scholarly journals Author Correction: Generation of somatic mitochondrial DNA-replaced cells for mitochondrial dysfunction treatment

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Maeda ◽  
Daisuke Kami ◽  
Ryotaro Maeda ◽  
Akira Shikuma ◽  
Satoshi Gojo
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Maeda ◽  
Daisuke Kami ◽  
Ryotaro Maeda ◽  
Akira Shikuma ◽  
Satoshi Gojo

2002 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-280
Author(s):  
Russell H. Swerdlow

Abstract Mitochondrial dysfunction occurs in several late-onset neurodegenerative diseases. Determining its origin and significance may provide insight into the pathogeneses of these disorders. Regarding origin, one hypothesis proposes mitochondrial dysfunction is driven by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) aberration. This hypothesis is primarily supported by data from studies of cytoplasmic hybrid (cybrid) cell lines, which facilitate the study of mitochondrial genotype-phenotype relationships. In cybrid cell lines in which mtDNA from persons with certain neurodegenerative diseases is assessed, mitochondrial physiology is altered in ways that are potentially relevant to programmed cell death pathways. Connecting mtDNA-related mitochondrial dysfunction with programmed cell death underscores the crucial if not central role for these organelles in neurodegenerative pathophysiology. This review discusses the cybrid technique and summarizes cybrid data implicating mtDNA-related mitochondrial dysfunction in certain neurodegenerative diseases.


2019 ◽  
pp. 20-48
Author(s):  
Geoffrey E. Hill

To understand the evolutionary consequences of poor coadaptation of mitochondrial and nuclear genes, it is necessary to consider in molecular detail the manifestations of mitochondrial dysfunction. Most considerations of mitochondrial dysfunction resulting from mitonuclear incompatibilities focus on protein–protein interactions in the electron transport system, but the interactions of mitochondrial and nuclear genes in enabling the transcription, translation, and replication of mitochondrial DNA can play an equally important role in mitonuclear coevolution and coadaptation. This chapter reviews the extensive literature on how mitochondrial dysfunction is the cause of many inherited human diseases and explains how this biomedical literature connects to a rapidly growing body of research on the evolution and maintenance of coadaptation of mitochondrial and nuclear genes among non-human eukaryotes. The goal of the chapter is to establish the fundamental importance of coadaptation between co-functioning mitochondrial and nuclear genes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meltem Weger ◽  
Daniel Alpern ◽  
Antoine Cherix ◽  
Sriparna Ghosal ◽  
Jocelyn Grosse ◽  
...  

Abstract Mitochondrial dysfunction was highlighted as a crucial vulnerability factor for the development of depression. However, systemic studies assessing stress-induced changes in mitochondria-associated genes in brain regions relevant to depression symptomatology remain scarce. Here, we performed a genome-wide transcriptomic study to examine mitochondrial gene expression in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and nucleus accumbens (NAc) of mice exposed to multimodal chronic restraint stress. We identified mitochondria-associated gene pathways as most prominently affected in the PFC and with lesser significance in the NAc. A more detailed mitochondrial gene expression analysis revealed that in particular mitochondrial DNA-encoded subunits of the oxidative phosphorylation complexes were altered in the PFC. The comparison of our data with a reanalyzed transcriptome data set of chronic variable stress mice and major depression disorder subjects showed that the changes in mitochondrial DNA-encoded genes are a feature generalizing to other chronic stress-protocols as well and might have translational relevance. Finally, we provide evidence for changes in mitochondrial outputs in the PFC following chronic stress that are indicative of mitochondrial dysfunction. Collectively, our work reinforces the idea that changes in mitochondrial gene expression are key players in the prefrontal adaptations observed in individuals with high behavioral susceptibility and resilience to chronic stress.


Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manohar Kodavati ◽  
Haibo Wang ◽  
Muralidhar L. Hegde

Mitochondria plays privotal role in diverse pathways that regulate cellular function and survival, and have emerged as a prime focus in aging and age-associated motor neuron diseases (MNDs), such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Accumulating evidence suggests that many amyloidogenic proteins, including MND-associated RNA/DNA-binding proteins fused in sarcoma (FUS) and TAR DNA binding protein (TDP)-43, are strongly linked to mitochondrial dysfunction. Animal model and patient studies have highlighted changes in mitochondrial structure, plasticity, replication/copy number, mitochondrial DNA instability, and altered membrane potential in several subsets of MNDs, and these observations are consistent with the evidence of increased excitotoxicity, induction of reactive oxygen species, and activation of intrinsic apoptotic pathways. Studies in MND rodent models also indicate that mitochondrial abnormalities begin prior to the clinical and pathological onset of the disease, suggesting a causal role of mitochondrial dysfunction. Our recent studies, which demonstrated the involvement of specific defects in DNA break-ligation mediated by DNA ligase 3 (LIG3) in FUS-associated ALS, raised a key question of its potential implication in mitochondrial DNA transactions because LIG3 is essential for both mitochondrial DNA replication and repair. This question, as well as how wild-type and mutant MND-associated factors affect mitochondria, remain to be elucidated. These new investigation avenues into the mechanistic role of mitochondrial dysfunction in MNDs are critical to identify therapeutic targets to alleviate mitochondrial toxicity and its consequences. In this article, we critically review recent advances in our understanding of mitochondrial dysfunction in diverse subgroups of MNDs and discuss challenges and future directions.


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