Systematic Identification of MCU Modulators by Orthogonal Interspecies Chemical Screening.
Mol Cell
; 67(4): 711-723.e7, 2017 Aug 17.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28820965
ABSTRACT
The mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex is essential for calcium (Ca2+) uptake into mitochondria of all mammalian tissues, where it regulates bioenergetics, cell death, and Ca2+ signal transduction. Despite its involvement in several human diseases, we currently lack pharmacological agents for targeting uniporter activity. Here we introduce a high-throughput assay that selects for human MCU-specific small-molecule modulators in primary drug screens. Using isolated yeast mitochondria, reconstituted with human MCU, its essential regulator EMRE, and aequorin, and exploiting a D-lactate- and mannitol/sucrose-based bioenergetic shunt that greatly minimizes false-positive hits, we identify mitoxantrone out of more than 600 clinically approved drugs as a direct selective inhibitor of human MCU. We validate mitoxantrone in orthogonal mammalian cell-based assays, demonstrating that our screening approach is an effective and robust tool for MCU-specific drug discovery and, more generally, for the identification of compounds that target mitochondrial functions.
Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
1
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
/
Bloqueadores dos Canais de Cálcio
/
Canais de Cálcio
/
Cálcio
/
Mitoxantrona
/
Descoberta de Drogas
/
Ensaios de Triagem em Larga Escala
/
Mitocôndrias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
/
Screening_studies
Limite:
Animals
/
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mol Cell
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha