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Thaher 2017 Neurochem Int

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Thaher O, Wolf C, Dey PN, Pouya A, Wüllner V, Tenzer S, Methner A (2017) The thiol switch C684 in Mitofusin-2 mediates redox-induced alterations of mitochondrial shape and respiration. Neurochem Int 117:167-73.

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Thaher O, Wolf C, Dey PN, Pouya A, Wuellner V, Tenzer S, Methner A (2017) Neurochem Int

Abstract: Mitofusin-2 (MFN2) is a GTPase in the outer mitochondrial membrane involved in the regulation of mitochondrial fusion and bioenergetics. MFN2 also plays a role in mitochondrial fusion induced by changes in the intracellular redox state. Adding oxidized glutathione (GSSG), the core cellular stress indicator, to mitochondrial preparations stimulates mitochondrial fusion by inducing disulphide bond-mediated oligomer formation of MFN2 and its homolog MFN1 which involve cysteine 684 (C684) of MFN2. Mitochondrial hyperfusion represents an adaptive stress response that confers transient protection by increasing mitochondrial ATP production but how this depends on the thiol switch C684 in MFN2 has not been investigated. We now studied mitochondrial function using high-resolution respirometry in cells stably expressing wildtype or C684A MFN2 in MFN2-deficient fibroblasts in response to alterations of the redox state. Empty vector and untransfected cells served as controls. A single treatment of cells with 100 μM hydrogen peroxide 24 h before analysis had no effect on wildtype cells, but normalized the otherwise increased respiration of knockout cells and significantly increased respiration in C684A cells. In line with this, treating permeabilized cells for 10 min with 1 mM GSH greatly reduced respiration only in C684A cells. Our data indicate that mutation of this cysteine which forms disulphide bridges in an oxidative state, apparently renders MFN2 more susceptible to alterations of the redox environment. It remains to be investigated whether other posttranslational modifications like glutathionylation might play an additional role.

Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Fusion/fission, Hyperfusion, MFN2, Mitochondria, Oxidative stress Bioblast editor: Kandolf G O2k-Network Lab: DE Mainz Methner A


Labels: MiParea: Respiration, mt-Structure;fission;fusion, Genetic knockout;overexpression 


Organism: Mouse  Tissue;cell: Fibroblast  Preparation: Intact cells, Permeabilized cells 


Coupling state: LEAK, ROUTINE, OXPHOS, ET  Pathway: N, NS, ROX  HRR: Oxygraph-2k 

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