Lally 2013 PLoS One
Lally JS, Herbst EA, Matravadia S, Maher AC, Perry CG, Ventura-Clapier R, Holloway GP (2013) Over-expressing mitofusin-2 in healthy mature mammalian skeletal muscle does not alter mitochondrial bioenergetics. PLoS One 8:e55660. |
Lally JS, Herbst EA, Matravadia S, Maher AC, Perry CG, Ventura-Clapier R, Holloway GP (2013) PLoS One
Abstract: The role of mitofusin-2 (MFN-2) in regulating mitochondrial dynamics has been well-characterized in lower order eukaryotic cell lines through the complete ablation of MFN-2 protein. However, to support the contractile function of mature skeletal muscle, the subcellular architecture and constituent proteins of this tissue differ substantially from simpler cellular organisms. Such differences may also impact the role of MFN-2 in mature mammalian muscle, and it is unclear if minor fluctuations in MFN-2, as observed in response to physiological perturbations, has a functional consequence. Therefore, we have transiently transfected MFN-2 cDNA into rat tibialis anterior muscle to determine the effect of physiolgically relevant increases in MFN-2 protein on mitochondrial bioenergetics. Permeabilized muscle fibres generated from muscle following MFN-2-transfection were used for functional assessments of mitochondrial bioenergetics. In addition, we have further established a novel method for selecting fibre bundles that are positively transfected, and using this approach transient transfection increased MFN-2 protein βΌ2.3 fold in selected muscle fibres. However, this did not alter maximal rates of oxygen consumption or the sensitivity for ADP-stimulated respiration. In addition, MFN-2 over-expression did not alter rates of H(2)O(2) emission. Altogether, and contrary to evidence from lower order cell lines, our results indicate that over-expressing MFN-2 in healthy muscle does not influence mitochondrial bioenergetics in mature mammalian skeletal muscle. β’ Keywords: Mitofusin-2 (MFN-2), Skeletal muscle
β’ O2k-Network Lab: CA Guelph Holloway GP, CA Toronto Perry CG
Labels: MiParea: Respiration, Genetic knockout;overexpression, Comparative MiP;environmental MiP
Stress:Oxidative stress;RONS Organism: Rat Tissue;cell: Skeletal muscle Preparation: Permeabilized tissue
Regulation: ADP Coupling state: LEAK, OXPHOS
HRR: Oxygraph-2k