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Mahesan A, Kamila G, Kumar A, Jauhari P, Chakrabarty B, Gulati S. Teaching NeuroImage: Mitochondrial Membrane Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration: An MRI Pattern Recognition. Neurology 2024; 102:e209420. [PMID: 38574298 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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- Aakash Mahesan
- From the Centre of Excellence & Advanced Research for Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders (A.M., G.K., P.J., B.C., S.G.), Child Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology (A.K.), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- From the Centre of Excellence & Advanced Research for Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders (A.M., G.K., P.J., B.C., S.G.), Child Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology (A.K.), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- From the Centre of Excellence & Advanced Research for Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders (A.M., G.K., P.J., B.C., S.G.), Child Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology (A.K.), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- From the Centre of Excellence & Advanced Research for Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders (A.M., G.K., P.J., B.C., S.G.), Child Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology (A.K.), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- From the Centre of Excellence & Advanced Research for Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders (A.M., G.K., P.J., B.C., S.G.), Child Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology (A.K.), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- From the Centre of Excellence & Advanced Research for Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders (A.M., G.K., P.J., B.C., S.G.), Child Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics, and Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology (A.K.), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Iankova V, Sparber P, Rohani M, Dusek P, Büchner B, Karin I, Schneider SA, Gorriz JM, Kmiec T, Klopstock T. Phenotype and natural history of mitochondrial membrane protein-associated neurodegeneration. Brain 2024; 147:1389-1398. [PMID: 37831662 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awad357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial membrane protein-associated neurodegeneration (MPAN) is an ultraorphan neurogenetic disease from the group of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) disorders. Here we report cross-sectional and longitudinal data to define the phenotype, to assess disease progression and to estimate sample sizes for clinical trials. We enrolled patients with genetically confirmed MPAN from the Treat Iron-Related Childhood-Onset Neurodegeneration (TIRCON) registry and cohort study, and from additional sites. Linear mixed-effect modelling (LMEM) was used to calculate annual progression rates for the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Barry-Albright Dystonia (BAD) scale, Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living (SE-ADL) scale and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). We investigated 85 MPAN patients cross-sectionally, with functional outcome data collected in 45. Median age at onset was 9 years and the median diagnostic delay was 5 years. The most common findings were gait disturbance (99%), pyramidal involvement (95%), dysarthria (90%), vision disturbances (82%), with all but dysarthria presenting early in the disease course. After 16 years with the disease, 50% of patients were wheelchair dependent. LMEM showed an annual progression rate of 4.5 points in total UPDRS. The total BAD scale score showed no significant progression over time. The SE-ADL scale and the patient- and parent-reported PedsQL showed a decline of 3.9%, 2.14 and 2.05 points, respectively. No patient subpopulations were identified based on longitudinal trajectories. Our cross-sectional results define the order of onset and frequency of symptoms in MPAN, which will inform the diagnostic process, help to shorten diagnostic delay and aid in counselling patients, parents and caregivers. Our longitudinal findings define the natural history of MPAN, reveal the most responsive outcomes and highlight the need for an MPAN-specific rating approach. Our sample size estimations inform the design of upcoming clinical trials.
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- Vassilena Iankova
- Department of Neurology with Friedrich-Baur-Institute, University Hospital of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Research Centre for Medical Genetics, 115522 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Neurology, Rasoul Akram Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, 1449614535 Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neurology and Center of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, 121 08 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurology with Friedrich-Baur-Institute, University Hospital of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Friedrich-Baur-Institute, University Hospital of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology with Friedrich-Baur-Institute, University Hospital of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Data Science and Computational Intelligence Institute, University of Granada, Granada CP 18071, Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SZ, UK
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- Children's Memorial Health Institute, Child Neurology Department, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Neurology with Friedrich-Baur-Institute, University Hospital of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80336 Munich, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 81377 Munich, Germany
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology, 81377 Munich, Germany
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Stephan T, Stoldt S, Barbot M, Carney TD, Lange F, Bates M, Bou Dib P, Inamdar K, Shcherbata HR, Meinecke M, Riedel D, Dennerlein S, Rehling P, Jakobs S. Drosophila MIC10b can polymerize into cristae-shaping filaments. Life Sci Alliance 2024; 7:e202302177. [PMID: 38253420 PMCID: PMC10803214 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202302177] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Cristae are invaginations of the mitochondrial inner membrane that are crucial for cellular energy metabolism. The formation of cristae requires the presence of a protein complex known as MICOS, which is conserved across eukaryotic species. One of the subunits of this complex, MIC10, is a transmembrane protein that supports cristae formation by oligomerization. In Drosophila melanogaster, three MIC10-like proteins with different tissue-specific expression patterns exist. We demonstrate that CG41128/MINOS1b/DmMIC10b is the major MIC10 orthologue in flies. Its loss destabilizes MICOS, disturbs cristae architecture, and reduces the life span and fertility of flies. We show that DmMIC10b has a unique ability to polymerize into bundles of filaments, which can remodel mitochondrial crista membranes. The formation of these filaments relies on conserved glycine and cysteine residues, and can be suppressed by the co-expression of other Drosophila MICOS proteins. These findings provide new insights into the regulation of MICOS in flies, and suggest potential mechanisms for the maintenance of mitochondrial ultrastructure.
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- Till Stephan
- https://ror.org/03av75f26 Department of NanoBiophotonics, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
- Clinic of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- https://ror.org/03av75f26 Department of NanoBiophotonics, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
- Clinic of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells" (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- https://ror.org/03av75f26 Department of NanoBiophotonics, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
- Clinic of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
- Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, USA
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- https://ror.org/03av75f26 Department of NanoBiophotonics, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
- Clinic of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- https://ror.org/03av75f26 Department of NanoBiophotonics, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
- Department of Optical Nanoscopy, Institute for Nanophotonics, Göttingen, Germany
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- https://ror.org/03av75f26 Department of NanoBiophotonics, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
- Clinic of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- https://ror.org/03av75f26 Department of NanoBiophotonics, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
- Clinic of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
- Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, USA
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- Biochemistry Center (BZH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Science, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells" (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Department of Cellular Biochemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Translational Neuroinflammation and Automated Microscopy, Göttingen, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Science, Göttingen, Germany
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- https://ror.org/03av75f26 Department of NanoBiophotonics, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
- Clinic of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells" (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Translational Neuroinflammation and Automated Microscopy, Göttingen, Germany
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Su W, Xu F, Zhong J, Hu R, Wang L, Li H, Yang Z, Ge S, He H, Han S, Xie X, Guo H, He L, Liu J, Yi T, Kong Y, Long J. Screening of CPT1A-Targeting Lipid Metabolism Modulators Using Mitochondrial Membrane Chromatography. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2024; 16:13234-13246. [PMID: 38411590 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18102] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A), which resides on the mitochondrial outer membrane, serves as the rate-limiting enzyme of fatty acid β-oxidation. Identifying the compounds targeting CPT1A warrants a promising candidate for modulating lipid metabolism. In this study, we developed a CPT1A-overexpressed mitochondrial membrane chromatography (MMC) to screen the compounds with affinity for CPT1A. Cells overexpressing CPT1A were cultured, and subsequently, their mitochondrial membrane was isolated and immobilized on amino-silica gel cross-linked by glutaraldehyde. After packing the mitochondrial membrane column, retention components of MMC were performed with LC/MS, whose analytic peaks provided structural information on compounds that might interact with mitochondrial membrane proteins. With the newly developed MMC-LC/MS approach, several Chinese traditional medicine extracts, such as Scutellariae Radix and Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix (PCRR), were analyzed. Five noteworthy compounds, baicalin, baicalein, wogonoside, wogonin, and resveratrol, were identified as enhancers of CPT1A enzyme activity, with resveratrol being a new agonist for CPT1A. The study suggests that MMC serves as a reliable screening system for efficiently identifying modulators targeting CPT1A from complex extracts.
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- Wu Su
- Center for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Center for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Center for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Center for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Center for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Center for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710116, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710116, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710116, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710116, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710005, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710116, China
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong 266113, China
- Department of Dermatology of the First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Faculty of Health Sciences and Sports, Macao Polytechnic University, Macau 999078, China
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- Center for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Center for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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Mise K, Long J, Galvan DL, Ye Z, Fan G, Sharma R, Serysheva II, Moore TI, Jeter CR, Anna Zal M, Araki M, Wada J, Schumacker PT, Chang BH, Danesh FR. NDUFS4 regulates cristae remodeling in diabetic kidney disease. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1965. [PMID: 38438382 PMCID: PMC10912198 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46366-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
Abstract
The mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) is a highly adaptive process to meet metabolic demands of the cell, and its dysregulation has been associated with diverse clinical pathologies. However, the role and nature of impaired ETC in kidney diseases remains poorly understood. Here, we generate diabetic mice with podocyte-specific overexpression of Ndufs4, an accessory subunit of mitochondrial complex I, as a model investigate the role of ETC integrity in diabetic kidney disease (DKD). We find that conditional male mice with genetic overexpression of Ndufs4 exhibit significant improvements in cristae morphology, mitochondrial dynamics, and albuminuria. By coupling proximity labeling with super-resolution imaging, we also identify the role of cristae shaping protein STOML2 in linking NDUFS4 with improved cristae morphology. Together, we provide the evidence on the central role of NDUFS4 as a regulator of cristae remodeling and mitochondrial function in kidney podocytes. We propose that targeting NDUFS4 represents a promising approach to slow the progression of DKD.
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- Koki Mise
- Section of Nephrology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Section of Nephrology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Section of Nephrology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Section of Nephrology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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Yoshii SR, Barral Y. Fission-independent compartmentalization of mitochondria during budding yeast cell division. J Cell Biol 2024; 223:e202211048. [PMID: 38180475 PMCID: PMC10783438 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202211048] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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Lateral diffusion barriers compartmentalize membranes to generate polarity or asymmetrically partition membrane-associated macromolecules. Budding yeasts assemble such barriers in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the outer nuclear envelope at the bud neck to retain aging factors in the mother cell and generate naïve and rejuvenated daughter cells. However, little is known about whether other organelles are similarly compartmentalized. Here, we show that the membranes of mitochondria are laterally compartmentalized at the bud neck and near the cell poles. The barriers in the inner mitochondrial membrane are constitutive, whereas those in the outer membrane form in response to stresses. The strength of mitochondrial diffusion barriers is regulated positively by spatial cues from the septin axis and negatively by retrograde (RTG) signaling. These data indicate that mitochondria are compartmentalized in a fission-independent manner. We propose that these diffusion barriers promote mitochondrial polarity and contribute to mitochondrial quality control.
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- Saori R. Yoshii
- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Hofstadter WA, Tsopurashvili E, Cristea IM. Viral regulation of organelle membrane contact sites. PLoS Biol 2024; 22:e3002529. [PMID: 38442090 PMCID: PMC10914265 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002529] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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At the core of organelle functions lies their ability and need to form dynamic organelle-organelle networks that drive intracellular communication and coordination of cellular pathways. These networks are facilitated by membrane contact sites (MCSs) that promote both intra-organelle and inter-organelle communication. Given their multiple functions, MCSs and the proteins that form them are commonly co-opted by viruses during infection to promote viral replication. This Essay discusses mechanisms acquired by diverse human viruses to regulate MCS functions in either proviral processes or host defense. It also examines techniques used for examining MCSs in the context of viral infections.
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- William A. Hofstadter
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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Diao J. Q&A with Jiajie Diao. Cell Rep 2024; 43:113741. [PMID: 38335092 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Jiajie (JJ) Diao spoke with us at Cell Reports about his outlook on science, the value of collaboration, and his exciting work asking cell biology questions using biophysical approaches. Specifically, he discusses the recent study from his team where they discover that mitochondrial nucleoid condensates can remodel the mitochondrial membrane through high membrane curvature.
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Bastidas RJ, Kędzior M, Davidson RK, Walsh SC, Dolat L, Sixt BS, Pruneda JN, Coers J, Valdivia RH. The acetylase activity of Cdu1 regulates bacterial exit from infected cells by protecting Chlamydia effectors from degradation. eLife 2024; 12:RP87386. [PMID: 38358795 PMCID: PMC10942603 DOI: 10.7554/elife.87386] [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] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Many cellular processes are regulated by ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation. Pathogens can regulate eukaryotic proteolysis through the delivery of proteins with de-ubiquitinating (DUB) activities. The obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis secretes Cdu1 (ChlaDUB1), a dual deubiquitinase and Lys-acetyltransferase, that promotes Golgi remodeling and survival of infected host cells presumably by regulating the ubiquitination of host and bacterial proteins. Here, we determined that Cdu1's acetylase but not its DUB activity is important to protect Cdu1 from ubiquitin-mediated degradation. We further identified three C. trachomatis proteins on the pathogen-containing vacuole (InaC, IpaM, and CTL0480) that required Cdu1's acetylase activity for protection from degradation and determined that Cdu1 and these Cdu1-protected proteins are required for optimal egress of Chlamydia from host cells. These findings highlight a non-canonical mechanism of pathogen-mediated protection of virulence factors from degradation after their delivery into host cells and the coordinated regulation of secreted effector proteins.
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- Robert J Bastidas
- Department of Integrative Immunobiology, Duke UniversityDurhamUnited States
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- Department of Integrative Immunobiology, Duke UniversityDurhamUnited States
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke UniversityDukeUnited States
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke UniversityDukeUnited States
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- Department of Integrative Immunobiology, Duke UniversityDurhamUnited States
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- Deparment of Molecular Biology, Umeå UniversityUmeåSweden
- The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS), Umeå UniversityUmeåSweden
- Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå UniversityUmeåSweden
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUnited States
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- Department of Integrative Immunobiology, Duke UniversityDurhamUnited States
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke UniversityDukeUnited States
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- Department of Integrative Immunobiology, Duke UniversityDurhamUnited States
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke UniversityDukeUnited States
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Chang X, Zhou S, Liu J, Wang Y, Guan X, Wu Q, Zhang Q, Liu Z, Liu R. Zishen Tongyang Huoxue decoction (TYHX) alleviates sinoatrial node cell ischemia/reperfusion injury by directing mitochondrial quality control via the VDAC1-β-tubulin signaling axis. J Ethnopharmacol 2024; 320:117371. [PMID: 37981118 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.117371] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
Abstract
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Zishen Tongyang Huoxue decoction (TYHX) has been used clinically for nearly 40 years to treat sick sinus syndrome. Previous reports showed that TYHX can inhibit calcium flux by regulating mitochondrial homeostasis via β-tubulin and increase sinoatrial node cell (SNC) activity. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. AIM OF THE STUDY We aimed to verify the protective effect of TYHX against SNC ischemia by regulating mitochondrial quality control (MQC) through β-tubulin and voltage-dependent anion-selective channel 1 (VDAC1) silencing. MATERIALS AND METHODS We established an in vitro model of SNC ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and performed rescue experiments by silencing β-tubulin and VDAC1 expression. Cell-Counting Kit 8 assays were performed to detect cell viabilities, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling assays (paired with confocal microscopy) were performed to detect fragmentation. Mitochondrial-energy metabolism was detected using the Seahorse assay system. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis was performed to detect the mRNA-expression levels of MQC-related genes. RESULTS TYHX inhibited SNC mitochondrial injury. During I/R simulation, TYHX maintained β-tubulin stability, regulated synergy between mitophagy and the mitochondrial unfolded-protein response (UPRmt), and inhibited mitochondrial oxidative stress and overactive SNC fission. Next-generation sequencing suggested that mitochondrial-membrane injury caused SNC apoptosis. We also found that TYHX regulated β-tubulin expression through VDAC1 and inhibited dynamin-related protein 1 migration to mitochondria from the nucleus. After preventing excessive mitochondrial fission, the mitophagy-UPRmt pathway, mitochondrial-membrane potential, and mitochondrial energy were restored. VDAC1 silencing affected the regulatory mechanism of MQC in a β-tubulin-dependent manner via TYHX. CONCLUSION TYHX regulated mitochondrial membrane-permeability through VDAC1, which affected MQC through β-tubulin and inhibited mitochondrial apoptosis. Our findings may help in developing drugs to protect the sinoatrial node.
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- Xing Chang
- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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- Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, China.
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Choi HY, Zhu Y, Zhao X, Mehta S, Hernandez JC, Lee JJ, Kou Y, Machida R, Giacca M, Del Sal G, Ray R, Eoh H, Tahara SM, Chen L, Tsukamoto H, Machida K. NOTCH localizes to mitochondria through the TBC1D15-FIS1 interaction and is stabilized via blockade of E3 ligase and CDK8 recruitment to reprogram tumor-initiating cells. Exp Mol Med 2024; 56:461-477. [PMID: 38409448 PMCID: PMC10907578 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-024-01174-6] [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: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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The P53-destabilizing TBC1D15-NOTCH protein interaction promotes self-renewal of tumor-initiating stem-like cells (TICs); however, the mechanisms governing the regulation of this pathway have not been fully elucidated. Here, we show that TBC1D15 stabilizes NOTCH and c-JUN through blockade of E3 ligase and CDK8 recruitment to phosphodegron sequences. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP-seq) analysis was performed to determine whether TBC1D15-dependent NOTCH1 binding occurs in TICs or non-TICs. The TIC population was isolated to evaluate TBC1D15-dependent NOTCH1 stabilization mechanisms. The tumor incidence in hepatocyte-specific triple knockout (Alb::CreERT2;Tbc1d15Flox/Flox;Notch1Flox/Flox;Notch2Flox/Flox;HCV-NS5A) Transgenic (Tg) mice and wild-type mice was compared after being fed an alcohol-containing Western diet (WD) for 12 months. The NOTCH1-TBC1D15-FIS1 interaction resulted in recruitment of mitochondria to the perinuclear region. TBC1D15 bound to full-length NUMB and to NUMB isoform 5, which lacks three Ser phosphorylation sites, and relocalized NUMB5 to mitochondria. TBC1D15 binding to NOTCH1 blocked CDK8- and CDK19-mediated phosphorylation of the NOTCH1 PEST phosphodegron to block FBW7 recruitment to Thr-2512 of NOTCH1. ChIP-seq analysis revealed that TBC1D15 and NOTCH1 regulated the expression of genes involved in mitochondrial metabolism-related pathways required for the maintenance of TICs. TBC1D15 inhibited CDK8-mediated phosphorylation to stabilize NOTCH1 and protect it from degradation The NUMB-binding oncoprotein TBC1D15 rescued NOTCH1 from NUMB-mediated ubiquitin-dependent degradation and recruited NOTCH1 to the mitochondrial outer membrane for the generation and expansion of liver TICs. A NOTCH-TBC1D15 inhibitor was found to inhibit NOTCH-dependent pathways and exhibited potent therapeutic effects in PDX mouse models. This unique targeting of the NOTCH-TBC1D15 interaction not only normalized the perinuclear localization of mitochondria but also promoted potent cytotoxic effects against TICs to eradicate patient-derived xenografts through NOTCH-dependent pathways.
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- Hye Yeon Choi
- Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127, Trieste, Italy
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Area Science Park-Padriciano, Trieste, Italy
- IFOM ETS, The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Saint Louis University, School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Southern California Research Center for ALPD and Cirrhosis, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Southern California Research Center for ALPD and Cirrhosis, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Voeltz GK, Sawyer EM, Hajnóczky G, Prinz WA. Making the connection: How membrane contact sites have changed our view of organelle biology. Cell 2024; 187:257-270. [PMID: 38242082 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.11.040] [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: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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The view of organelles and how they operate together has changed dramatically over the last two decades. The textbook view of organelles was that they operated largely independently and were connected by vesicular trafficking and the diffusion of signals through the cytoplasm. We now know that all organelles make functional close contacts with one another, often called membrane contact sites. The study of these sites has moved to center stage in cell biology as it has become clear that they play critical roles in healthy and developing cells and during cell stress and disease states. Contact sites have important roles in intracellular signaling, lipid metabolism, motor-protein-mediated membrane dynamics, organelle division, and organelle biogenesis. Here, we summarize the major conceptual changes that have occurred in cell biology as we have come to appreciate how contact sites integrate the activities of organelles.
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- G K Voeltz
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA.
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
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- MitoCare Center, Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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Rogov AG, Goleva TN, Aliverdieva DA, Zvyagilskaya RA. SkQ3 Exhibits the Most Pronounced Antioxidant Effect on Isolated Rat Liver Mitochondria and Yeast Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1107. [PMID: 38256179 PMCID: PMC10816539 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25021107] [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: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Oxidative stress is involved in a wide range of age-related diseases. A critical role has been proposed for mitochondrial oxidative stress in initiating or promoting these pathologies and the potential for mitochondria-targeted antioxidants to fight them, making their search and testing a very urgent task. In this study, the mitochondria-targeted antioxidants SkQ1, SkQ3 and MitoQ were examined as they affected isolated rat liver mitochondria and yeast cells, comparing SkQ3 with clinically tested SkQ1 and MitoQ. At low concentrations, all three substances stimulated the oxidation of respiratory substrates in state 4 respiration (no ADP addition); at higher concentrations, they inhibited the ADP-triggered state 3 respiration and the uncoupled state, depolarized the inner mitochondrial membrane, contributed to the opening of the mPTP (mitochondrial permeability transition pore), did not specifically affect ATP synthase, and had a pronounced antioxidant effect. SkQ3 was the most active antioxidant, not possessing, unlike SkQ1 or MitoQ, prooxidant activity with increasing concentrations. In yeast cells, all three substances reduced prooxidant-induced intracellular oxidative stress and cell death and prevented and reversed mitochondrial fragmentation, with SkQ3 being the most efficient. These data allow us to consider SkQ3 as a promising potential therapeutic agent to mitigate pathologies associated with oxidative stress.
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- Anton G. Rogov
- National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, 123182 Moscow, Russia; (A.G.R.); (T.N.G.)
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- National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, 123182 Moscow, Russia; (A.G.R.); (T.N.G.)
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- Precaspian Institute of Biological Resources, Daghestan Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 367000 Makhachkala, Russia;
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- A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia
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Su L, Gao K, Tian Y, Xiao X, Lu C, Xu J, Yan X. Mitochondrial Esterase Activity Measured at the Single Organelle Level by Nano-flow Cytometry. Anal Chem 2024; 96:810-820. [PMID: 38173421 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04321] [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] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Monitoring mitochondrial esterase activity is crucial not only for investigating mitochondrial metabolism but also for assessing the effectiveness of mitochondrial-targeting prodrugs. However, accurately detecting esterase activity within mitochondria poses challenges due to its ubiquitous presence in cells and the uncontrolled localization of fluorogenic probes. To overcome this hurdle and reveal variations among different mitochondria, we isolated mitochondria and preserved their activity and functionality in a buffered environment. Subsequently, we utilized a laboratory-built nano-flow cytometer in conjunction with an esterase-responsive calcein-AM fluorescent probe to measure the esterase activity of individual mitochondria. This approach enabled us to investigate the influence of temperature, pH, metal ions, and various compounds on the mitochondrial esterase activity without any interference from other cellular constituents. Interestingly, we observed a decline in the mitochondrial esterase activity following the administration of mitochondrial respiratory chain inhibitors. Furthermore, we found that mitochondrial esterase activity was notably higher in the presence of a high concentration of ATP compared to that of ADP and AMP. Additionally, we noticed a correlation between elevated levels of complex IV and increased mitochondrial esterase activity. These findings suggest a functional connection between the mitochondrial respiratory chain and mitochondrial esterase activity. Moreover, we detected an upsurge in mitochondrial esterase activity during the early stages of apoptosis, while cellular esterase activity decreased. This highlights the significance of analyzing enzyme activity within specific organelle subregions. In summary, the integration of a nano-flow cytometer and fluorescent dyes introduces a novel method for quantifying mitochondrial enzyme activity with the potential to uncover the alterations and unique functions of other mitochondrial enzymes.
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- Liyun Su
- Department of Chemical Biology, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Biology, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Biology, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Biology, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Biology, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Biology, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Biology, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, People's Republic of China
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Wang Y, Yang J, Zhang Y, Zhou J. Focus on Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain: Potential Therapeutic Target for Chronic Renal Failure. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:949. [PMID: 38256023 PMCID: PMC10815764 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25020949] [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: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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The function of the respiratory chain is closely associated with kidney function, and the dysfunction of the respiratory chain is a primary pathophysiological change in chronic kidney failure. The incidence of chronic kidney failure caused by defects in respiratory-chain-related genes has frequently been overlooked. Correcting abnormal metabolic reprogramming, rescuing the "toxic respiratory chain", and targeting the clearance of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species are potential therapies for treating chronic kidney failure. These treatments have shown promising results in slowing fibrosis and inflammation progression and improving kidney function in various animal models of chronic kidney failure and patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The mitochondrial respiratory chain is a key target worthy of attention in the treatment of chronic kidney failure. This review integrated research related to the mitochondrial respiratory chain and chronic kidney failure, primarily elucidating the pathological status of the mitochondrial respiratory chain in chronic kidney failure and potential therapeutic drugs. It provided new ideas for the treatment of kidney failure and promoted the development of drugs targeting the mitochondrial respiratory chain.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430030, China; (Y.W.); (J.Y.); (Y.Z.)
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Golla VK, Boyd KJ, May ER. Curvature sensing lipid dynamics in a mitochondrial inner membrane model. Commun Biol 2024; 7:29. [PMID: 38182788 PMCID: PMC10770132 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05657-6] [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: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
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Membrane curvature is essential for many cellular structures and processes, and factors such as leaflet asymmetry, lipid composition, and proteins all play important roles. Cardiolipin is the signature lipid of mitochondrial membranes and is essential for maintaining the highly curved shapes of the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) and the spatial arrangement of membrane proteins. In this study, we investigate the partitioning behavior of various lipids present in the IMM using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. This study explores curved bilayer systems containing phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), and cardiolipin (CDL) in binary and ternary component mixtures. Curvature properties such as mean and Gaussian curvatures, as well as the distribution of lipids into the various curved regions of the cristae models, are quantified. Overall, this work represents an advance beyond previous studies on lipid curvature sensing by simulating these systems in a geometry that has the morphological features and scales of curvature consistent with regions of the IMM. We find that CDL has a stronger preference for accumulating in regions of negative curvature than PE lipids, in agreement with previous results. Furthermore, we find lipid partitioning propensity is dominated by sensitivity to mean curvature, while there is a weaker correlation with Gaussian curvature.
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- Vinaya Kumar Golla
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
- NVIDIA, 2860 County Hwy G4, Santa Clara, CA, 95051, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
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Schytz CT, Ørtenblad N, Lundby AKM, Jacobs RA, Nielsen J, Lundby C. Skeletal muscle mitochondria demonstrate similar respiration per cristae surface area independent of training status and sex in healthy humans. J Physiol 2024; 602:129-151. [PMID: 38051639 DOI: 10.1113/jp285091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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The impact of training status and sex on intrinsic skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiratory capacity remains unclear. We examined this by analysing human skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiration relative to mitochondrial volume and cristae density across training statuses and sexes. Mitochondrial cristae density was estimated in skeletal muscle biopsies originating from previous independent studies. Participants included females (n = 12) and males (n = 41) across training statuses ranging from untrained (UT, n = 8), recreationally active (RA, n = 9), active-to-elite runners (RUN, n = 27) and cross-country skiers (XC, n = 9). The XC and RUN groups demonstrated higher mitochondrial volume density than the RA and UT groups while all active groups (RA, RUN and XC) displayed higher mass-specific capacity of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and mitochondrial cristae density than UT. Differences in OXPHOS diminished between active groups and UT when normalising to mitochondrial volume density and were lost when normalising to muscle cristae surface area density. Moreover, active females (n = 6-9) and males (n = 15-18) did not differ in mitochondrial volume and cristae density, OXPHOS, or when normalising OXPHOS to mitochondrial volume density and muscle cristae surface area density. These findings demonstrate: (1) differences in OXPHOS between active and untrained individuals may be explained by both higher mitochondrial volume and cristae density in active individuals, with no difference in intrinsic mitochondrial respiratory capacity (OXPHOS per muscle cristae surface area density); and (2) no sex differences in mitochondrial volume and cristae density or mass-specific and normalised OXPHOS. This highlights the importance of normalising OXPHOS to muscle cristae surface area density when studying skeletal muscle mitochondrial biology. KEY POINTS: Oxidative phosphorylation is the mitochondrial process by which ATP is produced, governed by the electrochemical gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane with infoldings named cristae. In human skeletal muscle, the mass-specific capacity of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) can change independently of shifts in mitochondrial volume density, which may be attributed to variations in cristae density. We demonstrate that differences in skeletal muscle OXPHOS between healthy females and males, ranging from untrained to elite endurance athletes, are matched by differences in cristae density. This suggests that higher OXPHOS in skeletal muscles of active individuals is attributable to an increase in the density of cristae. These findings broaden our understanding of the variability in human skeletal muscle OXPHOS and highlight the significance of cristae, specific to mitochondrial respiration.
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- Camilla Tvede Schytz
- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Xlab, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Human Physiology & Nutrition, University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Health and Exercise Physiology, Inland Norway University of Applied Science, Lillehammer, Norway
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Crabtree A, Neikirk K, Marshall AG, Vang L, Whiteside AJ, Williams Q, Altamura CT, Owens TC, Stephens D, Shao B, Koh A, Killion M, Lopez EG, Lam J, Rodriguez B, Mungai M, Stanley J, Dean ED, Koh HJ, Gaddy JA, Scudese E, Sweetwyne MT, Davis J, Zaganjor E, Murray SA, Katti P, Damo SM, Vue Z, Hinton A. Defining Mitochondrial Cristae Morphology Changes Induced by Aging in Brown Adipose Tissue. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2024; 8:e2300186. [PMID: 37607124 PMCID: PMC10869235 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202300186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Mitochondria are required for energy production and even give brown adipose tissue (BAT) its characteristic color due to their high iron content and abundance. The physiological function and bioenergetic capacity of mitochondria are connected to the structure, folding, and organization of its inner-membrane cristae. During the aging process, mitochondrial dysfunction is observed, and the regulatory balance of mitochondrial dynamics is often disrupted, leading to increased mitochondrial fragmentation in aging cells. Therefore, it is hypothesized that significant morphological changes in BAT mitochondria and cristae will be present with aging. A quantitative 3D electron microscopy approach is developed to map cristae network organization in mouse BAT to test this hypothesis. Using this methodology, the 3D morphology of mitochondrial cristae is investigated in adult (3-month) and aged (2-year) murine BAT tissue via serial block face-scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) and 3D reconstruction software for manual segmentation, analysis, and quantification. Upon investigation, an increase is found in mitochondrial volume, surface area, and complexity and decreased sphericity in aged BAT, alongside significant decreases in cristae volume, area, perimeter, and score. Overall, these data define the nature of the mitochondrial structure in murine BAT across aging.
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- Amber Crabtree
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, 37209, USA
- Tennessee Valley Healthcare Systems, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Laboratory of Biosciences of Human Motricity (LABIMH), Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, 22290-240, Brazil
- Sport Sciences and Exercise Laboratory (LaCEE), Catholic University of Petrópolis (UCP), Rio de Janeiro, 22290-240, Brazil
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, 37208, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, PA, 15261, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Life and Physical Sciences, Fisk University, Nashville, TN, 37208, USA
- Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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Caron C, Bertolin G. Cristae shaping and dynamics in mitochondrial function. J Cell Sci 2024; 137:jcs260986. [PMID: 38197774 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.260986] [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] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
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Mitochondria are multifunctional organelles of key importance for cell homeostasis. The outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM) envelops the organelle, and the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) is folded into invaginations called cristae. As cristae composition and functions depend on the cell type and stress conditions, they recently started to be considered as a dynamic compartment. A number of proteins are known to play a role in cristae architecture, such as OPA1, MIC60, LETM1, the prohibitin (PHB) complex and the F1FO ATP synthase. Furthermore, phospholipids are involved in the maintenance of cristae ultrastructure and dynamics. The use of new technologies, including super-resolution microscopy to visualize cristae dynamics with superior spatiotemporal resolution, as well as high-content techniques and datasets have not only allowed the identification of new cristae proteins but also helped to explore cristae plasticity. However, a number of open questions remain in the field, such as whether cristae-resident proteins are capable of changing localization within mitochondria, or whether mitochondrial proteins can exit mitochondria through export. In this Review, we present the current view on cristae morphology, stability and composition, and address important outstanding issues that might pave the way to future discoveries.
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- Claire Caron
- Univ. Rennes, CNRS, IGDR (Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes), UMR 6290, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ. Rennes, CNRS, IGDR (Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes), UMR 6290, F-35000 Rennes, France
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Zheng S, Dadina N, Mozumdar D, Lesiak L, Martinez KN, Miller EW, Schepartz A. Long-term super-resolution inner mitochondrial membrane imaging with a lipid probe. Nat Chem Biol 2024; 20:83-92. [PMID: 37857992 PMCID: PMC10746544 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-023-01450-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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The inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) generates power to drive cell function, and its dynamics control mitochondrial health and cellular homeostasis. Here, we describe the cell-permeant, lipid-like small molecule MAO-N3 and use it to assemble high-density environmentally sensitive (HIDE) probes that selectively label and image the IMM in live cells and multiple cell states. MAO-N3 pairs with strain-promoted azide-alkyne click chemistry-reactive fluorophores to support HIDE imaging using confocal, structured illumination, single-molecule localization and stimulated emission depletion microscopy, all with significantly improved resistance to photobleaching. These probes generate images with excellent spatial and temporal resolution, require no genetic manipulations, are non-toxic in model cell lines and primary cardiomyocytes (even under conditions that amplify the effects of mitochondrial toxins) and can visualize mitochondrial dynamics for 12.5 h. This probe will enable comprehensive studies of IMM dynamics with high temporal and spatial resolution.
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- Shuai Zheng
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Chen Q, Liu LY, Tian Z, Fang Z, Wang KN, Shao X, Zhang C, Zou W, Rowan F, Qiu K, Ji B, Guan JL, Li D, Mao ZW, Diao J. Mitochondrial nucleoid condensates drive peripheral fission through high membrane curvature. Cell Rep 2023; 42:113472. [PMID: 37999975 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113472] [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: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that undergo fusion and fission events, in which the mitochondrial membrane and DNA (mtDNA) play critical roles. The spatiotemporal organization of mtDNA reflects and impacts mitochondrial dynamics. Herein, to study the detailed dynamics of mitochondrial membrane and mtDNA, we rationally develop a dual-color fluorescent probe, mtGLP, that could be used for simultaneously monitoring mitochondrial membrane and mtDNA dynamics via separate color outputs. By combining mtGLP with structured illumination microscopy to monitor mitochondrial dynamics, we discover the formation of nucleoid condensates in damaged mitochondria. We further reveal that nucleoid condensates promoted the peripheral fission of damaged mitochondria via asymmetric segregation. Through simulations, we find that the peripheral fission events occurred when the nucleoid condensates interacted with the highly curved membrane regions at the two ends of the mitochondria. Overall, we show that mitochondrial nucleoid condensates utilize peripheral fission to maintain mitochondrial homeostasis.
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- Qixin Chen
- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, IGCME, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Applications, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, IGCME, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Applications, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Applications, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, IGCME, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
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Zhang Y, Zhao XY, Xie WJ, Zhang Y. [The role of mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membranes in age-related cardiovascular diseases]. Sheng Li Xue Bao 2023; 75:799-816. [PMID: 38151345] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membranes (MAMs) are the physical connection sites between mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER). As the compartments controlling substance and information communications between ER and mitochondria, MAMs were involved in the regulation of various pathophysiological processes, such as calcium homeostasis, mitochondrial morphology and function, lipid metabolism and autophagy. In the past decades, accumulating lines of evidence have revealed the pivotal role of MAMs in diverse cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Aging is one of the major independent risk factors for CVD, which causes progressive degeneration of the cardiovascular system, leading to increased morbidity and mortality of CVD. This review aims to summarize the research progress of MAMs in age-related CVD, and explore new targets for its prevention and treatment.
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- Yu Zhang
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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Mehra C, Pernas L. Contact sites between host organelles and pathogens: boon or bane? mSphere 2023; 8:e0044823. [PMID: 37850752 PMCID: PMC10732070 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00448-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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A microbe and its host are in constant communication. An emerging platform for direct communication is the membrane contact sites that form between several pathogens and host organelles. Here, we review our progress on the molecular mechanisms underlying contact sites between host mitochondria and the human parasite Toxoplasma gondii. We discuss open questions regarding their function during infection as well as those formed between the host endoplasmic reticulum and Toxoplasma.
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- Chahat Mehra
- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Mu S, Han T, Zhang X, Liu J, Sun H, Zhang J, Liu X, Zhang H. Exploring the Role of Mitochondrial Hydrogen Sulfide in Maintaining Polarity and mtDNA Integrity with a Multichannel Fluorescent Probe. Anal Chem 2023; 95:18460-18469. [PMID: 37990434 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03663] [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] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Abnormal mitochondrial state has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various diseases including neurodegenerative disorders, myopathies, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers. Assessing mitochondrial functionality can be achieved by monitoring alterations in mitochondrial polarity and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) integrity, which serve as valuable biomarkers. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gaseous signaling molecule, plays a regulatory role in mitochondrial respiratory chain activity, ATP synthesis, and calcium ion balance, thereby influencing cellular metabolism and signal transduction. Investigating the interplay between mitochondrial H2S, polarity, and mtDNA can enhance our understanding of the underlying regulatory mechanisms involved in H2S-mediated mitochondrial functions. To address this, we designed a mitochondria-targeted multichannel fluorescent probe, HNA, capable of cascaded detection of H2S and polarity, as well as parallel detection of mtDNA. The probe exhibited a significant turn-on response to H2S, emitting at approximately 604 nm, while the product HNAP demonstrated high sensitivity to polarity within the wavelength range of 526-591 nm. Additionally, the probe was able to bind to DNA, resulting in an enhanced long-wave emission at 668 nm. Facilitated by HNA, our study provides novel insights into the role of mitochondrial H2S in maintaining mitochondrial polarity and validates its protective effect on mtDNA through antioxidative mechanisms. Overall, this work proposes a potential therapeutic strategy for modulating the inflammatory process in mitochondrial-related diseases.
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- Shuai Mu
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Hoffmann C, Milovanovic D. Dipping contacts - a novel type of contact site at the interface between membraneless organelles and membranes. J Cell Sci 2023; 136:jcs261413. [PMID: 38149872 PMCID: PMC10785658 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.261413] [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] [Indexed: 12/28/2023] Open
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Liquid-liquid phase separation is a major mechanism for organizing macromolecules, particularly proteins with intrinsically disordered regions, in compartments not limited by a membrane or a scaffold. The cell can therefore be perceived as a complex emulsion containing many of these membraneless organelles, also referred to as biomolecular condensates, together with numerous membrane-bound organelles. It is currently unclear how such a complex concoction operates to allow for intracellular trafficking, signaling and metabolic processes to occur with high spatiotemporal precision. Based on experimental observations of synaptic vesicle condensates - a membraneless organelle that is in fact packed with membranes - we present here the framework of dipping contacts: a novel type of contact site between membraneless organelles and membranes. In this Hypothesis, we propose that our framework of dipping contacts can serve as a foundation to investigate the interface that couples the diffusion and material properties of condensates to biochemical processes occurring in membranes. The identity and regulation of this interface is especially critical in the case of neurodegenerative diseases, where aberrant inclusions of misfolded proteins and damaged organelles underlie cellular pathology.
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- Christian Hoffmann
- Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Whitman Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Whitman Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
- National Center for X-ray Tomography, Advanced Light Source, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Einstein Center for Neuroscience, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Leisten ED, Woods AC, Wong YC. Super-resolution microscopy: Insights into mitochondria-lysosome crosstalk in health and disease. J Cell Biol 2023; 222:e202305032. [PMID: 37917024 PMCID: PMC10621667 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202305032] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Live super-resolution microscopy has allowed for new insights into recently identified mitochondria-lysosome contact sites, which mediate crosstalk between mitochondria and lysosomes, including co-regulation of Rab7 GTP hydrolysis and Drp1 GTP hydrolysis. Here, we highlight recent findings and future perspectives on this dynamic pathway and its roles in health and disease.
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- Eric D. Leisten
- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Lai LTF, Balaraman J, Zhou F, Matthies D. Cryo-EM structures of human magnesium channel MRS2 reveal gating and regulatory mechanisms. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7207. [PMID: 37938562 PMCID: PMC10632456 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42599-3] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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Magnesium ions (Mg2+) play an essential role in cellular physiology. In mitochondria, protein and ATP synthesis and various metabolic pathways are directly regulated by Mg2+. MRS2, a magnesium channel located in the inner mitochondrial membrane, mediates the influx of Mg2+ into the mitochondrial matrix and regulates Mg2+ homeostasis. Knockdown of MRS2 in human cells leads to reduced uptake of Mg2+ into mitochondria and disruption of the mitochondrial metabolism. Despite the importance of MRS2, the Mg2+ translocation and regulation mechanisms of MRS2 are still unclear. Here, using cryo-EM we report the structures of human MRS2 in the presence and absence of Mg2+ at 2.8 Å and 3.3 Å, respectively. From the homo-pentameric structures, we identify R332 and M336 as major gating residues, which are then tested using mutagenesis and two cellular divalent ion uptake assays. A network of hydrogen bonds is found connecting the gating residue R332 to the soluble domain, potentially regulating the gate. Two Mg2+-binding sites are identified in the MRS2 soluble domain, distinct from the two sites previously reported in CorA, a homolog of MRS2 in prokaryotes. Altogether, this study provides the molecular basis for understanding the Mg2+ translocation and regulatory mechanisms of MRS2.
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- Louis Tung Faat Lai
- Unit on Structural Biology, Division of Basic and Translational Biophysics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Unit on Structural Biology, Division of Basic and Translational Biophysics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Unit on Structural Biology, Division of Basic and Translational Biophysics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Unit on Structural Biology, Division of Basic and Translational Biophysics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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Konar S, Arif H, Allolio C. Mitochondrial membrane model: Lipids, elastic properties, and the changing curvature of cardiolipin. Biophys J 2023; 122:4274-4287. [PMID: 37798880 PMCID: PMC10645570 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.10.002] [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: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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Mammalian and Drosophila melanogaster model mitochondrial membrane compositions are constructed from experimental data. Simplified compositions for inner and outer mitochondrial membranes are provided, including an asymmetric inner mitochondrial membrane. We performed atomistic molecular dynamics simulations of these membranes and computed their material properties. When comparing these properties to those obtained by extrapolation from their constituting lipids, we find good overall agreement. Finally, we analyzed the curvature effect of cardiolipin, considering ion concentration effects, oxidation, and pH. We draw the conclusion that cardiolipin-negative curvature is most likely due to counterion effects, such as cation adsorption, in particular of H3O+. This oft-neglected effect might account for the puzzling behavior of this lipid.
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- Sukanya Konar
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Mathematical Institute, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Mathematical Institute, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Mathematical Institute, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
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de Lira-Sánchez JA, Esparza-Perusquía M, Martínez F, Pardo JP, Flores-Herrera O. Heavy metals do not induce ROS production by mitochondrial respirasome. Biochim Biophys Acta Bioenerg 2023; 1864:148999. [PMID: 37516232 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2023.148999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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- Jaime A de Lira-Sánchez
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Gerber M, Suppanz I, Oeljeklaus S, Niemann M, Käser S, Warscheid B, Schneider A, Dewar CE. A Msp1-containing complex removes orphaned proteins in the mitochondrial outer membrane of T. brucei. Life Sci Alliance 2023; 6:e202302004. [PMID: 37586887 PMCID: PMC10432679 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202302004] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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The AAA-ATPase Msp1 extracts mislocalised outer membrane proteins and thus contributes to mitochondrial proteostasis. Using pulldown experiments, we show that trypanosomal Msp1 localises to both glycosomes and the mitochondrial outer membrane, where it forms a complex with four outer membrane proteins. The trypanosome-specific pATOM36 mediates complex assembly of α-helically anchored mitochondrial outer membrane proteins such as protein translocase subunits. Inhibition of their assembly triggers a pathway that results in the proteasomal digestion of unassembled substrates. Using inducible single, double, and triple RNAi cell lines combined with proteomic analyses, we demonstrate that not only Msp1 but also the trypanosomal homolog of the AAA-ATPase VCP are implicated in this quality control pathway. Moreover, in the absence of VCP three out of the four Msp1-interacting mitochondrial proteins are required for efficient proteasomal digestion of pATOM36 substrates, suggesting they act in concert with Msp1. pATOM36 is a functional analog of the yeast mitochondrial import complex complex and possibly of human mitochondrial animal-specific carrier homolog 2, suggesting that similar mitochondrial quality control pathways linked to Msp1 might also exist in yeast and humans.
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- Markus Gerber
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Signalling Research Centres BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Biochemistry II, Theodor Boveri-Institute, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Signalling Research Centres BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Biochemistry II, Theodor Boveri-Institute, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Institute for Advanced Study (Wissenschaftskolleg) Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Monteiro-Cardoso VF, Le Bars R, Giordano F. Visualization and Quantification of Endogenous Intra-Organelle Protein Interactions at ER-Mitochondria Contact Sites by Proximity Ligation Assays. J Vis Exp 2023. [PMID: 37929966 DOI: 10.3791/64750] [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] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Membrane contact sites (MCSs) are areas of close membrane proximity that allow and regulate the dynamic exchange of diverse biomolecules (i.e., calcium and lipids) between the juxtaposed organelles without involving membrane fusion. MCSs are essential for cellular homeostasis, and their functions are ensured by the resident components, which often exist as multimeric protein complexes. MCSs often involve the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), a major site of lipid synthesis and cellular calcium storage, and are particularly important for organelles, such as the mitochondria, which are excluded from the classical vesicular transport pathways. In the last years, MCSs between the ER and mitochondria have been extensively studied, as their functions strongly impact cellular metabolism/bioenergetics. Several proteins have started to be identified at these contact sites, including membrane tethers, calcium channels, and lipid transfer proteins, thus raising the need for new methodologies and technical approaches to study these MCS components. Here, we describe a protocol consisting of combined technical approaches, that include proximity ligation assay (PLA), mitochondria staining, and 3D imaging segmentation, that allows the detection of proteins that are physically close (>40 nm) to each other and that reside on the same membrane at ER-mitochondria MCSs. For instance, we used two ER-anchored lipid transfer proteins, ORP5 and ORP8, which have previously been shown to interact and localize at ER-mitochondria and ER-plasma membrane MCSs. By associating the ORP5-ORP8 PLA with cell imaging software analysis, it was possible to estimate the distance of the ORP5-ORP8 complex from the mitochondrial surface and determine that about 50% of ORP5-ORP8 PLA interaction occurs at ER subdomains in close proximity to mitochondria.
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay; Imagerie-Gif, Light Microscopy Facility, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay; Inserm U1280;
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Westermann B. Mitochondrial double membrane fission: A mystery solved? J Cell Biol 2023; 222:e202308119. [PMID: 37656142 PMCID: PMC10473966 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202308119] [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] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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It has long been an unresolved question whether the division machineries that assemble on the mitochondrial surface cooperate with factors inside the organelle. Now, two studies by Connor et al. (2023. J. Cell Biol.https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202303147) and Fukuda et al. (2023. Mol. Cell.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2023.04.022) have identified an intermembrane space protein that is crucial for mitochondrial double membrane division.
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Kamradt ML, Makarewich CA. Mitochondrial microproteins: critical regulators of protein import, energy production, stress response pathways, and programmed cell death. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2023; 325:C807-C816. [PMID: 37642234 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00189.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Mitochondria rely upon the coordination of protein import, protein translation, and proper functioning of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) complexes I-V to sustain the activities of life for an organism. Each process is dependent upon the function of profoundly large protein complexes found in the mitochondria [translocase of the outer mitochondrial membrane (TOMM) complex, translocase of the inner mitochondrial membrane (TIMM) complex, OXPHOS complexes, mitoribosomes]. These massive protein complexes, in some instances more than one megadalton, are built up from numerous protein subunits of varying sizes, including many proteins that are ≤100-150 amino acids. However, these small proteins, termed microproteins, not only act as cogs in large molecular machines but also have important steps in inhibiting or promoting the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis, coordinate responses to cellular stress, and even act as hormones. This review focuses on microproteins that occupy the mitochondria and are critical for its function. Although the microprotein field is relatively new, researchers have long recognized the existence of these mitochondrial proteins as critical components of virtually all aspects of mitochondrial biology. Thus, recent studies estimating that hundreds of new microproteins of unknown function exist and are missing from current genome annotations suggests that the mitochondrial "microproteome" is a rich area for future biological investigation.
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- Michael L Kamradt
- Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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- Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Sarhadi TR, Panse JS, Nagotu S. Mind the gap: Methods to study membrane contact sites. Exp Cell Res 2023; 431:113756. [PMID: 37633408 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2023.113756] [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: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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Organelles are dynamic entities whose functions are essential for the optimum functioning of cells. It is now known that the juxtaposition of organellar membranes is essential for the exchange of metabolites and their communication. These functional apposition sites are termed membrane contact sites. Dynamic membrane contact sites between various sub-cellular structures such as mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, peroxisomes, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, lipid droplets, plasma membrane, endosomes, etc. have been reported in various model systems. The burgeoning area of research on membrane contact sites has witnessed several manuscripts in recent years that identified the contact sites and components involved. Several methods have been developed to identify, measure and analyze the membrane contact sites. In this manuscript, we aim to discuss important methods developed to date that are used to study membrane contact sites.
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- Tanveera Rounaque Sarhadi
- Organelle Biology and Cellular Ageing Lab, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- Organelle Biology and Cellular Ageing Lab, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- Organelle Biology and Cellular Ageing Lab, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India.
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Naito T, Yang H, Koh DHZ, Mahajan D, Lu L, Saheki Y. Regulation of cellular cholesterol distribution via non-vesicular lipid transport at ER-Golgi contact sites. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5867. [PMID: 37735529 PMCID: PMC10514280 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41213-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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Abnormal distribution of cellular cholesterol is associated with numerous diseases, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Regulated transport of cholesterol is critical for maintaining its proper distribution in the cell, yet the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we show that lipid transfer proteins, namely ORP9, OSBP, and GRAMD1s/Asters (GRAMD1a/GRAMD1b/GRAMD1c), control non-vesicular cholesterol transport at points of contact between the ER and the trans-Golgi network (TGN), thereby maintaining cellular cholesterol distribution. ORP9 localizes to the TGN via interaction between its tandem α-helices and ORP10/ORP11. ORP9 extracts PI4P from the TGN to prevent its overaccumulation and suppresses OSBP-mediated PI4P-driven cholesterol transport to the Golgi. By contrast, GRAMD1s transport excess cholesterol from the Golgi to the ER, thereby preventing its build-up. Cells lacking ORP9 exhibit accumulation of cholesterol at the Golgi, which is further enhanced by additional depletion of GRAMD1s with major accumulation in the plasma membrane. This is accompanied by chronic activation of the SREBP-2 signalling pathway. Our findings reveal the importance of regulated lipid transport at ER-Golgi contacts for maintaining cellular cholesterol distribution and homeostasis.
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- Tomoki Naito
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 308232, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 308232, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 308232, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637551, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 308232, Singapore.
- Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-0811, Japan.
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Li X, Gou F, Xiao K, Zhu J, Lin Q, Yu M, Hong Q, Hu C. Effects of DON on Mitochondrial Function, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, and Endoplasmic Reticulum Mitochondria Contact Sites in the Jejunum of Piglets. J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:13234-13243. [PMID: 37643317 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c03380] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Recent research has emphasized the significance of investigating the interplay between organelles, with endoplasmic reticulum mitochondria contact sites (ERMCSs) being recognized as critical signaling hubs between organelles. The objective of the current study was to assess the impact of deoxynivalenol (DON) on jejunal mitochondria, ER, and ERMCSs. Twelve piglets (35 d, 10.22 ± 0.35 kg) were randomized into two groups: control group, basal diet; the DON group, basal diet + 1.5 mg/kg DON. The findings revealed that DON decreased growth performance, induced jejunal oxidative stress, and impaired jejunal barrier function. DON was also found to induce mitochondrial dysfunction, trigger endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) in the piglets' jejunum, and activate mitochondrial and ER apoptosis pathways by upregulating apoptosis-related proteins (Caspase-8, Caspase-12, Bax, and CHOP). To investigate the involvement of ERMCSs in DON-induced intestinal injury, we measured the protein levels of ERMCS proteins, such as mitofusin 1 (Mfn1), mitofusin 2 (Mfn2), and glucose-regulated protein 75 (GRP75) and Pearson's correlation coefficient of ERMCS proteins and ERMCS ultrastructure. Our finding showed that DON upregulated the protein level of Mfn2 and GRP75 and increased the percentage of mitochondria with ERMCSs/total mitochondria, the length of ERMCSs compared to the perimeter of mitochondria, and the Pearson's correlation coefficient of voltage-dependent anion-selective channel protein 1 (VDAC1) and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) in piglets' jejunum. Furthermore, DON shortened the distance between mitochondria and ER at ERMCSs. These findings suggested that DON impaired mitochondrial function, triggered ERS, and increased ERMCSs, indicating that the increased ERMCSs could be related to mitochondrial dysfunction and ERS involved in the intestinal injury of piglets induced by DON.
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- Xin Li
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (Eastern of China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (Eastern of China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Animal Science and Nutritional Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (Eastern of China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (Eastern of China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (Eastern of China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (Eastern of China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science (Eastern of China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Tahmaz I, Shahmoradi Ghahe S, Stasiak M, Liput KP, Jonak K, Topf U. Prefoldin 2 contributes to mitochondrial morphology and function. BMC Biol 2023; 21:193. [PMID: 37697385 PMCID: PMC10496292 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01695-y] [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: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prefoldin is an evolutionarily conserved co-chaperone of the tailless complex polypeptide 1 ring complex (TRiC)/chaperonin containing tailless complex 1 (CCT). The prefoldin complex consists of six subunits that are known to transfer newly produced cytoskeletal proteins to TRiC/CCT for folding polypeptides. Prefoldin function was recently linked to the maintenance of protein homeostasis, suggesting a more general function of the co-chaperone during cellular stress conditions. Prefoldin acts in an adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-independent manner, making it a suitable candidate to operate during stress conditions, such as mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondrial function depends on the production of mitochondrial proteins in the cytosol. Mechanisms that sustain cytosolic protein homeostasis are vital for the quality control of proteins destined for the organelle and such mechanisms among others include chaperones. RESULTS We analyzed consequences of the loss of prefoldin subunits on the cell proliferation and survival of Saccharomyces cerevisiae upon exposure to various cellular stress conditions. We found that prefoldin subunits support cell growth under heat stress. Moreover, prefoldin facilitates the growth of cells under respiratory growth conditions. We showed that mitochondrial morphology and abundance of some respiratory chain complexes was supported by the prefoldin 2 (Pfd2/Gim4) subunit. We also found that Pfd2 interacts with Tom70, a receptor of mitochondrial precursor proteins that are targeted into mitochondria. CONCLUSIONS Our findings link the cytosolic prefoldin complex to mitochondrial function. Loss of the prefoldin complex subunit Pfd2 results in adaptive cellular responses on the proteome level under physiological conditions suggesting a continuous need of Pfd2 for maintenance of cellular homeostasis. Within this framework, Pfd2 might support mitochondrial function directly as part of the cytosolic quality control system of mitochondrial proteins or indirectly as a component of the protein homeostasis network.
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- Ismail Tahmaz
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland.
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Wen Y, Wu K, Chai B, Fang Y, Hu P, Tan Y, Wang Y, Wu H, Wang J, Zhu L, Zhang G, Gao Z, Ren D, Zeng D, Shen L, Dong G, Zhang Q, Li Q, Qian Q, Hu J. NLG1, encoding a mitochondrial membrane protein, controls leaf and grain development in rice. BMC Plant Biol 2023; 23:418. [PMID: 37689677 PMCID: PMC10492415 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04417-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mitochondrion is the key respiratory organ and participate in multiple anabolism and catabolism pathways in eukaryote. However, the underlying mechanism of how mitochondrial membrane proteins regulate leaf and grain development remains to be further elucidated. RESULTS Here, a mitochondria-defective mutant narrow leaf and slender grain 1 (nlg1) was identified from an EMS-treated mutant population, which exhibits narrow leaves and slender grains. Moreover, nlg1 also presents abnormal mitochondria structure and was sensitive to the inhibitors of mitochondrial electron transport chain. Map-based cloning and transgenic functional confirmation revealed that NLG1 encodes a mitochondrial import inner membrane translocase containing a subunit Tim21. GUS staining assay and RT-qPCR suggested that NLG1 was mainly expressed in leaves and panicles. The expression level of respiratory function and auxin response related genes were significantly down-regulated in nlg1, which may be responsible for the declination of ATP production and auxin content. CONCLUSIONS These results suggested that NLG1 plays an important role in the regulation of leaf and grain size development by maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis. Our finding provides a novel insight into the effects of mitochondria development on leaf and grain morphogenesis in rice.
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- Yi Wen
- Rice Research Institute of Shenyang Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Northern Japonica Rice Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education and Liaoning Province, Shenyang, 110866, China
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, 16 Xiasha Road, Hangzhou, 310036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Rice Research Institute of Shenyang Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Northern Japonica Rice Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education and Liaoning Province, Shenyang, 110866, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
- Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya, Hainan, 572024, China.
- National Nanfan Research Institute (Sanya), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya, 572024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
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Bravi B, Di Gioacchino A, Fernandez-de-Cossio-Diaz J, Walczak AM, Mora T, Cocco S, Monasson R. A transfer-learning approach to predict antigen immunogenicity and T-cell receptor specificity. eLife 2023; 12:e85126. [PMID: 37681658 PMCID: PMC10522340 DOI: 10.7554/elife.85126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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Antigen immunogenicity and the specificity of binding of T-cell receptors to antigens are key properties underlying effective immune responses. Here we propose diffRBM, an approach based on transfer learning and Restricted Boltzmann Machines, to build sequence-based predictive models of these properties. DiffRBM is designed to learn the distinctive patterns in amino-acid composition that, on the one hand, underlie the antigen's probability of triggering a response, and on the other hand the T-cell receptor's ability to bind to a given antigen. We show that the patterns learnt by diffRBM allow us to predict putative contact sites of the antigen-receptor complex. We also discriminate immunogenic and non-immunogenic antigens, antigen-specific and generic receptors, reaching performances that compare favorably to existing sequence-based predictors of antigen immunogenicity and T-cell receptor specificity.
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- Barbara Bravi
- Department of Mathematics, Imperial College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
- Laboratoire de Physique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, ENS, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-CitéParisFrance
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- Laboratoire de Physique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, ENS, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-CitéParisFrance
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- Laboratoire de Physique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, ENS, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-CitéParisFrance
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- Laboratoire de Physique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, ENS, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-CitéParisFrance
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- Laboratoire de Physique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, ENS, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-CitéParisFrance
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- Laboratoire de Physique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, ENS, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-CitéParisFrance
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- Laboratoire de Physique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, ENS, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-CitéParisFrance
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Li W, Pang Y, Jin K, Wang Y, Wu Y, Luo J, Xu W, Zhang X, Xu R, Wang T, Jiao L. Membrane contact sites orchestrate cholesterol homeostasis that is central to vascular aging. WIREs Mech Dis 2023; 15:e1612. [PMID: 37156598 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1612] [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: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Chronological age causes structural and functional vascular deterioration and is a well-established risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases, leading to more than 40% of all deaths in the elderly. The etiology of vascular aging is complex; a significant impact arises from impaired cholesterol homeostasis. Cholesterol level is balanced through synthesis, uptake, transport, and esterification, the processes executed by multiple organelles. Moreover, organelles responsible for cholesterol homeostasis are spatially and functionally coordinated instead of isolated by forming the membrane contact sites. Membrane contact, mediated by specific protein-protein interaction, pulls opposing organelles together and creates the hybrid place for cholesterol transfer and further signaling. The membrane contact-dependent cholesterol transfer, together with the vesicular transport, maintains cholesterol homeostasis and has intimate implications in a growing list of diseases, including vascular aging-related diseases. Here, we summarized the latest advances regarding cholesterol homeostasis by highlighting the membrane contact-based regulatory mechanism. We also describe the downstream signaling under cholesterol homeostasis perturbations, prominently in cholesterol-rich conditions, stimulating age-dependent organelle dysfunction and vascular aging. Finally, we discuss potential cholesterol-targeting strategies for therapists regarding vascular aging-related diseases. This article is categorized under: Cardiovascular Diseases > Molecular and Cellular Physiology.
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- Wenjing Li
- Laboratory of Computational Biology and Machine Intelligence, National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Artificial Intelligence, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Computational Biology and Machine Intelligence, National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China International Neuroscience Institute (China-INI), Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China International Neuroscience Institute (China-INI), Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China International Neuroscience Institute (China-INI), Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China International Neuroscience Institute (China-INI), Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China International Neuroscience Institute (China-INI), Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China International Neuroscience Institute (China-INI), Beijing, China
- Department of Interventional Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Joshi A, Richard TH, Gohil VM. Mitochondrial phospholipid metabolism in health and disease. J Cell Sci 2023; 136:jcs260857. [PMID: 37655851 PMCID: PMC10482392 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.260857] [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] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Studies of rare human genetic disorders of mitochondrial phospholipid metabolism have highlighted the crucial role that membrane phospholipids play in mitochondrial bioenergetics and human health. The phospholipid composition of mitochondrial membranes is highly conserved from yeast to humans, with each class of phospholipid performing a specific function in the assembly and activity of various mitochondrial membrane proteins, including the oxidative phosphorylation complexes. Recent studies have uncovered novel roles of cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine, two crucial mitochondrial phospholipids, in organismal physiology. Studies on inter-organellar and intramitochondrial phospholipid transport have significantly advanced our understanding of the mechanisms that maintain mitochondrial phospholipid homeostasis. Here, we discuss these recent advances in the function and transport of mitochondrial phospholipids while describing their biochemical and biophysical properties and biosynthetic pathways. Additionally, we highlight the roles of mitochondrial phospholipids in human health by describing the various genetic diseases caused by disruptions in their biosynthesis and discuss advances in therapeutic strategies for Barth syndrome, the best-studied disorder of mitochondrial phospholipid metabolism.
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- Alaumy Joshi
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Bora JR, Mahalakshmi R. Photoradical-Mediated Catalyst-Independent Protein Cross-Link with Unusual Fluorescence Properties. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202300380. [PMID: 37232210 PMCID: PMC7615464 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Photo-actively modified natural amino acids have served as lucrative probes for precise mapping of the dynamics, interaction networks, and turnover of cytosolic proteins both in vivo and ex vivo. In our attempts to extend the utility of photoreactive reporters to map the molecular characteristics of vital membrane proteins, we carried out site-selective incorporation of 7-fluoro-indole in the human mitochondrial outer membrane protein VDAC2 (voltage-dependent anion channel isoform 2), with the aim of generating Trp-Phe/Tyr cross-links. Prolonged irradiation at 282 nm provided us with a surprisingly unusual fluorophore that displayed sizably red-shifted excitation (λex-max =280 nm→360 nm) and emission (λem-max =330 nm→430 nm) spectra that was reversible with organic solvents. By measuring the kinetics of the photo-activated cross-linking with a library of hVDAC2 variants, we demonstrate that formation of this unusual fluorophore is kinetically retarded, independent of tryptophan, and is site-specific. Using other membrane (Tom40 and Sam50) and cytosolic (MscR and DNA Pol I) proteins, we additionally show that formation of this fluorophore is protein-independent. Our findings reveal the photoradical-mediated accumulation of reversible tyrosine cross-links, with unusual fluorescent properties. Our findings have immediate applications in protein biochemistry and UV-mediated protein aggregation and cellular damage, opening avenues for formulating therapeutics that prolong cell viability in humans.
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- Jinam Ravindra Bora
- Molecular Biophysics Laboratory Department of Biological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh (India)
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- Molecular Biophysics Laboratory Department of Biological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh (India)
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Ye H, Gao J, Jiang L. A distinct linker mediating ER-autophagosome membrane contact site (EACS) in plants. Autophagy 2023; 19:2616-2617. [PMID: 36730606 PMCID: PMC10392722 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2023.2176028] [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: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane contacts play a central role in regulating autophagosome formation in yeast and mammals. However, a direct functional linkage between the ER and autophagosomes in plants remains elusive. We have recently identified and characterized a plant-unique protein complex consisting of AT4G22540/OSBP2A/ORP2A (oxysterol binding protein-related protein 2A), the ER resident protein AT3G60600/VAP27-1 (vesicle-associated protein 27-1) and AT2G45170/ATG8e (autophagy related 8e) that mediate the ER-autophagosome membrane contact site (EACS) in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Knockdown (KD) of ORP2A affects autophagosome formation and seedling development, whereas ORP2A KD root cells show accumulation of the macroautophagic/autophagic core machinery and PtdIns3P in enlarged ER membranes under autophagy conditions. This study reveals the molecular architecture and functions of a distinct plant EACS in regulating autophagosome formation via lipid redistribution.
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- Hao Ye
- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China
- Institute of Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Chung WY, Ahuja M, McNally BA, Leibow SR, Ohman HKE, Movahed Abtahi A, Muallem S. PtdSer as a signaling lipid determined by privileged localization of ORP5 and ORP8 at ER/PM junctional foci to determine PM and ER PtdSer/PI(4)P ratio and cell function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2301410120. [PMID: 37607230 PMCID: PMC10469337 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2301410120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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The membrane contact site ER/PM junctions are hubs for signaling pathways, including Ca2+ signaling. Phosphatidylserine (PtdSer) mediates various physiological functions; however, junctional PtdSer composition and the role of PtdSer in Ca2+ signaling and Ca2+-dependent gene regulation are not understood. Here, we show that STIM1-formed junctions are required for PI(4)P/PtdSer exchange by ORP5 and ORP8, which have reciprocal lipid exchange modes and function as a rheostat that sets the junctional PtdSer/PI(4)P ratio. Targeting the ORP5 and ORP8 and their lipid transfer ORD domains to PM subdomains revealed that ORP5 sets low and ORP8 high junctional PI(4)P/PtdSer ratio that controls STIM1-STIM1 and STIM1-Orai1 interaction and the activity of the SERCA pump to determine the pattern of receptor-evoked Ca2+ oscillations, and consequently translocation of NFAT to the nucleus. Significantly, targeting the ORP5 and ORP8 ORDs to the STIM1 ER subdomain reversed their function. Notably, changing PI(4)P/PtdSer ratio by hydrolysis of PM or ER PtdSer with targeted PtdSer-specific PLA1a1 reproduced the ORPs function. The function of the ORPs is determined both by their differential lipid exchange modes and by privileged localization at the ER/PM subdomains. These findings reveal a role of PtdSer as a signaling lipid that controls the available PM PI(4)P, the unappreciated role of ER PtdSer in cell function, and the diversity of the ER/PM junctions. The effect of PtdSer on the junctional PI(4)P level should have multiple implications in cellular signaling and functions.
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- Woo Young Chung
- Epithelial Signaling and Transport Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD20892
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- Epithelial Signaling and Transport Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD20892
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- Epithelial Signaling and Transport Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD20892
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- Epithelial Signaling and Transport Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD20892
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- Epithelial Signaling and Transport Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD20892
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- Epithelial Signaling and Transport Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD20892
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- Epithelial Signaling and Transport Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD20892
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Coluccino G, Muraca VP, Corazza A, Lippe G. Cyclophilin D in Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Key Player in Neurodegeneration? Biomolecules 2023; 13:1265. [PMID: 37627330 PMCID: PMC10452829 DOI: 10.3390/biom13081265] [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: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a pivotal role in numerous complex diseases. Understanding the molecular mechanisms by which the "powerhouse of the cell" turns into the "factory of death" is an exciting yet challenging task that can unveil new therapeutic targets. The mitochondrial matrix protein CyPD is a peptidylprolyl cis-trans isomerase involved in the regulation of the permeability transition pore (mPTP). The mPTP is a multi-conductance channel in the inner mitochondrial membrane whose dysregulated opening can ultimately lead to cell death and whose involvement in pathology has been extensively documented over the past few decades. Moreover, several mPTP-independent CyPD interactions have been identified, indicating that CyPD could be involved in the fine regulation of several biochemical pathways. To further enrich the picture, CyPD undergoes several post-translational modifications that regulate both its activity and interaction with its clients. Here, we will dissect what is currently known about CyPD and critically review the most recent literature about its involvement in neurodegenerative disorders, focusing on Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease, supporting the notion that CyPD could serve as a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of such conditions. Notably, significant efforts have been made to develop CyPD-specific inhibitors, which hold promise for the treatment of such complex disorders.
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- Gabriele Coluccino
- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (V.P.M.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy; (V.P.M.); (A.C.)
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Cen Y, Lou G, Qi J, Zheng M, Liu Y. A new perspective on mesenchymal stem cell-based therapy for liver diseases: restoring mitochondrial function. Cell Commun Signal 2023; 21:214. [PMID: 37596671 PMCID: PMC10436412 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-023-01230-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have emerged as a promising alternative treatment for liver disease due to their roles in regeneration, fibrosis inhibition, and immunoregulation. Mitochondria are crucial in maintaining hepatocyte integrity and function. Mitochondrial dysfunction, such as impaired synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), decreased activity of respiratory chain complexes, and altered mitochondrial dynamics, is observed in most liver diseases. Accumulating evidence has substantiated that the therapeutic potential of MSCs is mediated not only through their cell replacement and paracrine effects but also through their regulation of mitochondrial dysfunction in liver disease. Here, we comprehensively review the involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction in the development of liver disease and how MSCs can target mitochondrial dysfunction. We also discuss recent advances in a novel method that modifies MSCs to enhance their functions in liver disease. A full understanding of MSC restoration of mitochondrial function and the underlying mechanisms will provide innovative strategies for clinical applications. Video Abstract.
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- Yelei Cen
- The State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79# Qingchun Road, 6A-17, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79# Qingchun Road, 6A-17, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79# Qingchun Road, 6A-17, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79# Qingchun Road, 6A-17, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
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- The State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79# Qingchun Road, 6A-17, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
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Chapa-Dubocq XR, Rodríguez-Graciani KM, García-Báez J, Vadovsky A, Bazil JN, Javadov S. The Role of Swelling in the Regulation of OPA1-Mediated Mitochondrial Function in the Heart In Vitro. Cells 2023; 12:2017. [PMID: 37626827 PMCID: PMC10453793 DOI: 10.3390/cells12162017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Optic atrophy-1 (OPA1) plays a crucial role in the regulation of mitochondria fusion and participates in maintaining the structural integrity of mitochondrial cristae. Here we elucidate the role of OPA1 cleavage induced by calcium swelling in the presence of Myls22 (an OPA1 GTPase activity inhibitor) and TPEN (an OMA1 inhibitor). The rate of ADP-stimulated respiration was found diminished by both inhibitors, and they did not prevent Ca2+-induced mitochondrial respiratory dysfunction, membrane depolarization, or swelling. L-OPA1 cleavage was stimulated at state 3 respiration; therefore, our data suggest that L-OPA1 cleavage produces S-OPA1 to maintain mitochondrial bioenergetics in response to stress.
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- Xavier R. Chapa-Dubocq
- Department of Physiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR 00936-5067, USA; (X.R.C.-D.); (K.M.R.-G.); (J.G.-B.)
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- Department of Physiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR 00936-5067, USA; (X.R.C.-D.); (K.M.R.-G.); (J.G.-B.)
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- Department of Physiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR 00936-5067, USA; (X.R.C.-D.); (K.M.R.-G.); (J.G.-B.)
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1046, USA; (A.V.); (J.N.B.)
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1046, USA; (A.V.); (J.N.B.)
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- Department of Physiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR 00936-5067, USA; (X.R.C.-D.); (K.M.R.-G.); (J.G.-B.)
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Muñoz JP, Basei FL, Rojas ML, Galvis D, Zorzano A. Mechanisms of Modulation of Mitochondrial Architecture. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1225. [PMID: 37627290 PMCID: PMC10452872 DOI: 10.3390/biom13081225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial network architecture plays a critical role in cellular physiology. Indeed, alterations in the shape of mitochondria upon exposure to cellular stress can cause the dysfunction of these organelles. In this scenario, mitochondrial dynamics proteins and the phospholipid composition of the mitochondrial membrane are key for fine-tuning the modulation of mitochondrial architecture. In addition, several factors including post-translational modifications such as the phosphorylation, acetylation, SUMOylation, and o-GlcNAcylation of mitochondrial dynamics proteins contribute to shaping the plasticity of this architecture. In this regard, several studies have evidenced that, upon metabolic stress, mitochondrial dynamics proteins are post-translationally modified, leading to the alteration of mitochondrial architecture. Interestingly, several proteins that sustain the mitochondrial lipid composition also modulate mitochondrial morphology and organelle communication. In this context, pharmacological studies have revealed that the modulation of mitochondrial shape and function emerges as a potential therapeutic strategy for metabolic diseases. Here, we review the factors that modulate mitochondrial architecture.
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- Juan Pablo Muñoz
- CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), 08041 Barcelona, Spain
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- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-871 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba X5000HUA, Argentina
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- Programa de Química Farmacéutica, Universidad CES, Medellín 050031, Colombia
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- CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Bioquímica i Biomedicina Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Suga S, Nakamura K, Nakanishi Y, Humbel BM, Kawai H, Hirabayashi Y. An interactive deep learning-based approach reveals mitochondrial cristae topologies. PLoS Biol 2023; 21:e3002246. [PMID: 37651352 PMCID: PMC10470929 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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The convolution of membranes called cristae is a critical structural and functional feature of mitochondria. Crista structure is highly diverse between different cell types, reflecting their role in metabolic adaptation. However, their precise three-dimensional (3D) arrangement requires volumetric analysis of serial electron microscopy and has therefore been limiting for unbiased quantitative assessment. Here, we developed a novel, publicly available, deep learning (DL)-based image analysis platform called Python-based human-in-the-loop workflow (PHILOW) implemented with a human-in-the-loop (HITL) algorithm. Analysis of dense, large, and isotropic volumes of focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) using PHILOW reveals the complex 3D nanostructure of both inner and outer mitochondrial membranes and provides deep, quantitative, structural features of cristae in a large number of individual mitochondria. This nanometer-scale analysis in micrometer-scale cellular contexts uncovers fundamental parameters of cristae, such as total surface area, orientation, tubular/lamellar cristae ratio, and crista junction density in individual mitochondria. Unbiased clustering analysis of our structural data unraveled a new function for the dynamin-related GTPase Optic Atrophy 1 (OPA1) in regulating the balance between lamellar versus tubular cristae subdomains.
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- Shogo Suga
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Imaging Section, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Okinawa, Japan
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Asady B, Sampels V, Romano JD, Levitskaya J, Lige B, Khare P, Le A, Coppens I. Function and regulation of a steroidogenic CYP450 enzyme in the mitochondrion of Toxoplasma gondii. PLoS Pathog 2023; 19:e1011566. [PMID: 37651449 PMCID: PMC10499268 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011566] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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As an obligate intracellular parasite, Toxoplasma gondii must import essential nutrients from the host cell into the parasitophorous vacuole. We previously reported that the parasite scavenges cholesterol from host endocytic organelles for incorporation into membranes and storage as cholesteryl esters in lipid droplets. In this study, we have investigated whether Toxoplasma utilizes cholesterol as a precursor for the synthesis of metabolites, such as steroids. In mammalian cells, steroidogenesis occurs in mitochondria and involves membrane-bound type I cytochrome P450 oxidases that are activated through interaction with heme-binding proteins containing a cytochrome b5 domain, such as members of the membrane-associated progesterone receptor (MAPR) family. Our LC-MS targeted lipidomics detect selective classes of hormone steroids in Toxoplasma, with a predominance for anti-inflammatory hydroxypregnenolone species, deoxycorticosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone. The genome of Toxoplasma contains homologs encoding a single type I CYP450 enzyme (we named TgCYP450mt) and a single MAPR (we named TgMAPR). We showed that TgMAPR is a hemoprotein with conserved residues in a heme-binding cytochrome b5 domain. Both TgCYP450 and TgMAPR localize to the mitochondrion and show interactions in in situ proximity ligation assays. Genetic ablation of cyp450mt is not tolerated by Toxoplasma; we therefore engineered a conditional knockout strain and showed that iΔTgCYP450mt parasites exhibit growth impairment in cultured cells. Parasite strains deficient for mapr could be generated; however, ΔTgMAPR parasites suffer from poor global fitness, loss of plasma membrane integrity, aberrant mitochondrial cristae, and an abnormally long S-phase in their cell cycle. Compared to wild-type parasites, iΔTgCYP450mt and ΔTgMAPR lost virulence in mice and metabolomics studies reveal that both mutants have reduced levels of steroids. These observations point to a steroidogenic pathway operational in the mitochondrion of a protozoan that involves an evolutionary conserved TgCYP450mt enzyme and its binding partner TgMAPR.
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- Beejan Asady
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Pathology and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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