scholarly journals Insertion Defects of Mitochondrially Encoded Proteins Burden the Mitochondrial Quality Control System

Cells ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Braulio Vargas Möller-Hergt ◽  
Andreas Carlström ◽  
Tamara Suhm ◽  
Martin Ott
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Control System ◽  
Mitochondrial Protein ◽  
Quality Control System ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Mitochondrial Quality Control ◽  
Protein Insertion ◽  
Mitochondrial Proteome ◽  
Proteotoxic Stress ◽  
Membrane Protein Insertion

The mitochondrial proteome contains proteins from two different genetic systems. Proteins are either synthesized in the cytosol and imported into the different compartments of the organelle or directly produced in the mitochondrial matrix. To ensure proteostasis, proteins are monitored by the mitochondrial quality control system, which will degrade non-native polypeptides. Defective mitochondrial membrane proteins are degraded by membrane-bound AAA-proteases. These proteases are regulated by factors promoting protein turnover or preventing their degradation. Here we determined genetic interactions between the mitoribosome receptors Mrx15 and Mba1 with the quality control system. We show that simultaneous absence of Mrx15 and the regulators of the i-AAA protease Mgr1 and Mgr3 provokes respiratory deficiency. Surprisingly, mutants lacking Mrx15 were more tolerant against proteotoxic stress. Furthermore, yeast cells became hypersensitive against proteotoxic stress upon deletion of MBA1. Contrary to Mrx15, Mba1 cooperates with the regulators of the m-AAA and i-AAA proteases. Taken together, these results suggest that membrane protein insertion and mitochondrial AAA-proteases are functionally coupled, possibly reflecting an early quality control step during mitochondrial protein synthesis.

scholarly journals Mitochondria Homeostasis and Oxidant/Antioxidant Balance in Skeletal Muscle—Do Myokines Play a Role?

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 179
Author(s):  
Brian Pak Shing Pang ◽  
Wing Suen Chan ◽  
Chi Bun Chan
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Quality Control ◽  
Control System ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Mitochondrial Dynamics ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Oxidative Capacity ◽  
Quality Control System ◽  
Mitochondrial Quality Control ◽  
Tissue Mass

Mitochondria are the cellular powerhouses that generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to substantiate various biochemical activities. Instead of being a static intracellular structure, they are dynamic organelles that perform constant structural and functional remodeling in response to different metabolic stresses. In situations that require a high ATP supply, new mitochondria are assembled (mitochondrial biogenesis) or formed by fusing the existing mitochondria (mitochondrial fusion) to maximize the oxidative capacity. On the other hand, nutrient overload may produce detrimental metabolites such as reactive oxidative species (ROS) that wreck the organelle, leading to the split of damaged mitochondria (mitofission) for clearance (mitophagy). These vital processes are tightly regulated by a sophisticated quality control system involving energy sensing, intracellular membrane interaction, autophagy, and proteasomal degradation to optimize the number of healthy mitochondria. The effective mitochondrial surveillance is particularly important to skeletal muscle fitness because of its large tissue mass as well as its high metabolic activities for supporting the intensive myofiber contractility. Indeed, the failure of the mitochondrial quality control system in skeletal muscle is associated with diseases such as insulin resistance, aging, and muscle wasting. While the mitochondrial dynamics in cells are believed to be intrinsically controlled by the energy content and nutrient availability, other upstream regulators such as hormonal signals from distal organs or factors generated by the muscle itself may also play a critical role. It is now clear that skeletal muscle actively participates in systemic energy homeostasis via producing hundreds of myokines. Acting either as autocrine/paracrine or circulating hormones to crosstalk with other organs, these secretory myokines regulate a large number of physiological activities including insulin sensitivity, fuel utilization, cell differentiation, and appetite behavior. In this article, we will review the mechanism of myokines in mitochondrial quality control and ROS balance, and discuss their translational potential.

scholarly journals Different dynamic movements of wild-type and pathogenic VCPs and their cofactors to damaged mitochondria in a Parkin-mediated mitochondrial quality control system

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 1131-1143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoko Kimura ◽  
Junpei Fukushi ◽  
Seiji Hori ◽  
Noriyuki Matsuda ◽  
Kei Okatsu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Control System ◽  
Quality Control System ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Mitochondrial Quality Control

scholarly journals The ART-Rsp5 ubiquitin ligase network comprises a plasma membrane quality control system that protects yeast cells from proteotoxic stress

eLife ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingying Zhao ◽  
Jason A MacGurn ◽  
Max Liu ◽  
Scott Emr
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Control System ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
Integral Membrane Proteins ◽  
Quality Control System ◽  
Er Quality Control ◽  
Proteotoxic Stress

Secretory cargo that cannot fold properly in the ER are selectively targeted for removal by a well-studied ER-associated degradation pathway, or ERAD. In contrast, very little is known about post-ER quality control mechanisms for damaged or misfolded integral membrane proteins. Here we describe a quality control function of the Rsp5-ART ubiquitin ligase adaptor network that functions to protect plasma membrane (PM) integrity. Failure to mediate this protective response during heat stress leads to toxic accumulation of misfolded integral membrane proteins at the cell surface, which causes loss of PM integrity and cell death. Thus, the Rsp5-ART network comprises a PM quality control system that works together with sequential quality control pathways in the ER and Golgi to (i) target the degradation of proteins that have exceeded their functional lifetime due to damage and/or misfolding and (ii) limit the toxic accumulation of specific proteins at the cell surface during proteotoxic stress.

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