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The studies on the molecular basis of human mitochondrial DNA homoplasmy formation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K07294
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Molecular biology
Research InstitutionInstitute of Physical and Chemical Research

Principal Investigator

LING Feng  国立研究開発法人理化学研究所, 環境資源科学研究センター, 専任研究員 (70281665)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywordsミトコンドリア / ミトコンドリアDNA / ヘテロプラスミー / ホモプラスミー / 相同的DNA対合 / 相同的組換え / 欠失変異ミトコンドリアDNA / DNA鎖交換体の形成 / ローリングサークル型mtDNA複製 / マイトファージの活性化 / iPS細胞 / 酸素消費速度 / mtDNAの欠失変異 / ローリングサーク型複製 / コンカテマー / 過酸化水素 / 活性酸素種(ROS) / ミトコンドリアDNA複製・修復・分配 / ミトコンドリアDNAの組換え / ローリングサークル型DNA複製 / 活性酸素種 / 相同組換え酵素 / 二本鎖DNA切断 / ローリングサイクル型 / mtDNA複製 / mtDNAコピー数 / ホモプラスミー化 / ヌクレオシド / 組換え
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Th first nuclear recessive mutation mhr1-1 causing deficiency in yeast mitochondrial homologous recombination was isolated from budding yeast. Mhr1 promotes homologous DNA pairing, an essential step of homologous recombination, and complements mhr1-1. The identification of the human ortholog of Mhr1 remains incomplete. I found an unknown protein with the amino acid sequence similar to Mhr1, and called hsMhr1. I partially purified hsMhr1 from silkworms overproducing hsMhr1. The hsMhr1 protein can promote the formation of the homologous three-stranded structure. The hsMhr1 localized in yeast mitochondria partially complements the deficiencies in homologous recombination by mhr1-1 at omega and Endo.SceI loci. The hsMhr1 protein is crucial for homoplasmy restoration promoted by mt-allele segregation, and is essential for preventing common mitochondrial deletion-attributed heteroplasmy formation. Overproduced hsMhr1 can increase oxygen consumption rate representing mitochondrial function.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

健康なヒト新生児の細胞に存在する多コピーのミトコンドリアDNA(mtDNA)が基本的に全て同じ塩基配列を持つ状態(ホモプラスミー)にある。しかし、加齢に伴い、変異mtDNAが生じヘテロプラスミー化が進むと、ミトコンドリア機能に依存するATP合成量が低下していく。ヘテロプラスミー化は老化、不妊症、発がん、神経疾患、及びミトコンドリア病などの疾患に関わる。そこで、ヘテロプラスミー化を阻止するか、正常型mtDNAのホモプラスミーへの復帰を促進できればヘテロプラスミーによる疾患の治療法につながる。ヒトでは、ホモプラスミー形成と維持機構で働く遺伝子が同定されたのは初めてである。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2022 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Rolling-Circle Replication in Mitochondrial DNA Inheritance: Scientific Evidence and Significance from Yeast to Human Cells2020

    • Author(s)
      Feng Ling, Minoru Yoshida
    • Journal Title

      Genes (Basel)

      Volume: 11(5) Issue: 5 Pages: 514-526

    • DOI

      10.3390/genes11050514

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report 2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Prevention of mitochondrial genomic instability in yeast by the mitochondrial recombinase Mhr12019

    • Author(s)
      Feng Ling, Eliot Bradshaw, Minoru Yoshida
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 9 (1) Issue: 1 Pages: 5433-5445

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-019-41699-9

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report 2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Regulation of Small Mitochondrial DNA Replicative Advantage by Ribonucleotide Reductase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae2017

    • Author(s)
      Elliot Bradshaw, Minoru Yoshida, *Feng Ling,
    • Journal Title

      G3 (Bethesda)

      Volume: 7 Issue: 9 Pages: 3083-3090

    • DOI

      10.1534/g3.117.043851

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] A new paradigm of eukaryotic mitochondrial genetic inheritance revealed from studies on yeast mitochondrial DNA replication2020

    • Author(s)
      ◯ Ling Feng, Yoshida Minoru
    • Organizer
      第43回日本分子生物学会年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] eIF5A ハイプシン化阻害剤 GC7 によるミトコンドリア制御2020

    • Author(s)
      松本 健、黒川留美、凌 楓、鈴木健裕、堂前 直、吉田 稔
    • Organizer
      日本ポリアミン学会年会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The mitochondrial recombinase Mhr1 sustains yeast chronological life span2019

    • Author(s)
      Feng Ling、Minoru Yoshida
    • Organizer
      国立研究開発法人理化学研究所環境資源科学研究センターの中間発表
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of GC7, a potent inhibitor of eIF5A hypusination, on mitochondrial proteins2019

    • Author(s)
      松本 健、黒川留美、Mohammad Tariq、Tilman Schneider-Poetsch、凌 楓、 室井 誠、鈴木健裕、堂前 直、伊藤昭博、長田裕之、吉田 稔
    • Organizer
      第42回日本分子生物学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Mitochondral DNA recombination is critical for sustaining yeast chronological lifespan2018

    • Author(s)
      Feng LING
    • Organizer
      Annual Meeting of Aging project 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2025-03-27  

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