Jumbo-Lucioni 2012 BMC Genomics

Has title::Jumbo-Lucioni P, Bu S, Harbison ST, Slaughter JC, Mackay TF, Moellering DR, De Luca M (2012) Nuclear genomic control of naturally occurring variation in mitochondrial function in ''Drosophila melanogaster''. BMC Genomics 13:659.

» [[Has info::PMID: 23171078 Open Access]]

Was written by::Jumbo-Lucioni P, Was written by::Bu S, Was written by::Harbison ST, Was written by::Slaughter JC, Was written by::Mackay TF, Was written by::Moellering DR, Was written by::De Luca M (Was published in year::2012) Was published in journal::BMC Genomics

Abstract: [[has abstract::Mitochondria are organelles found in nearly all eukaryotic cells that play a crucial role in cellular survival and function. Mitochondrial function is under the control of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes. While the latter has been the focus of most genetic research, we remain largely ignorant about the nuclear-encoded genomic control of inter-individual variability in mitochondrial function. Here, we used Drosophila melanogaster as our model organism to address this question.

We quantified mitochondrial state 3 and state 4 respiration rates and P:O ratio in mitochondria isolated from the thoraces of 40 sequenced inbred lines of the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel. We found significant within-population genetic variability for all mitochondrial traits. Hence, we performed genome-wide association mapping and identified 141 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with differences in mitochondrial respiration and efficiency (P ≤1 × 10^-5). Gene-centered regression models showed that 2-3 SNPs can explain 31, 13, and 18% of the phenotypic variation in state 3, state 4, and P:O ratio, respectively. Most of the genes tagged by the SNPs are involved in organ development, second messenger-mediated signaling pathways, and cytoskeleton remodeling. One of these genes, sallimus (sls), encodes a component of the muscle sarcomere. We confirmed the direct effect of sls on mitochondrial respiration using two viable mutants and their coisogenic wild-type strain. Furthermore, correlation network analysis revealed that sls functions as a transcriptional hub in a co-regulated module associated with mitochondrial respiration and is connected to CG7834, which is predicted to encode a protein with mitochondrial electron transfer flavoprotein activity. This latter finding was also verified in the sls mutants.

Our results provide novel insights into the genetic factors regulating natural variation in mitochondrial function in D. melanogaster. The integrative genomic approach used in our study allowed us to identify sls as a novel hub gene responsible for the regulation of mitochondrial respiration in muscle sarcomere and to provide evidence that sls might act via the electron transfer flavoprotein/ubiquinone oxidoreductase complex.]]

• Bioblast editor: [[has editor::Plangger M]] • O2k-Network Lab: Was published by MiPNetLab::US AL Birmingham Moellering DR

Labels: MiParea: MiP area::Respiration, MiP area::nDNA;cell genetics 

Organism: Organism::Drosophila  Tissue;cell: tissue and cell::Skeletal muscle  Preparation: Preparation::Isolated mitochondria 

Coupling state: Coupling states::LEAK, Coupling states::OXPHOS  Pathway: Pathways::N  HRR: Instrument and method::Oxygraph-2k