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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection inhibits mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and elevates mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS, mROS) which activates hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1α), shifting metabolism toward glycolysis to drive viral biogenesis but also causing the release of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and activation of innate immunity. To determine whether mitochondrially targeted antioxidants could mitigate these viral effects, we challenged mice expressing human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) with SARS-CoV-2 and intervened using transgenic and pharmacological mitochondrially targeted catalytic antioxidants. Transgenic expression of mitochondrially targeted catalase (mCAT) or systemic treatment with EUK8 decreased weight loss, clinical severity, and circulating levels of mtDNA; as well as reduced lung levels of HIF-1α, viral proteins, and inflammatory cytokines. RNA-sequencing of infected lungs revealed that mCAT and Eukarion 8 (EUK8) up-regulated OXPHOS gene expression and down-regulated HIF-1α and its target genes as well as innate immune gene expression. These data demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 pathology can be mitigated by catalytically reducing mROS, potentially providing a unique host-directed pharmacological therapy for COVID-19 which is not subject to viral mutational resistance.
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Antioxidantes , COVID-19 , Camundongos Transgênicos , Mitocôndrias , Fosforilação Oxidativa , SARS-CoV-2 , Animais , Camundongos , COVID-19/virologia , COVID-19/metabolismo , COVID-19/imunologia , COVID-19/patologia , Antioxidantes/metabolismo , Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias/efeitos dos fármacos , SARS-CoV-2/efeitos dos fármacos , Fosforilação Oxidativa/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Enzima de Conversão de Angiotensina 2/metabolismo , Enzima de Conversão de Angiotensina 2/genética , Pulmão/virologia , Pulmão/patologia , Pulmão/metabolismo , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Subunidade alfa do Fator 1 Induzível por Hipóxia/metabolismo , Subunidade alfa do Fator 1 Induzível por Hipóxia/genética , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , DNA Mitocondrial/metabolismo , Catalase/metabolismo , Catalase/genética , Tratamento Farmacológico da COVID-19 , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Imunidade InataRESUMO
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral proteins bind to host mitochondrial proteins, likely inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and stimulating glycolysis. We analyzed mitochondrial gene expression in nasopharyngeal and autopsy tissues from patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In nasopharyngeal samples with declining viral titers, the virus blocked the transcription of a subset of nuclear DNA (nDNA)-encoded mitochondrial OXPHOS genes, induced the expression of microRNA 2392, activated HIF-1α to induce glycolysis, and activated host immune defenses including the integrated stress response. In autopsy tissues from patients with COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 was no longer present, and mitochondrial gene transcription had recovered in the lungs. However, nDNA mitochondrial gene expression remained suppressed in autopsy tissue from the heart and, to a lesser extent, kidney, and liver, whereas mitochondrial DNA transcription was induced and host-immune defense pathways were activated. During early SARS-CoV-2 infection of hamsters with peak lung viral load, mitochondrial gene expression in the lung was minimally perturbed but was down-regulated in the cerebellum and up-regulated in the striatum even though no SARS-CoV-2 was detected in the brain. During the mid-phase SARS-CoV-2 infection of mice, mitochondrial gene expression was starting to recover in mouse lungs. These data suggest that when the viral titer first peaks, there is a systemic host response followed by viral suppression of mitochondrial gene transcription and induction of glycolysis leading to the deployment of antiviral immune defenses. Even when the virus was cleared and lung mitochondrial function had recovered, mitochondrial function in the heart, kidney, liver, and lymph nodes remained impaired, potentially leading to severe COVID-19 pathology.
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COVID-19 , Cricetinae , Humanos , Animais , Camundongos , COVID-19/patologia , SARS-CoV-2 , Roedores , Genes Mitocondriais , Pulmão/patologiaRESUMO
Background: Compared to healthy controls, severe COVID19 patients display increased levels of activated NLRP3-inflammasome (NLRP3-I) and interleukin (IL)-1ß. SARS-CoV-2 encodes viroporin proteins E and Orf3a(2-E+2-3a) with homologs to SARS-CoV-1, 1-E+1-3a, which elevate NLRP3-I activation; by an unknown mechanism. Thus, we investigated how 2-E+2-3a activates the NLRP3-I to better understand the pathophysiology of severe COVID-19. Methods: We generated a polycistronic expression-vector co-expressing 2-E+2-3a from a single transcript. To elucidate how 2-E+2-3a activates the NLRP3-I, we reconstituted the NLRP3-I in 293T cells and used THP1-derived macrophages to monitor the secretion of mature IL-1ß. Mitochondrial physiology was assessed using fluorescent microscopy and plate reader assays, and the release of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was detected from cytosolic-enriched fractions using Real-Time PCR. Results: Expression of 2-E+2-3a in 293T cells increased cytosolic Ca++ and elevated mitochondrial Ca++, taken up through the MCUi11-sensitive mitochondrial calcium uniporter. Increased mitochondrial Ca++ stimulated NADH, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mROS) production and the release of mtDNA into the cytosol. Expression of 2-E+2-3a in NLRP3-I reconstituted 293T cells and THP1-derived macrophages displayed increased secretion of IL-1ß. Increasing mitochondrial antioxidant defenses via treatment with MnTBAP or genetic expression of mCAT abolished 2-E+2-3a elevation of mROS, cytosolic mtDNA levels, and secretion of NLRP3-activated-IL-1ß. The 2-E+2-3a-induced release of mtDNA and the secretion of NLRP3-activated-IL-1ß were absent in cells lacking mtDNA and blocked in cells treated with the mitochondrial-permeability-pore(mtPTP)-specific inhibitor NIM811. Conclusion: Our findings revealed that mROS activates the release of mitochondrial DNA via the NIM811-sensitive mitochondrial-permeability-pore(mtPTP), activating the inflammasome. Hence, interventions targeting mROS and the mtPTP may mitigate the severity of COVID-19 cytokine storms.
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COVID-19 , Inflamassomos , Humanos , Inflamassomos/genética , Inflamassomos/metabolismo , Proteína 3 que Contém Domínio de Pirina da Família NLR/genética , Proteína 3 que Contém Domínio de Pirina da Família NLR/metabolismo , Proteínas Viroporinas , SARS-CoV-2/genética , Poro de Transição de Permeabilidade Mitocondrial , DNA Mitocondrial/metabolismoRESUMO
Defects in mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) have been reported in COVID-19 patients, but the timing and organs affected vary among reports. Here, we reveal the dynamics of COVID-19 through transcription profiles in nasopharyngeal and autopsy samples from patients and infected rodent models. While mitochondrial bioenergetics is repressed in the viral nasopharyngeal portal of entry, it is up regulated in autopsy lung tissues from deceased patients. In most disease stages and organs, discrete OXPHOS functions are blocked by the virus, and this is countered by the host broadly up regulating unblocked OXPHOS functions. No such rebound is seen in autopsy heart, results in severe repression of genes across all OXPHOS modules. Hence, targeted enhancement of mitochondrial gene expression may mitigate the pathogenesis of COVID-19.
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Changes in the gut microbiota and the mitochondrial genome are both linked with the development of disease. To investigate why, we examined the gut microbiota of mice harboring various mutations in genes that alter mitochondrial function. These studies revealed that mitochondrial genetic variations altered the composition of the gut microbiota community. In cross-fostering studies, we found that although the initial microbiota community of newborn mice was that obtained from the nursing mother, the microbiota community progressed toward that characteristic of the microbiome of unfostered pups of the same genotype within 2 months. Analysis of the mitochondrial DNA variants associated with altered gut microbiota suggested that microbiome species diversity correlated with host reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. To determine whether the abundance of ROS could alter the gut microbiota, mice were aged, treated with N-acetylcysteine, or engineered to express the ROS scavenger catalase specifically within the mitochondria. All three conditions altered the microbiota from that initially established. Thus, these data suggest that the mitochondrial genotype modulates both ROS production and the species diversity of the gut microbiome, implying that the connection between the gut microbiome and common disease phenotypes might be due to underlying changes in mitochondrial function.
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DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Microbioma Gastrointestinal/genética , Variação Genética , Mitocôndrias/genética , Fatores Etários , Animais , Bactérias/classificação , Bactérias/genética , Catalase/genética , Catalase/metabolismo , Genótipo , Interações entre Hospedeiro e Microrganismos/genética , Camundongos da Linhagem 129 , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Endogâmicos NZB , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , NADH Desidrogenase/genética , NADH Desidrogenase/metabolismo , Fenótipo , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismoRESUMO
Some HIV-associated complications involve mitochondrial dysfunction and may be less common in individuals with iron-loading HFE (hemochromatosis gene) variants. We evaluated HFE 845A and 187G alleles in relation to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 85 individuals with HIV infection on uninterrupted antiretroviral therapy (ART) for 15 or more consecutive weeks. Carriers of HFE gene variants (N = 24) had significantly higher mtDNA levels than noncarriers (N = 61), after adjusting for age, race, sex, and type of ART [adjusted ß-coefficient 297, p-value < .001 for at least one HFE variant], but mtDNA declined among all individuals on study during 48 weeks on ART. Increased cellular mtDNA content may represent a compensatory response to mitochondrial stress that is influenced by iron-loading HFE variants.
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Fármacos Anti-HIV/farmacologia , Fármacos Anti-HIV/uso terapêutico , DNA Mitocondrial/efeitos dos fármacos , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por HIV/genética , Proteína da Hemocromatose/genética , Adulto , Alelos , Fármacos Anti-HIV/efeitos adversos , Contagem de Linfócito CD4 , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Variações do Número de Cópias de DNA/efeitos dos fármacos , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Feminino , Genótipo , HIV-1 , Humanos , Leucócitos Mononucleares/efeitos dos fármacos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mitocôndrias/efeitos dos fármacos , RNA Viral/sangueRESUMO
Effective approaches for assessing mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation are important to multiple scientific disciplines. Mitochondrial haplogroups characterize branch points in the phylogeny of mtDNA. Several tools exist for mitochondrial haplogroup classification. However, most require full or partial mtDNA sequence which is often cost prohibitive for studies with large sample sizes. The purpose of this study was to develop Hi-MC, a high-throughput method for mitochondrial haplogroup classification that is cost effective and applicable to large sample sizes making mitochondrial analysis more accessible in genetic studies. Using rigorous selection criteria, we defined and validated a custom panel of mtDNA single nucleotide polymorphisms that allows for accurate classification of European, African, and Native American mitochondrial haplogroups at broad resolution with minimal genotyping and cost. We demonstrate that Hi-MC performs well in samples of European, African, and Native American ancestries, and that Hi-MC performs comparably to a commonly used classifier. Implementation as a software package in R enables users to download and run the program locally, grants greater flexibility in the number of samples that can be run, and allows for easy expansion in future revisions. Hi-MC is available in the CRAN repository and the source code is freely available at https://github.com/vserch/himc.
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Diabetes is associated with impaired glucose metabolism in the presence of excess insulin. Glucose and fatty acids provide reducing equivalents to mitochondria to generate energy, and studies have reported mitochondrial dysfunction in type II diabetes patients. If mitochondrial dysfunction can cause diabetes, then we hypothesized that increased mitochondrial metabolism should render animals resistant to diabetes. This was confirmed in mice in which the heart-muscle-brain adenine nucleotide translocator isoform 1 (ANT1) was inactivated. ANT1-deficient animals are insulin-hypersensitive, glucose-tolerant, and resistant to high fat diet (HFD)-induced toxicity. In ANT1-deficient skeletal muscle, mitochondrial gene expression is induced in association with the hyperproliferation of mitochondria. The ANT1-deficient muscle mitochondria produce excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) and are partially uncoupled. Hence, the muscle respiration under nonphosphorylating conditions is increased. Muscle transcriptome analysis revealed the induction of mitochondrial biogenesis, down-regulation of diabetes-related genes, and increased expression of the genes encoding the myokines FGF21 and GDF15. However, FGF21 was not elevated in serum, and FGF21 and UCP1 mRNAs were not induced in liver or brown adipose tissue (BAT). Hence, increased oxidation of dietary-reducing equivalents by elevated muscle mitochondrial respiration appears to be the mechanism by which ANT1-deficient mice prevent diabetes, demonstrating that the rate of mitochondrial oxidation of calories is important in the etiology of metabolic disease.
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Translocador 1 do Nucleotídeo Adenina/genética , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/genética , Fatores de Crescimento de Fibroblastos/genética , Fator 15 de Diferenciação de Crescimento/genética , Translocador 1 do Nucleotídeo Adenina/deficiência , Tecido Adiposo Marrom/metabolismo , Tecido Adiposo Marrom/patologia , Animais , Proliferação de Células/genética , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/metabolismo , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/patologia , Dieta Hiperlipídica/efeitos adversos , Metabolismo Energético/genética , Glucose/metabolismo , Humanos , Resistência à Insulina/genética , Camundongos , Mitocôndrias Musculares/genética , Mitocôndrias Musculares/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias Musculares/patologia , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Transcriptoma/genética , Proteína Desacopladora 1/genéticaRESUMO
Despite the presence of a cytosolic fatty acid synthesis pathway, mitochondria have retained their own means of creating fatty acids via the mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis (mtFASII) pathway. The reason for its conservation has not yet been elucidated. Therefore, to better understand the role of mtFASII in the cell, we used thin layer chromatography to characterize the contribution of the mtFASII pathway to the fatty acid composition of selected mitochondrial lipids. Next, we performed metabolomic analysis on HeLa cells in which the mtFASII pathway was either hypofunctional (through knockdown of mitochondrial acyl carrier protein, ACP) or hyperfunctional (through overexpression of mitochondrial enoyl-CoA reductase, MECR). Our results indicate that the mtFASII pathway contributes little to the fatty acid composition of mitochondrial lipid species examined. Additionally, loss of mtFASII function results in changes in biochemical pathways suggesting alterations in glucose utilization and redox state. Interestingly, levels of bioactive lipids, including lysophospholipids and sphingolipids, directly correlate with mtFASII function, indicating that mtFASII may be involved in the regulation of bioactive lipid levels. Regulation of bioactive lipid levels by mtFASII implicates the pathway as a mediator of intracellular signaling.
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Proteína de Transporte de Acila/metabolismo , Ácidos Graxos/biossíntese , Técnicas de Silenciamento de Genes , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Proteínas Mitocondriais/metabolismo , Oxirredutases atuantes sobre Doadores de Grupo CH-CH/metabolismo , Proteína de Transporte de Acila/genética , Ácidos Graxos/genética , Células HeLa , Humanos , Metabolômica/métodos , Mitocôndrias/genética , Proteínas Mitocondriais/genética , Oxirredutases atuantes sobre Doadores de Grupo CH-CH/genéticaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Neurocognitive impairment (NCI) remains an important complication in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Ancestry-related mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups have been associated with outcomes of HIV infection and combination antiretroviral therapy (CART), and with neurodegenerative diseases. We hypothesize that mtDNA haplogroups are associated with NCI in HIV-infected adults and performed a genetic association study in the CNS HIV Antiretroviral Therapy Effects Research (CHARTER) cohort. METHODS: CHARTER is an observational study of ambulatory HIV-infected adults. Haplogroups were assigned using mtDNA sequence, and principal components were derived from ancestry-informative nuclear DNA variants. Outcomes were cross-sectional global deficit score (GDS) as a continuous measure, GDS impairment (GDS ≥ 0.50), and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) using international criteria. Multivariable models were adjusted for comorbidity status (incidental vs contributing), current CART, plasma HIV RNA, reading ability, and CD4 cell nadir. RESULTS: Haplogroups were available from 1027 persons; median age 43 years, median CD4 nadir 178 cells/mm(3), 72% on CART, and 46% with HAND. The 102 (9.9%) persons of genetically determined admixed Hispanic ancestry had more impairment by GDS or HAND than persons of European or African ancestry (P < .001 for all). In multivariate models including persons of admixed Hispanic ancestry, those with haplogroup B had lower GDS (ß = -0.34; P = .008) and less GDS impairment (odds ratio = 0.16; 95% confidence interval, .04, .63; P = .009) than other haplogroups. There were no significant haplogroup associations among persons of European or African ancestry. CONCLUSIONS: In these mostly CART-treated persons, mtDNA haplogroup B was associated with less NCI among persons of genetically determined Hispanic ancestry. mtDNA variation may represent an ancestry-specific factor influencing NCI in HIV-infected persons.
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Complexo AIDS Demência/genética , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Haplótipos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Estudos de Associação Genética , Hispânico ou Latino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Substantial progress has been made in identifying susceptibility variants for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The majority of research to identify genetic variants associated with AMD has focused on nuclear genetic variation. While there is some evidence that mitochondrial genetic variation contributes to AMD susceptibility, to date, these studies have been limited to populations of European descent resulting in a lack of data in diverse populations. A major goal of the Epidemiologic Architecture for Genes Linked to Environment (EAGLE) study is to describe the underlying genetic architecture of common, complex diseases across diverse populations. This present study sought to determine if mitochondrial genetic variation influences risk of AMD across diverse populations. We performed a genetic association study to investigate the contribution of mitochondrial DNA variation to AMD risk. We accessed samples from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, a U.S population-based, cross-sectional survey collected without regard to health status. AMD cases and controls were selected from the Third NHANES and NHANES 2007-2008 datasets which include non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, and Mexican Americans. AMD cases were defined as those > 60 years of age with early/late AMD, as determined by fundus photography. Targeted genotyping was performed for 63 mitochondrial SNPs and participants were then classified into mitochondrial haplogroups. We used logistic regression assuming a dominant genetic model adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, and smoking status (ever vs. never). Regressions and meta-analyses were performed for individual SNPs and mitochondrial haplogroups J, T, and U. We identified five SNPs associated with AMD in Mexican Americans at p < 0.05, including three located in the control region (mt16111, mt16362, and mt16319), one in MT-RNR2 (mt1736), and one in MT-ND4 (mt12007). No mitochondrial variant or haplogroup was significantly associated in non-Hispanic blacks or non- Hispanic whites in the final meta-analysis. This study provides further evidence that mitochondrial variation plays a role in susceptibility to AMD and contributes to the knowledge of the genetic architecture of AMD in Mexican Americans.
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DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Variação Genética , Degeneração Macular/genética , Adulto , Idoso , População Negra/genética , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Biologia Computacional , Feminino , Estudos de Associação Genética , Haplótipos , Humanos , Masculino , Americanos Mexicanos/genética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Inquéritos Nutricionais , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Fatores de Risco , População Branca/genéticaRESUMO
HIV sensory neuropathy and distal neuropathic pain (DNP) are common, disabling complications associated with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). We previously associated iron-regulatory genetic polymorphisms with a reduced risk of HIV sensory neuropathy during more neurotoxic types of cART. We here evaluated the impact of polymorphisms in 19 iron-regulatory genes on DNP in 560 HIV-infected subjects from a prospective, observational study, who underwent neurological examinations to ascertain peripheral neuropathy and structured interviews to ascertain DNP. Genotype-DNP associations were explored by logistic regression and permutation-based analytical methods. Among 559 evaluable subjects, 331 (59%) developed HIV-SN, and 168 (30%) reported DNP. Fifteen polymorphisms in 8 genes (p<0.05) and 5 variants in 4 genes (p<0.01) were nominally associated with DNP: polymorphisms in TF, TFRC, BMP6, ACO1, SLC11A2, and FXN conferred reduced risk (adjusted odds ratios [ORs] ranging from 0.2 to 0.7, all p<0.05); other variants in TF, CP, ACO1, BMP6, and B2M conferred increased risk (ORs ranging from 1.3 to 3.1, all p<0.05). Risks associated with some variants were statistically significant either in black or white subgroups but were consistent in direction. ACO1 rs2026739 remained significantly associated with DNP in whites (permutation p<0.0001) after correction for multiple tests. Several of the same iron-regulatory-gene polymorphisms, including ACO1 rs2026739, were also associated with severity of DNP (all p<0.05). Common polymorphisms in iron-management genes are associated with DNP and with DNP severity in HIV-infected persons receiving cART. Consistent risk estimates across population subgroups and persistence of the ACO1 rs2026739 association after adjustment for multiple testing suggest that genetic variation in iron-regulation and transport modulates susceptibility to DNP.
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Variação Genética/genética , Infecções por HIV/genética , Infecções por HIV/fisiopatologia , Ferro/metabolismo , Neuralgia/fisiopatologia , Adulto , Idoso , Antirretrovirais/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Genótipo , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por HIV/metabolismo , Humanos , Proteína 1 Reguladora do Ferro/genética , Desequilíbrio de Ligação/genética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , Neuralgia/genética , Neuralgia/metabolismo , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups are valuable for investigations in forensic science, molecular anthropology, and human genetics. In this study, we developed a custom panel of 61 mtDNA markers for high-throughput classification of European, African, and Native American/Asian mitochondrial haplogroup lineages. Using these mtDNA markers, we constructed a mitochondrial haplogroup classification tree and classified 18,832 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES). To our knowledge, this is the largest study to date characterizing mitochondrial haplogroups in a population-based sample from the United States, and the first study characterizing mitochondrial haplogroup distributions in self-identified Mexican Americans separately from Hispanic Americans of other descent. We observed clear differences in the distribution of maternal genetic ancestry consistent with proposed admixture models for these subpopulations, underscoring the genetic heterogeneity of the United States Hispanic population. The mitochondrial haplogroup distributions in the other self-identified racial/ethnic groups within NHANES were largely comparable to previous studies. Mitochondrial haplogroup classification was highly concordant with self-identified race/ethnicity (SIRE) in non-Hispanic whites (94.8 %), but was considerably lower in admixed populations including non-Hispanic blacks (88.3 %), Mexican Americans (81.8 %), and other Hispanics (61.6 %), suggesting SIRE does not accurately reflect maternal genetic ancestry, particularly in populations with greater proportions of admixture. Thus, it is important to consider inconsistencies between SIRE and genetic ancestry when performing genetic association studies. The mitochondrial haplogroup data that we have generated, coupled with the epidemiologic variables in NHANES, is a valuable resource for future studies investigating the contribution of mtDNA variation to human health and disease.
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DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Genética Populacional , Haplótipos , Hispânico ou Latino/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Criança , Feminino , Estudos de Associação Genética , Marcadores Genéticos , Genoma Humano , Genótipo , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Inquéritos Nutricionais , Fenótipo , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Grupos Raciais , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Estados Unidos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease affecting more than five million Americans. In this study, we have used updated genetic linkage data from chromosome 10 in combination with expression data from serial analysis of gene expression to choose a new set of thirteen candidate genes for genetic analysis in late onset Alzheimer disease (LOAD). Results in this study identify the KIAA1462 locus as a candidate locus for LOAD in APOE4 carriers. Two genes exist at this locus, KIAA1462, a gene associated with coronary artery disease, and "rokimi", encoding an untranslated spliced RNA The genetic architecture at this locus suggests that the gene product important in this association is either "rokimi", or a different isoform of KIAA1462 than the isoform that is important in cardiovascular disease. Expression data suggests that isoform f of KIAA1462 is a more attractive candidate for association with LOAD in APOE4 carriers than "rokimi" which had no detectable expression in brain.
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Doença de Alzheimer/genética , Apolipoproteína E4/genética , Moléculas de Adesão Celular/genética , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/genética , Estudos de Associação Genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Alelos , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Encéfalo/patologia , Cromossomos Humanos Par 10/genética , Bases de Dados Genéticas , Éxons/genética , Feminino , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Loci Gênicos , Genoma Humano/genética , Heterozigoto , Humanos , Íntrons/genética , Desequilíbrio de Ligação/genética , Escore Lod , Masculino , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único/genética , RNA/isolamento & purificação , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo RealRESUMO
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation can affect phenotypic variation; therefore, knowing its distribution within and among individuals is of importance to understanding many human diseases. Intra-individual mtDNA variation (heteroplasmy) has been generally assumed to be random. We used massively parallel sequencing to assess heteroplasmy across ten tissues and demonstrate that in unrelated individuals there are tissue-specific, recurrent mutations. Certain tissues, notably kidney, liver and skeletal muscle, displayed the identical recurrent mutations that were undetectable in other tissues in the same individuals. Using RFLP analyses we validated one of the tissue-specific mutations in the two sequenced individuals and replicated the patterns in two additional individuals. These recurrent mutations all occur within or in very close proximity to sites that regulate mtDNA replication, strongly implying that these variations alter the replication dynamics of the mutated mtDNA genome. These recurrent variants are all independent of each other and do not occur in the mtDNA coding regions. The most parsimonious explanation of the data is that these frequently repeated mutations experience tissue-specific positive selection, probably through replication advantage.
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Replicação do DNA/genética , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Genoma Mitocondrial , Mutação/genética , Sequência de Bases , Humanos , Mitocôndrias/genética , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Especificidade de Órgãos , Polimorfismo de Fragmento de Restrição/genéticaRESUMO
Mammalian cells contain two fatty acid synthesis pathways, the cytosolic FASI pathway, and the mitochondrial FASII pathway. The selection behind the conservation of the mitochondrial pathway is not completely understood, given the presence of the cytosolic FAS pathway. In this study, we show through heterologous gene reporter systems and PCR-based arrays that overexpression of MECR, the last step in the mtFASII pathway, causes modulation of gene expression through the PPAR pathway. Electromobility shift assays (EMSAs) demonstrate that overexpression of MECR causes increased binding of PPARs to DNA, while cell fractionation and imaging studies show that MECR remains localized to the mitochondria. Interestingly, knock down of the mtFASII pathway lessens the effect of MECR on this transcriptional modulation. Our data are most consistent with MECR-mediated transcriptional activation through products of the mtFASII pathway, although we cannot rule out MECR acting as a coactivator. Further investigation into the physiological relevance of this communication will be necessary to better understand some of the phenotypic consequences of deficits in this pathway observed in animal models and human disease.
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Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Ácidos Graxos/biossíntese , Ácidos Graxos/genética , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Oxirredutases atuantes sobre Doadores de Grupo CH-CH/metabolismo , Receptores Ativados por Proliferador de Peroxissomo/metabolismo , Ativação Transcricional , Animais , Núcleo Celular/genética , Técnicas de Silenciamento de Genes , Células HeLa , Humanos , Redes e Vias Metabólicas , Mitocôndrias/genética , Oxirredutases atuantes sobre Doadores de Grupo CH-CH/genética , Receptores Ativados por Proliferador de Peroxissomo/genéticaRESUMO
Studies in persons of European descent have suggested that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups influence antiretroviral therapy (ART) toxicity. We explored associations between mtDNA variants and changes in endothelial function and biomarkers among non-Hispanic white, ART-naive subjects starting ART. A5152s was a substudy of A5142, a randomized trial of initial class-sparing ART regimens that included efavirenz or lopinavir/ritonavir with nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), or both without NRTIs. Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and cardiovascular biomarker assessments were performed at baseline and at weeks 4 and 24. Ten haplogroup-defining mtDNA polymorphisms were determined. FMD and biomarker changes from baseline to week 24 by mtDNA variant were assessed using Wilcoxon rank-sum tests. Thirty-nine non-Hispanic white participants had DNA and 24-week data. The nonsynonymous m.10398A>G mtDNA polymorphism (N=8) was associated with higher median baseline adiponectin (5.0 vs. 4.2 µg/ml; p=0.003), greater absolute (-1.9 vs. -0.2 µg/ml) and relative (-33% vs. -3%) adiponectin decreases (p<0.001 for both), and lower week 24 brachial artery FMD (3.6% vs. 5.4%; p=0.04). Individual mtDNA haplogroups, including haplogroups H (N=13) and U (N=6), were not associated with adiponectin or FMD changes. In this small pilot study, adiponectin and brachial artery FMD on ART differed in non-Hispanic whites with a nonsynonymous mtDNA variant associated with several human diseases. These preliminary findings support the hypothesis that mtDNA variation influences metabolic ART effects. Validation studies in larger populations and in different racial/ethnic groups that include m.10398G carriers are needed.
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Adiponectina/sangue , Antirretrovirais/efeitos adversos , Antirretrovirais/uso terapêutico , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Dilatação Patológica/induzido quimicamente , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Adulto , Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade/efeitos adversos , Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade/métodos , Dilatação Patológica/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by memory and cognitive impairment and is the leading cause of dementia in the elderly. A number of genome wide association studies and subsequent replication studies have been published recently on late onset AD (LOAD). These studies identified several new susceptibility genes including phosphatidylinositol-binding clathrin assembly protein (PICALM) on chromosome 11. The aim of our study was to examine the entire coding sequence of PICALM to determine if the association could be explained by any previously undetected sequence variation. Therefore, we sequenced 48 cases and 48 controls homozygous for the risk allele in the signal SNP rs3851179. We did not find any new variants; however, rs592297, a known coding synonymous SNP that is part of an exonic splice enhancer region in exon 5, is in strong linkage disequilibrium with rs3851179 and should be examined for functional significance in Alzheimer pathophysiology.
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Doença de Alzheimer/genética , Éxons , Proteínas Monoméricas de Montagem de Clatrina/genética , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Splicing de RNA , Sequências Reguladoras de Ácido Ribonucleico , Idoso , Sequência de Bases , Biologia Computacional/métodos , Ordem dos Genes , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Humanos , Desequilíbrio de Ligação , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Dados de Sequência MolecularRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Mitochondrial function influences T cell dynamics and is affected by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation. We previously reported an association between African mtDNA haplogroup L2 and less robust CD4 cell recovery on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in non-Hispanic black ACTG 384 subjects. We explored whether additional T cell parameters in this cohort differed by mtDNA haplogroup. METHODS: ACTG 384 randomized ART-naïve subjects to two different nucleoside regimens with efavirenz, nelfinavir, or both. CD4 and CD8 memory and activation markers were available at baseline and week 48 on most subjects. mtDNA sequencing was performed on whole blood DNA, and haplogroups were determined. We studied non-Hispanic black subjects with HIV RNA <400 copies/mL at week 48. Analyses included Wilcoxon ranksum test and linear regression. RESULTS: Data from 104 subjects were included. Major African mtDNA haplogroups included L1 (N=25), L2 (N=31), and L3 (N=32). Baseline age, HIV RNA, and CD4 cells did not differ between L2 and non-L2 haplogroups. Compared to non-L2 haplogroups, L2 subjects had lower baseline activated CD4 cells (median 12% vs. 17%; p=0.03) and tended toward lower activated CD8 cells (41% vs. 47%; p=0.06). At 48 weeks of ART, L2 subjects had smaller decreases in activated CD4 cells (-4% vs. -11%; p=0.01), and smaller CD4 cell increases (+95 vs. +178; p=0.002). In models adjusting for baseline age, CD4 cells, HIV RNA, and naïve-to-memory CD4 cell ratio, haplogroup L2 was associated with lower baseline (p=0.04) and 48-week change in (p=0.01) activated CD4 cells. CONCLUSIONS: Among ART-naïve non-Hispanic blacks, mtDNA haplogroup L2 was associated with baseline and 48-week change in T cell activation, and poorer CD4 cell recovery. These data suggest mtDNA variation may influence CD4 T cell dynamics by modulating T cell activation. Further study is needed to replicate these associations and identify mechanisms.
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DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Ativação Linfocitária , Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/sangue , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/tratamento farmacológico , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/virologia , Adulto , Negro ou Afro-Americano , Fármacos Anti-HIV/uso terapêutico , Relação CD4-CD8 , Feminino , Frequência do Gene , HIV-1/genética , Haplótipos , Humanos , Modelos Lineares , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , RNA Viral/sangue , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Estatísticas não Paramétricas , Carga ViralRESUMO
Nutritional management is essential for patients with inborn errors of metabolism, such as urea cycle disorders (UCDs). Lack of appetite is common in these patients and can lead to underconsumption of calories, catabolism, and subsequently loss of metabolic control. The etiology of anorexia in these patients is largely unexplored. The neuroendocrine hormone peptide tyrosine tyrosine (PYY), secreted postprandially from endocrine cells of the ileum and colon, induces feelings of satiety and decreases food intake. While plasma PYY levels have been characterized in a number of populations, they have not been examined in UCD patients. In a retrospective study, plasma PYY concentrations were measured in UCD (n=42) patients and controls (n=28) via an ELISA to determine if levels of this anorexigenic hormone are altered in this patient population. Median PYY levels were significantly higher in UCD patients compared to controls (p=3.5×10(-5)). Body mass index was significantly associated with increased PYY levels in controls (p=0.02), while UCD diagnosis subtype was associated with PYY levels (p=1×10(-3)) in cases. Median PYY levels were significantly lower in ornithine carbamoyltransferase deficient patients compared with all other UCD subtypes (p=9×10(-3)), but significantly higher compared to controls (p=1.6×10(-3)). Overall, this study demonstrates that UCD cases have increased PYY levels compared to controls, suggesting that regulation of PYY may be altered in these patients. These observations may lead to a better understanding of the development of anorexia in UCD patients.