Contribution of the tRNAIle 4317A→G mutation to the phenotypic manifestation of the deafness-associated mitochondrial 12S rRNA 1555A→G mutation
Contribution of the tRNAIle 4317A→G mutation to the phenotypic manifestation of the deafness-associated mitochondrial 12S rRNA 1555A→G mutation
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tRNA(Ile) 4317A -> G 突变对耳聋相关线粒体 12S rRNA 1555A -> G 突变表型表现的贡献
DOI:
10.1074/jbc.ra117.000530
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发表时间:
2018-03-02
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Guan, Min-Xin
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作者:
Meng, Feilong;He, Zheyun;Guan, Min-Xin
The 1555A -> G mutation in mitochondrial 12S rRNA has been associated with aminoglycoside-induced and non-syndromic deafness in many individuals worldwide. Mitochondrial genetic modifiers are proposed to influence the phenotypic expression of m.1555A -> G mutation. Here, we report that a deafness-susceptibility allele (m.4317A -> G) in the tRNA(Ile) gene modulates the phenotype expression of m.1555A -> G mutation. Strikingly, a large Han Chinese pedigree carrying both m.4317A -> G and m.1555A -> G mutations exhibited much higher penetrance of deafness than those carrying only the m.1555A -> G mutation. The m.4317A -> G mutation affected a highly conserved adenine at position 59 in the T-loop of tRNA(Ile). We therefore hypothesized that the m.4317A -> G mutation alters both structure and function of tRNA(Ile). Using lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from members of Chinese families (three carrying both m.1555A -> G and m.4317A -> G mutations, three harboring only m.1555A -> G mutation, and three controls lacking these mutations), we found that the cell lines bearing both m.4317A -> G and m.1555A -> G mutations exhibited more severe mitochondrial dysfunctions than those carrying only the m.1555A -> G mutation. We also found that the m.4317A -> G mutation perturbed the conformation, stability, and aminoacylation efficiency of tRNA(Ile). These m.4317A -> G mutation-induced alterations in tRNA(Ile) structure and function aggravated the defective mitochondrial translation and respiratory phenotypes associated with the m.1555A -> G mutation. Furthermore, mutant cell lines bearing both m.4317A -> G and m.1555A -> G mutations exhibited greater reductions in the mitochondrial ATP levels and membrane potentials and increasing production of reactive oxygen species than those carrying only the m.1555A -> G mutation. Our findings provide new insights into the pathophysiology of maternally inherited deafness arising from the synergy between mitochondrial 12S rRNA and tRNA mutations.