MCUB Regulates the Molecular Composition of the Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter Channel to Limit Mitochondrial Calcium Overload During Stress
MCUB Regulates the Molecular Composition of the Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter Channel to Limit Mitochondrial Calcium Overload During Stress
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DOI:
10.1161/circulationaha.118.037968
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发表时间:
2019-11-19
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37.8
通讯作者:
Elrod, John W.
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作者:
Lambert, Jonathan P.;Luongo, Timothy S.;Elrod, John W.
Background: The mitochondrial calcium uniporter (mtCU) is an approximate to 700-kD multisubunit channel residing in the inner mitochondrial membrane required for mitochondrial Ca2+ (Ca-m(2+)) uptake. Here, we detail the contribution of MCUB, a paralog of the pore-forming subunit MCU, in mtCU regulation and function and for the first time investigate the relevance of MCUB to cardiac physiology. Methods: We created a stable MCUB knockout cell line (MCUB-/-) using CRISPR-Cas9n technology and generated a cardiac-specific, tamoxifen-inducible MCUB mutant mouse (CAG-CAT-MCUB x MCM; MCUB-Tg) for in vivo assessment of cardiac physiology and response to ischemia/reperfusion injury. Live-cell imaging and high-resolution spectrofluorometery were used to determine intracellular Ca2+ exchange and size-exclusion chromatography; blue native page and immunoprecipitation studies were used to determine the molecular function and impact of MCUB on the high-molecular-weight mtCU complex. Results: Using genetic gain- and loss-of-function approaches, we show that MCUB expression displaces MCU from the functional mtCU complex and thereby decreases the association of mitochondrial calcium uptake 1 and 2 (MICU1/2) to alter channel gating. These molecular changes decrease MICU1/2-dependent cooperative activation of the mtCU, thereby decreasing Ca-m(2+) uptake. Furthermore, we show that MCUB incorporation into the mtCU is a stress-responsive mechanism to limit Ca-m(2+) overload during cardiac injury. Indeed, overexpression of MCUB is sufficient to decrease infarct size after ischemia/reperfusion injury. However, MCUB incorporation into the mtCU does come at a cost; acute decreases in Ca-m(2+) uptake impair mitochondrial energetics and contractile function. Conclusions: We detail a new regulatory mechanism to modulate mtCU function and Ca-m(2+) uptake. Our results suggest that MCUB-dependent changes in mtCU stoichiometry are a prominent regulatory mechanism to modulate Ca-m(2+) uptake and cellular physiology.