Among multiple factors that contribute to these diseases, mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the most common causes. Maintenance of mitochondrial integrity and functionality is of pivotal importance to brain energy generation. Mitochondrial quality control (MQC), employing the coordination of multiple mechanisms, is evolved to overcome many mitochondrial defects. Thus, not surprisingly, aberrant mitochondrial quality control results in a wide range of brain disorders. Targeting MQC to preserve and restore mitochondrial function has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy for the prevention and treatment of brain diseases. Here, we set out to summarize the current understanding of mitochondrial quality control in brain homeostasis. We also evaluate potential pharmaceutically and clinically relevant targets in MQC-associated brain disorders.
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Mitochondria play essential cellular roles in Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthesis, calcium homeostasis, and metabolism, but these vital processes have potentially deadly side effects. The production of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the aggregation of misfolded mitochondrial proteins can lead to severe mitochondrial damage and even cell death. The accumulation of mitochondrial damage is strongly implicated in aging and several incurable diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders and cancer. To oppose this, metazoans utilize a variety of quality control strategies, including the degradation of the damaged mitochondrial proteins by the mitochondrial-resident proteases of the ATPase Associated with the diverse cellular Activities (AAA+) family. This mini-review focuses on the quality control mediated by the mitochondrial-resident proteases of the AAA+ family used to combat the accumulation of damaged mitochondria and on how the failure of this mitochondrial quality control contributes to diseases.
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Ma H, Chen W, Fan W, He H, Huang F. Roles of LonP1 in Oral-Maxillofacial Developmental Defects and Tumors: A Novel Insight. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:13370. [PMID: 36362158 PMCID: PMC9657610 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Recent studies have indicated a central role for LonP1 in mitochondrial function. Its physiological functions include proteolysis, acting as a molecular chaperone, binding mitochondrial DNA, and being involved in cellular respiration, cellular metabolism, and oxidative stress. Given its vital role in energy metabolism, LonP1 has been suggested to be associated with multi-system neoplasms and developmental disorders. In this study, we investigated the roles, possible mechanisms of action, and therapeutic roles of LonP1 in oral and maxillofacial tumor development. LonP1 was highly expressed in oral-maxillofacial cancers and regulated their development through a sig-naling network. LonP1 may therefore be a promising anticancer therapy target. Mutations in LONP1 have been found to be involved in the etiology of cerebral, ocular, dental, auricular, and skeletal syndrome (CODAS). Only patients carrying specific LONP1 mutations have certain dental abnormalities (delayed eruption and abnormal morphology). LonP1 is therefore a novel factor in the development of oral and maxillofacial tumors. Greater research should therefore be conducted on the diagnosis and therapy of LonP1-related diseases to further define LonP1-associated oral phenotypes and their underlying molecular mechanisms.
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Szczepanowska K, Trifunovic A. Mitochondrial matrix proteases: quality control and beyond. FEBS J 2022; 289:7128-7146. [PMID: 33971087 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15964] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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To ensure correct function, mitochondria have developed several mechanisms of protein quality control (QC). Protein homeostasis highly relies on chaperones and proteases to maintain proper folding and remove damaged proteins that might otherwise form cell-toxic aggregates. Besides quality control, mitochondrial proteases modulate and regulate many essential functions, such as trafficking, processing and activation of mitochondrial proteins, mitochondrial dynamics, mitophagy and apoptosis. Therefore, the impaired function of mitochondrial proteases is associated with various pathological conditions, including cancer, metabolic syndromes and neurodegenerative disorders. This review recapitulates and discusses the emerging roles of two major proteases of the mitochondrial matrix, LON and ClpXP. Although commonly acknowledge for their protein quality control role, recent advances have uncovered several highly regulated processes controlled by the LON and ClpXP connected to mitochondrial gene expression and respiratory chain function maintenance. Furthermore, both proteases have been lately recognized as potent targets for anticancer therapies, and we summarize those findings.
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- Karolina Szczepanowska
- Institute for Mitochondrial Diseases and Aging, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD) and Center for Molecular Medicine (CMMC), University of Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Mitochondrial Diseases and Aging, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Germany.,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD) and Center for Molecular Medicine (CMMC), University of Cologne, Germany
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Auburger G, Key J, Gispert S. The Bacterial ClpXP-ClpB Family Is Enriched with RNA-Binding Protein Complexes. Cells 2022; 11:2370. [PMID: 35954215 PMCID: PMC9368063 DOI: 10.3390/cells11152370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In the matrix of bacteria/mitochondria/chloroplasts, Lon acts as the degradation machine for soluble proteins. In stress periods, however, proteostasis and survival depend on the strongly conserved Clp/Hsp100 family. Currently, the targets of ATP-powered unfoldases/disaggregases ClpB and ClpX and of peptidase ClpP heptameric rings are still unclear. Trapping experiments and proteome profiling in multiple organisms triggered confusion, so we analyzed the consistency of ClpP-trap targets in bacteria. We also provide meta-analyses of protein interactions in humans, to elucidate where Clp family members are enriched. Furthermore, meta-analyses of mouse complexomics are provided. Genotype–phenotype correlations confirmed our concept. Trapping, proteome, and complexome data retrieved consistent coaccumulation of CLPXP with GFM1 and TUFM orthologs. CLPX shows broad interaction selectivity encompassing mitochondrial translation elongation, RNA granules, and nucleoids. CLPB preferentially attaches to mitochondrial RNA granules and translation initiation components; CLPP is enriched with them all and associates with release/recycling factors. Mutations in CLPP cause Perrault syndrome, with phenotypes similar to defects in mtDNA/mtRNA. Thus, we propose that CLPB and CLPXP are crucial to counteract misfolded insoluble protein assemblies that contain nucleotides. This insight is relevant to improve ClpP-modulating drugs that block bacterial growth and for the treatment of human infertility, deafness, and neurodegeneration.
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Guo Q, Xu Z, Zhou D, Fu T, Wang W, Sun W, Xiao L, Liu L, Ding C, Yin Y, Zhou Z, Sun Z, Zhu Y, Zhou W, Jia Y, Xue J, Chen Y, Chen XW, Piao HL, Lu B, Gan Z. Mitochondrial proteostasis stress in muscle drives a long-range protective response to alleviate dietary obesity independently of ATF4. Sci Adv 2022; 8:eabo0340. [PMID: 35895846 PMCID: PMC9328690 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo0340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Mitochondrial quality in skeletal muscle is crucial for maintaining energy homeostasis during metabolic stresses. However, how muscle mitochondrial quality is controlled and its physiological impacts remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate that mitoprotease LONP1 is essential for preserving muscle mitochondrial proteostasis and systemic metabolic homeostasis. Skeletal muscle-specific deletion of Lon protease homolog, mitochondrial (LONP1) impaired mitochondrial protein turnover, leading to muscle mitochondrial proteostasis stress. A benefit of this adaptive response was the complete resistance to diet-induced obesity. These favorable metabolic phenotypes were recapitulated in mice overexpressing LONP1 substrate ΔOTC in muscle mitochondria. Mechanistically, mitochondrial proteostasis imbalance elicits an unfolded protein response (UPRmt) in muscle that acts distally to modulate adipose tissue and liver metabolism. Unexpectedly, contrary to its previously proposed role, ATF4 is dispensable for the long-range protective response of skeletal muscle. Thus, these findings reveal a pivotal role of LONP1-dependent mitochondrial proteostasis in directing muscle UPRmt to regulate systemic metabolism.
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- Qiqi Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China
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- College of Future Technology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Future Technology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Future Technology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China
- Corresponding author.
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Gibellini L, Borella R, De Gaetano A, Zanini G, Tartaro DL, Carnevale G, Beretti F, Losi L, De Biasi S, Nasi M, Forcato M, Cossarizza A, Pinti M. Evidence for mitochondrial Lonp1 expression in the nucleus. Sci Rep 2022; 12:10877. [PMID: 35760833 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14860-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The coordinated communication between the mitochondria and nucleus is essential for cellular activities. Nonetheless, the pathways involved in this crosstalk are scarcely understood. The protease Lonp1 was previously believed to be exclusively located in the mitochondria, with an important role in mitochondrial morphology, mtDNA maintenance, and cellular metabolism, in both normal and neoplastic cells. However, we recently detected Lonp1 in the nuclear, where as much as 22% of all cellular Lonp1 can be found. Nuclear localization is detectable under all conditions, but the amount is dependent on a response to heat shock (HS). Lonp1 in the nucleus interacts with heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) and modulates the HS response. These findings reveal a novel extramitochondrial function for Lonp1 in response to stress.
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Dunn PJ, Harvey NR, Maksemous N, Smith RA, Sutherland HG, Haupt LM, Griffiths LR. Investigation of Mitochondrial Related Variants in a Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Cohort. Mol Neurobiol 2022; 59:5366-5378. [PMID: 35699875 PMCID: PMC9395495 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-022-02914-3] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Monogenic forms of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) can be caused by both variants in nuclear DNA and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is known to have a phenotype similar to Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Sub-cortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL), and can be caused by variants in the mitochondrial genome and in several nuclear-encoded mitochondrial protein (NEMP) genes. The aim of this study was to screen for variants in the mitochondrial genome and NEMP genes in a NOTCH3-negative CADASIL cohort, to identify a potential link between mitochondrial dysfunction and CSVD pathology. Whole exome sequencing was performed for 50 patients with CADASIL-like symptomology on the Ion Torrent system. Mitochondrial sequencing was performed using an in-house designed protocol with sequencing run on the Ion GeneStudio S5 Plus (S5 +). NEMP genes and mitochondrial sequencing data were examined for rare (MAF < 0.001), non-synonymous variants that were predicted to have a deleterious effect on the protein. We identified 29 candidate NEMP variants that had links to either MELAS-, encephalopathy-, or Alzheimer’s disease–related phenotypes. Based on these changes, variants affecting POLG, MTO1, LONP1, NDUFAF6, NDUFB3, and TCIRG1 were thought to play a potential role in CSVD pathology in this cohort. Overall, the exploration of the mitochondrial genome identified a potential role for mitochondrial related proteins and mtDNA variants contributing to CSVD pathologies.
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- P J Dunn
- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Genomics Research Centre, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Ave., Kelvin Grove, Queensland, 4059, Australia
- Health Sciences and Medicine Faculty, Bond University, 14 University Drive, Robina, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Genomics Research Centre, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Ave., Kelvin Grove, Queensland, 4059, Australia
- Health Sciences and Medicine Faculty, Bond University, 14 University Drive, Robina, Queensland, Australia
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Guy's Hospital, Kings College London, London, SE1 9RT, England
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Genomics Research Centre, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Ave., Kelvin Grove, Queensland, 4059, Australia
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Genomics Research Centre, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Ave., Kelvin Grove, Queensland, 4059, Australia
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Genomics Research Centre, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Ave., Kelvin Grove, Queensland, 4059, Australia
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Genomics Research Centre, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Ave., Kelvin Grove, Queensland, 4059, Australia
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Genomics Research Centre, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 60 Musk Ave., Kelvin Grove, Queensland, 4059, Australia.
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Rai M, Curley M, Coleman Z, Demontis F. Contribution of proteases to the hallmarks of aging and to age-related neurodegeneration. Aging Cell 2022; 21:e13603. [PMID: 35349763 PMCID: PMC9124314 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Protein quality control ensures the degradation of damaged and misfolded proteins. Derangement of proteostasis is a primary cause of aging and age-associated diseases. The ubiquitin-proteasome and autophagy-lysosome play key roles in proteostasis but, in addition to these systems, the human genome encodes for ~600 proteases, also known as peptidases. Here, we examine the role of proteases in aging and age-related neurodegeneration. Proteases are present across cell compartments, including the extracellular space, and their substrates encompass cellular constituents, proteins with signaling functions, and misfolded proteins. Proteolytic processing by proteases can lead to changes in the activity and localization of substrates or to their degradation. Proteases cooperate with the autophagy-lysosome and ubiquitin-proteasome systems but also have independent proteolytic roles that impact all hallmarks of cellular aging. Specifically, proteases regulate mitochondrial function, DNA damage repair, cellular senescence, nutrient sensing, stem cell properties and regeneration, protein quality control and stress responses, and intercellular signaling. The capacity of proteases to regulate cellular functions translates into important roles in preserving tissue homeostasis during aging. Consequently, proteases influence the onset and progression of age-related pathologies and are important determinants of health span. Specifically, we examine how certain proteases promote the progression of Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and/or Parkinson's disease whereas other proteases protect from neurodegeneration. Mechanistically, cleavage by proteases can lead to the degradation of a pathogenic protein and hence impede disease pathogenesis. Alternatively, proteases can generate substrate byproducts with increased toxicity, which promote disease progression. Altogether, these studies indicate the importance of proteases in aging and age-related neurodegeneration.
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- Mamta Rai
- Department of Developmental NeurobiologySt. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphisTennesseeUSA
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- Department of Developmental NeurobiologySt. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphisTennesseeUSA
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- Department of Developmental NeurobiologySt. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphisTennesseeUSA
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- Department of Developmental NeurobiologySt. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphisTennesseeUSA
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Taouktsi E, Kyriakou E, Smyrniotis S, Borbolis F, Bondi L, Avgeris S, Trigazis E, Rigas S, Voutsinas GE, Syntichaki P. Organismal and Cellular Stress Responses upon Disruption of Mitochondrial Lonp1 Protease. Cells 2022; 11:cells11081363. [PMID: 35456042 PMCID: PMC9025075 DOI: 10.3390/cells11081363] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Cells engage complex surveillance mechanisms to maintain mitochondrial function and protein homeostasis. LonP1 protease is a key component of mitochondrial quality control and has been implicated in human malignancies and other pathological disorders. Here, we employed two experimental systems, the worm Caenorhabditis elegans and human cancer cells, to investigate and compare the effects of LONP-1/LonP1 deficiency at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels. Deletion of the lonp-1 gene in worms disturbed mitochondrial function, provoked reactive oxygen species accumulation, and impaired normal processes, such as growth, behavior, and lifespan. The viability of lonp-1 mutants was dependent on the activity of the ATFS-1 transcription factor, and loss of LONP-1 evoked retrograde signaling that involved both the mitochondrial and cytoplasmic unfolded protein response (UPRmt and UPRcyt) pathways and ensuing diverse organismal stress responses. Exposure of worms to triterpenoid CDDO-Me, an inhibitor of human LonP1, stimulated only UPRcyt responses. In cancer cells, CDDO-Me induced key components of the integrated stress response (ISR), the UPRmt and UPRcyt pathways, and the redox machinery. However, genetic knockdown of LonP1 revealed a genotype-specific cellular response and induced apoptosis similar to CDDO-Me treatment. Overall, the mitochondrial dysfunction ensued by disruption of LonP1 elicits adaptive cytoprotective mechanisms that can inhibit cancer cell survival but diversely modulate organismal stress response and aging.
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- Eirini Taouktsi
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Center of Basic Research, 11527 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (E.K.); (F.B.); (L.B.); (E.T.)
- Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Center of Basic Research, 11527 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (E.K.); (F.B.); (L.B.); (E.T.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis and Rare Disease Genetics, Institute of Biosciences and Applications, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15341 Athens, Greece; (S.S.); (S.A.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Center of Basic Research, 11527 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (E.K.); (F.B.); (L.B.); (E.T.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Center of Basic Research, 11527 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (E.K.); (F.B.); (L.B.); (E.T.)
- Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis and Rare Disease Genetics, Institute of Biosciences and Applications, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15341 Athens, Greece; (S.S.); (S.A.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis and Rare Disease Genetics, Institute of Biosciences and Applications, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15341 Athens, Greece; (S.S.); (S.A.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Center of Basic Research, 11527 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (E.K.); (F.B.); (L.B.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis and Rare Disease Genetics, Institute of Biosciences and Applications, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15341 Athens, Greece; (S.S.); (S.A.)
- Correspondence: (G.E.V.); (P.S.); Tel.: +30-21-0650-3579 (G.E.V.); +30-21-0659-7474 (P.S.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Aging, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Center of Basic Research, 11527 Athens, Greece; (E.T.); (E.K.); (F.B.); (L.B.); (E.T.)
- Correspondence: (G.E.V.); (P.S.); Tel.: +30-21-0650-3579 (G.E.V.); +30-21-0659-7474 (P.S.)
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Lee J, Pandey AK, Venkatesh S, Thilagavathi J, Honda T, Singh K, Suzuki CK. Inhibition of mitochondrial LonP1 protease by allosteric blockade of ATP binding and hydrolysis via CDDO and its derivatives. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:101719. [PMID: 35151690 PMCID: PMC8921294 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
The mitochondrial protein LonP1 is an ATP-dependent protease that mitigates cell stress and calibrates mitochondrial metabolism and energetics. Biallelic mutations in the LONP1 gene are known to cause a broad spectrum of diseases, and LonP1 dysregulation is also implicated in cancer and age-related disorders. Despite the importance of LonP1 in health and disease, specific inhibitors of this protease are unknown. Here, we demonstrate that 2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9(11)-dien-28-oic acid (CDDO) and its -methyl and -imidazole derivatives reversibly inhibit LonP1 by a noncompetitive mechanism, blocking ATP-hydrolysis and thus proteolysis. By contrast, we found that CDDO-anhydride inhibits the LonP1 ATPase competitively. Docking of CDDO derivatives in the cryo-EM structure of LonP1 shows these compounds bind a hydrophobic pocket adjacent to the ATP-binding site. The binding site of CDDO derivatives was validated by amino acid substitutions that increased LonP1 inhibition and also by a pathogenic mutation that causes cerebral, ocular, dental, auricular and skeletal (CODAS) syndrome, which ablated inhibition. CDDO failed to inhibit the ATPase activity of the purified 26S proteasome, which like LonP1 belongs to the AAA+ superfamily of ATPases Associated with diverse cellular Activities, suggesting that CDDO shows selectivity within this family of ATPases. Furthermore, we show that noncytotoxic concentrations of CDDO derivatives in cultured cells inhibited LonP1, but not the 26S proteasome. Taken together, these findings provide insights for future development of LonP1-specific inhibitors with chemotherapeutic potential.
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- Jae Lee
- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Institution of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Christopher Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA; Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA; Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
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Xu Z, Fu T, Guo Q, Zhou D, Sun W, Zhou Z, Chen X, Zhang J, Liu L, Xiao L, Yin Y, Jia Y, Pang E, Chen Y, Pan X, Fang L, Zhu MS, Fei W, Lu B, Gan Z. Disuse-associated loss of the protease LONP1 in muscle impairs mitochondrial function and causes reduced skeletal muscle mass and strength. Nat Commun 2022; 13:894. [PMID: 35173176 PMCID: PMC8850466 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28557-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [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: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Mitochondrial proteolysis is an evolutionarily conserved quality-control mechanism to maintain proper mitochondrial integrity and function. However, the physiological relevance of stress-induced impaired mitochondrial protein quality remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that LONP1, a major mitochondrial protease resides in the matrix, plays a role in controlling mitochondrial function as well as skeletal muscle mass and strength in response to muscle disuse. In humans and mice, disuse-related muscle loss is associated with decreased mitochondrial LONP1 protein. Skeletal muscle-specific ablation of LONP1 in mice resulted in impaired mitochondrial protein turnover, leading to mitochondrial dysfunction. This caused reduced muscle fiber size and strength. Mechanistically, aberrant accumulation of mitochondrial-retained protein in muscle upon loss of LONP1 induces the activation of autophagy-lysosome degradation program of muscle loss. Overexpressing a mitochondrial-retained mutant ornithine transcarbamylase (ΔOTC), a known protein degraded by LONP1, in skeletal muscle induces mitochondrial dysfunction, autophagy activation, and cause muscle loss and weakness. Thus, these findings reveal a role of LONP1-dependent mitochondrial protein quality-control in safeguarding mitochondrial function and preserving skeletal muscle mass and strength, and unravel a link between mitochondrial protein quality and muscle mass maintenance during muscle disuse. Mitochondrial function is important for muscle maintenance and function, and mitochondrial proteolysis maintains mitochondrial integrity and function. Here the authors report that that loss of LONP1-dependent mitochondrial proteolysis in muscle causes reduced muscle mass and strength via activation of autophagy.
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- Zhisheng Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Department of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Department of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Department of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Department of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Department of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Department of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Department of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine & Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Department of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Department of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Department of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Department of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Sports Medicine Department, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine & Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Sports Medicine Department, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Department of Spine Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. .,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. .,Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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Sheng X, Liu C, Yan G, Li G, Liu J, Yang Y, Li S, Li Z, Zhou J, Zhen X, Zhang Y, Diao Z, Hu Y, Fu C, Yao B, Li C, Cao Y, Lu B, Yang Z, Qin Y, Sun H, Ding L. The mitochondrial protease LONP1 maintains oocyte development and survival by suppressing nuclear translocation of AIFM1 in mammals. EBioMedicine 2022; 75:103790. [PMID: 34974310 PMCID: PMC8733232 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103790] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Oogenesis is a fundamental process of human reproduction, and mitochondria play crucial roles in oocyte competence. Mitochondrial ATP-dependent Lon protease 1 (LONP1) functions as a critical protein in maintaining mitochondrial and cellular homeostasis in somatic cells. However, the essential role of LONP1 in maintaining mammalian oogenesis is far from elucidated. Methods Using conditional oocyte Lonp1-knockout mice, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and coimmunoprecipitation/liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (Co-IP/LC–MS) technology, we analysed the functions of LONP1 in mammalian oogenesis. Findings Conditional knockout of Lonp1 in mouse oocytes in both the primordial and growing follicle stages impairs follicular development and causes progressive oocyte death, ovarian reserve loss, and infertility. LONP1 directly interacts with apoptosis inducing factor mitochondria-associated 1 (AIFM1), and LONP1 ablation leads to the translocation of AIFM1 from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, causing apoptosis in mouse oocytes. In addition, women with pathogenic variants of LONP1 lack large antral follicles (>10 mm) in the ovaries, are infertile and present premature ovarian insufficiency. Interpretation We demonstrated the function of LONP1 in regulating oocyte development and survival, and in-depth analysis of LONP1 will be crucial for elucidating the mechanisms underlying premature ovarian insufficiency. Funding This work was supported by grants from the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC1004701), the National Nature Science Foundation of China (82001629, 81871128, 81571391, 81401166, 82030040), the Jiangsu Province Social Development Project (BE2018602), the Jiangsu Provincial Medical Youth Talent (QNRC2016006), the Youth Program of the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20200116) and Jiangsu Province Postdoctoral Research Funding (2021K277B).
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- Xiaoqiang Sheng
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Center for Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Center for Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Center for Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive Genetics, The Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology (Shandong University), Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, Shangdong 250021, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Center for Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213003, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Center for Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Center for Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Center for Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Center for Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Center for Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Center for Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Center for Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- The Reproductive Medical Center, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School of Nanjing University & Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China
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- Institute of Precision Medicine, The Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200125, China; Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implant, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Protein Quality Control and Diseases Laboratory, Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093 China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive Genetics, The Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology (Shandong University), Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, Shangdong 250021, China.
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Center for Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China.
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Rd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Center for Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; Clinical Center for Stem Cell Research, the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China; State Key Laboratory of Analytic Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.
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Qiao L, Xu L, Yu L, Wynn J, Hernan R, Zhou X, Farkouh-Karoleski C, Krishnan US, Khlevner J, De A, Zygmunt A, Crombleholme T, Lim FY, Needelman H, Cusick RA, Mychaliska GB, Warner BW, Wagner AJ, Danko ME, Chung D, Potoka D, Kosiński P, McCulley DJ, Elfiky M, Azarow K, Fialkowski E, Schindel D, Soffer SZ, Lyon JB, Zalieckas JM, Vardarajan BN, Aspelund G, Duron VP, High FA, Sun X, Donahoe PK, Shen Y, Chung WK. Rare and de novo variants in 827 congenital diaphragmatic hernia probands implicate LONP1 as candidate risk gene. Am J Hum Genet 2021; 108:1964-1980. [PMID: 34547244 PMCID: PMC8546037 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a severe congenital anomaly that is often accompanied by other anomalies. Although the role of genetics in the pathogenesis of CDH has been established, only a small number of disease-associated genes have been identified. To further investigate the genetics of CDH, we analyzed de novo coding variants in 827 proband-parent trios and confirmed an overall significant enrichment of damaging de novo variants, especially in constrained genes. We identified LONP1 (lon peptidase 1, mitochondrial) and ALYREF (Aly/REF export factor) as candidate CDH-associated genes on the basis of de novo variants at a false discovery rate below 0.05. We also performed ultra-rare variant association analyses in 748 affected individuals and 11,220 ancestry-matched population control individuals and identified LONP1 as a risk gene contributing to CDH through both de novo and ultra-rare inherited largely heterozygous variants clustered in the core of the domains and segregating with CDH in affected familial individuals. Approximately 3% of our CDH cohort who are heterozygous with ultra-rare predicted damaging variants in LONP1 have a range of clinical phenotypes, including other anomalies in some individuals and higher mortality and requirement for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Mice with lung epithelium-specific deletion of Lonp1 die immediately after birth, most likely because of the observed severe reduction of lung growth, a known contributor to the high mortality in humans. Our findings of both de novo and inherited rare variants in the same gene may have implications in the design and analysis for other genetic studies of congenital anomalies.
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- Lu Qiao
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego Medical School, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68114, USA
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68114, USA
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- Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 52726, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer Disease and the Aging Brain and the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego Medical School, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; JP Sulzberger Columbia Genome Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Puffenberger EG. Mendelian disease research in the Plain populations of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 185:3322-3333. [PMID: 34532947 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62489] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Founder populations have long contributed to our knowledge of rare disease genes and phenotypes. From the pioneering work of Dr. Victor McKusick to today, research in these groups has shed light on rare recessive phenotypes, expanded the clinical spectrum of disease, and facilitated disease gene identification. Current clinical and research studies in these special groups augment the wealth of knowledge already gained, provide new insights into emerging problems such as variant interpretation and reduced penetrance, and contribute to the development of novel therapies for rare genetic diseases. Clinical developments over the past 30 years have altered the fundamental relationship with the Lancaster Plain communities: research has become more collaborative, and the knowledge imparted by these studies is now being harnessed to provide cutting-edge translational medicine to the very community of vulnerable individuals who need it most.
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Matsushima Y, Takahashi K, Yue S, Fujiyoshi Y, Yoshioka H, Aihara M, Setoyama D, Uchiumi T, Fukuchi S, Kang D. Mitochondrial Lon protease is a gatekeeper for proteins newly imported into the matrix. Commun Biol 2021; 4:974. [PMID: 34400774 PMCID: PMC8368198 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02498-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Human ATP-dependent Lon protease (LONP1) forms homohexameric, ring-shaped complexes. Depletion of LONP1 causes aggregation of a broad range of proteins in the mitochondrial matrix and decreases the levels of their soluble forms. The ATP hydrolysis activity, but not protease activity, of LONP1 is critical for its chaperone-like anti-aggregation activity. LONP1 forms a complex with the import machinery and an incoming protein, and protein aggregation is linked with matrix protein import. LONP1 also contributes to the degradation of imported, aberrant, unprocessed proteins using its protease activity. Taken together, our results show that LONP1 functions as a gatekeeper for specific proteins imported into the mitochondrial matrix. Yuichi Matsushima et al. revealed that Human ATP-dependent Lon protease (LONP1), a mitochondrial protease with unfolding activity, serves as a gatekeeper for several mitochondrial matrix entering proteins: supporting the folding of required proteins and degrading the aberrant ones.
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- Yuichi Matsushima
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Informatics, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
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Havalová H, Ondrovičová G, Keresztesová B, Bauer JA, Pevala V, Kutejová E, Kunová N. Mitochondrial HSP70 Chaperone System-The Influence of Post-Translational Modifications and Involvement in Human Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:8077. [PMID: 34360841 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Since their discovery, heat shock proteins (HSPs) have been identified in all domains of life, which demonstrates their importance and conserved functional role in maintaining protein homeostasis. Mitochondria possess several members of the major HSP sub-families that perform essential tasks for keeping the organelle in a fully functional and healthy state. In humans, the mitochondrial HSP70 chaperone system comprises a central molecular chaperone, mtHSP70 or mortalin (HSPA9), which is actively involved in stabilizing and importing nuclear gene products and in refolding mitochondrial precursor proteins, and three co-chaperones (HSP70-escort protein 1-HEP1, tumorous imaginal disc protein 1-TID-1, and Gro-P like protein E-GRPE), which regulate and accelerate its protein folding functions. In this review, we summarize the roles of mitochondrial molecular chaperones with particular focus on the human mtHsp70 and its co-chaperones, whose deregulated expression, mutations, and post-translational modifications are often considered to be the main cause of neurological disorders, genetic diseases, and malignant growth.
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Sha Z, Montano MM, Rochon K, Mears JA, Deredge D, Wintrode P, Szweda L, Mikita N, Lee I. A structure and function relationship study to identify the impact of the R721G mutation in the human mitochondrial lon protease. Arch Biochem Biophys 2021; 710:108983. [PMID: 34228963 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2021.108983] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lon is an ATP-dependent protease belonging to the "ATPase associated with diverse cellular activities" (AAA+) protein family. In humans, Lon is translated as a precursor and imported into the mitochondria matrix through deletion of the first 114 amino acid residues. In mice, embryonic knockout of lon is lethal. In humans, some dysfunctional lon mutations are tolerated but they cause a developmental disorder known as the CODAS syndrome. To gain a better understanding on the enzymology of human mitochondrial Lon, this study compares the structure-function relationship of the WT versus one of the CODAS mutants R721G to identify the mechanistic features in Lon catalysis that are affected. To this end, steady-state kinetics were used to quantify the difference in ATPase and ATP-dependent peptidase activities between WT and R721G. The Km values for the intrinsic as well as protein-stimulated ATPase were increased whereas the kcat value for ATP-dependent peptidase activity was decreased in the R721G mutant. The mutant protease also displayed substrate inhibition kinetics. In vitro studies revealed that R721G did not degrade the endogenous mitochondrial Lon substrate pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoform 4 (PDK4) effectively like WT hLon. Furthermore, the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDH) protected PDK4 from hLon degradation. Using hydrogen deuterium exchange/mass spectrometry and negative stain electron microscopy, structural perturbations associated with the R721G mutation were identified. To validate the in vitro findings under a physiologically relevant condition, the intrinsic stability as well as proteolytic activity of WT versus R721G mutant towards PDK 4 were compared in cell lysates prepared from immortalized B lymphocytes expressing the respective protease. The lifetime of PDK4 is longer in the mutant cells, but the lifetime of Lon protein is longer in the WT cells, which corroborate the in vitro structure-functional relationship findings.
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- Zhou Sha
- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA; Center for Mitochondrial Diseases, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA; Department of Chemistry, Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO, 64507, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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Ma A, Grigg JR, Flaherty M, Smith J, Minoche AE, Cowley MJ, Nash BM, Ho G, Gayagay T, Lai T, Farnsworth E, Hackett EL, Slater K, Wong K, Holman KJ, Jenkins G, Cheng A, Martin F, Brown NJ, Leighton SE, Amor DJ, Goel H, Dinger ME, Bennetts B, Jamieson RV. Genome sequencing in congenital cataracts improves diagnostic yield. Hum Mutat 2021; 42:1173-1183. [PMID: 34101287 DOI: 10.1002/humu.24240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Congenital cataracts are one of the major causes of childhood-onset blindness around the world. Genetic diagnosis provides benefits through avoidance of unnecessary tests, surveillance of extraocular features, and genetic family information. In this study, we demonstrate the value of genome sequencing in improving diagnostic yield in congenital cataract patients and families. We applied genome sequencing to investigate 20 probands with congenital cataracts. We examined the added value of genome sequencing across a total cohort of 52 probands, including 14 unable to be diagnosed using previous microarray and exome or panel-based approaches. Although exome or genome sequencing would have detected the variants in 35/52 (67%) of the cases, specific advantages of genome sequencing led to additional diagnoses in 10% (5/52) of the overall cohort, and we achieved an overall diagnostic rate of 77% (40/52). Specific benefits of genome sequencing were due to detection of small copy number variants (2), indels in repetitive regions (2) or single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) in GC-rich regions (1), not detectable on the previous microarray, exome sequencing, or panel-based approaches. In other cases, SNVs were identified in cataract disease genes, including those newly identified since our previous study. This study highlights the additional yield of genome sequencing in congenital cataracts.
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- Alan Ma
- Eye Genetics Research Unit, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Save Sight Institute, Children's Medical Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Clinical Genetics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Specialties of Genomic Medicine & Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Eye Genetics Research Unit, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Save Sight Institute, Children's Medical Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Ophthalmology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Specialty of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Save Sight Institute, Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Specialty of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Specialty of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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- Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.,Children's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.,St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Eye Genetics Research Unit, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Save Sight Institute, Children's Medical Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Specialties of Genomic Medicine & Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Sydney Genome Diagnostics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Specialties of Genomic Medicine & Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Sydney Genome Diagnostics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Genome Diagnostics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Genome Diagnostics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Genome Diagnostics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Genome Diagnostics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Genome Diagnostics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Genome Diagnostics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Genome Diagnostics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Genome Diagnostics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Eye Genetics Research Unit, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Save Sight Institute, Children's Medical Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Specialty of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Hunter Genetics, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Specialties of Genomic Medicine & Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Sydney Genome Diagnostics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Eye Genetics Research Unit, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Save Sight Institute, Children's Medical Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Clinical Genetics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Specialties of Genomic Medicine & Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Shin M, Watson ER, Song AS, Mindrebo JT, Novick SJ, Griffin PR, Wiseman RL, Lander GC. Structures of the human LONP1 protease reveal regulatory steps involved in protease activation. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3239. [PMID: 34050165 PMCID: PMC8163871 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23495-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [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: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The human mitochondrial AAA+ protein LONP1 is a critical quality control protease involved in regulating diverse aspects of mitochondrial biology including proteostasis, electron transport chain activity, and mitochondrial transcription. As such, genetic or aging-associated imbalances in LONP1 activity are implicated in pathologic mitochondrial dysfunction associated with numerous human diseases. Despite this importance, the molecular basis for LONP1-dependent proteolytic activity remains poorly defined. Here, we solved cryo-electron microscopy structures of human LONP1 to reveal the underlying molecular mechanisms governing substrate proteolysis. We show that, like bacterial Lon, human LONP1 adopts both an open and closed spiral staircase orientation dictated by the presence of substrate and nucleotide. Unlike bacterial Lon, human LONP1 contains a second spiral staircase within its ATPase domain that engages substrate as it is translocated toward the proteolytic chamber. Intriguingly, and in contrast to its bacterial ortholog, substrate binding within the central ATPase channel of LONP1 alone is insufficient to induce the activated conformation of the protease domains. To successfully induce the active protease conformation in substrate-bound LONP1, substrate binding within the protease active site is necessary, which we demonstrate by adding bortezomib, a peptidomimetic active site inhibitor of LONP1. These results suggest LONP1 can decouple ATPase and protease activities depending on whether AAA+ or both AAA+ and protease domains bind substrate. Importantly, our structures provide a molecular framework to define the critical importance of LONP1 in regulating mitochondrial proteostasis in health and disease.
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- Mia Shin
- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Feng Y, Nouri K, Schimmer AD. Mitochondrial ATP-Dependent Proteases-Biological Function and Potential Anti-Cancer Targets. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:2020. [PMID: 33922062 PMCID: PMC8122244 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13092020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cells must eliminate excess or damaged proteins to maintain protein homeostasis. To ensure protein homeostasis in the cytoplasm, cells rely on the ubiquitin-proteasome system and autophagy. In the mitochondria, protein homeostasis is regulated by mitochondria proteases, including four core ATP-dependent proteases, m-AAA, i-AAA, LonP, and ClpXP, located in the mitochondrial membrane and matrix. This review will discuss the function of mitochondrial proteases, with a focus on ClpXP as a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of malignancy. ClpXP maintains the integrity of the mitochondrial respiratory chain and regulates metabolism by degrading damaged and misfolded mitochondrial proteins. Inhibiting ClpXP genetically or chemically impairs oxidative phosphorylation and is toxic to malignant cells with high ClpXP expression. Likewise, hyperactivating the protease leads to increased degradation of ClpXP substrates and kills cancer cells. Thus, targeting ClpXP through inhibition or hyperactivation may be novel approaches for patients with malignancy.
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- Yue Feng
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada; (Y.F.); (K.N.)
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada; (Y.F.); (K.N.)
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada; (Y.F.); (K.N.)
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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Sánchez-Lanzas R, Castaño JG. Mitochondrial LonP1 protease is implicated in the degradation of unstable Parkinson's disease-associated DJ-1/PARK 7 missense mutants. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7320. [PMID: 33795807 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86847-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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DJ-1/PARK7 mutations are linked with familial forms of early-onset Parkinson's disease (PD). We have studied the degradation of untagged DJ-1 wild type (WT) and missense mutants in mouse embryonic fibroblasts obtained from DJ-1-null mice, an approach closer to the situation in patients carrying homozygous mutations. The results showed that the mutants L10P, M26I, A107P, P158Δ, L166P, E163K, and L172Q are unstable proteins, while A39S, E64D, R98Q, A104T, D149A, A171S, K175E, and A179T are as stable as DJ-1 WT. Inhibition of proteasomal and autophagic-lysosomal pathways had little effect on their degradation. Immunofluorescence and biochemical fractionation studies indicated that M26I, A107P, P158Δ, L166P, E163K, and L172Q mutants associate with mitochondria. Silencing of mitochondrial matrix protease LonP1 produced a strong reduction of the degradation of the mitochondrial-associated DJ-1 mutants A107P, P158Δ, L166P, E163K, and L172Q but not of mutant L10P. These results demonstrated a mitochondrial pathway of degradation of those DJ-1 missense mutants implicated in PD pathogenesis.
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Mitochondria are essential organelles that execute and coordinate various metabolic processes in the cell. Mitochondrial dysfunction severely affects cell fitness and contributes to disease. Proper organellar function depends on the biogenesis and maintenance of mitochondria and its >1,000 proteins. As a result, the cell has evolved mechanisms to coordinate protein and organellar quality control, such as the turnover of proteins via mitochondria-associated degradation, the ubiquitin-proteasome system, and mitoproteases, as well as the elimination of mitochondria through mitophagy. Specific quality control mechanisms are engaged depending upon the nature and severity of mitochondrial dysfunction, which can also feed back to elicit transcriptional or proteomic remodeling by the cell. Here, we will discuss the current understanding of how these different quality control mechanisms are integrated and overlap to maintain protein and organellar quality and how they may be relevant for cellular and organismal health.
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- Matthew Yoke Wui Ng
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, 0372 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Cell Reprogramming, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Institut Pasteur CNRS UMR 3691, 25-28 Rue du Docteur Roux, Paris, France.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, 0372 Oslo, Norway; Centre for Cancer Cell Reprogramming, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
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Gomez-Fabra Gala M, Vögtle FN. Mitochondrial proteases in human diseases. FEBS Lett 2021; 595:1205-1222. [PMID: 33453058 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Mitochondria contain more than 1000 different proteins, including several proteolytic enzymes. These mitochondrial proteases form a complex system that performs limited and terminal proteolysis to build the mitochondrial proteome, maintain, and control its functions or degrade mitochondrial proteins and peptides. During protein biogenesis, presequence proteases cleave and degrade mitochondrial targeting signals to obtain mature functional proteins. Processing by proteases also exerts a regulatory role in modulation of mitochondrial functions and quality control enzymes degrade misfolded, aged, or superfluous proteins. Depending on their different functions and substrates, defects in mitochondrial proteases can affect the majority of the mitochondrial proteome or only a single protein. Consequently, mutations in mitochondrial proteases have been linked to several human diseases. This review gives an overview of the components and functions of the mitochondrial proteolytic machinery and highlights the pathological consequences of dysfunctional mitochondrial protein processing and turnover.
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- Maria Gomez-Fabra Gala
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany.,Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Germany.,Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany.,CIBSS-Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, Germany
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Shin CS, Meng S, Garbis SD, Moradian A, Taylor RW, Sweredoski MJ, Lomenick B, Chan DC. LONP1 and mtHSP70 cooperate to promote mitochondrial protein folding. Nat Commun 2021; 12:265. [PMID: 33431889 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20597-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Most mitochondrial precursor polypeptides are imported from the cytosol into the mitochondrion, where they must efficiently undergo folding. Mitochondrial precursors are imported as unfolded polypeptides. For proteins of the mitochondrial matrix and inner membrane, two separate chaperone systems, HSP60 and mitochondrial HSP70 (mtHSP70), facilitate protein folding. We show that LONP1, an AAA+ protease of the mitochondrial matrix, works with the mtHSP70 chaperone system to promote mitochondrial protein folding. Inhibition of LONP1 results in aggregation of a protein subset similar to that caused by knockdown of DNAJA3, a co-chaperone of mtHSP70. LONP1 is required for DNAJA3 and mtHSP70 solubility, and its ATPase, but not its protease activity, is required for this function. In vitro, LONP1 shows an intrinsic chaperone-like activity and collaborates with mtHSP70 to stabilize a folding intermediate of OXA1L. Our results identify LONP1 as a critical factor in the mtHSP70 folding pathway and demonstrate its proposed chaperone activity. Most mitochondrial proteins are imported from the cytosol and must fold in the mitochondria. Here, the authors show that the mitochondrial protease LONP1 plays a critical role in the mtHSP70 chaperone system independently of its protease activity.
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Simon MT, Eftekharian SS, Ferdinandusse S, Tang S, Naseri T, Reupena MS, McGarvey ST, Minster RL, Weeks DE, Nguyen DD, Lee S, Ellsworth KA, Vaz FM, Dimmock D, Pitt J, Abdenur JE. ECHS1 disease in two unrelated families of Samoan descent: Common variant - rare disorder. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 185:157-167. [PMID: 33112498 PMCID: PMC7746601 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Mutations in the short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase (SCEH) gene, ECHS1, cause a rare autosomal recessive disorder of valine catabolism. Patients usually present with developmental delay, regression, dystonia, feeding difficulties, and abnormal MRI with bilateral basal ganglia involvement. We present clinical, biochemical, molecular, and functional data for four affected patients from two unrelated families of Samoan descent with identical novel compound heterozygous mutations. Family 1 has three affected boys while Family 2 has an affected daughter, all with clinical and MRI findings of Leigh syndrome and intermittent episodes of acidosis and ketosis. WES identified a single heterozygous variant in ECHS1 at position c.832G > A (p.Ala278Thr). However, western blot revealed significantly reduced ECHS1 protein for all affected family members. Decreased SCEH activity in fibroblasts and a mild increase in marker metabolites in urine further supported ECHS1 as the underlying gene defect. Additional investigations at the DNA (aCGH, WGS) and RNA (qPCR, RT-PCR, RNA-Seq, RNA-Array) level identified a silent, common variant at position c.489G > A (p.Pro163=) as the second mutation. This substitution, present at high frequency in the Samoan population, is associated with decreased levels of normally spliced mRNA. To our understanding, this is the first report of a novel, hypomorphic allele c.489G > A (p.Pro163=), associated with SCEH deficiency.
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- Mariella T. Simon
- Division of Metabolic DisordersCHOC Children's HospitalOrangeCaliforniaUSA
- Department of Human GeneticsUniversity of CaliforniaLos AngelesCaliforniaUSA
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- Division of Metabolic DisordersCHOC Children's HospitalOrangeCaliforniaUSA
- College of Osteopathic MedicineWestern University of Health SciencesPomonaCaliforniaUSA
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam UMCUniversity of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and MetabolismAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical GenomicsAmbry GeneticsCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of EpidemiologyInternational Health Institute, Brown University School of Public HealthProvidenceRhode IslandUSA
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- Department of Human GeneticsGraduate School of Public Health, University of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Human GeneticsGraduate School of Public Health, University of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
- Department of BiostatisticsGraduate School of Public Health, University of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Division of Metabolic DisordersCHOC Children's HospitalOrangeCaliforniaUSA
- Department of BiochemistryCalifornia State University Long BeachLong BeachCaliforniaUSA
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- Hawaii Community GeneticsHawai'i Pacific HealthHonoluluHawaiiUSA
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- Department of PaediatricsUniversity of Melbourne, Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Childrens Research InstituteMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Rady Children's Institute for Genomic MedicineSan DiegoCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of PaediatricsUniversity of Melbourne, Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Childrens Research InstituteMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Division of Metabolic DisordersCHOC Children's HospitalOrangeCaliforniaUSA
- Department of PediatricsUniversity of California IrvineOrangeCaliforniaUSA
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Gong W, Song J, Liang J, Ma H, Wu W, Zhang Y, Yang L, Huang S, Jia Z, Zhang A. Reduced Lon protease 1 expression in podocytes contributes to the pathogenesis of podocytopathy. Kidney Int 2020; 99:854-869. [PMID: 33181155 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Emerging evidence has shown that mitochondrial dysfunction is closely related to the pathogenesis of podocytopathy, but the molecular mechanisms mediating mitochondrial dysfunction in podocytes remain unclear. Lon protease 1 is an important soluble protease localized in the mitochondrial matrix, although its exact role in podocyte injury has yet to be determined. Here we investigated the specific role of this protease in podocyte in glomerular injury and the progression of podocytopathy using podocyte-specific Lon protease 1 knockout mice, murine podocytes in culture and kidney biopsy samples from patients with focal segmental glomerular sclerosis and minimal change disease. Downregulated expression of Lon protease 1 was observed in glomeruli of kidney biopsy samples demonstrating a negative correlation with urinary protein levels and glomerular pathology of patients with focal segmental glomerular sclerosis and minimal change disease. Podocyte-specific deletion of Lon protease 1 caused severe proteinuria, impaired kidney function, severe kidney injury and even mortality in mice. Mechanistically, we found that continuous podocyte Lon protease 1 ablation induced mitochondrial homeostasis imbalance and dysfunction, which then led to podocyte injury and glomerular sclerosis. In vitro experiments implicated the kidney protective effect of Lon protease 1, which inhibited mitochondrial dysfunction and podocyte apoptosis. Thus, our findings suggest that the regulation of Lon protease 1 in podocytes may provide a novel therapeutic approach for the podocytopathy.
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- Wei Gong
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Renal Division, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Zhao T, Goedhart C, Pfeffer G, Greenway SC, Lines M, Khan A, Innes AM, Shutt TE. Skeletal Phenotypes Due to Abnormalities in Mitochondrial Protein Homeostasis and Import. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E8327. [PMID: 33171986 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial disease represents a collection of rare genetic disorders caused by mitochondrial dysfunction. These disorders can be quite complex and heterogeneous, and it is recognized that mitochondrial disease can affect any tissue at any age. The reasons for this variability are not well understood. In this review, we develop and expand a subset of mitochondrial diseases including predominantly skeletal phenotypes. Understanding how impairment ofdiverse mitochondrial functions leads to a skeletal phenotype will help diagnose and treat patients with mitochondrial disease and provide additional insight into the growing list of human pathologies associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. The underlying disease genes encode factors involved in various aspects of mitochondrial protein homeostasis, including proteases and chaperones, mitochondrial protein import machinery, mediators of inner mitochondrial membrane lipid homeostasis, and aminoacylation of mitochondrial tRNAs required for translation. We further discuss a complex of frequently associated phenotypes (short stature, cataracts, and cardiomyopathy) potentially explained by alterations to steroidogenesis, a process regulated by mitochondria. Together, these observations provide novel insight into the consequences of impaired mitochondrial protein homeostasis.
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Venkatesh S, Baljinnyam E, Tong M, Kashihara T, Yan L, Liu T, Li H, Xie LH, Nakamura M, Oka SI, Suzuki CK, Fraidenraich D, Sadoshima J. Proteomic analysis of mitochondrial biogenesis in cardiomyocytes differentiated from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2020; 320:R547-R562. [PMID: 33112656 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00207.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Mitochondria play key roles in the differentiation and maturation of human cardiomyocytes (CMs). As human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) hold potential in the treatment of heart diseases, we sought to identify key mitochondrial pathways and regulators, which may provide targets for improving cardiac differentiation and maturation. Proteomic analysis was performed on enriched mitochondrial protein extracts isolated from hiPSC-CMs differentiated from dermal fibroblasts (dFCM) and cardiac fibroblasts (cFCM) at time points between 12 and 115 days of differentiation, and from adult and neonatal mouse hearts. Mitochondrial proteins with a twofold change at time points up to 120 days relative to 12 days were subjected to ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA). The highest upregulation was in metabolic pathways for fatty acid oxidation (FAO), the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), and branched chain amino acid (BCAA) degradation. The top upstream regulators predicted to be activated were peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1 α (PGC1-α), the insulin receptor (IR), and the retinoblastoma protein (Rb1) transcriptional repressor. IPA and immunoblotting showed upregulation of the mitochondrial LonP1 protease-a regulator of mitochondrial proteostasis, energetics, and metabolism. LonP1 knockdown increased FAO in neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes (nRVMs). Our results support the notion that LonP1 upregulation negatively regulates FAO in cardiomyocytes to calibrate the flux between glucose and fatty acid oxidation. We discuss potential mechanisms by which IR, Rb1, and LonP1 regulate the metabolic shift from glycolysis to OXPHOS and FAO. These newly identified factors and pathways may help in optimizing the maturation of iPSC-CMs.
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- Sundararajan Venkatesh
- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Center for Advanced Proteomics Research and Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Cancer Center, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Center for Advanced Proteomics Research and Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Cancer Center, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Center for Advanced Proteomics Research and Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Cancer Center, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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Mitochondria contain about 1,000-1,500 proteins that fulfil multiple functions. Mitochondrial proteins originate from two genomes: mitochondrial and nuclear. Hence, proper mitochondrial function requires synchronization of gene expression in the nucleus and in mitochondria and necessitates efficient import of mitochondrial proteins into the organelle from the cytosol. Furthermore, the mitochondrial proteome displays high plasticity to allow the adaptation of mitochondrial function to cellular requirements. Maintenance of this complex and adaptable mitochondrial proteome is challenging, but is of crucial importance to cell function. Defects in mitochondrial proteostasis lead to proteotoxic insults and eventually cell death. Different quality control systems monitor the mitochondrial proteome. The cytosolic ubiquitin-proteasome system controls protein transport across the mitochondrial outer membrane and removes damaged or mislocalized proteins. Concomitantly, a number of mitochondrial chaperones and proteases govern protein folding and degrade damaged proteins inside mitochondria. The quality control factors also regulate processing and turnover of native proteins to control protein import, mitochondrial metabolism, signalling cascades, mitochondrial dynamics and lipid biogenesis, further ensuring proper function of mitochondria. Thus, mitochondrial protein quality control mechanisms are of pivotal importance to integrate mitochondria into the cellular environment.
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Mitochondrial diseases are clinically and genetically heterogeneous. These diseases were initially described a little over three decades ago. Limited diagnostic tools created disease descriptions based on clinical, biochemical analytes, neuroimaging, and muscle biopsy findings. This diagnostic mechanism continued to evolve detection of inherited oxidative phosphorylation disorders and expanded discovery of mitochondrial physiology over the next two decades. Limited genetic testing hampered the definitive diagnostic identification and breadth of diseases. Over the last decade, the development and incorporation of massive parallel sequencing has identified approximately 300 genes involved in mitochondrial disease. Gene testing has enlarged our understanding of how genetic defects lead to cellular dysfunction and disease. These findings have expanded the understanding of how mechanisms of mitochondrial physiology can induce dysfunction and disease, but the complete collection of disease-causing gene variants remains incomplete. This article reviews the developments in disease gene discovery and the incorporation of gene findings with mitochondrial physiology. This understanding is critical to the development of targeted therapies.
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- Russell P. Saneto
- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
- Department of Neurology/Division of Pediatric Neurology, Seattle Children’s Hospital/University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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Younger G, Vetrini F, Weaver DD, Lynnes TC, Treat K, Pratt VM, Torres-Martinez W. EVEN-PLUS syndrome: A case report with novel variants in HSPA9 and evidence of HSPA9 gene dysfunction. Am J Med Genet A 2020; 182:2501-2507. [PMID: 32869452 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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EVEN-PLUS syndrome is a rare condition characterized by its involvement of the Epiphyses, Vertebrae, Ears, and Nose, PLUS other associated findings. We report here the fifth case of EVEN-PLUS syndrome with novel variants c.818 T > G (p.L273X) and c.955C > T (p.L319F) in the HSPA9 gene identified through whole-exome sequencing. The patient is the first male known to be affected and presented with additional features not previously described with EVEN-PLUS syndrome. These features include agenesis of the septum pellucidum, a short chest and sternum, 13 pairs of ribs, a single hemivertebra, laterally displaced nipples, hydronephrosis, unilateral cryptorchidism, unilateral single palmar crease, bilateral clubfoot, and hypotonia. qPCR analysis provides supporting evidence for a nonsense-mediated decay mechanism for the HSPA9 truncating variant. In silico 3D modeling supports the pathogenicity of the c.955C > T (p.L319F) missense variant. The study presented here further describes the syndrome and broadens its mutational and phenotypic spectrum. Our study also lends support to HSPA9 variants as the underlying etiology of EVEN-PLUS syndrome and ultimately provides a better understanding of the molecular basis of the condition.
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- Georgianne Younger
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Marchetti P, Fovez Q, Germain N, Khamari R, Kluza J. Mitochondrial spare respiratory capacity: Mechanisms, regulation, and significance in non-transformed and cancer cells. FASEB J 2020; 34:13106-13124. [PMID: 32808332 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000767r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [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: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Mitochondrial metabolism must constantly adapt to stress conditions in order to maintain bioenergetic levels related to cellular functions. This absence of proper adaptation can be seen in a wide array of conditions, including cancer. Metabolic adaptation calls on mitochondrial function and draws on the mitochondrial reserve to meet increasing needs. Among mitochondrial respiratory parameters, the spare respiratory capacity (SRC) represents a particularly robust functional parameter to evaluate mitochondrial reserve. We provide an overview of potential SRC mechanisms and regulation with a focus on its particular significance in cancer cells.
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- Philippe Marchetti
- Institut de Recherche contre le Cancer de Lille, CNRS, INSERM, CHU Lille, UMR9020 - UMR-S 1277 - Canther, Université Lille, Lille Cedex, France.,Banque de Tissus, CHU Lille, Lille Cedex, France
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- Institut de Recherche contre le Cancer de Lille, CNRS, INSERM, CHU Lille, UMR9020 - UMR-S 1277 - Canther, Université Lille, Lille Cedex, France
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- Institut de Recherche contre le Cancer de Lille, CNRS, INSERM, CHU Lille, UMR9020 - UMR-S 1277 - Canther, Université Lille, Lille Cedex, France.,Banque de Tissus, CHU Lille, Lille Cedex, France
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- Institut de Recherche contre le Cancer de Lille, CNRS, INSERM, CHU Lille, UMR9020 - UMR-S 1277 - Canther, Université Lille, Lille Cedex, France
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- Institut de Recherche contre le Cancer de Lille, CNRS, INSERM, CHU Lille, UMR9020 - UMR-S 1277 - Canther, Université Lille, Lille Cedex, France
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De Gaetano A, Gibellini L, Bianchini E, Borella R, De Biasi S, Nasi M, Boraldi F, Cossarizza A, Pinti M. Impaired Mitochondrial Morphology and Functionality in Lonp1wt/- Mice. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9061783. [PMID: 32521756 PMCID: PMC7355737 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9061783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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LONP1 is a nuclear-encoded mitochondrial protease crucial for organelle homeostasis; mutations of LONP1 have been associated with Cerebral, Ocular, Dental, Auricular, and Skeletal anomalies (CODAS) syndrome. To clarify the role of LONP1 in vivo, we generated a mouse model in which Lonp1 was ablated. The homozygous Lonp−/− mouse was not vital, while the heterozygous Lonp1wt/− showed similar growth rate, weight, length, life-span and histologic features as wild type. Conversely, ultrastructural analysis of heterozygous enterocytes evidenced profound morphological alterations of mitochondria, which appeared increased in number, swollen and larger, with a lower complexity. Embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) from Lonp1wt/− mice showed a reduced expression of Lonp1 and Tfam, whose expression is regulated by LONP1. Mitochondrial DNA was also reduced, and mitochondria were swollen and larger, albeit at a lesser extent than enterocytes, with a perinuclear distribution. From the functional point of view, mitochondria from heterozygous MEF showed a lower oxygen consumption rate in basal conditions, either in the presence of glucose or galactose, and a reduced expression of mitochondrial complexes than wild type. In conclusion, the presence of one functional copy of the Lonp1 gene leads to impairment of mitochondrial ultrastructure and functions in vivo.
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- Anna De Gaetano
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy; (A.D.G.); (F.B.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences of Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.G.); (R.B.); (S.D.B.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy; (E.B.); (M.N.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences of Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.G.); (R.B.); (S.D.B.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences of Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.G.); (R.B.); (S.D.B.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy; (E.B.); (M.N.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy; (A.D.G.); (F.B.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences of Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy; (L.G.); (R.B.); (S.D.B.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy; (A.D.G.); (F.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-059-205-5386; Fax: +39-059-205-5426
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Wang W, Zhao F, Ma X, Perry G, Zhu X. Mitochondria dysfunction in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease: recent advances. Mol Neurodegener 2020; 15:30. [PMID: 32471464 PMCID: PMC7257174 DOI: 10.1186/s13024-020-00376-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 490] [Impact Index Per Article: 122.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by impaired cognitive function due to progressive loss of neurons in the brain. Under the microscope, neuronal accumulation of abnormal tau proteins and amyloid plaques are two pathological hallmarks in affected brain regions. Although the detailed mechanism of the pathogenesis of AD is still elusive, a large body of evidence suggests that damaged mitochondria likely play fundamental roles in the pathogenesis of AD. It is believed that a healthy pool of mitochondria not only supports neuronal activity by providing enough energy supply and other related mitochondrial functions to neurons, but also guards neurons by minimizing mitochondrial related oxidative damage. In this regard, exploration of the multitude of mitochondrial mechanisms altered in the pathogenesis of AD constitutes novel promising therapeutic targets for the disease. In this review, we will summarize recent progress that underscores the essential role of mitochondria dysfunction in the pathogenesis of AD and discuss mechanisms underlying mitochondrial dysfunction with a focus on the loss of mitochondrial structural and functional integrity in AD including mitochondrial biogenesis and dynamics, axonal transport, ER-mitochondria interaction, mitophagy and mitochondrial proteostasis.
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- Wenzhang Wang
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- College of Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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Key J, Maletzko A, Kohli A, Gispert S, Torres-Odio S, Wittig I, Heidler J, Bárcena C, López-Otín C, Lei Y, West AP, Münch C, Auburger G. Loss of mitochondrial ClpP, Lonp1, and Tfam triggers transcriptional induction of Rnf213, a susceptibility factor for moyamoya disease. Neurogenetics 2020; 21:187-203. [PMID: 32342250 PMCID: PMC7283203 DOI: 10.1007/s10048-020-00609-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Human RNF213, which encodes the protein mysterin, is a known susceptibility gene for moyamoya disease (MMD), a cerebrovascular condition with occlusive lesions and compensatory angiogenesis. Mysterin mutations, together with exposure to environmental trigger factors, lead to an elevated stroke risk since childhood. Mysterin is induced during cell stress, to function as cytosolic AAA+ ATPase and ubiquitylation enzyme. Little knowledge exists, in which context mysterin is needed. Here, we found that genetic ablation of several mitochondrial matrix factors, such as the peptidase ClpP, the transcription factor Tfam, as well as the peptidase and AAA+ ATPase Lonp1, potently induces Rnf213 transcript expression in various organs, in parallel with other components of the innate immune system. Mostly in mouse fibroblasts and human endothelial cells, the Rnf213 levels showed prominent upregulation upon Poly(I:C)-triggered TLR3-mediated responses to dsRNA toxicity, as well as upon interferon gamma treatment. Only partial suppression of Rnf213 induction was achieved by C16 as an antagonist of PKR (dsRNA-dependent protein kinase). Since dysfunctional mitochondria were recently reported to release immune-stimulatory dsRNA into the cytosol, our results suggest that mysterin becomes relevant when mitochondrial dysfunction or infections have triggered RNA-dependent inflammation. Thus, MMD has similarities with vasculopathies that involve altered nucleotide processing, such as Aicardi-Goutières syndrome or systemic lupus erythematosus. Furthermore, in MMD, the low penetrance of RNF213 mutations might be modified by dysfunctions in mitochondria or the TLR3 pathway.
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- Jana Key
- Experimental Neurology, Goethe University Medical School, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Faculty of Biosciences, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Experimental Neurology, Goethe University Medical School, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Experimental Neurology, Goethe University Medical School, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Institute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University Medical School, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Experimental Neurology, Goethe University Medical School, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Experimental Neurology, Goethe University Medical School, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Functional Proteomics Group, Goethe-University Hospital, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Functional Proteomics Group, Goethe-University Hospital, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Universitario de Oncología, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006, Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto Universitario de Oncología, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University Medical School, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Experimental Neurology, Goethe University Medical School, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Kalvala AK, Khan I, Gundu C, Kumar A. An Overview on ATP Dependent and Independent Proteases Including an Anterograde to Retrograde Control on Mitochondrial Function; Focus on Diabetes and Diabetic Complications. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 25:2584-2594. [PMID: 31317835 DOI: 10.2174/1381612825666190718153901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Mitochondria are the central power stations of the cell involved with a myriad of cell signalling pathways that contribute for whole health status of the cell. It is a well known fact that not only mitochondrial genome encodes for mitochondrial proteins but there are several other mitochondrial specific proteins encoded by nuclear genome which regulate plethora of cell catabolic and anabolic process. Anterograde pathways include nuclear gene encoded proteins and their specific transport into the mitochondria and regulation of mitochondrial homeostasis. The retrograde pathways include crosstalk between the mitochondria and cytoplasmic proteins. Indeed, ATP dependent and independent proteases are identified to be very critical in balancing anterograde to retrograde signalling and vice versa to maintain the cell viability or cell death. Different experimental studies conducted on silencing the genes of these proteases have shown embryonic lethality, cancer cells death, increased hepatic glucose output, insulin tolerance, increased protein exclusion bodies, mitochondrial dysfunction, and defect in mitochondrial biogenesis, increased inflammation, Apoptosis etc. These experimental studies included from eubacteria to eukaryotes. Hence, many lines of theories proposed these proteases are conservative from eubacteria to eukaryotes. However, the regulation of these proteases at gene level is not clearly understood and still research is warranted. In this review, we articulated the origin and regulation of these proteases and the cross talk between the nucleus and mitochondria vice versa, and highlighted the role of these proteases in diabetes and diabetic complications in human diseases.
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- Anil Kumar Kalvala
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Hyderabad, Bala Nagar, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Hyderabad, Bala Nagar, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Hyderabad, Bala Nagar, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Hyderabad, Bala Nagar, India
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Sha Z, Chilakala S, Crabill G, Cheng I, Xu Y, Fishovitz J, Lee I. A Proteolytic Site-Directed Affinity Label to Inhibit the Human ATP-Dependent Protease Caseinolytic Complex XP. Chembiochem 2020; 21:2049-2059. [PMID: 32180302 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000031] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Human caseinolytic protease component X and P (hClpXP) is a heterooligomeric ATP-dependent protease. The hClpX subunit catalyzes ATP hydrolysis whereas the hClpP subunit catalyzes peptide bond cleavage. In this study, we generated a peptidyl chloromethyl ketone (dansyl-FAPAL-CMK) that inhibited the hClpP subunit through alkylation of the catalytic His122, which was detected by LC-MS. This inhibitor is composed of a peptide sequence derived from a hydrolyzed peptide product of a substrate cleaved by hClpXP. Binding of FAPAL positions the electrophilic chloromethyl ketone moiety near His122 where alkylation occurs. Dansyl FAPAL-CMK exhibits selectivity for hClpXP over other ATP-dependent proteases such as hLon and the 26S proteasome and abolishes hClpXP activity in HeLa cell lysate. Using the fluorogenic peptide substrate FR-Cleptide as reporter, we detected biphasic inhibition time courses; this supports a slow-binding, time-dependent, covalent inhibition mechanism that is often found in active-site directed affinity labels. Because this inhibitor reacts only with hClpXP but not hLon or the proteasome, it has the potential to serve as a chemical tool to help validate endogenous protein substrates of hClpXP in cell lysate, thereby benefiting investigation of the physiological functions of hClpXP in different cell types or tissue samples.
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- Zhou Sha
- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, 44115, USA.,Present address: Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Beverly Hills, CA, 90211, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, USA.,Present address: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, USA.,Present address: Agilent Technologies, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, 44115, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, USA
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Ali AT, Idaghdour Y, Hodgkinson A. Analysis of mitochondrial m1A/G RNA modification reveals links to nuclear genetic variants and associated disease processes. Commun Biol 2020; 3:147. [PMID: 32221480 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-0879-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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RNA modifications affect the stability and function of RNA species, regulating important downstream processes. Modification levels are often dynamic, varying between tissues and individuals, although it is not always clear what modulates this or what impact it has on biological systems. Here, we quantify variation in m1A/G RNA modification levels at functionally important positions in the human mitochondrial genome across 11,552 samples from 39 tissue/cell types and find that modification levels are associated with mitochondrial transcript processing. We identify links between mitochondrial RNA modification levels and genetic variants in the nuclear genome, including a missense mutation in LONP1, and find that genetic variants within MRPP3 and TRMT61B are associated with RNA modification levels across a large number of tissues. Genetic variants linked to RNA modification levels are associated with multiple disease/disease-related phenotypes, including blood pressure, breast cancer and psoriasis, suggesting a role for mitochondrial RNA modification in complex disease. Ali et al. analyze publicly available RNA-seq data from different tissues to quantify variation in m1A/G methylation levels in mitochondrial RNAs. They show a link between mitochondrial m1A/G modification levels and nuclear genetic variants, many of which are associated with disease.
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