bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2025
Abstract
Aminoacyl-tRNA
synthetases
(aaRSs)
are
essential
for
translation,
as
they
charge
tRNA
molecules
with
their
corresponding
amino
acids.
Alterations
in
aaRSs
can
significantly
disrupt
both
cytosolic
and
mitochondrial
translation.
Through
a
forward
genetic
screen
unfolded
protein
response
(UPR
mt
)
activators
C.
elegans
,
we
identified
missense
mutation
(P447V)
the
previously
uncharacterized
gene
Y105E8A.20,
which
encodes
dually
localized
methionine
synthetase
(MetRS).
Here,
characterize
UPR
induction
by
call
mars-2
demonstrate
that
P447V
allele
is
loss-of-function
mutation.
Furthermore,
show
impaired
activity
mitochondria
triggers
.
This
strain
provides
valuable
tool
studying
translation
understanding
how
involved
homeostasis.
Expert Review of Proteomics,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
22(1), С. 19 - 33
Опубликована: Янв. 2, 2025
Introduction
Mitochondria
contain
multiple
pathways
including
energy
metabolism
and
several
signaling
synthetic
pathways.
Mitochondrial
proteomics
is
highly
valuable
for
studying
diseases
inherited
metabolic
disorders,
complex
common
disorders
like
neurodegeneration,
diabetes
cancer,
since
they
all
to
some
degree
have
mitochondrial
underpinnings.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
26(3), С. 1019 - 1019
Опубликована: Янв. 25, 2025
Atherosclerosis
is
a
complex
inflammatory
process
associated
with
high-mortality
cardiovascular
diseases.
Today,
there
growing
body
of
evidence
linking
atherosclerosis
to
mutations
mitochondrial
DNA
(mtDNA).
But
the
mechanism
this
link
insufficiently
studied.
progression
involves
different
cell
types
and
macrophages
are
one
most
important.
Due
their
high
plasticity,
can
demonstrate
pro-inflammatory
pro-atherogenic
(macrophage
type
M1)
or
anti-inflammatory
anti-atherogenic
M2)
effects.
These
two
types,
formed
as
result
external
stimuli,
differ
significantly
in
metabolic
profile,
which
suggests
central
role
mitochondria
implementation
macrophage
polarization
route.
According
this,
we
assume
that
mtDNA
causing
disturbances
play
an
internal
trigger,
leading
formation
M1
M2.
This
review
provides
comparative
analysis
characteristics
function
possible
associations
linked
inflammation-based
pathologies
including
atherosclerosis.
The Journal of Cell Biology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
224(3)
Опубликована: Янв. 27, 2025
Mitochondrial
retrograde
signaling
(MRS)
pathways
relay
the
functional
status
of
mitochondria
to
elicit
homeostatic
or
adaptive
changes
in
nuclear
gene
expression.
Budding
yeast
have
“intergenomic
signaling”
that
sense
amount
mitochondrial
DNA
(mtDNA)
independently
oxidative
phosphorylation
(OXPHOS),
primary
function
genes
encoded
by
mtDNA.
However,
MRS
mtDNA
mammalian
cells
remain
poorly
understood.
We
found
mtDNA-depleted
IMR90
can
sustain
OXPHOS
for
a
significant
time,
providing
robust
model
system
interrogate
human
intergenomic
signaling.
identified
FAM43A,
largely
uncharacterized
protein,
as
CHK2-dependent
early
responder
depletion.
Depletion
FAM43A
activates
biogenesis
program,
resulting
an
increase
mass
and
copy
number
via
CHK2-mediated
upregulation
p53R2
form
ribonucleotide
reductase.
propose
performs
checkpoint-like
limit
turnover
under
conditions
depletion
replication
stress.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 4, 2025
Abstract
Mitochondria
are
a
diverse
family
of
organelles
that
specialize
to
accomplish
complimentary
functions
1–3
.
All
mitochondria
share
general
features,
but
not
all
created
equal
4
.Here
we
develop
quantitative
pipeline
define
the
degree
molecular
specialization
among
different
mitochondrial
phenotypes
–
or
mitotypes
By
distilling
hundreds
validated
genes/proteins
into
149
biologically
interpretable
MitoPathway
scores
(MitoCarta
3.0
5
)
simple
mitotyping
allows
investigators
quantify
and
interpret
diversity
plasticity
from
transcriptomics
proteomics
data
across
variety
natural
experimental
contexts.
We
show
mouse
human
multi-organ
segregate
along
two
main
axes
specialization,
contrasting
anabolic
(liver)
catabolic
(brain)
tissues.
In
cultured
primary
fibroblasts
exhibiting
robust
time-dependent
treatment-induced
metabolic
6–8
,
demonstrate
how
mitotype
given
cell
type
recalibrates
i)
over
time
in
parallel
with
hallmarks
aging,
ii)
response
genetic,
pharmacological,
perturbations.
Investigators
can
now
use
MitotypeExplorer.org
associated
code
visualize,
multivariate
space
biology.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2025
Abstract
Aminoacyl-tRNA
synthetases
(aaRSs)
are
essential
for
translation,
as
they
charge
tRNA
molecules
with
their
corresponding
amino
acids.
Alterations
in
aaRSs
can
significantly
disrupt
both
cytosolic
and
mitochondrial
translation.
Through
a
forward
genetic
screen
unfolded
protein
response
(UPR
mt
)
activators
C.
elegans
,
we
identified
missense
mutation
(P447V)
the
previously
uncharacterized
gene
Y105E8A.20,
which
encodes
dually
localized
methionine
synthetase
(MetRS).
Here,
characterize
UPR
induction
by
call
mars-2
demonstrate
that
P447V
allele
is
loss-of-function
mutation.
Furthermore,
show
impaired
activity
mitochondria
triggers
.
This
strain
provides
valuable
tool
studying
translation
understanding
how
involved
homeostasis.