Sujyoti Chandra, Parul Katiyar, Aarooran S. Durairaj, Xinnan Wang
{"title":"Mitochondrial calcium transport during autophagy initiation","authors":"Sujyoti Chandra, Parul Katiyar, Aarooran S. Durairaj, Xinnan Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.mitoco.2024.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mitoco.2024.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>While it has been shown that Ca<sup>2+</sup> dynamics at the ER membrane is essential for the initiation of certain types of autophagy such as starvation-induced autophagy, how mitochondrial Ca<sup>2+</sup> transport changes during the first stage of autophagy is not systemically characterized. An investigation of mitochondrial Ca<sup>2+</sup> dynamics during autophagy initiation may help us determine the relationship between autophagy and mitochondrial Ca<sup>2+</sup> fluxes. Here we examine acute mitochondrial and ER calcium responses to a panel of autophagy inducers in different cell types. Mitochondrial Ca<sup>2+</sup> transport and Ca<sup>2+</sup> transients at the ER membrane are triggered by different autophagy inducers. The mitophagy-inducer-initiated mitochondrial Ca<sup>2+</sup> uptake relies on mitochondrial calcium uniporter and may decelerate the following mitophagy. In neurons derived from a Parkinson's patient, mitophagy-inducer-triggered mitochondrial Ca<sup>2+</sup> influx is faster, which may slow the ensuing mitophagy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100931,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial Communications","volume":"2 ","pages":"Pages 14-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590279224000026/pdfft?md5=0543746d657e80e5c1b3bd64a36bd927&pid=1-s2.0-S2590279224000026-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139638700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hao Liu , Haixia Zhuang , Lin Zeng , Jianming Xie , Kailun Qiu , Du Feng
{"title":"A protocol for detecting the cytoplasm-exposed mitochondrial DNA","authors":"Hao Liu , Haixia Zhuang , Lin Zeng , Jianming Xie , Kailun Qiu , Du Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.mitoco.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mitoco.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mitochondria, being semi-autonomous organelles, possess a double membrane structure and harbor their own DNA, known as mtDNA. In situations of stress, mtDNA is released from the mitochondrial membrane and enters the cytoplasm. The mtDNA released into the cytoplasm plays a dual role in promoting both the initiation and escalation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), the activation of inflammatory pathways, and the death of cells. Consequently, the identification of intracytoplasmic mtDNA fragments holds immense significance in the realm of scientific investigation. In this paper, we delineate the experimental methodologies presently employed for quantifying intracytoplasmic mtDNA fragments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100931,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial Communications","volume":"2 ","pages":"Pages 100-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142423697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ping Gao , Zhi Zhang , Rui Wang , Li Huang , Hao Wu , Zhenzhen Qiao , Xiaohui Wang , Haijing Jin , Jun Peng , Lei Liu , Quan Chen , Jialing Lin
{"title":"Structure-destabilizing mutations unleash an intrinsic perforation activity of antiapoptotic Bcl-2 in the mitochondrial membrane enabling apoptotic cell death","authors":"Ping Gao , Zhi Zhang , Rui Wang , Li Huang , Hao Wu , Zhenzhen Qiao , Xiaohui Wang , Haijing Jin , Jun Peng , Lei Liu , Quan Chen , Jialing Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.mitoco.2023.08.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mitoco.2023.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Bcl-2 and Bax share a similar structural fold in solution, yet function oppositely in the mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM) during apoptosis. The proapoptotic Bax forms pores in the MOM to trigger cell death, whereas Bcl-2 inhibits the Bax pore formation to prevent cell death. Intriguingly both proteins can switch to a similar conformation after activation by BH3-only proteins, with multiple regions embedded in the MOM. Here we tested a hypothesis that destabilization of the Bcl-2 structure might convert Bcl-2 to a Bax-like perforator. We discovered that mutations of glutamate 152 which eliminate hydrogen bonds in the protein core and thereby reduce the Bcl-2 structural stability. These Bcl-2 mutants induced apoptosis by releasing cytochrome <em>c</em> from the mitochondria in the cells that lack Bax and Bak, the other proapoptotic perforator. Using liposomal membranes made with typical mitochondrial lipids and reconstituted with purified proteins we revealed this perforation activity was intrinsic to Bcl-2 and could be unleashed by a BH3-only protein, similar to the perforation activity of Bax. Our study thus demonstrated a structural conversion of antiapoptotic Bcl-2 to a proapoptotic perforator through a simple molecular manipulation or interaction that is worthy to explore further for eradicating cancer cells that are resistant to a current Bcl-2-targeting drug.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100931,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial Communications","volume":"1 ","pages":"Pages 48-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50192437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A brief introduction to the history of mitochondrial research in Japan","authors":"Yasutoshi Koga , Masashi Tanaka","doi":"10.1016/j.mitoco.2023.02.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mitoco.2023.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The <em>Japanese Society for Mitochondrial Research and Medicine (J-mit)</em> has a 21-year history in 2022, with its predecessor society holding its first meeting in 2001. During this time, the society, which began as a basic researcher's society with 50 participants in the first year, has grown to have approximately 250 members, including basic medical researchers, scientists, students in graduate school, and specialists in pediatric neurology, neurology, endocrinology, and inborn errors of metabolism. The number of abstracts presented each year also exceeds 200, including symposia, educational lectures, general oral presentations, and poster presentations. This society has grown significantly, including a joint meeting with <em>Asian Society of Mitochondrial Research and Medicine (ASMRM)</em> once every four years. In this issue, I introduce the history of <em>J-mit</em> development, together with <em>ASMRM</em> based on deep connections. I also pick up the representative world-class achievements of Japanese researchers in mitochondrial research and medicine will be introduced.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100931,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial Communications","volume":"1 ","pages":"Pages 23-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50192434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TELP theory: Elucidating the major observations of Rieger et al. 2021 in mitochondria","authors":"James Weifu Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.mitoco.2023.09.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mitoco.2023.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The transmembrane-electrostatically localized protons (TELP) theory may represent a complementary development to Mitchell's chemiosmotic theory. The combination of the two together can now excellently explain the energetics in mitochondria. My calculated transmembrane-attractive force between an excess proton and an excess hydroxide explains how TELP may stay within a 1-nm thin layer at the liquid-membrane interface. Consequently, any pH sensor (sEcGFP) located at least 2–3 nm away from the membrane surface will not be able to see TELP. This feature as predicted from the TELP model was observed exactly in the experiment of Rieger et al., 2021. In contrast to their belief “the Δp at ATP synthase is almost negligible under OXPHOS conditions”, I find, when TELP activity is included in the energy calculations, there is plenty of total protonic Gibbs free energy (<span><math><mrow><mo>Δ</mo><msub><mi>G</mi><mi>T</mi></msub></mrow></math></span>) well above the physiologically required value of −24.5 kJ mol<sup>−1</sup> to drive ATP synthesis through F<sub>o</sub>F<sub>1</sub>-ATP synthase.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100931,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial Communications","volume":"1 ","pages":"Pages 62-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50192438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mitochondria: The hot organelles are getting hotter","authors":"Quan Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.mitoco.2022.10.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mitoco.2022.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100931,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial Communications","volume":"1 ","pages":"Page 1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50192432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashley N. Oliveira , Yuki Tamura , Jonathan M. Memme , David A. Hood
{"title":"Role of TFEB and TFE3 in mediating lysosomal and mitochondrial adaptations to contractile activity in skeletal muscle myotubes","authors":"Ashley N. Oliveira , Yuki Tamura , Jonathan M. Memme , David A. Hood","doi":"10.1016/j.mitoco.2023.10.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mitoco.2023.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Exercise is potent stimulus for mitochondrial adaptations, serving to activate mitochondrial biogenesis as well as mitochondrial turnover. Through the process of mitophagy, dysfunctional mitochondria are selectively targeted and recycled via the lysosomes, which is activated following a single bout of exercise. The microphthalamia (MiT) family of transcription factors, including TFEB and TFE3, are widely recognized as the master regulators of lysosomal biogenesis, as they homo- and hetero-dimerize to transcriptionally regulate lysosomal and macroautophagy-related genes. It is currently unknown to what extent TFEB and TFE3 regulate mitophagy, and whether these transcription factors mediate mitochondrial adaptations to contractile activity (CA). Here we show that following an acute bout of contractile activity in cultured C2C12 murine skeletal muscle myotubes, LC3-II mitophagy flux is induced and the absence of TFEB or TFE3 impairs this acute mitophagic response. However, the loss of either transcription factor alone does not mitigate the improvements in oxygen consumption seen following chronic contractile activity (CCA). Chronic contractile activity also elicited functional improvements in lysosomes including a reduction in size and increased proteolytic activity, evidenced by increased digestion and unquenching of DQ-BSA fluorophore, thereby illustrating a level of redundancy between the two transcription factors in mediating chronic contractile activity-induced adaptations. However, in the absence of both TFEB and TFE3, lysosomal adaptations were not observed following chronic contractile activity and subsequent mitochondrial adaptations were attenuated. These findings underscore the importance of the lysosomes, and of TFEB and TFE3, in mediating mitochondrial adaptations to chronic contractile activity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100931,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial Communications","volume":"1 ","pages":"Pages 73-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50192439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correcting abnormal mitochondrial dynamics to facilitate tumor treatment","authors":"Bowen Yang, Yumeng Lin, Ying-Qiang Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.mitoco.2023.07.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mitoco.2023.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Mitochondrial dynamics are closely related to various cellular physiological activities, including cell proliferation, homeostasis, and cell migration, and are regulated by a variety of enzymes, proteins and cytokines. Abnormal mitochondrial dynamics have been identified in multiple diseases, such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2A, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer. A small fraction of these diseases can be treated by targeting drugs that correct unbalanced mitochondrial dynamics. Further in-depth research into mitochondrial dynamics is significant to helping us better understand the pathogenesis of these diseases, leading to the development of targeted drugs to halt the progression of the disease and even cure it completely. In this review, we discuss primary aspects of mitochondrial dynamics, alterations in mitochondrial dynamics under stress, and abnormities in mitochondrial dynamics that promote diseases. We look forward to exploring the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics, which will provide new ideas for treating those diseases in the future.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100931,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial Communications","volume":"1 ","pages":"Pages 35-47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50192435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}