Diminished OPA1 expression and impaired mitochondrial morphology and homeostasis in Aprataxin-deficient cells
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Diminished OPA1 expression and impaired mitochondrial morphology and homeostasis in Aprataxin-deficient cells. / Zheng, Jin; Croteau, Deborah L; Bohr, Vilhelm; Akbari, Mansour.
In: Nucleic Acids Research, Vol. 47, No. 8, 2019, p. 4086–4110.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Diminished OPA1 expression and impaired mitochondrial morphology and homeostasis in Aprataxin-deficient cells
AU - Zheng, Jin
AU - Croteau, Deborah L
AU - Bohr, Vilhelm
AU - Akbari, Mansour
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1 (AOA1) is an early onset progressive spinocerebellar ataxia caused by mutation in aprataxin (APTX). APTX removes 5′-AMP groups from DNA, a product of abortive ligation during DNA repair and replication. APTX deficiency has been suggested to compromise mitochondrial function; however, a detailed characterization of mitochondrial homeostasis in APTX-deficient cells is not available. Here, we show that cells lacking APTX undergo mitochondrial stress and display significant changes in the expression of the mitochondrial inner membrane fusion protein optic atrophy type 1, and components of the oxidative phosphorylation complexes. At the cellular level, APTX deficiency impairs mitochondrial morphology and network formation, and autophagic removal of damaged mitochondria by mitophagy. Thus, our results show that aberrant mitochondrial function is a key component of AOA1 pathology. This work corroborates the emerging evidence that impaired mitochondrial function is a characteristic of an increasing number of genetically diverse neurodegenerative disorders.
AB - Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1 (AOA1) is an early onset progressive spinocerebellar ataxia caused by mutation in aprataxin (APTX). APTX removes 5′-AMP groups from DNA, a product of abortive ligation during DNA repair and replication. APTX deficiency has been suggested to compromise mitochondrial function; however, a detailed characterization of mitochondrial homeostasis in APTX-deficient cells is not available. Here, we show that cells lacking APTX undergo mitochondrial stress and display significant changes in the expression of the mitochondrial inner membrane fusion protein optic atrophy type 1, and components of the oxidative phosphorylation complexes. At the cellular level, APTX deficiency impairs mitochondrial morphology and network formation, and autophagic removal of damaged mitochondria by mitophagy. Thus, our results show that aberrant mitochondrial function is a key component of AOA1 pathology. This work corroborates the emerging evidence that impaired mitochondrial function is a characteristic of an increasing number of genetically diverse neurodegenerative disorders.
U2 - 10.1093/nar/gkz083
DO - 10.1093/nar/gkz083
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30986824
VL - 47
SP - 4086
EP - 4110
JO - Nucleic Acids Research
JF - Nucleic Acids Research
SN - 0305-1048
IS - 8
ER -
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