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Rebelo, Adriana. "Probing Mitochondrial DNA Structure with Mitochondria-Targeted DNA Methyltransferases." Scholarly Repository, 2009. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/344.
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The mitochondria contain their own genome, which is organized in a dynamic high-order nucleoid structure consisting of several copies of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) molecules associated with proteins. The mitochondrial nucleoids are the units of mtDNA inheritance, and are the sites of mtDNA transcription, replication and maintenance. Therefore, the integrity of mitochondrial nucleoids is a key determinant of mitochondrial metabolism and the bioenergetic state of the cell. Deciphering the interaction of mtDNA with proteins in nucleoprotein complexes is fundamental to understand the mechanisms of mtDNA segregation leading to mitochondrial dysfunction and to develop therapies to treat diseases associated with mtDNA mutations. The work presented in this dissertation provides essential insights into the dynamics of mtDNA interaction with nucleoid proteins. In order to unveil the organization of the mitochondrial genome, we have mapped major regulatory regions of the mtDNA in vivo using mitochondrial-targeted DNA methyltransferases. In chapter 2, we have demonstrated that DNA methyltranferases are powerful tools in probing mtDNA-protein interactions in living cells. The DNA methyltransferases' accessibility to their cognate sites in the mtDNA is negatively correlated with the frequency and binding strength that protein factors occupy a specific site. Our results show that the transcription termination region (TERM) within the tRNALeu(UUR) gene is consistently and strongly protected from methylation, suggesting frequent and high affinity binding of mTERF1 (mitochondrial transcription termination factor 1). DNA methyltransferases have also been shown to be effective in detecting changes in mitochondrial nucleoid architecture due to nucleoid remodeling. We were able to determine changes in the packaging state of mitochondrial nucleoids by monitoring changes in mtDNA accessibility. The impact of altered levels of major nucleoid proteins was assessed by monitoring changes in mtDNA methylation pattern. We observed a more condensed nucleoid state causing a decrease in mtDNA methylation when the levels of the mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) were altered. Changes in mtDNA methylation pattern were also evident when cells were treated with ethidium bromide (EtBr) and hydrogen peroxide. The mtDNA nucleoids adopted a less compact state during rapid mtDNA replication after EtBr treatment. In contrast, we observed a more compact mtDNA, less accessible to DNA methyltransferase after hydrogen peroxide treatment. Our results indicate that mitochondrial nucleoids are not static, but are constantly been modulated in response to factors that affect the nucleoid environment. In chapter 3, we identified the in vivo DNA binding sites of major transcription regulatory proteins, TFAM and mTERF3 using a targeted gene methylation (TAGM) strategy. In this approach, the mtDNA binding protein is fused to a DNA methyltransferase as an attempt to selectively methylate the sites adjacent to the protein target DNA region. Knowledge on how proteins interact with the mtDNA in high-order structures, which function as a mitochondrial genetic unit, will help elucidate the segregation and accumulation of mutated mtDNA in diseased tissues.
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Al, Amir Dache Zahra. "Étude de la structure de l'ADN circulant d'origine mitochondriale." Thesis, Montpellier, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019MONTT059.
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Le plasma transporte des cellules sanguines avec un mélange de composés, y compris les nutriments, déchets, anticorps, et messagers chimiques... dans tout l'organisme. Des facteurs non solubles tels que l’ADN circulant et les vésicules extracellulaires ont récemment été ajoutés à la liste de ces composants et ont fait l'objet d'études approfondies en raison de leur rôle dans la communication intercellulaire. Or, l’ADN circulant (ADNcir) est composé de fragments d’ADN libres ou associés à d’autres particules, libérés par tous les types cellulaires. Cet ADN est non seulement de l'ADN génomique mais aussi de l'ADN mitochondrial extra-chromosomique. De nombreux travaux réalisés au cours des dernières années indiquent que l’analyse quantitative et qualitative de l’ADNcir représente une avancée dans les applications cliniques en tant que biomarqueur non invasif de diagnostic, de pronostic et de suivi thérapeutique. Cependant, malgré l'avenir prometteur de cet ADNcir dans les applications cliniques, notamment en oncologie, les connaissances sur ses origines, sa composition et ses fonctions qui pourraient pourtant permettre d’optimiser considérablement sa valeur diagnostique, font encore défaut. Le principal objectif de ma thèse a été d’identifier et de caractériser les propriétés structurales de l’ADN extracellulaire d’origine mitochondrial. En examinant l'intégrité de cet ADN, ainsi que la taille et la densité des structures associées, ce travail a révélé la présence de particules denses d’une taille supérieure à 0,2 µm contenant des génomes mitochondriaux complets et non fragmentés. Nous avons caractérisé ces structures notamment par microscopie électronique et cytométrie en flux et nous avons identifié des mitochondries intactes dans le milieu extracellulaire in vitro et ex-vivo (dans des échantillons de plasma d’individus sains). Une consommation d'oxygène par ces mitochondries a été détectée par la technique du Seahorse, suggérant qu'au moins une partie de ces mitochondries extracellulaires intactes pourraient être fonctionnelles. Par ailleurs, j’ai participé à d’autres travaux réalisées dans l’équipe, dont (1) une étude visant à évaluer l’influence des paramètres pré-analytiques et démographiques sur la quantification d’ADNcir d’origine nucléaire et mitochondrial sur une cohorte composée de 104 individus sains et 118 patients atteints de cancer colorectal métastatique, (2) une étude dont l’objectif était d’évaluer l’influence de l’hypoxie sur le relargage de l’ADN circulant in vitro et in vivo, et (3) une étude visant à évaluer le potentiel de l’analyse de l’ADN circulant dans le dépistage et la détection précoce du cancer. Ce manuscrit présente une synthèse récente de la littérature sur l’ADNcir, ses différents mécanismes de relargage, qui vont de pair avec la caractérisation structurelle de cet ADN, ses aspects fonctionnels et ses différentes applications en cliniques. De plus, cette thèse apporte des connaissances nouvelles sur la structure de l’ADN mitochondrial extracellulaire tout en ouvrant de nouvelles pistes de réflexion notamment sur l’impact que pourrait avoir la présence de ces structures circulantes sur la communication cellulaire, l’inflammation et des applications en cliniquePlasma transports blood cells with a mixture of compounds, including nutrients, waste, antibodies, and chemical messengers...throughout the body. Non-soluble factors such as circulating DNA and extracellular vesicles have recently been added to the list of these components and have been the subject of extensive research due to their role in intercellular communication. Circulating DNA (cirDNA) is composed of cell-free and particle-associated DNA fragments, which can be released by all cell types. cirDNA is derived not only from genomic DNA but also from extrachromosomal mitochondrial DNA. Numerous studies carried out lately indicate that the quantitative and qualitative analysis of cirDNA represents a breakthrough in clinical applications as a non-invasive biomarker for diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic follow-up. However, despite the promising future of cirDNA in clinical applications, particularly in oncology, knowledge regarding its origins, composition and functions, that could considerably optimize its diagnostic value, is still lacking.The main goal of my thesis was to identify and characterize the structural properties of extracellular DNA of mitochondrial origin. By examining the integrity of this DNA, as well as the size and density of associated structures, this work revealed the presence of dense particles larger than 0.2 µm containing whole mitochondrial genomes. We characterized these structures by electron microscopy and flow cytometry and identified intact mitochondria in the extracellular medium in vitro and ex vivo (in plasma samples from healthy individuals). Oxygen consumption by these mitochondria was detected by the Seahorse technology, suggesting that at least some of these intact extracellular mitochondria may be functional.In addition, I contributed to other studies carried out in the team, such as studies aiming at evaluating (1) the influence of pre-analytical and demographic parameters on the quantification of nuclear and mitochondrial cirDNA on a cohort of 104 healthy individuals and 118 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, (2) the influence of hypoxia on the release of cirDNA in vitro and in vivo, and (3) the potential of cirDNA analysis in the early detection and screening of cancer.This manuscript present a recent review on cirDNA and its different mechanisms of release, which go hand in hand with the structural characterization of this DNA, its functional aspects and its clinical applications. In addition, this thesis provides new knowledge on the structure of extracellular mitochondrial DNA and opens up new avenues for reflection, particularly on the potential impact that could have those circulating mitochondria on cell-cell communication, inflammation and clinical applications
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Craig, Elaine. "Protein import into cardiac mitochondria." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ39261.pdf.
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Korhonen, Jenny. "Functional and structural characterization of the human mitochondrial helicase /." Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2007. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2007/978-91-7357-102-2/.
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Boyer, Hélène. "The mamalian circadian clock regulates the abundance and expression of mitochondrial DNA in the nuclear compartment." Thesis, Lyon, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020LYSEN015.
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Le génome mitochondrial est minimal et la plupart des protéines mitochondriales sont aujourd’hui codées par des gènes nucléaires. Ainsi, bien que les génomes mitochondriaux et nucléaires soient physiquement séparés, ils communiquent via des signaux antérogrades (noyau vers mitochondrie) et rétrogrades (mitochondrie vers noyau), permettant la coordination de la biogenèse mitochondriale avec les besoins énergétiques cellulaires. Ces besoins énergétiques sont cycliques le plus souvent, et les horloges circadiennes régulent de nombreux aspects de la biologie des mitochondries, dont les dynamiques de fusion et fission qui façonnent l’architecture du réseau mitochondrial. Dans les foies de souris, le réseau oscille entre un état fusionné (pendant le jour) et des structures fragmentées (pendant la nuit). Un réseau fusionné est généralement associé à une production d’ATP plus efficace, alors que la fragmentation est associée à des niveaux de ROS et de mitophagie élevés. En d’autres termes, la fission offre à l’ADN mitochondrial une possibilité de s’échapper de son organelle. Des expériences de complémentations en levure ont montré que l’ADN mitochondrial (mtDNA) était capable de s’échapper de la mitochondrie et d’entrer dans le noyau. Chez les cellules humaines (HeLa), le génome mitochondrial entier et intact a été détecté dans le noyau. L’analyse de l’évolution des numts (séquences mitochondriales insérées dans le noyau) a montré que le processus d’intégration de nouvelles séquences mitochondriales dans le génome nucléaire était encore en cours. De plus, de nombreux évènements somatiques de fusion entre ADN mitochondrial et nucléaire (simts) ont été détectés dans des cellules cancéreuses humaines - c’est-à-dire dans un contexte d’instabilité génomique et de rythmes circadiens perturbés. La mitophagie est a priori responsable de la production de vésicules dans le cytoplasme contenant de mtDNA et potentiellement absorbables par le noyau. Puisque les dynamiques du réseau mitochondrial et la mitophagie sont régulés par les horloges circadiennes, nous avons étudié l’accumulation d’ADN mitochondrial dans le compartiment nucléaire en fonction du temps circadien. Cette question a été adressée dans le foie de souris, un tissus mammifère différentié. Nos travaux montrent que l’accumulation d’ADN mitochondrial dans le noyau de foie de souris est régulée par l’horloge circadienne, et atteint son zénith à la fin de la nuit circadienne. Dans le noyau, l’ADN mitochondrial est plus hydroxy-méthylé que dans le cytoplasme. Aussi, nous avons montré que perturber les horloges circadiennes modifiait la phase et l’amplitude des dynamiques d’ADN mitochondrial nucléaire. De plus, l’accumulation d’ARN mitochondrial nucléaire est concomitante à celle d’ADN mitochondrial nucléaire dans la plupart des conditions, et qu’elle est sensible aux challenges nutritionnels. Il est probable que ces dynamiques soient engendrées par le remodelage circadienne du réseau mitochondrial. La présence accrue d’insertions d’ADN mitochondrial dans les génomes nucléaires des tissus cancéreux ou âgés, pour lesquels les horloges circadiennes sont souvent perturbées, est peut-être due à une perte de la régulation des dynamiques de remodelage du réseau mitochondrialThe mitochondrial genome is minimal and most of the mitochondrial proteins are encoded in the nuclear genome. Thus, although mitochondrial and nuclear genomes are physically separated in the cell, anterograde (nuclear to mitochondrial) and retrograde (mitochondrial to nuclear) signals are essential for mitochondrial biogenesis to be coordinated with the cellular energetic demands. Those demands are cyclical in nature, and the circadian clock regulates numerous aspects of mitochondrial biology, including the dynamics of fusion and fission that shape the architecture of the mitochondrial network. In murine livers, the network oscillates between fused (during the day) and fragmented structures (during the night). A fused network is associated with a more efficient ATP production whereas fragmentation is associated with elevated mitochondrial ROS levels and mitophagy. In other words, if mtDNA was to ever escape mitochondria, fission would help. Complementation experiments in yeast have shown that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is able to escape from the mitochondria and enter the nucleus. In human cells (HeLa), the intact and full-length mitochondrial genome has been detected in the nucleus. Evolutionary analyses of nuclear inserted mitochondrial sequences (numts) suggest an ongoing process of integration of mitochondrial sequences into the nuclear genome. Also, abundant somatically acquired mitochondrial- nuclear genome fusion events (simts) have been shown to occur in human cancer cells - an extreme context of genomic instability and disrupted circadian rhythms. The availability of mtDNA in the cytoplasm, protected by vesicles, to be taken up by the nucleus is thought to result from mitophagy. As mitophagy and mitochondrial dynamics are regulated by the circadian clock, we investigated whether mtDNA would accumulate in the nuclear compartment as a function of circadian time. We addressed this question in the mouse liver, a differentiate mammalian tissue. This work demonstrates that the nuclear abundance of mtDNA in murine livers is regulated by the circadian clock – with a zenith at the end of the circadian night. Nuclear mtDNA is differentially hydroxymethylated relative to the total mtDNA extracted from the same tissue. Also, circadian clock disruption altered the phase and abundance of nuclear mtDNA. Additionally, we observed that concurrent accumulation of nuclear mtRNA was sensitive to nutritional challenges. Probably, these dynamics are driven by mitochondrial network remodeling dynamics. Increased nuclear presence and insertions of mtDNA in cancer cells or aging tissues, which are often associated with disrupted circadian oscillators- may thus arise from the loss of a physiological rhythm in mitochondrial-network remodeling
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Logan, Angela. "Production of reactive oxygen species in mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA damage." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.609201.
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Gu, Mei. "Mitochondrial function in Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.322371.
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Ibrahim, Noha. "Physiological mechanisms underlying DNA import into mitochondria and prospects for mitochondrial transfection." Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg) (1971-2008), 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008STR13051.
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Les mitochondries assurent des fonctions vitales dans la production d’énergie, les processus d’oxydo-réduction et le métabolisme des cellules eucaryotes. Ces organites possèdent leur propre système génétique. Le vieillissement pourrait être lié à leur dysfonctionnement progressif et les mutations dans leur génome sont à l’origine de nombreuses maladies dégénératives actuellement incurables. Ces pathologies neuromusculaires, qui comprennent par exemple les syndromes MERRF ("myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers") et MELAS ("mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes"), peuvent être extrêmement invalidantes et laissent pour l’instant les cliniciens démunis. Chez les plantes, les mutations non létales de l’ADN mitochondrial (ADNmt) se traduisent principalement par la stérilité mâle cytoplasmique, qui est très utilisée en agronomie. La biogenèse des mitochondries nécessite l’import de mille à deux mille protéines codées par le génome nucléaire mais le système génétique mitochondrial doit fournir un certain nombre de polypeptides qui sont essentiels pour la survie de la cellule car ce sont des composants de la chaîne respiratoire. Le maintien, l’intégrité et l’expression efficace du génome mitochondrial sont donc fondamentaux pour les organismes eucaryotes. La compréhension du système génétique mitochondrial est cependant très parcellaire et ses dysfonctionnements pathologiques dus à des mutations dans l'ADNmt ne peuvent pas être complémentés. Ceci est dû dans une large mesure à l’impossibilité de transformer génétiquement les mitochondries des plantes et des mammifères par des méthodes conventionnelles de type biolistique. Il est donc primordial de développer de nouvelles approches permettant de modifier l’information et l’expression génétique dans les mitochondries. Seules les mitochondries de la levure Saccharomyces cerevisiae et de la microalgue Chlamydomonas reinhardtii peuvent être transformées à l’heure actuelle in vivo1,2. L’électroporation a permis d’introduire puis de transcrire de l’ADN dans des mitochondries isolées de trypanosomatides (Leishmania tarentolae et Trypanosoma brucei)3 et de blé (Triticum aestivum)4. L’incorporation d'ADN par électroporation a également été décrite pour les mitochondries de souris (Mus musculus)5. La transcription de l'ADN ainsi incorporé a été revendiquée6 mais reste controversée. L’utilisation de chimères entre l’ADN et un peptide d’adressage mitochondrial est à l’étude7. La transfection de mitochondries de souris isolées par conjugaison avec des bactéries a également été décrite8. Aucune de ces techniques artificielles n’a donné lieu au développement d’une stratégie de transformation des mitochondries dans les cellules animales ou végétales. Dans ce contexte, notre laboratoire a montré, en collaboration avec l’équipe de Yuri Konstantinov (Institut de Physiologie et de Biochimie des Plantes de Sibérie, Irkoutsk, Russie), que les mitochondries végétales isolées ont la capacité d'importer de façon active de l'ADN double brin et que l'ADN ainsi incorporé peut être transcrit dans les organelles9. L’import est indépendant de la séquence et l’ADN incorporé est stable dans les mitochondries. Le processus a depuis été établi avec des mitochondries isolées de différentes espèces végétales. Ces résultats ont mis en évidence un nouveau mécanisme de transport mitochondrial qui a les caractéristiques d’un phénomène physiologique. Une approche similaire a démontré l’import d’ADN dans les mitochondries isolées de la levure S. Cerevisiae. Dans ce contexte, notre laboratoire a montré, en collaboration avec l’équipe de Yuri Konstantinov (Institut de Physiologie et de Biochimie des Plantes de Sibérie, Irkoutsk, Russie), que les mitochondries végétales isolées ont la capacité d'importer de façon active de l'ADN double brin et que l'ADN ainsi incorporé peut être transcrit dans les organelles9. L’import est indépendant de la séquence et l’ADN incorporé est stable dans les mitochondries. Le processus a depuis été établi avec des mitochondries isolées de différentes espèces végétales. Ces résultats ont mis en évidence un nouveau mécanisme de transport mitochondrial qui a les caractéristiques d’un phénomène physiologique. Une approche similaire a démontré l’import d’ADN dans les mitochondries isolées de la levure S. CerevisiaeThere are considerable gaps in the understanding of the mitochondrial genetic systems and dysfunctions related to mutations in the mitochondrial DNA cannot be complemented. This is mainly due to the fact that conventional transformation of mitochondria has been unsuccessful for plants and mammals and is currently possible only for the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. No gene therapy strategy has thus been developed for genetic diseases due to mitochondrial DNA mutations. However, in collaboration with the groups of Y. Konstantinov (Irkutsk, Russia) and R. N. Lightowlers (Newcastle, UK), our laboratory has shown that isolated plant [1], mammalian [2] and yeast mitochondria have a natural potential to incorporate, repair and express foreign DNA. To understand, optimize and potentially use this process for mitochondrial transfection in vivo, I studied the import mechanism through biochemical, physiological and proteomic approaches. Some genetic analyses using yeast mutants were run in parallel in our laboratory. The voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) was identified as the putative translocator through the outer membrane. In the case of plant mitochondria, DNA import seems to follow nucleotide transport pathways to cross the inner membrane and to be concomitant with phosphate uptake and proton exchange. Nucleotide carriers also seem to play a role in DNA translocation into yeast organelles. Effectors and inhibitors have a limited effect on DNA transport into mammalian mitochondria, so that it is still difficult to figure out how the DNA crosses the inner membrane in this case. To directly identify the import complex, we designed DNA substrates with a bulky end which get stuck in the membranes during translocation. Using this system, we proved that mitochondrial protein import is not influenced when the DNA import channel is blocked, indicating that the two pathways do not overlap. On the contrary, it seems that DNA import might have some step(s) in common with another natural mitochondrial transport process: the import of cytosolic transfer RNAs (tRNAs) which compensates for the lack of a number of tRNA genes in plant organelle genomes [3]. To further characterise DNA translocation through the outer membrane and look for putative "receptors", we have analysed cyanine labeling of intact plant mitochondria in DNA import conditions. Proteins masked by the DNA were subsequently identified by mass spectrometry. However, cyanines turned out to be able to cross the outer membrane and label proteins accessible in the intermembrane space. Differential labeling nevertheless highlighted again the VDAC isoforms and two potential "receptor" candidates: the precursor of the ATP synthase beta subunit, which is present on the outer membrane, and a complex I subunit of unknown function. Mitochondrial transformation will need the maintenance of the imported DNA in the organelles. We showed that uracil-containing DNA imported into plant mitochondria can be specifically repaired in organello through a base excision repair mechanism. The first step in such a pathway is carried out by a DNA glycosylase. Through in vivo and in vitro assays, we demonstrated that uracil DNA glycosylase and 8-oxo guanine DNA glycosylase are indeed targeted to mitochondria in plants. A "rolling circle" replication pathway is likely to exist in plant mitochondria and might enable to maintain a properly designed DNA sequence upon import. However, this will require circular DNA, whereas only linear DNA is a substrate for import. We have thus analysed the in organello circularization of a linear DNA imported into plant mitochondria. Concerning the in vivo relevance of the DNA import process, we have hypothesized that it might be the basis for paternal transmission of an 11. 6 kb mitochondrial plasmid in Brassica napus [4]. We showed that this plasmid is indeed efficiently imported into isolated Brassica mitochondria. The import efficiency is due to the inverted repeats present at the ends of the plasmid and these sequences will be included in custom substrates for in vivo assays. To progress towards mitochondrial transformation in vivo, we started a new approach using DQAsomes as potential intracellular vehicles [5]. These vesicles have the property of binding DNA. They can cross the plasma membrane of mammalian cells and subsequently show a mitochondrial tropism. When contacting mitochondria, they release their DNA cargo [5], which we expect then to be imported into the organellles through the mechanism that we have studied in vitro. So far, my experiments show that DNA presented to isolated plant mitochondria by DQAsomes is imported. In vivo mitochondrial transfection assays will now be developed on this basis in plant and human cells using reporter constructs
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Gaspari, Martina. "Molecular mechanisms for transcription in mammalian mitochondria /." Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2006. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2006/91-7357-012-5/.
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Wertzler, Kelsey Janel. "High mobility group A1 and mitochondrial transcription factor A compete for binding to mitochondrial DNA." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2009. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Summer2009/k_wertzler_051409.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S. in biochemistry)--Washington State University, August 2009.Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 21, 2009). "School of Molecular Biosciences." Includes bibliographical references.
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Kollberg, Gittan. "Crisis in energy metabolism : mitochondrial defects and a new disease entity /." Göteborg : Department of Pathology, Institute of Biomedicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2077/779.
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Faccenda, Danilo. "The role of the ATPase inhibitory factor 1 (IF1) in the regulation of apoptotic cell death." Thesis, Royal Veterinary College (University of London), 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.701678.
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Schubert, Susanne, Sandra Heller, Birgit Löffler, Ingo Schäfer, Martina Seibel, Gaetano Villani, and Peter Seibel. "Generation of rho zero cells." Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2015. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-167888.
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Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is located in discrete DNA-protein
complexes, so called nucleoids. These structures can be easily visualized in living cells by utilizing the fluorescent stain PicoGreen®. In contrary, cells devoid of endogenous mitochondrial genomes (ρ0 cells) display no mitochondrial staining in the cytoplasm. A modified restriction enzyme can be targeted to mitochondria to cleave the mtDNA molecules in more than two fragments, thereby activating endogenous nucleases.
By applying this novel enzymatic approach to generate mtDNA-depleted cells the destruction of mitochondrial nucleoids in cultured cells could be detected in a time course. It is clear from these experiments that mtDNA-depleted cells can be seen as early as 48 h post-transfection using the depletion system. To prove that mtDNA is degraded during
this process, mtDNA of transfected cells was quantified by real-time PCR. A significant decline could be observed 24 h post-transfection. Combination of both results showed that mtDNA of transfected cells is completely degraded and, therefore, ρ0 cells were generated within 48 h. Thus, the application of a mitochondrially-targeted restriction endonuclease proves to be a first and fast, but essential step towards a therapy for mtDNA disorders.
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Tiangyou, Watcharee. "The role of mitochondria in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease : mitochondrial DNA and nuclear genes." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.443015.
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Andrews, Richard Michael. "Studies of mitochondria and the eye." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.324864.
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Vermulst, Marc. "Untangling mitochondrial mutagenesis and aging in mice /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/6321.
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Hastings, Patsy-Ann Susan. "MITOCHONDRIAL DNA ANALYSIS BY PYROSEQUENCING." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2004. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4447.
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Mitochondrial DNA (deoxyribo nucleic acid) is typically used in forensic casework when small quantities of high molecular weight quality DNA is not expected to be present thus negating the chances of obtaining usable nuclear DNA. Typical samples that utilized mitochondrial DNA analysis are: hair, bones, teeth, ancient remains (samples or remains that are at least 100 years old) or very old samples (samples that are less than 100 but greater than 10 years old). The current method used to evaluate mitochondrial DNA is Sanger sequencing. Although robust, it is also time consuming and labor intensive, on the other hand pyrosequencing is a nonelectrophoretic, rapid, reliable, and sensitive sequencing method which can be easily automated. Therefore pyrosequencing could enable the widespread use of mitochondrial DNA in forensic casework and reduce the amount of time spent on each sample without compromising quality. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of pyrosequencing for forensic DNA applications, in particular mitochondrial DNA. Two dispensation orders, cyclic and directed, were examined to determine if there is any effect on the sequence generated. The accuracy of pyrosequencing was evaluated by sequencing samples of known sequence provided by the FBI. The sensitivity of pyrosequencing was evaluated by sequencing samples at different DNA concentrations and inputs. Experiments were conducted to determine the ability of pyrosequencing to detect mixtures and heteroplasmy. Additionally, the ability of pyrosequencing to sequence damaged/degraded DNA was evaluated using blood, semen, and saliva samples that were subjected to three different environmental conditions. A blind study will be conducted to confirm the accuracy of pyrosequencing. Finally, a comparison study will be conducted in which pyrosequencing will be compared to Sanger sequencing.M.S.
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Mason, Penelope Ann. "Identification of mismatch repair activity in mammalian mitochondria." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.275524.
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Bond, Christine M. "Study of the DNA topoisomerases of human placental mitochondria." Thesis, University of York, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.235725.
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Hidaka, Takuya. "Development of Sequence-Specific DNA Binders for the Therapy of Mitochondrial Diseases." Doctoral thesis, Kyoto University, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/263495.
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Song, Daqing. "Homologous Strand Exchange and DNA Helicase Activities in Plant Mitochondria." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd931.pdf.
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Shock, Lisa. "Functional consequences of cytosine methylation in mitochondrial DNA catalyzed by DNA methyltransferase 1." VCU Scholars Compass, 2011. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/271.
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Cytosine methylation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was first described several decades ago, but neither the mechanism generating this modification nor its functional significance was known. Because mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark characteristic of numerous human diseases, including neurological and cardiovascular disease, aging and cancer, this dissertation addressed whether epigenetic modification of mtDNA regulates mitochondrial function. We show that mtDNA contains not only 5-methylcytosine (5mC), but also 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), suggesting that previous reports likely underestimated the degree of epigenetic modification within the mitochondrial genome. We questioned how these modifications were generated by looking for mitochondrial isoforms of the nuclear-encoded DNA methyltransferases. We found that an isoform of the most abundant mammalian methyltransferase, DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) translocates to mitochondria, driven by an in-frame mitochondrial targeting sequence (MTS) located upstream of the nuclear DNMT1 translational start site. This MTS is highly conserved across mammalian species, and directs a heterologous protein to the mitochondria. To investigate the function of mitochondrial DNMT1 (mtDNMT1), we created a cell line that carries a tandem-affinity purification (TAP) tag at the C-terminus of a single endogenous human DNMT1 allele. Using the DNMT1-TAP cell line, we showed that mtDNMT1 specifically binds mtDNA in a manner that is proportional to CpG density, proving its presence in the mitochondrial matrix. mtDNMT1 exhibits CpG-specific methyltransferase activity in vitro that is resistant to trypsin-treatment of intact mitochondria, but moderately susceptible to pharmacologic inhibition by the nucleoside analog 5-aza-2’-deoxycytidine (5-aza-dC). NRF1 and PGC1α, transcription factors that activate nuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteins in response to oxidative stress, were observed to up-regulate expression of mtDNMT1. Loss of p53, a tumor suppressor gene known to help control mitochondrial metabolism, also results in a striking increase in mtDNMT1 expression, and this up-regulation of mtDNMT1 appears to modify mitochondrial transcription in a gene-specific fashion. Our data suggests roles for mtDNMT1 in both the establishment and maintenance of cytosine methylation (from which 5hmC is presumably derived) and in the regulation of mitochondrial transcription. We propose that the enzymes responsible for epigenetic modification of mtDNA have potential as therapeutic targets, with relevance to a broad spectrum of human disorders.
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Costa, Rute Alves Pereira e. 1984. "Avaliação das funções mitocondriais de células deficientes na proteína XPC, envolvida na via de reparo por excisão de nucleotídeos (NER) = Evaluation of mitochondrial functions of XPC protein deficient cells, involved in nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway." [s.n.], 2013. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/311361.
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Orientadores: Nadja Cristhina de Souza Pinto, Anibal Eugenio VercesiTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
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Resumo: Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) é uma doença rara, autossômica recessiva, caracterizada por fotossensibilidade, mudanças pigmentares, envelhecimento precoce da pele e incidência elevada de neoplasias de pele. XP é causada por mutações em, pelo menos oito genes, que caracterizam sete diferentes grupos de complementação genética (XP-A a XP-G) e um tipo variante (XP-V). Mutações em cada em dos genes envolvidos resultam em diferentes graus de severidade da doença, principalmente quanto ao comprometimento neurológico. Pacientes XP-C apresentam mutações no gene Xpc, que resultam, geralmente, em proteínas truncadas e instáveis. XPC é uma proteína envolvida na via de reparo de DNA por excisão de nucleotídeos (NER) e sua função é reconhecer a lesão na fita de DNA e dar início ao reparo. Recentemente, a participação indireta de XPC no reparo por excisão de bases (BER) foi sugerida, através de sua interação física e funcional com a DNA glicosilase OGG1. Uma vez que OGG1 é essencial para a remoção de purinas oxidadas do DNA mitocondrial, nós hipotetizamos que o DNAmt, e consequentemente a função mitocondrial, estariam comprometidas em células deficientes em XPC. Desta forma, este trabalho se propôs a investigar alterações bioenergéticas mitocondrias em células obtidas de pacientes XP-C. Nossos resultados revelaram que linhagens celulares XP-C apresentavam menor função mitocondrial, apesar de não apresentarem alterações no número de cópias de DNAmt. O consumo de oxigênio pelo complexo I estava significativamente diminuído em células XP-C quando comparado à células controle, enquanto que o consumo de O2 via os complexos II, III e IV foi maior em células XP-C. A capacidade de captar cálcio também se mostrou alterada nas células XP-C, uma vez que essa célula era incapaz de captar e reter concentrações fisiológicas desse íon. A produção de espécies reativas de oxigênio foi significativamente maior em células XP-C comparadas a células controle. Em acordo, a atividade das enzimas antioxidantes superóxido dismutase e glutationa peroxidase foi menor em células XP-C, indicando um desbalanço redox nessas células. A análise da expressão de genes relacionados à biogênese mitocondrial revelou que um regulador transcricional fundamental, o coativador PGC1?, estava significativamente reduzido em células XP-C transformadas e primárias. Resultados de Western blotting e imunofluorescência revelaram que as alterações bioenergéticas e genômicas observadas em células XP-C eram via sinalização e não por efeito direto, uma vez que nas condições experimentais utilizadas neste trabalho, XPC não está presente na mitocôndria. Nossos resultados demonstram, pela primeira vez, que a proteína XPC exerce um papel indireto na manutenção da integridade funcional da mitocôndria, provavelmente através de seu papel no controle da expressão de genes envolvidos na biogênese mitocondrial
Abstract: Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by photosensitivity, pigmentary changes, premature skin aging and increased incidence of skin cancer. XP is caused by mutations in at least eight genes, which characterize seven different genetic complementation groups (XP-A to XP-G) and variant type (XP-V). Mutations in each gene result in varying degrees of severity, mostly regarding the presence or not of neurodegeneration. XP-C is caused by mutations in the Xpc gene, resulting, mostly, in a truncated and unstable protein. The XPC protein is involved in the nucleotide excision repair pathway (NER), where it functions as a damage recognition factor. Recently, a role for XPC in the base excision repair (BER) pathway has been proposed, through its physical and fucntional interaction with the DNA glycosylase OGG1. Since OGG1 has a major function in repairing oxidized purines in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), we hypothesized that XPC played a role in maitaining mtDNA integrity, and consequently, mitochondrial function. Thus, this study proposes to investigate mitocondrial function in XP-C cell. Our results showed that XP-C cells had less mitochondrial function, although without changes in mtDNA copy number. Oxygen consumption through complex I was lower in XP-C cells compared to control cells, while respiration through complexes II, III and IV was higher in XP-C cells. Calcium uptake and retention by mitochondria was also decreased in XP-C cells, as these cells were unable to retain even physiological spikes in calcium concentration. Reactive oxygen species production was significantly higher in XPC cells compared to controls. In agreement to that, the activity of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase was significatly decreased in XP-C cells, indicating that these cells are under a severe redox signaling inbalance. The analysis of the expression of genes related to mitochondrial biogenesis revealed that the key transcriptional regulator PGC1? was significantly lower in both transformed and primary XP-C cells. The results of Western blotting and imunofluorescence revealed that the bioenergetic impairment observed in XP-C cells is likely the result of changes in expression and signaling pathwyas, since, under the experimental conditions used here, XPC is not present in mitochondria. Our results indicate, for the first time, that XPC plays an important role in mitochondrial maintenace, likely via its role in transcription regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis
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Fisiopatologia Médica
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de, Paula Wilson Brasil Marcelino. "Mitochondrial function in the evolutionary origin of the female germ line." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2013. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/8512.
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Oxidative phosphorylation couples ATP synthesis to respiratory electron transport. This coupling occurs in mitochondria, which carry DNA. Respiratory electron transport in the presence of molecular oxygen generates mutagenic reactive oxygen species (ROS) at a frequency that is itself increased by mutation. Damage to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) therefore accumulates within the lifespan of individual organisms. Syngamy requires motility of one gamete, and this motility requires ATP. It has been proposed that that oxidative phosphorylation is absent in the special case of quiescent, template mitochondria, and that these remain sequestered in oocytes and female germ lines. Oocyte mtDNA is thus protected from damage. Here I present evidence that female gametes, which are immotile, repress mitochondrial DNA transcription, mitochondrial membrane potential (!!m), and ROS production. In contrast, somatic cells and male gametes are seen actively to transcribe mitochondrial genes for respiratory electron carriers, and to produce ROS. I find that this functional division of labour between sperm and egg is widely distributed within the animal kingdom, and characterised by contrasting mitochondrial size and morphology. If quiescent oocyte mitochondria alone retain the capacity for an indefinite number of accurate replications of mtDNA, then "female" can be defined as that sex which transmits genetic template mitochondria. Template mitochondria then give rise to mitochondria that perform oxidative phosphorylation in somatic cells and in male gametes of each new generation. Template mitochondria also persist within the female germ line, to populate the oocytes of daughters. Thus mitochondria are maternally inherited.
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Bedrat, Amina. "G4-Hunter : un nouvel algorithme pour la prédiction des G-quadruplexes." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015BORD0197/document.
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Des séquences compatibles avec la formation de G4 sont présentes au niveau de certaines régions clés du génome telles que les extrémités des chromosomes, mais également les régions de commutation de classe des immunoglobulines, les promoteurs de certains gènes dont des oncogènes et des séquences transcrites. Plus de 370 000 cibles potentielles ont été prédites lors des analyses bioinformatiques du génome humain. Cependant, ces prédictions ne sont pas exhaustives étant limitées par la formulation des algorithmes de prédiction utilisés. En effet, les séquences recherchées suivent la formule consensus suivante G3+N(1−7)G3+N(1−7)G3+N(1−7)G3+. Ainsi, en apportant plus de souplesse dans la description du quadruplex nous pourrons identifier et localiser plus de cibles potentielles. C’est pourquoi, nous proposons un nouvel algorithme G4-Hunter qui permettra l’identification la plus exhaustive possible de séquences cibles en prenant en compte la totalité de la région et non plus uniquement la cible potentielle. Par ailleurs, une étude expérimentale à grande échelle (sur une centaine de séquences cibles) a été menée afin de valider et tester la robustesse de G4-Hunter. A l’aide de ce nouvel outil, nous avons pu identifier de nouvelles séquences cibles non identifiées par les approches déjà existantes au sein des génomes humain, HIV et Dictyostelium discoideumBiologically relevant G4 DNA structures are formed throughout the genome including immunoglobulin switch regions, promoter sequences and telomeric repeats. They can arise when single-stranded G-rich DNA or RNA sequences are exposed during replication, transcription or recombination. Computational analysis using predictive algorithms suggests that the human genome contains approximately 370 000 potential G4-forming sequences. These predictions are generally limited to the standard G3+N(1−7)G3+N(1−7)G3+N(1−7)G3+ description. However, many stable G4s defy this description and escape this consensus; this is the reason why broadening this description should allow the prediction of more G4 loci. We propose an objective score function, G4- hunter, which predicts G4 folding propensity from a linear nucleic acid sequence. The new method focus on guanines clusters and GC asymmetry, taking into account the whole genomic region rather than individual quadruplexes sequences. In parallel with this computational technique, a large scale in vitro experimental work has also been developed to validate the performance of our algorithm in silico on one hundred of different sequences. G4- hunter exhibits unprecedented accuracy and sensitivity and leads us to reevaluate significantly the number of G4-prone sequences in the human genome. G4-hunter also allowed us to predict potential G4 sequences in HIV and Dictyostelium discoideum, which could not be identified by previous computational methods
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L'Homme, Yvan. "Molecular characterization of cytoplasmic male sterility in Brassica napus." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=28810.
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In order to identify organizational differences between sterile Polima (pol) and fertile Campestris (cam) mitochondrial genomes that could be linked to cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS), the physical map of the pol mitochondrial genome was constructed and compared to the physical map of the cam mitochondrial genome. The only structural differences between the two genomes are confined to a region encompassed by a 4.5 kb segment, present in pol mtDNA but absent in cam mtDNA. This 4.5 kb CMS-associated pol segment contains a chimeric gene called orf224 that is cotranscribed with atpG and comprises the single mtDNA region expressed differently in fertile, sterile and fertility restored plants which makes it a good candidate for specifying the sterility trait. Sequence analysis of the pol 4.5 kb segment has shown that orf224 was the only significant open reading frame (ORF) within the segment that gives rise to abundant transcripts, strengthening the view that the orf224/atp6 gene region is conferring pol male sterility. The pol 4.5 kb segment is also present and similarly organized in the common Brassica napus nap mtDNA but the sequences flanking the two segments are unrelated. Thus, the 4.5 kb segment appears to have transposed during the evolution of the pol and nap mitochondrial genomes and appears to have been lost in the cam mitochondrial genome. Sequence analysis of the nap segment revealed the presence of an ORF related to but divergent from orf224. This open reading frame (orf222) potentially encodes a protein of 222 amino-acids with 79% homology to the predicted product of orf224. orf222 is co-transcribed with the third exon of the trans-spliced gene, nad5, and another ORF of unknown function. Expression of the orf222 gene region is tightly associated with nap CMS since the levels of orf222 transcripts are significantly reduced upon restoration while the expression of 22 other mitochondrial genes do not consistently correlate with nap CMS. Antibodies were rai
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Machado, Thiago Simões. "Transferência de citoplasma submetido ao estresse oxidativo como modelo para o estudo da herança de doenças mitocondriais." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/10/10132/tde-12012015-085943/.
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Patologias causadas por mutações no DNA mitocondrial (mtDNA) constituem um importante grupo de doenças genéticas em humanos. Todavia, devido ao desconhecimento dos mecanismos que governam a herança mitocondrial, não existem métodos eficientes que permitam prever ou intervir na herança destas patologias. Estudos recentes indicam que mutações no mtDNA são seletivamente eliminadas na linhagem germinativa. O presente projeto investigou se o embrião é capaz de eliminar mitocôndrias disfuncionais durante o desenvolvimento pré-implantação. Para tanto, zigotos de camundongo foram tratados com clorometil-X-rosamina (MitoTracker Red CMXRos) e fotossensibilizados por 0, 2,5, 5, 10, 20 e 60 s. Houve diminuição da taxa de blastocisto, com bloqueio total do desenvolvimento quando a fotossensibilização foi realizada por período igual ou superior a 20 s. A fotossensibilização também resultou em disfunção mitocondrial, como indicado por diminuição do potencial de membrana mitocondrial. No entanto, a transferência de citoplasma de zigotos NZB/BINJ (NZB) fotossensibilizados por 20 s não afetou o desenvolvimento de embriões C57BL/6 (B6). A quantidade de mtDNA NZB também não diferiu entre os zigotos B6, independente de terem recebido citoplasma exposto ou não à fotossensibilização (30,6% ± 1,73 vs. 30,8% ± 1,73). Porém, a quantidade de mtDNA NZB foi menor (P = 0,008) nos blastocistos que receberam citoplasma fotossensibilizado (31,4% ± 1,43 vs. 24,7% ± 1,43). Como a quantidade total de mtDNA não diferiu entre os grupos, estes resultados sugerem que as mitocôndrias disfuncionais introduzidas foram destruídas. A análise de autofagossomos indicou, no entanto, que as mitocôndrias NZB não foram eliminadas por mitofagia. Diferente do esperado, o cultivo na presença de rapamicina reverteu o efeito causado pela introdução de citoplasma fotossensibilizado, resultando em níveis semelhantes de mtDNA NZB em comparação com os blastocistos que receberam citoplasma não fotossensibilizado. Concluiu-se que o embrião de camundongo é capaz de destruir mitocôndrias disfuncionais durante o desenvolvimento à blastocisto. Novos estudos deverão fornecer evidências adicionais e esclarecer os mecanismos moleculares que fundamentam esses achados.Pathologies caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) represent an important group of genetic diseases in humans. Nonetheless, due to our limited understanding of the molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial inheritance there are no efficient methods to predict or intervene in the inheritance of these diseases. Recent studies indicate that mutations in mtDNA are selectively eliminated in the germline. This project investigated the ability of the embryo to target and eliminate dysfunctional mitochondria during early development. To test that, mouse zygotes were treated with chloromethyl-X-rosamina (MitoTracker Red CMXRos) and photosensitized for 0, 2.5, 5, 10, 20 and 60 s. There was a decrease in the rate of blastocyst development and a developmental arrest when the photosensitization was performed for a period equal to or greater than 20 s. Photosensitization also resulted in mitochondrial dysfunction, as indicated by a decreased of mitochondrial membrane potential. However, cytoplasmic transfer from NZB/BINJ (NZB) zygotes photosensitized for 20 s resulted in no effect on development of C57BL/6 (B6) embryos. The amount of NZB mtDNA introduced also did not differ between B6 zygotes, regardless of whether they received or not photosensitized cytoplasm (30.6% ± 1.73 vs. 30.8 ± 1.73%). On the other hand, the amount of NZB mtDNA was lower (P = 0.008) in the blastocysts receiving photosensitized cytoplasm (31.4% ± 24.7% ± 1.43 vs. 1.43). Since the total amount of mtDNA was not different between the groups, these results suggest that dysfunctional mitochondria introduced by cytoplasmic transfer were destroyed. Analysis of autophagosomes indicated, however, that the NZB mitochondria were not eliminated by mitophagy. Different than expected, culture in the presence of rapamycin reversed the effect caused by introduction of photosensitized cytoplasm, resulting in similar levels of NZB mtDNA compared to blastocysts receiving cytoplasm not photosensitized. It was concluded that the mouse embryo may destroy dysfunctional mitochondria during development into blastocysts. Further studies should provide additional evidence and elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying these findings.
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Raffour-Millet, Armêl. "Identification du mécanisme impliqué dans la formation de délétions de l'ADN mitochondrial : cas de la "Common Deletion"." Thesis, Paris, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017MNHN0017/document.
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La mitochondrie est une organelle essentielle possédant son propre ADN circulaire. Cet ADN peut présenter des mutations et/ou des délétions, consécutives à l’exposition à différents types de dommages ou en raison de protéines mutées. Ces mutations ou délétions sont impliquées dans de nombreuses pathologies, dont les cancers, et le vieillissement. Leur apparition peut survenir notamment lors de la réplication ou de la réparation. A ce jour, la réplication et la réparation mitochondriales ne sont pas encore bien élucidées. L’objectif de ce projet est donc de mieux en appréhender les mécanismes et de mieux comprendre l’émergence d’anomalies en nous intéressant plus particulièrement à une délétion appelée « Common Deletion ». Ce travail reposait sur l’hypothèse que cette délétion put résulter d’une mauvaise réparation de cassure(s) double-brin et/ou d’une erreur durant la réplication de l’ADN mitochondrial. L’analyse de ces résultats révèle que la formation de la « Common Deletion » ne nécessite qu’une seule cassure double-brin proche des séquences répétées entourant cette dernière et implique les protéines de la réplication de l’ADN mitochondrial. Ainsi, ce travail permet de mieux saisir les mécanismes de réplication et de réparation assurant la stabilité de l’ADN mitochondrial. Un second projet a été de proposer un modèle d’étude in vitro des topoisomérases en utilisant des minicercles d’ADN permettant la visualisation du complexe covalent, étape clef de la réaction de relaxation de ces enzymesMitochondria is an essential organelle with its own circular DNA. This DNA may exhibit mutations and/or deletions, as a result of exposure to different types of damage or due to mutated proteins. These mutations or deletions are involved in many pathologies, including cancers, and aging. They may occur during replication or repair. For now, mitochondrial replication and repair have not yet been fully elucidated. The objective of this project is therefore to better understand the mechanisms and the emergence of anomalies by focusing on a deletion called "Common Deletion". This work was based on the assumption that this deletion could result from poor repair of double-strand break(s) and/or error during mitochondrial DNA replication. Analysis of these results reveals that the formation of the "Common Deletion" requires only a single double-strand break close to the repeated sequences surrounding the latter and involves the proteins of mitochondrial DNA replication. Thus, this work makes it possible to better understand the mechanisms of replication and repair ensuring the stability of mitochondrial DNA. A second project was to propose an in vitro model for topoisomerases using DNA minicircles allowing visualization of the covalent complex, a key step in the relaxation reaction of these enzymes
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Meyer, Louis J. "Tissue-specific orf and gene expression analysis in maize mitochondria /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p1422943.
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Brammer, Jeffrey M. "Organellar DNA Polymerases Gamma I and II in Arabidopsis thaliana." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2010. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2534.
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Plants have two organelles outside the nucleus which carry their own DNA, mitochondria and chloroplasts. These organelles are descendants of bacteria that were engulfed by their host according to the endosymbiotic theory. Over time, DNA has been exchanged between these organelles and the nucleus. Two polymerases, DNA Polymerases Gamma I and II, are encoded in the nucleus and remain under nuclear control, but are transported into the mitochondria and chloroplasts. DNA polymerases gamma I and II are two organelle polymerases which have been studied through sequence analysis and shown to localize to both mitochondria and chloroplasts. Little has been done to characterize the activities of these polymerases. Work in tobacco showed the homology of these polymerases to each other and to DNA Polymerase I in bacteria. They have been characterized as being part of the DNA Polymerase A family of polymerases. In my research I have studied the effect of T-DNA insertions within the DNA Polymerase Gamma I and II genes. Since these DNA Polymerases are targeted to the mitochondria and chloroplasts, I studied the effect of knocking out these genes. A plant heterozygous for an insert in DNA Polymerase Gamma I grows slightly slower than wild type plants with an approximately 20% reduction in mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA copy number. A plant homozygous for an insert in this same gene has a drastic phenotype with stunted plants that grow to around 1 inch tall, with floral stems, and have an approximately 50-55% reduction in mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA copy number. Wild type plants can grow to a height of 12-18 inches with floral stems as a comparison. A plant heterozygous for an insert in the DNA Polymerase Gamma II gene grows slightly slower than wild type plants and has an approximately 15% reduction in mitochondrial DNA copy number and a 50% reduction in chloroplast DNA copy number. These plants also produce much less seed than do other mutants and wild type plants.
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Reinecke, Fimmie. "An evaluation of mitochondrial DNA replication and transcription as well as the transcription of selected nuclear genes in in vitro models for OXPHOS deficiencies / Fimmie Reinecke." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4240.
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Deficiencies of the oxidative phosphorylation system (OXPHOS) that consists of five enzyme
complexes (I-IV) lead to a diversity of cellular consequences. This includes altered Ca2+
homeostasis, reduced ATP production and increased ROS (reactive oxygen species) production.
One of the secondary consequences of such deficiencies is the adaptive transcriptional responses
of several mitochondrial- and nuclear-encoded genes involved in OXPHOS biogenesis.
Additionally, several other genes that are involved in several other functions, such as
metallothioneins (MTs), are differentially expressed. In this study we investigated two hypotheses:
firstly, that in complex I deficient cells the increased expression of MTs, specifically MT1B and
MT2A, has a protective effect against ROS-related consequences of a complex I deficiency. The
second hypothesis stated that genes involved in mitochondrial replication and transcription are
differentially expressed in OXPHOS deficient cell lines.
Firstly, the expression and role of metallothioneins (MTs) in an in vitro complex I deficient model
was investigated. The increased expression of different MT isoforms in the presence of the
complex I inhibitor rotenone in HeLa cells was confirmed. In this complex I deficient model overexpression
of MT1B and especially MT2A isoforms also protected against ROS, mtPTP opening,
apoptosis and ROS-induced necrosis. This data supports the hypothesis that increased expression
of MT2A has a protective effect against the death-causing cellular consequences of rotenonetreated
HeLa cells.
Secondly, we investigated the differential expression of selected mitochondrial- and nuclear genes
involved in OXPHOS function and regulation. Two experimental in vitro models were developed
and utilized in the study. Firstly, a transient siRNA knockdown model of the NDUFS3 subunit of
complex I in 143B cells was developed, characterized and introduced. Then the effect of the
knockdown on several biochemical parameters (ROS and ATP levels), mtDNA copy number, total
mtRNA levels, and RNA levels of several nuclear- and mitochondrial-encoded transcripts encoding
structural as well as functional proteins was determined. Additionally, to investigate the effect of
stable OXPHOS deficiency, stable shRNA knockdown models of the NDUFS3 subunit of complex
I, as well as the Rieske subunit of complex III were introduced and characterized.
The second hypothesis about the effect of OXPHOS deficiencies on mtDNA replication and
transcription could not, without a doubt, be supported or contradicted by the data. It was
determined from the data that an OXPHOS deficiency, which does not result in increased ROS
levels, does not significantly affect the regulation of mtDNA replication/transcription or nuclear
OXPHOS gene transcription. However, when OXPHOS deficiency was accompanied by increased
ROS levels, some structural mitochondrial-encoded transcripts and regulatory nuclear-encoded
transcripts were up-regulated, specifically ND6, D-loop, DNApol and TFB2M. Nonetheless,
increased ROS production in the presence of OXPHOS deficiency is probably not exclusively
responsible for responses of all regulatory proteins involved in mtDNA replication/transcription in
vitro. Additionally, this compensatory regulation might be more dependent on mtDNA transcription
than mtDNA copy number, and the data showed that TFB2M might be a key regulatory protein
involved early in this mechanism before any other regulatory proteins are affected.Thesis (Ph.D. (Biochemistry))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.
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Haars, Jonathan. "Inheritance patterns of mitochondrial DNA in Drosophila paulistorum: substantial paternal transmission and the possible role of mitochondria in speciation." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-382016.
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Direct studies of speciation are possible in the superspecies complex of Drosophila paulistorum, which consists of six different semispecies undergoing incipient speciation. Strict maternal inheritance of mitochondria is the most common pattern of mitochondrial inheritance in animals. Here I show that paternal transmission of mitochondrial DNA occurs in the heteroplasmic Orinocan semispecies and is not limited to hybrid offspring. Inheritance of one mitotype is mainly maternal while the other is mainly paternal; a highly unusual pattern of mitochondrial inheritance. I used absolute quantification real-time PCR on DNA extracted from eggs and imagoes from the Amazonian and Orinocan semispecies, as well as hybrids between these two semispecies. In crosses performed between F1 hybrids with a combination of mitotypes not found in any of the parents, no F2 hybrids were acquired. One possible explanation for this is that differences in mitotypes and inheritance patterns of mitochondrial DNA may cause incompatibilities between the genomes of D. paulistorum. This may be one cause of hybrid inviability and genetic isolation between semispecies, a necessary part of the speciation process. This further complicates the story of the ongoing speciation process in the D. paulistorum superspecies complex, which offers much to learn about speciation, mitochondrial inheritance and interactions between multiple genomes in the same organism.
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Boyapati, Ray Kiran. "Mitochondrial damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) in inflammatory bowel disease." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/33169.
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Background The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are chronic relapsing inflammatory disorders which have a rising incidence and cause significant morbidity. There are currently several treatment options with many more in the drug pipeline, but there are a lack of accurate biomarkers for decisions on treatment choice, assessment of disease activity and prognostication. There is a growing interest and desire for personalised or 'precision' medicine in IBD where novel biomarkers may help individualise IBD care in terms of diagnosis, choice of therapy, monitoring of response and detection of relapse. One class of functionally active biomarkers which have yet to be thoroughly investigated in IBD is damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) including mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). It has been recently shown that gut mitochondrial dysfunction can result in loss of epithelial barrier function and the development of colitis. Mitochondrial DAMPs have recently been described as elevated in several inflammatory diseases. Hypothesis The primary hypothesis of this thesis is that circulating levels of mtDNA is elevated in IBD. Secondary hypotheses are: (a) levels of other mitochondrial DAMPs are elevated in IBD, (b) circulating mtDNA can be used as a novel biomarker in IBD and (c) mtDNA is released locally at sites of inflammation in IBD. Methods Plasma and serum were collected prospectively from recruited IBD patients and non-IBD controls. Faeces and colonic tissue were collected from a subset of these patients. mtDNA in serum, plasma and faeces was measured using qPCR (amplifying COXIII/ND2 genes). Mass spectrometry was used to detect mitochondrial formylated peptides in the plasma of a subset of patients. IBD tissue was assessed for (a) mitochondrial damage using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and (b) TLR9 expression, the target for mtDNA. Results 97 patients with IBD (67 UC and 30 CD), and 40 non-IBD controls were recruited. Plasma mtDNA levels were increased in UC and CD (both p < 0.0001) compared to non-IBD controls; with significant correlations with blood (CRP, albumin, white cell count), clinical and endoscopic markers of severity; and disease activity. In active UC, we detected significantly higher circulating mitochondrial formylated peptides and faecal mtDNA levels (vs. non-IBD controls [p < 0.01 and < 0.0001 respectively]) with demonstrable TEM evidence of intestinal mucosal mitochondrial damage. In active IBD, TLR9+ lamina propria inflammatory cells were significantly higher in UC/CD compared to controls (both p < 0.05). Conclusions Taken together, the findings suggest mtDNA is released during active inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease and is a potential novel mechanistic biomarker.
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Hicks, Kiley Ann. "Causes and Consequences of Mitochondrial Variation in Caenorhabditid Nematodes." PDXScholar, 2012. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/928.
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Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that harbor their own stream-lined genome and generate much of the ATP necessary to sustain eukaryotic life via an electron transport chain (ETC). Because of the central role for mitochondria in organismal physiology, mitochondrial genetic and phenotypic variation can alter organismal fitness and affect population genetic and evolutionary outcomes. Despite the far-reaching relevance of mitochondria to evolutionary processes and human health, we lack a basic understanding of the causes and consequences of mitochondrial genetic and phenotypic variation. In this thesis, I quantified mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS), membrane potential (δΨM), and mitochondrial morphological traits within Caenorhabditis briggsae natural isolates and mutation-accumulation (MA) lines of both C. briggsae and Caenorhabditis elegans. Substantial natural variation was discovered for most mitochondrial form and function traits measured for a set of C. briggsae isolates known to harbor mitochondrial DNA structural variation in the form of a heteroplasmic nad5 gene deletion (nad5δ) that correlates negatively with organismal fitness. Most among-isolate phenotypic variation could be accounted for by phylogeographic clade membership rather than nad5δ level. Analysis of mitochondrial-nuclear hybrid strains provided support for both mtDNA and nuclear genetic variation as drivers of natural mitochondrial phenotype variation. An MA experimental approach revealed that average levels of both ROS and nad5δ heteroplasmy evolved in remarkably linear ways in C. briggsae maintained under extreme inbreeding. In particular, among C. briggsae isolates prone to acquiring the nad5δ deletion, nad5δ level increased to a plateau of ~50% during successive generations of MA treatment. Conversely, mitochondrial ROS level increased or declined in a strain-specific fashion, which also meant that the relationship between ROS and nad5δ was strain-specific. Further, all lines generated from the isolate with the highest starting level of nad5δ heteroplasmy went extinct prior to generation 20 of MA treatment. Patterns of among-line variance in ROS level were also strain-specific but generally did not conform to the canonical pattern of increasing among-line variance expected for MA experiments. MA lines of C. elegans that had previously been subjected to whole-genome sequencing were found to vary significantly in ROS levels but not in 8-oxo-dG content. Despite a significant positive correlation between 8-oxo-dG and ROS levels, no relationship between oxidative stress measures and base substitution rate or G-to-T transversion rate was revealed. Finally, analysis of patterns of phenotypic correlation for a suite of 24 mitochondrial traits measured in C. briggsae natural isolates support a role for ΔΨM in shaping mitochondrial dynamics, but no such role for mitochondrial ROS. Further, our study suggests a novel model of mitochondrial population dynamics dependent upon cellular environmental context and with implications for mitochondrial genome integrity. This work identifies extensive natural variation and capacity for evolution in organellar traits within multicellular eukaryotic species, with a central role for δΨM in mitochondrial dynamics that may have implications for evolutionary adaptation to thermal niches.
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Le, Guillou Dounia. "Altérations de l'homéostasie de l'ADN mitochondrial par les médicaments et modulation par la stéatose hépatique." Thesis, Rennes 1, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017REN1B039/document.
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Il est estimé aujourd’hui que plus de 350 médicaments peuvent induire des lésions hépatiques entraînant différentes manifestations cliniques telles qu’une hépatite cytolytique, une stéatose voire une cirrhose. Bon nombre de médicaments hépatotoxiques induisent un dysfonctionnement mitochondrial. Cependant, les mécanismes induisant de tels effets délétères ne sont pas tous élucidés, en particulier ceux concernant l’ADN mitochondrial (ADNmt) et son homéostasie, qui ne sont pas souvent explorés. De plus, il existe peu d’informations concernant l’hépatotoxicité médicamenteuse dans un contexte de stéatose induite par l’obésité. Ainsi, l’objectif de ce travail a été tout d’abord de mettre au point un modèle de stéatose dans les cellules de la lignée hépatocytaire humaine HepaRG afin d’étudier ensuite, les effets de neuf médicaments hépatotoxiques et vraisemblablement mitochondriotoxiques – l’amiodarone, l’atorvastatine, la carbamazépine, l’imipramine, la lovastatine, la perhexiline, le ritonavir, la terbinafine et la troglitazone – sur l’homéostasie de l’ADNmt dans un contexte ou non de stéatose. En utilisant des concentrations peu ou non cytotoxiques, nous avons trouvé que parmi les neuf médicaments étudiés, le ritonavir et l’imipramine ont induit des effets mitochondriaux suggérant une altération de la traduction mitochondriale. De façon notable, la toxicité du ritonavir était plus importante dans les cellules non-stéatosées. De plus, aucun des neuf médicaments n’a induit de diminution des quantités d’ADNmt. Cependant, les quantités accrues d’ADNmt ont été retrouvées avec six des neuf médicaments, et notamment dans les cellules non-stéatosées. Cela était par ailleurs accompagné d’une modulation de l’expression des différents facteurs impliqués dans la biogenèse mitochondriale (PGC-1α, PGC-1β, AMPK, etc.). Ainsi, ces données laissent supposer qu’une altération de la traduction mitochondriale peut ne pas être une événement rare et que l’augmentation des quantités d’ADNmt et la modulation de la biogenèse mitochondriale pourraient être une réponse adaptative fréquente à des altérations mitochondriales pouvant être amoindrie par la stéatoseIt is currently estimated that more than 350 drugs can induce liver injury with different clinical presentations such as hepatic cytolysis, steatosis, even cirrhosis. Many hepatotoxic drugs can induce mitochondrial damage and dysfunction. However, not all mechanisms that lead to such deleterious effects are clarified, especially those concerning mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and its homeostasis, which are not often investigated. Moreover, there is little information regarding the impact of non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on drug-induced liver injury. Thus, the aim of this work was, first of all, to develop a model of NAFLD in the hepatic cell line HepaRG in order to study further effects of nine hepatotoxic and presumably mitochondriotoxic drugs – amiodarone, atorvastatin, carbamazepine, imipramine, lovastatin, perhexiline, ritonavir, terbinafine and troglitazone –, on mtDNA homeostasis in the context of NAFLD or not. By using drug concentrations that did not induce major cytotoxicity, we found that, among the nine drugs, studied, ritonavir and imipramine induced mitochondrial effects suggesting alteration of mtDNA translation. Notably, ritonavir toxicity was stronger in non-steatotic cells. Furthermore, none of the nine drugs decreased mtDNA levels. However, increased mtDNA was observed with six drugs, especially in non-steatotic cells. This result was also accompanied by a modulation of the expression of various factors involved in mitochondrial biogenesis (e.g. PGC-1α, PGC-1β, AMPK).Therefore, this data suggests that drug-induced impairment of mtDNA translation may not be a rare event and increased mtDNA levels and modulation of mitochondrial biogenesis could be a frequent adaptive response to mitochondrial impairments, which could be dampened by steatosis
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Velours, Christophe. "Réplication de l'ADN mitochondrial : identification d’une seconde activité ADN polymérase dans la mitochondrie de S.cerevisiae et Contribution à l’étude du réplisome mitochondrial." Thesis, Bordeaux 2, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009BOR21689/document.
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Au cours de la croissance des levures, la cellule doit dupliquer sont génome nucléaire et mitochondrial, le processus de réplication est bien moins étudié dans les mitochondries. Néanmoins, si de multiples ADN polymérases sont impliquées dans les processus de réplication et de réparation dans le noyau, il est considéré jusqu’à aujourd’hui qu’une seule ADN polymérase est impliquée dans ces processus dans la mitochondrie. Des résultats récents mettent en exergue le fait que la situation est bien plus compliquée qu’il n’y apparait au départ. Pour élucider le processus de réplication dans la mitochondrie de levure, j’ai focalisé mon intérêt à tenter de purifier et de caractériser le complexe de réplication. Ce travail était important à développer étant donné la découverte au laboratoire d’une seconde ADN polymérase supplémentaire à la polymérase gamma, dans les mitochondries de levure. Une première partie de ma thèse a été de m’investir afin d’obtenir suffisamment de protéines dans le but d’une identification par spectrométrie de masse, compte tenu de la faible proportion des ADN polymérases dans la cellule et en particulier dans la mitochondrie. Nous avons démontré que cette polymérase est codée par le gène unique POL1. Par des techniques d’ultracentrifugation et d’analyse biochimiques, j’ai réussi à isoler et caractériser un complexe de réplication mitochondrial. Des techniques d’exclusion chromatographiques ont permis d’attribuer une masse native à ce complexe. Sa composition a été étudiée grâce à des colonnes ioniques et hydrophobes, une autre méthode d’analyse repose sur l’utilisation de colonnes d’affinité afin de reconstituer in-vitro les interactions existant entre plusieurs protéines présumées impliquées. Ainsi, un réseau d’interactions impliquant les deux ADN polymérases mitochondriales avec cinq autres protéines a été reconstitué. La masse native de différentes formes stables de ce complexe se situent à 500 kDa ou au-delà de 1 MDaDuring yeast growth, cells must duplicate their nuclear and mitochondrial DNA. The replication process involved is less studied in mitochondria. Nevertheless, if multiple DNA polymerases are implicated in the nuclear replication and repair mechanisms, until now it is believed that only one DNA polymerase is involved in these processes in mitochondria. Recent results pointed out that the situation is more complicated than preliminary believed. To elucidate the replication process in yeast mitochondria I focused my interest in attempts to purify and characterize the replication complexes. This work was important to develop in accord with the discovery in the laboratory of a second DNA polymerase in addition to the polymerase gamma in yeast mitochondria. One first part of my thesis was to hardly purify enough of this enzyme to be allowed to identify it by mass spectrometry as the DNA polymerase alpha, encoded by the unique POL1 gene. By ultracentrifugation and biochemical techniques, I succeeded to purify the complex. Exclusion chromatographies were managed to elucidate the native mass of this complex. In addition ionic and hydrophobic chromatographic columns were carried out to determine its composition. Another way to study the complex was the reconstitution in vitro of the interactions happening with some usual suspect proteins with the help of chromatographic affinity columns. I reconstituted partly an interactions model network, including the two mitochondrial DNA polymerases and 5 others proteins implicated in replication. I determined the mass of different stable forms of the isolated complexes, around 500 kDa and over 1 MDa
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Ravagnani, Felipe Gustavo 1984. "Efeitos do consumo agudo e crônico de etanol sobre as funções mitocondriais : estudos em ratos Wistar (Rattus novergicus)." [s.n.], 2013. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/308209.
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Orientadores: Anibal Eugenio Vercesi, Nadja Cristhina de Souza PintoTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
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Resumo: O número de indivíduos que sofrem com patologias associadas ao consumo abusivo de etanol tem aumentado significativamente no último século. Como consequência desse fato, os custos associados ao tratamento do alcoolismo, bem como das doenças associadas a ele também têm aumentado, onerando o sistema de saúde e se tornando um problema de saúde pública de grande relevância atualmente. Os mecanismos moleculares que desencadeiam muitas dessas doenças não estão completamente esclarecidos. O tecido hepático é o mais afetado pelo etanol e as mitocôndrias têm sido apontadas como alvos cruciais na toxicidade hepática induzida pelo álcool. Logo, o objetivo desse trabalho foi investigar como o consumo de etanol afeta o estado redox e o metabolismo mitocondriais no fígado. Ratos Wistar machos adultos jovens e de meia-idade receberam ad libitum solução alcoólica 25% (v/v) como única fonte de líquido. Os grupos controle receberam somente água. Ambos os grupos receberam ração ad libitum. Mitocôndrias hepáticas foram isoladas usando técnicas padrão. O consumo de ração e de líquidos foi significativamente menor em animais que ingeriram álcool, resultando em menor ganho de massa corpórea nos protocolos utilizados. As mitocôndrias dos animais que consumiram etanol apresentaram menores níveis de respiração em condição basal e quando energizadas com substratos respiratórios. A atividade e os níveis protéicos de citocromo c oxidase foi menor nos grupos tratados com etanol. Independente da duração do período de tratamento, mitocôndrias hepáticas de animais que ingeriram álcool foram menos susceptíveis à transição de permeabilidade mitocondrial induzida por cálcio, quando comparadas às mitocôndrias dos animais do grupo controle. Esse efeito foi revertido pela adição de oxidantes de nucleotídeos de piridina (acetoacetato, diamida ou tert butil-hidroperóxido) ou em mitocôndrias desacopladas. Também houve aumento em nucleotídeos de piridina na forma reduzida e aumento na razão NAD(P)H/NAD(P)+ em mitôndrias hepáticas de ratos consumidores de etanol. Em concordância a esses dados, houve aumento na capacidade de retenção de cálcio, processo que é dependente do estado redox intramitocondrial. Por outro lado, não houve diferença na produção de espécies reativas de oxigênio entre os grupos controle e tratados com álcool. A atividade de glutationa peroxidase e as quantidades de GSH e de GSSG também não sofreram alterações. Entretanto, houve redução nos níveis de DNA mitocondrial nos tratamentos agudos, porém com tendência para retornar aos níveis normais nos tratamentos crônicos, indicando uma resposta adaptativa à injúria induzida pelo etanol. Em conjunto, nossos resultados indicam que o consumo de etanol modula o estado redox mitocondrial e de sistemas antioxidantes, prevenindo a abertura do poro de transição de permeabilidade mitocondrial. A presença desse xenobiótico no fígado também altera significativamente os níveis de NADP reduzido, agente redutor final para o sistema glutationa redutase/peroxidase que detoxifica H2O2 na matriz mitocondrial. Além disso, a resposta adaptativa ao álcool observada no DNA mitocondrial pode contribuir para compreender melhor os mecanismos envolvidos no reparo de lesões a biomoléculas e os estágios iniciais de adaptação a esse xenobiótico, etapas que precedem a morte celular, hepatite alcoólica ou carcinogênese em tecido hepático exposto cronicamente ao etanol
Abstract: The number of people suffering from alcoholism has increased significantly over the last century. As a result, costs associated with treating the addiction itself as well as the associated pathologies have also increased, such that this is considered as public health issue. Furthermore, the molecular events leading to several of these diseases are not yet clearly understood. Hepatic tissue is the most affected by alcohol, and mitochondria have been suggested to be a crucial target in alcohol-induced liver toxicity. Thus, the aim of our study was to investigate how ethanol consumption affects the redox state and mitochondrial metabolism in the liver. Young adult and middle-aged male Wistar rats were given a 25 % (v/v) ethanol solution as the only source of drinking water. Control groups received water only. Liver mitochondria were isolated using standard techniques. Food and water intake was significantly lower in alcohol-drinking rats, resulting in lower weight gain during the treatment regimes. Mitochondria from the alcohol-drinking group had lower respiration under levels in basal condition, when energized by substrates feeding electrons into complexes I and IV. Cytochrome c oxidase activity and protein levels were lower in the alcohol group as well. Additionally, regardless of the length of the treatment, liver mitochondria from the alcohol-treated animals were more resistant to Ca2+-induced mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT), when compared to mitochondria from control animals. This effect was abrogated by oxidizing agents of pyridine nucleotides (acetoacetate, diamide or tert butylhydroperoxide) or in uncoupled mitochondria. We also found that liver mitochondria from the alcohol-drinking rats had a more reduced pyridine nucleotide pool and higher NAD(P)H/NAD(P)+ ratios. In addition, Nampt (an enzyme of the NAD+ synthetic pathway) protein levels did not differ after alcohol consumption. Accordingly, the calcium retention capacity of the isolated mitochondria, which is dependent upon intramitochondrial redox state, was higher in the alcohol group. On the other hand, levels of reactive oxygen species showed no differences between the control and alcohol groups, both in mitochondria and in splenic lymphocytes. Glutathione peroxidase activity and the amounts of GSH and GSSG were also not changed. However, mitochondrial DNA levels were decreased in the short term treatments, but tended to go back up to normal levels in the chronic treatments, indicating an adaptative response to ethanol-induced injury. Together, our results indicate that ethanol consumption modulates the mitochondrial redox state and the antioxidant systems, protecting against Ca2+-induced mitochondrial pore transition permeability opening. The presence of this xenobiotic can significantly change the levels of reduced NADP, the ultimate reducing agent in the gluthatione reductase/peroxidase system that detoxifies H2O2 in the mitochondrial matrix. In addition, the adaptative response to ethanol, seen in mitochondrial DNA, may contribute to further understand the mechanisms related to lesions in biomolecules and the initial steps that preceed cell death, alcoholic hepatitis or carcinogenic process in hepatic tissue exposed chronically to ethanol
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Biologia Estrutural, Celular, Molecular e do Desenvolvimento
Doutor em Fisiopatologia Medica
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Hinttala, R. (Reetta). "Genetic causes of mitochondrial complex I deficiency in children." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2006. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514282884.
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The mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation system is composed of five multisubunit enzyme complexes. Complex I is the first and largest of these, containing 46 subunits, seven encoded by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and the rest by nuclear DNA. Isolated complex I deficiency is a major cause of metabolic errors in infancy and childhood, presenting as encephalomyopathies or multisystem disorders. Due to the bigenomic origin of complex I, the genetic causes of these defects can be either mitochondrial or nuclear.
The object of the present work was to identify the underlying genetic cause in cases of children with complex I deficiency and to obtain more information on the structurally and functionally important sites of complex I subunits. The complete coding region of mtDNA was analysed by conformation-sensitive gel electrophoresis and subsequent sequencing. In addition, nine nuclear genes encoding conserved subunits of complex I were sequenced. The structural and functional consequences of the new sequence variants were further elucidated using mutagenesis of homologous residue in bacterial NDH-1 or by studying complex I assembly and expression in patient cell lines.
Analysis of the mtDNA coding region in 50 children revealed four definitely pathogenic mutations, 3460G>A, 10191T>C, 11778G>A and 14487T>C, in seven patients. In addition, two novel mtDNA base pair substitutions were identified, 3866T>C in a patient with muscle weakness and short stature and 4681T>C in a patient with Leigh syndrome. The latter mutation causes a Leu71Pro amino acid exchange in the ND2 subunit. Cybrid clones harbouring this mutation retained the complex I defect, and reduced amounts of fully assembled complex I were detected in patient cell lines. The 3866T>C mutation leads to a Ile187Thr amino acid substitution in the ND1 subunit, and functional studies of the homologous amino acid substitution in E. coli showed that this had an effect on the assembly or stability of the NDH-1 holoenzyme. Sequencing of the nine nuclear-encoded complex I genes revealed only one novel base pair substitution with pathogenic potential. Further studies are needed, however, to establish the role of the Arg18Cys substitution in the mitochondrial leading peptide of the TYKY subunit.
The above findings emphasize the contribution of mtDNA mutations to the aetiology of pediatric patients with complex I deficiency. Furthermore, two LHON primary mutations were identified in the present cohort of patients, although the clinical signs differed considerably from the classical symptoms of LHON. This suggests that the phenotype caused by primary LHON mutations is more variable than has so far been thought.
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Tatavarthi, Haritha. "Action of Tyrosyl DNA Phosphodiesterase on 3'-Phosphoglycolate Terminated DNA Strand Breaks." VCU Scholars Compass, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10156/1799.
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Rashid, Sukaina. "Targeting the mitochondria for the treatment of MLH1-deficient disease." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2017. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/30924.
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The DNA Mismatch repair (MMR) pathway is responsible for the repair of base-base mismatches and insertion/deletion loops that arise during DNA replication. MMR deficiency is currently estimated to be present in 15-17% of colorectal cancer cases and 30% of endometrial cancers. MLH1 is one of the key proteins involved in the MMR pathway. MMR deficient tumours are often resistant to standard chemotherapies, therefore there is a critical need to identify new therapeutic strategies to treat MMR deficient disease. This study demonstrates that MLH1 deficient tumours are synthetically lethal with the mitochondrial-targeted agent Parthenolide which is known to induce reactive oxygen species (ROS) as one of its main mechanisms of action. Upon functional analysis, I show for the first time that loss of MLH1 is associated with deregulated mitochondrial function evidenced by a reduction in complex I expression and activity, reduced basal oxygen consumption rate and reduced spare respiratory capacity. This mitochondrial phenotype in the MLH1-deficient cell lines is accompanied by a reduction in mitochondrial biogenesis as evidenced by down regulation of pgc1β and decreased mitochondrial copy number. Furthermore, MLH1-deficient cancer cells have a decreased antioxidant defence capacity with reduced expression of the antioxidant genes NRF1, NRF2, Catalase, Glutathione peroxidase and SOD1 as well as increased ROS production when treated with Parthenolide. I further demonstrate that both MSH2- and MSH6-deficient cell lines also display deficiencies in complex I compared to their MMR-proficient counterparts. Taken together, the results of this study show a novel role for MLH1 in mitochondrial function and biogenesis. The MMR proteins MSH2 and MSH6 are also likely to have a role in the mitochondria. My results suggest that targeting the mitochondria may be a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of MMR and specifically MLH1 deficient disease.
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Santos, Valquiria Tiago dos. "Estudo dos mecanismos moleculares do reparo de quebra de duplas fitas no DNA mitocondrial." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/46/46131/tde-23092015-142853/.
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O DNA está constantemente exposto a danos causados tanto por agentes endógenos quanto exógenos. Estes podem causar diferentes tipos de lesões incluindo modificações de bases e do açúcar, além de quebras de fitas simples ou duplas. As quebras de duplas fitas, quando comparadas às demais, constituem as mais citotóxicas e podem resultar em deleções no DNA e instabilidade genética. Deleções no DNA mitocondrial (mtDNA) causam diversas doenças e estão envolvidas no processo de envelhecimento. No núcleo, as quebras de duplas fitas no DNA podem ser reparadas por recombinação homóloga (HR), ligação de pontas não homólogas (NHEJ) e anelamento de fita simples (SSA). No entanto, em mitocôndrias de células de mamíferos, o reparo de quebras de duplas fitas ainda não foi completamente caracterizado. Experimentos in vitro usando extratos mitocondriais de células de roedores mostraram que estes são capazes de reparar essas quebras, no entanto pouco é sabido sobre quais proteínas são responsáveis por cada etapa de reparo, bem como sua implicação na manutenção da integridade do genoma mitocondrial. Sendo assim, nesse trabalho investigamos a localização e função mitocondrial das proteínas ATM, Rad51, Rad52, Ku70/86 e DNA-PKCs, que são sabidamente envolvidas em reparo de quebras de duplas fitas no núcleo. Para identificar essas proteínas em mitocôndrias de células de mamíferos, mitocôndrias foram isoladas a partir de células da linhagem HEK293T, usando centrifugação diferencial seguida por gradiente de Percoll. Para as proteínas de recombinação homóloga, ATM e Rad51, imunodetectamos isoformas semelhantes em todos os compartimentos celulares. Já para a proteína Rad52 o mesmo anticorpo imunodetectou duas bandas distintas na mitocôndria ao passo que no núcleo foram quatro. Além disso, verificamos que baixos níveis de proteína Rad52, induzidos pela expressão de shRNA (short hairping RNA) específico, resultam em diminuição do número de cópias de mtDNA bem como acúmulo de deleções no genoma mitocondrial. Para as proteínas de NHEJ, DNA-PKCs e a subunidade Ku70, identificamos isoformas semelhantes em todos os compartimentos celulares. Já para a subunidade 86 do heterodímero Ku70/86 o anticorpo detectou, somente em mitocôndrias, uma banda menor de 50 kDa, a qual difere na região N-terminal da subunidade detectada no núcleo (86 KDa). Experimentos de co-imunprecitação de proteínas mostraram que essa isoforma menor compõe o heterodímero mitocondrial juntamente com a subunidade 70 (mtKu70/50) e que esse interage com DNA ligase III mitocondrial. Nossos resultados também mostraram que a estabilidade proteica de mtKu70/50 é regulada por ATM. Tratamento das células com peróxido de hidrogênio, que induz quebras de duplas fitas, aumentou a associação do heterodímero mtKu70/50 com o mtDNA, de forma independente de aumento da concentração proteica intra-mitocondrial. Já a diminuição dos níveis proteicos de Ku, induzida através de shRNA, resultou em diminuição do número de cópias de mtDNA e acumulo de danos nesse genoma. Extratos mitocondriais de células knockdown para Ku apresentaram menor atividade de reparo NHEJ em um ensaio in vitro, sugerindo que o acúmulo de danos nestas células é provavelmente devido a deficiências na via de NHEJ. Em conjunto, nossos dados sugerem que tanto HR quanto NHEJ operam em mitocôndrias. Além disso, a via de NHEJ mitocondrial utiliza o heterodímero mitocondrial Ku70/50 o qual está envolvido na manutenção do mtDNA. Ademais, nossos resultados mostram uma grande conservação molecular e funcional entre as vias de reparo de NHEJ e HR no núcleo e na mitocôndria, o que reforça sua importância para a manutenção da estabilidade genômica mitocondrial e, provavelmente a função mitocondrial.DNA is constantly exposed to damaging agents from both endogenous and exogenous sources. These can cause different types of DNA lesions that include base and sugar modifications and single and double strand breaks. DNA doublestrand breaks (DSBs) are among the most cytotoxic DNA lesions, which can result in deletions and genetic instability. Deletions in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) cause numerous human diseases and drive normal aging. DSBs in the nuclear DNA are repaired by non-homologous DNA end joining (NHEJ), homologous recombination (HR) or Single Strand Annealing (SSA). Yet, repair of DSBs in mammalian mitochondria has not been fully characterized. Mitochondrial extracts from rodent cells are proficient in ligating DNA ends in vitro, but little is known about which proteins are responsible for each enzymatic step and its implication in mitochondrial genome maintenance. Thus, we investigated mitochondrial localization and function of DSBR (double strand break repair) proteins ATM, Rad51, Rad52, the Ku70/86 heterodimer and DNA-PKCs.To identify DSBR proteins in mammalian mitochondria, highly purified mitochondria from HEK293T cells were isolated using differential centrifugation followed by Percoll gradient. For HR proteins, we detected similar isoforms for ATM and Rad51 proteins in all cellular compartments. Two mitochondriaspecific isoforms of Rad52 were detected, while the same antibody detected four isoforms in the nucleus. In addition, lower Rad52 protein levels, induced by specific shRNA expression, result in decreased mtDNA copy number and accumulation of deleted mitochondrial genomes. For NHEJ proteins, similar isoforms of DNA-PKcs and the Ku70 subunit were detected in all cellular compartments. On the other hand, antibodies against the Ku86 subunit detected a smaller band in mitochondrial extracts (50 KDa), lacking the N-terminal region of the canonical isoform detected in the nucleus (86 KDa). The mitochondrial Ku70/50 heterodimer interacts with mitochondrial DNA ligase III, suggesting a role in DSBR. Moreover, stability of the mtKu heterodimer is regulated by ATM. Hydrogen peroxide treatment, which induces DSBs, increases mtKu70/50 association with the mtDNA and cells with reduced Ku levels, also induced by shRNA transfection, have lower mtDNA copy number and accumulate mtDNA damage. Moreover, mitochondrial extracts from Ku knockdown cells show lower NHEJ repair activity in an in vitro assay, suggesting that damage accumulation in these cells is likely due to deficiencies in NHEJ. Together, our data suggest that both HR and NHEJ operate in mitochondria. Also, mtNHEJ requires the Ku heterodimer and is involved in mtDNA maintenance. Moreover, our results indicate that there is a significant molecular and functional conservation between NHEJ and HR repair pathways in the nucleus and in mitochondria, which reinforces their importance for maintenance of mitochondrial genomic stability and, likely mitochondrial function.
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Werner, Arlette Barbara. "Apoptosis signaling to mitochondria by death receptors and DNA damaging anti-cancer regimens." [S.l. : Amsterdam : s.n.] ; Universiteit van Amsterdam [Host], 2004. http://dare.uva.nl/document/87828.
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Gündüz, Islam. "Evolutionary genetics of the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) with particular emphasis on chromosomal and mitochondrial DNA variation." Thesis, University of York, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.369328.
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Cupp, John D. "Characterization of the Cellular and Organellar Dynamics that Occur with a Partial Depletion of Mitochondrial DNA when Arabidopsis Organellar DNA Polymerase IB is Mutated." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2012. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3747.
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Plant mitochondrial genomes are large and complex, and the mechanisms for maintaining mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) remain unclear. Arabidopsis thaliana has two DNA polymerase genes, polIA and polIB, that have been shown to be dual localized to mitochondria and chloroplasts but are unequally expressed within primary plant tissues involved in cell division or cell expansion. PolIB expression is observed at higher levels in both shoot and root apexes, suggesting a possible role in organelle DNA replication in rapidly dividing or expanding cells. It is proposed that both polIA and polIB are required for mtDNA replication under wild type conditions. An Arabidopsis T-DNA polIB mutant has a 30% reduction in mtDNA levels but also a 70% induction in polIA gene expression. The polIB mutant shows an increase relative to wild type plants in the number of mitochondria that are significantly smaller in relative size, observed within hypocotyl epidermis cells that have a reduced rate of cell expansion. These mutants exhibit a significant increase in gene expression for components of mitorespiration and photosynthesis, and there is evidence for an increase in both light to dark (transitional) and light respiration levels. There is not a significant difference in dark adjusted total respiration between mutant and wild type plants. Chloroplast numbers are not significantly different in isolated mesophyll protoplasts, but mesophyll cells from the mutant are significantly smaller than wild type. PolIB mutants exhibit a three-day delay in chloroplast development but after 7dpi (days post-imbibition) there is no difference in relative plastid DNA levels between the mutant and wild type. Overall, the polIB mutant exhibits an adjustment in cell homeostasis, which enables the maintenance of functional mitochondria but at the cost of normal cell expansion rates.
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Strang, John. "The Effect of Isocitrate Dehydrogenase on the Epigenetics of Human Mitochondrial DNA." VCU Scholars Compass, 2014. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3389.
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Aberrant metabolism has become an increasingly interesting area of cancer biology. In many cancers including lower grade glioma, glioblastomas and some leukemias, a mutation in the metabolic enzyme Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (IDH), has been found in more than 70% of cases and has been shown to lead to a distinct hypermethylator phenotype. IDH commonly converts isocitrate to alpha-ketoglutarate in normal cell metabolism. Three isoforms of this enzyme are found in humans: IDH1, IDH2 and IDH3. Studies on IDH1, the cytosolic isoform, have revealed that mutations in the enzyme’s binding site lead to a novel gain of function: the synthesis of an oncogenic metabolite, 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG). 2HG competitively inhibits alpha-ketoglutarate dependent enzymes such as the TET 5-methylcytosine (5mC) oxygenases and histone demethylases. These oxygenases are responsible for the hydroxymethylation (5hmC) of cytosine residues, ultimately leading to demethylation and gene re-expression. Thus, mutant IDH may lead to an elevation in 5mC levels producing the hypermethylator phenotype described. A similar gain-of-function mutation in IDH2, the mitochondrial isoform of IDH1, has been associated with leukemias and gliomas lacking IDH1 mutations. Mutations in IDH1, IDH2 and TET2 are mutually exclusive, and each yields a similar hypermethylator phenotype. IDH2, along with IDH3, is primarily involved in the TCA cycle and energy production for the cell. Recently, the Taylor lab has uncovered evidence of 5mC and 5hmC residues in mitochondrial DNA, established and maintained by mtDNMT1 and TET2. Changing levels of mtDNMT1 appears to alter the patterns and levels of mtDNA transcription from the mitochondrial genome. We hypothesized that mutant IDH would produce a similar effect on the mitochondrial genome as that found in the nuclear genome and result in a decrease in the level of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, as well as a subsequent increase in the level of 5-methylcytosine caused by the competitive inhibition of the TET enzymes by 2-hydroxyglutarate accumulation. Using molecular biology techniques such as Western blots and MeDIP (methylated DNA immunoprecipitation) I aim to uncover the role of IDH mutation on mitochondrial DNA methylation and its effect on energy production in mammalian cells.
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Madeira, Marques Francisco Duarte. "The role of telomeric DNA damage, mitochondria biogenesis and mTOR signalling in cellular senescence." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/3297.
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Cellular senescence is a state of enduring cell-cycle arrest characterised by a persistent DNA damage response, elevated Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), mitochondrial dysfunction and a senescence-associated secretome. Senescence impacts in vivo not only by acting as a tumour suppressor mechanism but also hindering tissue repair and regeneration. Senescent cells build-up with age in many tissues from humans, baboons and mice, and clearance of senescent cells in mice has been demonstrated to ameliorate age-related pathologies. The mTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin) is a primeval and conserved pathway among eukaryotes. Inhibition of the mTOR pathway has been shown to extend lifespan of model organisms, to be beneficial against cancer progression and to ameliorate several age-related diseases. While reports suggest that mTOR plays a role in cellular senescence, it is still incompletely understood how it contributes to the phenotype. Mitochondria sit on the crossroad of many cell fate decisions including apoptosis, differentiation and metabolism. Despite requirement for the aforementioned processes, the role of this organelle in cellular senescence has not been fully elucidated. In this thesis, I describe potential mechanisms by which mTOR may impact on cellular senescence, given its roles in regulating the DNA damage response and mitochondrial homeostasis. Additionally, I inspect the role of mitochondrial biogenesis during induction and maintenance of cellular senescence. Finally, I study the impact of mTOR inhibition by rapamycin and, the effects of compromised mitochondrial biogenesis in liver senescence with age in mice.
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Branch, Traci L. "Pattern and distribution of RNA editing in land plant RBCL and NAD5 transcripts." Akron, OH : University of Akron, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=akron1163792182.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Akron, Dept. of Biology, 2006."December, 2006." Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed 12/31/2008) Advisor, Robert Joel Duff; Committee members, Richard Londraville, Francisco B. Moore, Amy Milsted; Department Chair, Bruce Cushing; Dean of the College, Ronald F. Levant; Dean of the Graduate School, George R. Newkome. Includes bibliographical references.
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Byers, Evan. "The Mitochondrial S7 Ribosomal Protein Gene: Impact of DNA Rearrangements on RNA Expression in Grasses." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20516.
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Frequent rearrangements, typically through homologous recombination in plant mitochondrial genomes often result in different upstream and downstream sequences for the same gene among a number of species. Transcription and RNA processing signals are therefore different, even among closely related plants. To evaluate the impact of DNA rearrangements on gene expression I conducted a comparative analysis of the S7 ribosomal protein gene (rps7) among a number of grasses: wheat, rice, maize, barley, rye, brome, Lolium and oats (grasses whose evolutionary divergence times range from about 5 to 60 Mya). Using circularized-RT-PCR to simultaneously map rps7 transcript termini I found that 3’ends for various RNA species are homogeneous, mapping to conserved sequences among plants. 5’ termini are more complex and can be both discrete and heterogeneous for different transcripts, both within and among plants. Genome rearrangements upstream of the rps7 start codon for some but not all species has led to plant-specific signals for both rps7 transcription and RNA processing. Termini for rps7 precursor species in wheat and Lolium are very discrete and likely use different upstream tRNAs as processing signals for end-cleavage. A number of potential stem-loop structures have also been identified at or near 5’ and 3’ termini which may function in maturation of transcript ends or provide transcript stability and protection from degradation by ribonucleases. C-to-U RNA editing of non-coding sequences, a rare event, was observed at multiple sites within the 5’ and 3’UTRs among plants. Some sites may even be developmentally regulated as CR-RT-PCR experiments were conducted using mitochondrial RNA isolated from seedlings and germinating embryos. Taken together, my observations demonstrate the frequency of upstream DNA rearrangements and the variety of signals used for expression of rps7 among grasses, providing new insights into the complexities of mRNA production in plant mitochondria.
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Harmel, Julia [Verfasser], Nils-Göran [Akademischer Betreuer] Larsson, and Thomas [Akademischer Betreuer] Langer. "Posttranscriptional regulation of mitochondrial DNA in mammalian mitochondria / Julia Harmel. Max-Planck Institut für Biologie des Alterns. Gutachter: Nils-Göran Larsson ; Thomas Langer." Köln : Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek Köln, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1052307353/34.
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Berg, Alonso Laetitia. "Déficits de la chaîne respiratoire mitochondriale avec instabilité de l’ADN mitochondrial : identification de nouveaux gènes et mécanismes." Thesis, Université Côte d'Azur (ComUE), 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016AZUR4101/document.
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Les maladies mitochondriales regroupent un ensemble de pathologies liées à un déficit de la chaînerespiratoire mitochondriale. Au laboratoire, nous focalisons notre intérêt sur les mitochondriopathies liées à undéfaut de stabilité de l’ADN mitochondrial (ADNmt), qui se traduit par des délétions multiples et/ou unedéplétion (diminution du nombre de copies). Ces pathologies sont caractérisées par une importantehétérogénéité clinique et génétique et sont secondaires à des mutations dans des gènes nucléaires codantpour des protéines impliquées dans le maintien de l’ADNmt. De nos jours, la recherche des gènesresponsables d’instabilité de l’ADNmt s’avère négative chez plus de 70% des malades, d’où un grand intérêtpour améliorer les techniques d’identification des mutations et la recherche de nouveaux gènes impliquésdans ces pathologiesNon communiqué