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Author(s):  
Le Thi Thanh Nhan ◽  
Nguyen Thuy Quynh ◽  
Le Lan Phuong ◽  
Bui Phuong Thao ◽  
Nguyen Thi Tu Linh ◽  
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For the prevalence of lung cancer and its poor diagnosis, the seeking of the efficient biomarkers for this disease is an urgent requirement, especially from non-invasive samples such as plasma. The mitochondria DNA (mtDNA) copy number change has been evaluated as a potential indicator of cancer risk, however, there have been few studies regarding mtDNA in plasma derived exosomes. In this study, the mtDNA copy number was measured on 29 plasma exosome samples of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and 29 plasma exosome samples of cancer-free controls by real-time PCR assay, then being statistically analyzed to evaluate the relationship between these figures and several pathological features of NSCLC patients. As the results, the existence of mtDNA in exosomes isolated from plasma was detected through PCR assay using primers covering most of the mtDNA length. The relative mtDNA copy numbers determined in the exosomes of the disease and control groups were 1619.1 ± 2589.0 and 1207.0 ± 1550.0, respectively, whereas these values in two disease stages were 783.6 ± 759.3 (stage I-II) and 2647.0 ± 3584.0 (stage III-IV). Comparing among these groups, the difference was only statistically significant between the disease groups of stage I-II and stage III-IV (p<0.05), the group of stage III-IV and the control group (p<0.05). Indeed, the mtDNA copy number is associated with tumor stage and stage N (p<0.05). On the other aspect, the smoking habit of NSCLC patients could be an underlying reason behind the alteration in mtDNA copy number in the plasma exosomes. In short, our study demonstrates that the mtDNA copy number in exosomes resourced from plasma could be a potential biomarker for the detection and prognosis of NSCLC.


2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miao Tian ◽  
Qing Li ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Peng Zheng ◽  
Danyu Li ◽  
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AbstractDelayed luminescence (DL) is gradually used in various detection of biological systems as a rapid detection technique, however, its biological mechanism was still not clear. In this study, a new model of DL detection system for liquid biological samples is established to investigate the DL emission of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells cultured in different glucose concentrations. We analyzed the relationship between the DL emission and cell growth, cell vitality, mitochondrial morphology, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), oxygen consumption rate (OCR), as well as mitochondria membrane potential (MMP) in S. cerevisiae cells cultured with 0.01, 0.05, 0.15, 3, 10 and 20 g/L glucose respectively. It was found that the DL emission had strong correlation with mitochondrial morphology, OCR, and MMP. The results suggested that DL is an indicator of mitochondria status under different glucose supply conditions, and may be an effective method to detect mitochondrial metabolism related disorders.


2022 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 273-287
Author(s):  
Amira Podolak ◽  
Joanna Liss ◽  
Jolanta Kiewisz ◽  
Sebastian Pukszta ◽  
Celina Cybulska ◽  
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A retrospective case control study was undertaken at the molecular biology department of a private center for reproductive medicine in order to determine whether any correlation exists between mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content of cleavage-stage preimplantation embryos and their developmental potential. A total of 69 couples underwent IVF treatment (averaged women age: 36.5, SD 4.9) and produced a total of 314 embryos. A single blastomere was biopsied from each embryo at the cleavage stage (day-3 post-fertilization) subjected to low-pass next generation sequencing (NGS), for the purpose of detecting aneuploidy. For each sample, the number of mtDNA reads obtained after analysis using NGS was divided by the number of reads attributable to the nuclear genome. The mtDNA copy number amount was found to be higher in aneuploid embryos than in those that were euploid (mean mtDNA ratio ± SD: 6.3 ± 7.5 versus 7.1 ± 5.8, p < 0.004; U Mann–Whitney test), whereas no statistically significant differences in mtDNA content were seen in relation to embryo morphology (6.6 ± 4.8 vs. 8.5 ± 13.6, p 0.09), sex (6.6 ± 4.1 vs. 6.2 ± 6.8, p 0.16), maternal age (6.9 ± 7.8 vs. 6.7 ± 4.5, p 0.14) or its ability to implant (7.4 ± 6.6 vs. 5.1 ± 4.6, p 0.18). The mtDNA content cannot serve as a useful biomarker at this point in development. However, further studies investigating both quantitative and qualitative aspects of mtDNA are still required to fully evaluate the relationship between mitochondrial DNA and human reproduction.


2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Violette Chiara ◽  
Alberto Velando ◽  
Sin-Yeon Kim

Abstract Background Sexual signals produced by males play a central role in sexual selection, but the relationship between these traits and the quality of the bearer are often ambiguous. Secondary sexual traits may represent genetic quality of the bearer, resulting in positive relationships with physiological state, or may be costly to produce, showing trade-off with physiological state. A number of studies have explored the relationships between secondary sexual traits and other functional traits, but few have studied their fitness consequences. We studied the link between diverse physiological traits and both morphological and behavioural sexual traits and examined how their interplay influences offspring viability in the three-spined stickleback. Results Male sticklebacks showing nest building and courtship behaviour were smaller than those not investing in reproductive activities. There was no evidence that the expression of red nuptial colouration and the quality of courtship behaviour of males are positively related to their metabolic rates, swim ability, oxidative damage and mtDNA copy number. However, individuals showing larger red nuptial colour areas had higher levels of oxidative DNA damage in their sperm. Male courtship behaviour and aggressiveness, but not red colour area, were good predictors of offspring hatching and survival. Conclusions Our results suggest that, in our study population at the southern edge of the species’ distribution, sexual colouration of male sticklebacks was not a good indicator of their body state, but both courtship quality and aggressiveness during the courtship are reliable cues of their gamete quality, influencing the viability of their offspring. Thus, females that choose mates based on their courtship behaviour will have high fitness. In the study population, which represents a fast pace-of-life with high reproductive rate and short lifespan, sexual ornaments of males may not honestly signal their physiological and physical state because they invest at maximum in a single reproductive season despite high costs.


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yujuan Qi ◽  
Zhenhua Wu ◽  
Yaobang Bai ◽  
Yan Jiao ◽  
Peijun Li

Objectives: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a complex cardiovascular disease with unknown etiology. Although nuclear genes play active roles in DCM, mitochondrial dysfunction was believed to be involved in the pathogenesis of DCM. The objective of this study is to analysis the association between mitochondrial tRNA (mt-tRNA) mutations and DCM. Material and Methods: We performed a mutational analysis of mt-tRNA genes in a cohort of 318 patients with DCM and 200 age- and gender-matched control subjects. To further assess their pathogenicity, phylogenetic analysis and mitochondrial functions including mtDNA copy number, ATP and ROS were analyzed. Results: 7 possible pathogenic mutations: MT-TL1 3302A>G, MT-TI 4295A>G, MT-TM 4435A>G, MT-TA 5655T>C, MT-TH 12201T>C, MT-TE 14692A>G and MT-TT 15927G>A were identified in DCM group but absent in controls. These mutations occurred at extremely conserved nucleotides of corresponding tRNAs, and led to the failure in tRNAs metabolism. Moreover, a significant reduction in ATP and mtDNA copy number, whereas a markedly increased in ROS level were observed in polymononuclear leukocytes (PMNs) derived from the DCM patients carrying these mt-tRNA mutations, suggesting that these mutations may cause mitochondrial dysfunction that was responsible for DCM. Conclusions: Our data indicated that mt-tRNA mutations may be the molecular basis for DCM, which shaded novel insight into the pathophysiology of DCM that was manifestated by mitochondrial dysfunction.


2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinh Hoa Pham ◽  
Van Lam Nguyen ◽  
Hye-Eun Jung ◽  
Yong-Soon Cho ◽  
Jae-Gook Shin

Abstract Background Few studies have annotated the whole mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genome associated with drug responses in Asian populations. This study aimed to characterize mtDNA genetic profiles, especially the distribution and frequency of well-known genetic biomarkers associated with diseases and drug-induced toxicity in a Korean population. Method Whole mitochondrial genome was sequenced for 118 Korean subjects by using a next-generation sequencing approach. The bioinformatic pipeline was constructed for variant calling, haplogroup classification and annotation of mitochondrial mutation. Results A total of 681 variants was identified among all subjects. The MT-TRNP gene and displacement loop showed the highest numbers of variants (113 and 74 variants, respectively). The m.16189T > C allele, which is known to reduce the mtDNA copy number in human cells was detected in 25.4% of subjects. The variants (m.2706A > G, m.3010A > G, and m.1095T > C), which are associated with drug-induced toxicity, were observed with the frequency of 99.15%, 30.51%, and 0.08%, respectively. The m.2150T > A, a genotype associated with highly disruptive effects on mitochondrial ribosomes, was identified in five subjects. The D and M groups were the most dominant groups with the frequency of 34.74% and 16.1%, respectively. Conclusions Our finding was consistent with Korean Genome Project and well reflected the unique profile of mitochondrial haplogroup distribution. It was the first study to annotate the whole mitochondrial genome with drug-induced toxicity to predict the ADRs event in clinical implementation for Korean subjects. This approach could be extended for further study for validation of the potential ethnic-specific mitochondrial genetic biomarkers in the Korean population.


Author(s):  
Maria Isabel Alvarez-Mora ◽  
Petar Podlesniy ◽  
Teresa Riazuelo ◽  
Laura Molina-Porcel ◽  
Ellen Gelpi ◽  
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Author(s):  
Baptiste Sourty ◽  
Laure-Marie Dardaud ◽  
Céline Bris ◽  
Desquiret-Dumas Valérie ◽  
Blandine Boisselier ◽  
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Abstract Background Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive form of glioma. GBM frequently displays chromosome (chr) 7 gain, chr 10 loss and/or EGFR amplification (chr7+/chr10-/EGFRamp). Overall survival (OS) is 15 months after treatment. In young adults, IDH1/2 mutations are associated with longer survival. In children, histone H3 mutations portend a dismal prognosis. Novel reliable prognostic markers are needed in GBM. We assessed the prognostic value of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number in adult GBM. Methods mtDNA copy number was assessed using real-time quantitative PCR in 232 primary GBM. Methylation of POLG and TFAM genes, involved in mtDNA replication, was assessed by bisulfite-pyrosequencing in 44 and 51 cases, respectively. Results Median age at diagnosis was 56.6 years-old and median OS, 13.3 months. 153/232 GBM (66 %) displayed chr7+/chr10-/EGFRamp, 23 (9.9 %) IDH1/2 mutation, 3 (1.3 %) H3 mutation and 53 (22.8 %) no key genetic alterations. GBM were divided into two groups, “Low” (n = 116) and “High” (n = 116), according to the median mtDNA/nuclear DNA ratio (237.7). There was no significant difference in OS between the two groups. By dividing the whole cohort according to the median age at diagnosis, OS was longer in the “High” vs “Low” subgroup (27.3 vs 15 months, p = 0.0203) in young adult GBM (n = 117) and longer in the “Low” vs “High” subgroup (14.5 vs 10.2 months, p = 0.0116) in older adult GBM (n = 115). POLG was highly methylated, whereas TFAM remained unmethylated. Conclusion mtDNA copy number may be a novel prognostic biomarker in GBM, its impact depending on age.


Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Elena Arance ◽  
Viviana Ramírez ◽  
Alejandro Rubio-Roldan ◽  
Francisco M. Ocaña-Peinado ◽  
Catalina Romero-Cachinero ◽  
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Here, the role of non-invasive biomarkers in liquid biopsy was evaluated, mainly in exosomes and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) as promising, novel, and stable biomarkers for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). A total of 140 fractions (named from B to F) obtained by ultracentrifugations of whole blood samples from 28 individuals (13 patients and 15 controls) were included. Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) was conducted to characterized exosomal fraction. Subsequently, an analysis of digital PCR (dPCR) using the QuantStudio™ 3D Digital PCR platform was performed and the quantification of mtDNA copy number by QuantStudioTM 12K Flex Real-Time PCR System (qPCR) was developed. Moreover, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) analyses were included using MiSeq system (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA). An F fraction, which contains all exosome data and all mitochondrial markers, was identified in dPCR and qPCR with statistically significant power (adjusted p values ≤ 0.03) when comparing cases and controls. Moreover, present analysis in mtDNA showed a relevant significance in RCC aggressiveness. To sum up, this is the first time a relation between exosomal mtDNA markers and clinical management of RCC is analyzed. We suggest a promising strategy for future liquid biopsy RCC analysis, although more analysis should be performed prior to application in routine clinical practice.


Life ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Vanessa Cristina de Oliveira ◽  
Kelly Cristine Santos Roballo ◽  
Clésio Gomes Mariano Junior ◽  
Sarah Ingrid Pinto Santos ◽  
Fabiana Fernandes Bressan ◽  
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The mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is considered a key factor in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number. Given that the regulation of active copies of mtDNA is still not fully understood, we investigated the effects of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing of TFAM in human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293T cells on mtDNA copy number. The aim of this study was to generate a new in vitro model by CRISPR-Cas9 system by editing the TFAM locus in HEK293T cells. Among the resulting single-cell clones, seven had high mutation rates (67–96%) and showed a decrease in mtDNA copy number compared to control. Cell staining with Mitotracker Red showed a reduction in fluorescence in the edited cells compared to the non-edited cells. Our findings suggest that the mtDNA copy number is directly related to TFAM control and its disruption results in interference with mitochondrial stability and maintenance.


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