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J Cell Physiol ; : e31360, 2024 Jul 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38962842

RESUMO

Junior faculty mentoring committees have important roles in ensuring that faculty thrive and adjust to their new positions and institutions. Here, we describe the purpose, structure, and benefits of junior faculty mentoring committees, which can be a powerful tool for early-career academic investigators in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medical (STEMM) fields. There is a paucity of information about what mentoring committees are, how to use them effectively, what areas they should evaluate, and how they can most successfully help junior faculty progress in their careers. This work offers guidance for both junior faculty mentees and mentoring committee members on how to best structure and utilize mentoring committees to promote junior faculty success. A better understanding of the intricacies of the mentoring committee will allow junior faculty members to self-advocate and will equip committee mentors with tools to ensure that junior faculty are successful in thriving in academia.

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J Cell Physiol ; 2024 Apr 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38595027

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Qualifying exams and thesis committees are crucial components of a PhD candidate's journey. However, many candidates have trouble navigating these milestones and knowing what to expect. This article provides advice on meeting the requirements of the qualifying exam, understanding its format and components, choosing effective preparation strategies, retaking the qualifying exam, if necessary, and selecting a thesis committee, all while maintaining one's mental health. This comprehensive guide addresses components of the graduate school process that are often neglected.

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Nucleic Acids Res ; 49(19): 11103-11118, 2021 11 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34614167

RESUMO

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) cause maternally inherited diseases, while somatic mutations are linked to common diseases of aging. Although mtDNA mutations impact health, the processes that give rise to them are under considerable debate. To investigate the mechanism by which de novo mutations arise, we analyzed the distribution of naturally occurring somatic mutations across the mouse and human mtDNA obtained by Duplex Sequencing. We observe distinct mutational gradients in G→A and T→C transitions delimited by the light-strand origin and the mitochondrial Control Region (mCR). The gradient increases unequally across the mtDNA with age and is lost in the absence of DNA polymerase γ proofreading activity. In addition, high-resolution analysis of the mCR shows that important regulatory elements exhibit considerable variability in mutation frequency, consistent with them being mutational 'hot-spots' or 'cold-spots'. Collectively, these patterns support genome replication via a deamination prone asymmetric strand-displacement mechanism as the fundamental driver of mutagenesis in mammalian DNA. Moreover, the distribution of mtDNA single nucleotide polymorphisms in humans and the distribution of bases in the mtDNA across vertebrate species mirror this gradient, indicating that replication-linked mutations are likely the primary source of inherited polymorphisms that, over evolutionary timescales, influences genome composition during speciation.


Assuntos
Envelhecimento/genética , Replicação do DNA , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Genoma Mitocondrial , Mutação em Linhagem Germinativa , Mitocôndrias/genética , Acúmulo de Mutações , Envelhecimento/metabolismo , Animais , Mapeamento Cromossômico , DNA Polimerase gama/deficiência , DNA Polimerase gama/genética , DNA Mitocondrial/metabolismo , Especiação Genética , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Taxa de Mutação , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único
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Kidney Int ; 91(5): 1126-1145, 2017 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28063595

RESUMO

Although age-associated changes in kidney glomerular architecture have been described in mice and man, the mechanisms are unknown. It is unclear if these changes can be prevented or even reversed by systemic therapies administered at advanced age. Using light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, our results showed glomerulosclerosis with injury to mitochondria in glomerular epithelial cells in mice aged 26 months (equivalent to a 79-year-old human). To test the hypothesis that reducing mitochondrial damage in late age would result in lowered glomerulosclerosis, we administered the mitochondrial targeted peptide, SS-31, to aged mice. Baseline (24-month-old) mice were randomized to receive 8 weeks of SS-31, or saline, and killed at 26 months of age. SS-31 treatment improved age-related mitochondrial morphology and glomerulosclerosis. Assessment of glomeruli revealed that SS-31 reduced senescence (p16, senescence-associated-ß-Gal) and increased the density of parietal epithelial cells. However, SS-31 treatment reduced markers of parietal epithelial cell activation (Collagen IV, pERK1/2, and α-smooth muscle actin). SS-31 did not impact podocyte density, but it reduced markers of podocyte injury (desmin) and improved cytoskeletal integrity (synaptopodin). This was accompanied by higher glomerular endothelial cell density (CD31). Thus, despite initiating therapy in late-age mice, a short course of SS-31 has protective benefits on glomerular mitochondria, accompanied by temporal changes to the glomerular architecture. This systemic pharmacological intervention in old-aged animals limits glomerulosclerosis and senescence, reduces parietal epithelial cell activation, and improves podocyte and endothelial cell integrity.


Assuntos
Envelhecimento/efeitos dos fármacos , Glomérulos Renais/efeitos dos fármacos , Glomérulos Renais/patologia , Mitocôndrias/efeitos dos fármacos , Oligopeptídeos/farmacologia , Actinas/metabolismo , Envelhecimento/fisiologia , Animais , Colágeno Tipo IV/metabolismo , Desmina/metabolismo , Células Endoteliais/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Epiteliais/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Epiteliais/metabolismo , Feminino , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Glomérulos Renais/citologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Proteínas dos Microfilamentos/metabolismo , Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão , Mitocôndrias/fisiologia , Proteína Quinase 1 Ativada por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Proteína Quinase 3 Ativada por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Podócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Esclerose
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Kidney Int ; 85(4): 972-80, 2014 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24284512

RESUMO

In contrast to most glomerular diseases, the injury pattern in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is highly heterogeneous, even though podocytes are genetically identical and exposed to the same environmental factors. To understand changes in individual podocytes, we generated and analyzed a stochastic multicolor Cre-reporter, encoding four fluorescent proteins. In these animals, podocytes were randomly labeled allowing individual cells and their foot processes to be distinguished. In healthy animals, podocyte size and structure showed little cell to cell variability. In the doxorubicin-induced FSGS model, fluorescent-labeled glomerular podocyte numbers decreased and fluorescent cells could be recovered from the urine. The size of the remaining podocytes showed a high degree of heterogeneity, some cells remained small, while others enlarged. Both enlarged and non-enlarged podocytes showed alterations in their foot process morphology. Thus, by the virtue of a multicolor cre-reporter, individual podocytes could be viewed in real time at a cellular resolution indicating a heterogeneous podocyte injury response during the pathogenesis of FSGS.


Assuntos
Modelos Animais de Doenças , Genes Reporter , Glomerulosclerose Segmentar e Focal/patologia , Podócitos/patologia , Animais , Forma Celular , Doxorrubicina/toxicidade , Glomerulosclerose Segmentar e Focal/induzido quimicamente , Proteínas Luminescentes , Masculino , Camundongos , Podócitos/efeitos dos fármacos
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Stem Cells ; 31(6): 1181-92, 2013 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23404789

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JAG1, the gene for the Jagged-1 ligand (Jag1) in the Notch signaling pathway, is variably mutated in Alagille Syndrome (ALGS). ALGS patients have skeletal defects, and additionally JAG1 has been shown to be associated with low bone mass through genome-wide association studies. Plating human osteoblast precursors (human mesenchymal stem cells-hMSCs) on Jag1 is sufficient to induce osteoblast differentiation; however, exposure of mouse MSC (mMSC) to Jag1 actually inhibits osteoblastogenesis. Overexpression of the notch-2 intracellular domain (NICD2) is sufficient to mimic the effect of Jag1 on hMSC osteoblastogenesis, while blocking Notch signaling with a γ-secretase inhibitor or with dominant-negative mastermind inhibits Jag1-induced hMSC osteoblastogenesis. In pursuit of interacting signaling pathways, we discovered that treatment with a protein kinase C δ (PKCδ) inhibitor abrogates Jag1-induced hMSC osteoblastogenesis. Jag1 results in rapid PKCδ nuclear translocation and kinase activation. Furthermore, Jag1 stimulates the physical interaction of PKCδ with NICD. Collectively, these results suggest that Jag1 induces hMSC osteoblast differentiation through canonical Notch signaling and requires concomitant PKCδ signaling. This research also demonstrates potential deficiencies in using mouse models to study ALGS bone abnormalities.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Ligação ao Cálcio/metabolismo , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/metabolismo , Osteogênese/fisiologia , Proteína Quinase C-delta/metabolismo , Secretases da Proteína Precursora do Amiloide/genética , Secretases da Proteína Precursora do Amiloide/metabolismo , Animais , Proteínas de Ligação ao Cálcio/genética , Diferenciação Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Diferenciação Celular/fisiologia , Humanos , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular/genética , Proteína Jagged-1 , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/citologia , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/efeitos dos fármacos , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/enzimologia , Camundongos , Osteoblastos/citologia , Osteoblastos/efeitos dos fármacos , Osteoblastos/enzimologia , Osteoblastos/metabolismo , Osteogênese/efeitos dos fármacos , Osteogênese/genética , Proteína Quinase C-delta/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteína Quinase C-delta/genética , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Receptores Notch/genética , Receptores Notch/metabolismo , Proteínas Serrate-Jagged , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos
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bioRxiv ; 2024 May 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38645109

RESUMO

The mitochondrial-rich renal tubule cells are key regulators of blood homeostasis via excretion and reabsorption of metabolic waste. With age, tubules are subject to increasing mitochondrial dysfunction and declining nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) levels, both hampering ATP production efficiency. We tested two mitochondrial interventions in young (6-mo) and aged (26-mo) adult male mice: elamipretide (ELAM), a tetrapeptide in clinical trials that improves mitochondrial structure and function, and nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), an NAD+ intermediate and commercially available oral supplement. Kidneys were analyzed from young and aged mice after eight weeks of treatment with ELAM (3 mg/kg/day), NMN (300 mg/kg/day), or from aged mice treated with the two interventions combined (ELAM+NMN). We hypothesized that combining pharmacologic treatments to ameliorate mitochondrial dysfunction and boost NAD+ levels, would more effectively reduce kidney aging than either intervention alone. Unexpectedly, in aged kidneys, NMN increased expression of genetic markers of inflammation (IL-1-beta; and Ccl2) and tubule injury (Kim-1). Metabolomics of endpoint sera showed that NMN-treated aged mice had higher circulating levels of uremic toxins than either aged controls or young NMN-treated mice. ELAM+NMN-treated aged mice accumulated uremic toxins like NMN-only aged mice, but reduced IL-1-beta; and Ccl2 kidney mRNA. This suggests that pre-existing mitochondrial dysfunction in aged kidney underlies susceptibility to inflammatory signaling with NMN supplementation in aged, but not young, mice. These findings demonstrate age and tissue dependent effects on downstream metabolic accumulation from NMN and highlight the need for targeted analysis of aged kidneys to assess the safety of anti-aging supplements in older populations.

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Adv Biol (Weinh) ; 8(1): e2300186, 2024 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37607124

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Mitochondria are required for energy production and even give brown adipose tissue (BAT) its characteristic color due to their high iron content and abundance. The physiological function and bioenergetic capacity of mitochondria are connected to the structure, folding, and organization of its inner-membrane cristae. During the aging process, mitochondrial dysfunction is observed, and the regulatory balance of mitochondrial dynamics is often disrupted, leading to increased mitochondrial fragmentation in aging cells. Therefore, it is hypothesized that significant morphological changes in BAT mitochondria and cristae will be present with aging. A quantitative 3D electron microscopy approach is developed to map cristae network organization in mouse BAT to test this hypothesis. Using this methodology, the 3D morphology of mitochondrial cristae is investigated in adult (3-month) and aged (2-year) murine BAT tissue via serial block face-scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) and 3D reconstruction software for manual segmentation, analysis, and quantification. Upon investigation, an increase is found in mitochondrial volume, surface area, and complexity and decreased sphericity in aged BAT, alongside significant decreases in cristae volume, area, perimeter, and score. Overall, these data define the nature of the mitochondrial structure in murine BAT across aging.


Assuntos
Tecido Adiposo Marrom , Membranas Mitocondriais , Animais , Camundongos , Tecido Adiposo Marrom/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Metabolismo Energético/fisiologia , Envelhecimento
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bioRxiv ; 2024 May 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38826465

RESUMO

The physical characteristics of brown adipose tissue (BAT) are defined by the presence of multilocular lipid droplets (LD) within the brown adipocytes and a high abundance of iron-containing mitochondria, which give it its characteristic color. Normal mitochondrial function is, in part, regulated by organelle-to-organelle contacts. Particularly, the contact sites that mediate mitochondria-LD interactions are thought to have various physiological roles, such as the synthesis and metabolism of lipids. Aging is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, and previous studies show that there are changes in mitochondrial structure and proteins that modulate organelle contact sites. However, how mitochondria-LD interactions change with aging has yet to be fully clarified. Therefore, we sought to define age-related changes in LD morphology and mitochondria-lipid interactions in BAT. We examined the three-dimensional morphology of mitochondria and LDs in young (3-month) and aged (2-year) murine BAT using serial block face-scanning electron microscopy and the Amira program for segmentation, analysis, and quantification. Analysis showed reductions in LD volume, area, and perimeter in aged samples compared to young samples. Additionally, we observed changes in LD appearance and type in aged samples compared to young samples. Notably, we found differences in mitochondrial interactions with LDs, which could implicate that these contacts may be important for energetics in aging. Upon further investigation, we also found changes in mitochondrial and cristae structure for mitochondria interacting with LD lipids. Overall, these data define the nature of LD morphology and organelle-organelle contacts during aging and provide insight into LD contact site changes that interconnect biogerontology and mitochondrial functionality, metabolism, and bioactivity in aged BAT.

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bioRxiv ; 2024 Jun 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38915644

RESUMO

The kidney filters nutrient waste and bodily fluids from the bloodstream, in addition to secondary functions of metabolism and hormone secretion, requiring an astonishing amount of energy to maintain its functions. In kidney cells, mitochondria produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and help maintain kidney function. Due to aging, the efficiency of kidney functions begins to decrease. Dysfunction in mitochondria and cristae, the inner folds of mitochondria, is a hallmark of aging. Therefore, age-related kidney function decline could be due to changes in mitochondrial ultrastructure, increased reactive oxygen species (ROS), and subsequent alterations in metabolism and lipid composition. We sought to understand if there is altered mitochondrial ultrastructure, as marked by 3D morphological changes, across time in tubular kidney cells. Serial block facing-scanning electron microscope (SBF-SEM) and manual segmentation using the Amira software were used to visualize murine kidney samples during the aging process at 3 months (young) and 2 years (old). We found that 2-year mitochondria are more fragmented, compared to the 3-month, with many uniquely shaped mitochondria observed across aging, concomitant with shifts in ROS, metabolomics, and lipid homeostasis. Furthermore, we show that the mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system (MICOS) complex is impaired in the kidney due to aging. Disruption of the MICOS complex shows altered mitochondrial calcium uptake and calcium retention capacity, as well as generation of oxidative stress. We found significant, detrimental structural changes to aged kidney tubule mitochondria suggesting a potential mechanism underlying why kidney diseases occur more readily with age. We hypothesize that disruption in the MICOS complex further exacerbates mitochondrial dysfunction, creating a vicious cycle of mitochondrial degradation and oxidative stress, thus impacting kidney health.

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bioRxiv ; 2024 Jul 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38979162

RESUMO

The liver, the largest internal organ and a metabolic hub, undergoes significant declines due to aging, affecting mitochondrial function and increasing the risk of systemic liver diseases. How the mitochondrial three-dimensional (3D) structure changes in the liver across aging, and the biological mechanisms regulating such changes confers remain unclear. In this study, we employed Serial Block Face-Scanning Electron Microscopy (SBF-SEM) to achieve high-resolution 3D reconstructions of murine liver mitochondria to observe diverse phenotypes and structural alterations that occur with age, marked by a reduction in size and complexity. We also show concomitant metabolomic and lipidomic changes in aged samples. Aged human samples reflected altered disease risk. To find potential regulators of this change, we examined the Mitochondrial Contact Site and Cristae Organizing System (MICOS) complex, which plays a crucial role in maintaining mitochondrial architecture. We observe that the MICOS complex is lost during aging, but not Sam50. Sam50 is a component of the sorting and assembly machinery (SAM) complex that acts in tandem with the MICOS complex to modulate cristae morphology. In murine models subjected to a high-fat diet, there is a marked depletion of the mitochondrial protein SAM50. This reduction in Sam50 expression may heighten the susceptibility to liver disease, as our human biobank studies corroborate that Sam50 plays a genetically regulated role in the predisposition to multiple liver diseases. We further show that changes in mitochondrial calcium dysregulation and oxidative stress accompany the disruption of the MICOS complex. Together, we establish that a decrease in mitochondrial complexity and dysregulated metabolism occur with murine liver aging. While these changes are partially be regulated by age-related loss of the MICOS complex, the confluence of a murine high-fat diet can also cause loss of Sam50, which contributes to liver diseases. In summary, our study reveals potential regulators that affect age-related changes in mitochondrial structure and metabolism, which can be targeted in future therapeutic techniques.

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Kidney Int ; 83(6): 988-90, 2013 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23728000

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Dysfunction and loss of podocytes (glomerular epithelial cells) are the hallmarks of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). In recent years, activation and proliferation of parietal epithelial cells (PECs) have been increasingly appreciated in FSGS. The functional role of PECs in FSGS is still a hotly debated issue. Ueno et al. report that Notch signaling plays a role in orchestrating PEC phenotypic changes in FSGS.


Assuntos
Células Epiteliais/metabolismo , Glomerulosclerose Segmentar e Focal/metabolismo , Glomérulos Renais/metabolismo , Podócitos/metabolismo , Receptor Notch1/metabolismo , Animais , Humanos
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Geroscience ; 45(4): 2245-2255, 2023 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36840897

RESUMO

The pathology of aging impacts multiple organ systems, including the kidney and skeletal and cardiac muscles. Long-term treatment with the mitochondrial-targeted peptide elamipretide has previously been shown to improve in vivo mitochondrial function in aged mice, which is associated with increased fatigue resistance and treadmill performance, improved cardiovascular diastolic function, and glomerular architecture of the kidney. However, elamipretide is a short tetrameric peptide that is not orally bioavailable, limiting its routes of administration. This study tested whether twice weekly intermittent injections of elamipretide could recapitulate the same functional improvements as continuous long-term infusion. We found that intermittent treatment with elamipretide for 8 months preserved exercise tolerance and left ventricular mass in mice with modest protection of diastolic function and skeletal muscle force production but did not affect kidney function as previously reported using continuous treatment.


Assuntos
Tolerância ao Exercício , Oligopeptídeos , Feminino , Animais , Camundongos , Mitocôndrias , Envelhecimento
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Elife ; 122023 02 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36799304

RESUMO

Accumulation of somatic mutations in the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) has long been proposed as a possible mechanism of mitochondrial and tissue dysfunction that occurs during aging. A thorough characterization of age-associated mtDNA somatic mutations has been hampered by the limited ability to detect low-frequency mutations. Here, we used Duplex Sequencing on eight tissues of an aged mouse cohort to detect >89,000 independent somatic mtDNA mutations and show significant tissue-specific increases during aging across all tissues examined which did not correlate with mitochondrial content and tissue function. G→A/C→T substitutions, indicative of replication errors and/or cytidine deamination, were the predominant mutation type across all tissues and increased with age, whereas G→T/C→A substitutions, indicative of oxidative damage, were the second most common mutation type, but did not increase with age regardless of tissue. We also show that clonal expansions of mtDNA mutations with age is tissue- and mutation type-dependent. Unexpectedly, mutations associated with oxidative damage rarely formed clones in any tissue and were significantly reduced in the hearts and kidneys of aged mice treated at late age with elamipretide or nicotinamide mononucleotide. Thus, the lack of accumulation of oxidative damage-linked mutations with age suggests a life-long dynamic clearance of either the oxidative lesions or mtDNA genomes harboring oxidative damage.


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Envelhecimento , DNA Mitocondrial , Camundongos , Animais , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Envelhecimento/genética , Mitocôndrias/genética , Mitocôndrias/patologia , Estresse Oxidativo/genética , Mutação
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bioRxiv ; 2023 Aug 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37577723

RESUMO

Mitochondria are required for energy production and even give brown adipose tissue (BAT) its characteristic color due to their high iron content and abundance. The physiological function and bioenergetic capacity of mitochondria are connected to the structure, folding, and organization of its inner-membrane cristae. During the aging process, mitochondrial dysfunction is observed, and the regulatory balance of mitochondrial dynamics is often disrupted, leading to increased mitochondrial fragmentation in aging cells. Therefore, we hypothesized that significant morphological changes in BAT mitochondria and cristae would be present with aging. We developed a quantitative three-dimensional (3D) electron microscopy approach to map cristae network organization in mouse BAT to test this hypothesis. Using this methodology, we investigated the 3D morphology of mitochondrial cristae in adult (3-month) and aged (2-year) murine BAT tissue via serial block face-scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) and 3D reconstruction software for manual segmentation, analysis, and quantification. Upon investigation, we found increases in mitochondrial volume, surface area, and complexity and decreased sphericity in aged BAT, alongside significant decreases in cristae volume, area, perimeter, and score. Overall, these data define the nature of the mitochondrial structure in murine BAT across aging.

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Aging Cell ; 22(12): e14009, 2023 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37960952

RESUMO

During aging, muscle gradually undergoes sarcopenia, the loss of function associated with loss of mass, strength, endurance, and oxidative capacity. However, the 3D structural alterations of mitochondria associated with aging in skeletal muscle and cardiac tissues are not well described. Although mitochondrial aging is associated with decreased mitochondrial capacity, the genes responsible for the morphological changes in mitochondria during aging are poorly characterized. We measured changes in mitochondrial morphology in aged murine gastrocnemius, soleus, and cardiac tissues using serial block-face scanning electron microscopy and 3D reconstructions. We also used reverse transcriptase-quantitative PCR, transmission electron microscopy quantification, Seahorse analysis, and metabolomics and lipidomics to measure changes in mitochondrial morphology and function after loss of mitochondria contact site and cristae organizing system (MICOS) complex genes, Chchd3, Chchd6, and Mitofilin. We identified significant changes in mitochondrial size in aged murine gastrocnemius, soleus, and cardiac tissues. We found that both age-related loss of the MICOS complex and knockouts of MICOS genes in mice altered mitochondrial morphology. Given the critical role of mitochondria in maintaining cellular metabolism, we characterized the metabolomes and lipidomes of young and aged mouse tissues, which showed profound alterations consistent with changes in membrane integrity, supporting our observations of age-related changes in muscle tissues. We found a relationship between changes in the MICOS complex and aging. Thus, it is important to understand the mechanisms that underlie the tissue-dependent 3D mitochondrial phenotypic changes that occur in aging and the evolutionary conservation of these mechanisms between Drosophila and mammals.


Assuntos
Imageamento Tridimensional , Membranas Associadas à Mitocôndria , Camundongos , Animais , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Membranas Mitocondriais/metabolismo , DNA Mitocondrial/metabolismo , Proteínas Mitocondriais/metabolismo , Mamíferos/genética , Mamíferos/metabolismo
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J Biol Chem ; 285(10): 7067-78, 2010 Mar 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20044481

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Calreticulin (CRT), a chaperone and Ca(2+) regulator, enhances wound healing, and its expression correlates with fibrosis in animal models, suggesting that CRT regulates production of the extracellular matrix. However, direct regulation of collagen matrix by CRT has not been previously demonstrated. We investigated the role of CRT in the regulation of fibrillar collagen expression, secretion, processing, and deposition in the extracellular matrix by fibroblasts. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts deficient in CRT (CRT(-/-) MEFs) have reduced transcript levels of fibrillar collagen I and III and less soluble collagen as compared with wild type MEFs. Correspondingly, fibroblasts engineered to overexpress CRT have increased collagen type I transcript and protein. Collagen expression appears to be regulated by endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium levels and intracellular CRT, because thapsigargin treatment reduced collagen expression, whereas addition of exogenous recombinant CRT had no effect. CRT(-/-) MEFs exhibited increased ER retention of collagen, and collagen and CRT were co-immunoprecipitated from isolated cell lysates, suggesting that CRT is important for trafficking of collagen through the ER. CRT(-/-) MEFs also have reduced type I procollagen processing and deposition into the extracellular matrix. The reduced collagen matrix deposition is partly a consequence of reduced fibronectin matrix formation in the CRT-deficient cells. Together, these data show that CRT complexes with collagen in cells and that CRT plays critical roles at multiple stages of collagen expression and processing. These data identify CRT as an important regulator of collagen and suggest that intracellular CRT signaling plays an important role in tissue remodeling and fibrosis.


Assuntos
Calreticulina/metabolismo , Colágeno Tipo I/metabolismo , Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Colágenos Fibrilares/metabolismo , Animais , Ácido Ascórbico/farmacologia , Cálcio/metabolismo , Calreticulina/genética , Fracionamento Celular , Células Cultivadas , Colágeno Tipo I/genética , Retículo Endoplasmático/metabolismo , Inibidores Enzimáticos/metabolismo , Colágenos Fibrilares/genética , Fibroblastos/citologia , Fibroblastos/efeitos dos fármacos , Fibroblastos/fisiologia , Fibronectinas/metabolismo , Adesões Focais/metabolismo , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Frações Subcelulares/metabolismo , Tapsigargina/metabolismo , Cicatrização/fisiologia
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Am J Pathol ; 177(4): 1710-24, 2010 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20724603

RESUMO

Amino acids 17-35 of the thrombospondin1 (TSP1) N-terminal domain (NTD) bind cell surface calreticulin to signal focal adhesion disassembly, cell migration, and anoikis resistance in vitro. However, the in vivo relevance of this signaling pathway has not been previously determined. We engineered local in vivo expression of the TSP1 calreticulin-binding sequence to determine the role of TSP1 in tissue remodeling. Surgical sponges impregnated with a plasmid encoding the secreted calreticulin-binding sequence [NTD (1-35)-EGFP] or a control sequence [mod NTD (1-35)-EGFP] tagged with enhanced green fluorescent protein were implanted subcutaneously in mice. Sponges expressing NTD (1-35)-EFGP formed a highly organized capsule despite no differences in cellular composition, suggesting stimulation of collagen deposition by the calreticulin-binding sequence of TSP1. TSP1, recombinant NTD, or a peptide of the TSP1 calreticulin-binding sequence (hep I) increased both collagen expression and matrix deposition by fibroblasts in vitro. TSP1 stimulation of collagen was inhibited by a peptide that blocks TSP1 binding to calreticulin, demonstrating the requirement for cell surface calreticulin. Collagen stimulation was independent of TGF-ß activity and Smad phosphorylation but was blocked by an Akt inhibitor, suggesting that signaling through the Akt pathway is important for regulation of collagen through TSP1 binding to calreticulin. These studies identify a novel function for the NTD of TSP1 as a mediator of collagen expression and deposition during tissue remodeling.


Assuntos
Calreticulina/metabolismo , Colágeno/metabolismo , Embrião de Mamíferos/citologia , Endotélio Vascular/citologia , Fibroblastos/citologia , Trombospondina 1/metabolismo , Animais , Aorta/citologia , Aorta/metabolismo , Apoptose , Western Blotting , Bovinos , Adesão Celular , Movimento Celular , Proliferação de Células , Células Cultivadas , Embrião de Mamíferos/metabolismo , Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Proteínas de Fluorescência Verde/genética , Humanos , Técnicas Imunoenzimáticas , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/metabolismo , Fosforilação , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Transdução de Sinais , Proteína Smad2/genética , Proteína Smad2/metabolismo , Trombospondina 1/genética , Alicerces Teciduais , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta/genética , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta/metabolismo
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FASEB J ; 24(3): 665-83, 2010 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19940256

RESUMO

Calreticulin (CRT), when localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), has important functions in directing proper conformation of proteins and glycoproteins, as well as in homeostatic control of cytosolic and ER calcium levels. There is also steadily accumulating evidence for diverse roles for CRT localized outside the ER, including data suggesting important roles for CRT localized to the outer cell surface of a variety of cell types, in the cytosol, and in the extracellular matrix (ECM). Furthermore, the addition of exogenous CRT rescues numerous CRT-driven functions, such as adhesion, migration, phagocytosis, and immunoregulatory functions of CRT-null cells. Recent studies show that topically applied CRT has diverse and profound biological effects that enhance cutaneous wound healing in animal models. This evidence for extracellular bioactivities of CRT has provided new insights into this classically ER-resident protein, despite a lack of knowledge of how CRT exits from the ER to the cell surface or how it is released into the extracellular milieu. Nonetheless, it has become clear that CRT is a multicompartmental protein that regulates a wide array of cellular responses important in physiological and pathological processes, such as wound healing, the immune response, fibrosis, and cancer.-Gold, L. I., Eggleton, P., Sweetwyne, M. T., Van Duyn, L. B., Greives, M. R., Naylor, S.-M., Michalak, M., Murphy-Ullrich, J. E. Calreticulin: non-endoplamic reticulum functions in physiology and disease.


Assuntos
Calreticulina/fisiologia , Retículo Endoplasmático/metabolismo , Animais , Calreticulina/metabolismo , Calreticulina/farmacologia , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Citosol/efeitos dos fármacos , Citosol/metabolismo , Matriz Extracelular/efeitos dos fármacos , Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Humanos , Modelos Biológicos , Fagocitose/efeitos dos fármacos
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