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UPRmt scales mitochondrial network expansion with protein synthesis via mitochondrial import in Caenorhabditis elegans

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  • Tomer Shpilka

    (University of Massachusetts Medical School)

  • YunGuang Du

    (University of Massachusetts Medical School)

  • Qiyuan Yang

    (University of Massachusetts Medical School)

  • Andrew Melber

    (University of Massachusetts Medical School)

  • Nandhitha Uma Naresh

    (University of Massachusetts Medical School)

  • Joshua Lavelle

    (University of Massachusetts Medical School)

  • Sookyung Kim

    (University of Massachusetts Medical School)

  • Pengpeng Liu

    (University of Massachusetts Medical School)

  • Hilla Weidberg

    (University of British Columbia)

  • Rui Li

    (University of Massachusetts Medical School)

  • Jun Yu

    (University of Massachusetts Medical School)

  • Lihua Julie Zhu

    (University of Massachusetts Medical School)

  • Lara Strittmatter

    (University of Massachusetts Medical School)

  • Cole M. Haynes

    (University of Massachusetts Medical School)

Abstract

As organisms develop, individual cells generate mitochondria to fulfill physiological requirements. However, it remains unknown how mitochondrial network expansion is scaled to cell growth. The mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt) is a signaling pathway mediated by the transcription factor ATFS-1 which harbors a mitochondrial targeting sequence (MTS). Here, using the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans we demonstrate that ATFS-1 mediates an adaptable mitochondrial network expansion program that is active throughout normal development. Mitochondrial network expansion requires the relatively inefficient MTS in ATFS-1, which allows the transcription factor to be responsive to parameters that impact protein import capacity of the mitochondrial network. Increasing the strength of the ATFS-1 MTS impairs UPRmt activity by increasing accumulation within mitochondria. Manipulations of TORC1 activity increase or decrease ATFS-1 activity in a manner that correlates with protein synthesis. Lastly, expression of mitochondrial-targeted GFP is sufficient to expand the muscle cell mitochondrial network in an ATFS-1-dependent manner. We propose that mitochondrial network expansion during development is an emergent property of the synthesis of highly expressed mitochondrial proteins that exclude ATFS-1 from mitochondrial import, causing UPRmt activation.

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  • Tomer Shpilka & YunGuang Du & Qiyuan Yang & Andrew Melber & Nandhitha Uma Naresh & Joshua Lavelle & Sookyung Kim & Pengpeng Liu & Hilla Weidberg & Rui Li & Jun Yu & Lihua Julie Zhu & Lara Strittmatter, 2021. "UPRmt scales mitochondrial network expansion with protein synthesis via mitochondrial import in Caenorhabditis elegans," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-11, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-20784-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20784-y
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    1. Evelyn Fessler & Luisa Krumwiede & Lucas T. Jae, 2022. "DELE1 tracks perturbed protein import and processing in human mitochondria," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-15, December.
    2. Eirini Lionaki & Ilias Gkikas & Ioanna Daskalaki & Maria-Konstantina Ioannidi & Maria I. Klapa & Nektarios Tavernarakis, 2022. "Mitochondrial protein import determines lifespan through metabolic reprogramming and de novo serine biosynthesis," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-16, December.

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