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Mutant huntingtin directly increases susceptibility of mitochondria to the calcium-induced permeability transition and cytochrome c release

Choo, Y. S.·2004·Human Molecular Genetics

Abstract

Huntington's disease (HD) is initiated by an abnormally expanded polyglutamine stretch in the huntingtin protein, conferring a novel property on the protein that leads to the loss of striatal neurons. Defects in mitochondrial function have been implicated in the pathogenesis of HD. Here, we have examined the hypothesis that the mutant huntingtin protein may directly interact with the mitochondrion and affect its function. In human neuroblastoma cells and clonal striatal cells established from HdhQ7 (wild-type) and HdhQ111 (mutant) homozygote mouse knock-in embryos, huntingtin was present in a purified mitochondrial fraction. Subfractionation of the mitochondria and limited trypsin digestion of the organelle demonstrated that huntingtin was associated with the outer mitochondrial membrane. We further demonstrated that a recombinant truncated mutant huntingtin protein, but not a wild-type, directly induced mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) pore opening in isolated mouse liver mitochondria, an effect that was prevented completely by cyclosporin A (CSA) and ATP. Importantly, the mutant huntingtin protein significantly decreased the Ca2+ threshold necessary to trigger MPT pore opening. We found a similar increased susceptibility to the calcium-induced MPT in liver mitochondria isolated from a knock-in HD mouse model. The mutant huntingtin protein-induced MPT pore opening was accompanied by a significant release of cytochrome c, an effect completely inhibited by CSA. These findings suggest that the development of specific MPT inhibitors may be an interesting therapeutic avenue to delay the onset of HD.

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  • Mutant Htt associates directly with the outer mitochondrial membrane.

    “There is evidence from an HD mouse model, and from cultured HD striatal cells (STHdhQ111), that mutant Htt associates directly with the outer mitochondrial membrane49, 57.”

    From Mitochondrial Approaches for Neuroprotection (2008) · cites this paper as [57]

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Authors
Choo, Y. S.
Affiliations
University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Corresponding author
Choo, Y. S.
Venue
Human Molecular Genetics
Published
2004-05-05
Volume
13
Issue
14
Pages
1407-1420
ISSN
  • 0964-6906 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2083
OpenAlex
W2100103422
Cited by
515
References
56
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Human Molecular Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Hereditary Disease Foundation
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS041552, R01NS041744, NS32765, NS41744, R01NS032765, NS41552)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Keywords
mutant huntingtin, Huntington's disease, mitochondrial permeability transition, cytochrome c release, cyclosporine, mitochondrial outer membrane, polyglutamine expansion, striatal neurons
MeSH terms
Huntingtin Protein, Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore, Adenosine Triphosphate, Animals, Calcium, Cell Line, Humans, Huntington Disease, Intracellular Membranes, Ion Channels, Mitochondria, Liver, Mutation, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Nuclear Proteins, Recombinant Proteins, Cyclosporine, Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins, Cytochromes c, Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, Mice

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