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Transient Opening of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore Induces Microdomain Calcium Transients in Astrocyte Processes

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Agarwal, Amit, Wu, Pei-Hsun, Hughes, Ethan G., Fukaya, Masahiro, Tischfield, Max A., Langseth, Abraham J., Wirtz, Denis, Bergles, Dwight E.·2017·Neuron

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Astrocytes extend highly branched processes that form functionally isolated microdomains, facilitating local homeostasis by redistributing ions, removing neurotransmitters, and releasing factors to influence blood flow and neuronal activity. Microdomains exhibit spontaneous increases in calcium (Ca 2+), but the mechanisms and functional significance of this localized signaling are unknown. By developing conditional, membrane-anchored GCaMP3 mice, we found that microdomain activity that occurs in the absence of inositol triphosphate (IP3)-dependent release from endoplasmic reticulum arises through Ca 2+ efflux from mitochondria during brief openings of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. These microdomain Ca 2+ transients were facilitated by the production of reactive oxygen species during oxidative phosphorylation and were enhanced by expression of a mutant form of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1 G93A) that causes astrocyte dysfunction and neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). By localizing mitochondria to microdomains, astrocytes ensure local metabolic support for energetically demanding processes and enable coupling between metabolic demand and Ca 2+ signaling events.

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Authors
Agarwal, A., Wu, P.-H., Hughes, E. G., Fukaya, M., Tischfield, M. A., Langseth, A. J., Wirtz, D., & Bergles, D. E.
Affiliations
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • Kitasato University (JP)
Corresponding author
Bergles, Dwight E.
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-02
Volume
93
Issue
3
Pages
587-605.e7
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2582695863
Cited by
441
References
54
Citations by year
2026: 26 · 2025: 46 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 54 · 2022: 65 · 2021: 63 · 2020: 58 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 40 · 2017: 15
FWCI
16.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society
  • NARSAD Young Investigator Grant (#24161)
  • Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (MH084020)
  • Conte Center for Neuroscience (NS050274)
  • NIH
  • Brain Science Institute at Johns Hopkins
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Physiology › Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
Keywords
mitochondrial permeability transition pore, astrocyte processes, calcium microdomains, mitochondrial calcium efflux, GCaMP3, reactive oxygen species, oxidative phosphorylation, superoxide dismutase 1, SOD1 G93A, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, astrocyte dysfunction, mitochondrial localization, calcium signaling, energy metabolism
MeSH terms
Superoxide Dismutase-1, Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Animals, Astrocytes, Calcium, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Mitochondria, Oxidative Phosphorylation, Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate, Reactive Oxygen Species, Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins, Mice

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