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PGC-1α modulates denervation-induced mitophagy in skeletal muscle

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Vainshtein, Anna, Desjardins, Eric MA, Armani, Andrea, Sandri, Marco, Hood, David A·2015·Skeletal Muscle

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BACKGROUND: Alterations in skeletal muscle contractile activity necessitate an efficient remodeling mechanism. In particular, mitochondrial turnover is essential for tissue homeostasis during muscle adaptations to chronic use and disuse. While mitochondrial biogenesis appears to be largely governed by the transcriptional co-activator peroxisome proliferator co-activator 1 alpha (PGC-1α), selective mitochondrial autophagy (mitophagy) is thought to mediate organelle degradation. However, whether PGC-1α plays a direct role in autophagy is currently unclear. METHODS: To investigate the role of the co-activator in autophagy and mitophagy during skeletal muscle remodeling, PGC-1α knockout (KO) and overexpressing (Tg) animals were unilaterally denervated, a common model of chronic muscle disuse. RESULTS: Animals lacking PGC-1α exhibited diminished mitochondrial density alongside myopathic characteristics reminiscent of autophagy-deficient muscle. Denervation promoted an induction in autophagy and lysosomal protein expression in wild-type (WT) animals, which was partially attenuated in KO animals, resulting in reduced autophagy and mitophagy flux. PGC-1α overexpression led to an increase in lysosomal capacity as well as indicators of autophagy flux but exhibited reduced localization of LC3II and p62 to mitochondria, compared to WT animals. A correlation was observed between the levels of the autophagy-lysosome master regulator transcription factor EB (TFEB) and PGC-1α in muscle, supporting their coordinated regulation. CONCLUSIONS: Our investigation has uncovered a regulatory role for PGC-1α in mitochondrial turnover, not only through biogenesis but also via degradation using the autophagy-lysosome machinery. This implies a PGC-1α-mediated cross-talk between these two opposing processes, working to ensure mitochondrial homeostasis during muscle adaptation to chronic disuse.

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Authors
Vainshtein, A., Desjardins, E. M., Armani, A., Sandri, M., & Hood, D. A.
Affiliations
  • York University (CA)
  • University of Padua (IT)
Corresponding author
Hood, David A
Venue
Skeletal Muscle
Published
2015-03-18
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
9-9
ISSN
2044-5040 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2112956181
Cited by
181
References
53
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16.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Skeletal Muscle (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
Keywords
PGC-1α, mitophagy, muscle denervation, mitochondrial turnover, autophagy-lysosome pathway, mitochondrial biogenesis, TFEB, lysosomal proteins, LC3-II, p62, mitochondrial homeostasis, muscle atrophy

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