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Molecular mechanism and physiological role of mitochondrial DNA degradation by mitophagy

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K15088
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Functional biochemistry
Research InstitutionNiigata University

Principal Investigator

Yamashita Shun-ichi  新潟大学, 医歯学系, 助教 (30529095)

Research Collaborator YAMASHITA Tomohiro  
NAMETA Masaaki  
IGARASHI Ryoko  
CHERNISHOVA Kseniya  
ZHAO Yuchen  
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Keywordsマイトファジー / ミトコンドリア / オートファジー / マイトファジーレセプター / ミトコンドリアDNA / 細胞内小器官分解
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Mitochondria play a role in many metabolic pathways including ATP synthesis in mammalian cells. Usually, mitochondria are insured by reactive oxygen species derived from own electron transport chain, and it is believed that damaged mitochondria are degraded by mitophagy to maintain mitochondrial quality.
Mitochondria have own DNA named mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in their matrix. mtDNA codes several respiratory chain component genes and certain mutations of mtDNA causes mitochondrial disease. In this study, I aimed to clarify whether mitophagy contributes to elimination of a mutated mtDNA for maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis. mtDNA was degraded by mitophagy upon hypoxia rather than iron depletion. I identified essential proteins for hypoxia- and iron depletion-induced mitophagy and these were required for mitochondrial division during mitophagy.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまでに、ミトコンドリアの一部がちぎりとられて分解されることを証明してきたが、本研究では、ちぎりとられたミトコンドリアの約半数がミトコンドリアDNAを含んでいることを明らかにした。この割合は、分解条件によって変動したことから、条件によって異なるターゲットが認識されて、正常なミトコンドリアから除かれていることが示唆された。この知見は、ミトコンドリア分解の分子機構を解析するうえで重要な知見となった。また、ミトコンドリア分解に必須なタンパク質を2種類同定し、これらが、一般的なオートファジーを阻害しなかったことから、これらの欠損細胞を用いることで、ミトコンドリア分解の生理的意義の解明へと発展できる。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2018 2017 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] The PP2A-like protein phosphatase Ppg1 and the Far complex cooperatively counteract CK2-mediated phosphorylation of Atg32 to inhibit mitophagy.2018

    • Author(s)
      Furukawa K, Fukuda T, Yamashita SI, Saigusa T, Kurihara Y, Yoshida Y, Kirisako H, Nakatogawa H, Kanki T.
    • Journal Title

      Cell Reports

      Volume: 23(12) Issue: 12 Pages: 3579-3590

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.celrep.2018.05.064

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Detection of Iron Depletion- and Hypoxia-Induced Mitophagy in Mammalian Cells2018

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita Shun-ichi、Kanki Tomotake
    • Journal Title

      Methods in Molecular Biology, Mitochondrial Bioenergetics

      Volume: 1782 Pages: 315-324

    • DOI

      10.1007/978-1-4939-7831-1_18

    • ISBN
      9781493978304, 9781493978311
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Detection of Hypoxia-Induced and Iron Depletion-Induced Mitophagy in Mammalian Cells.2017

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita SI, Kanki T.
    • Journal Title

      Methods Mol Biol.

      Volume: 印刷中 Pages: 141-149

    • DOI

      10.1007/7651_2017_19

    • ISBN
      9781493977499, 9781493977505
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Mitochondrial division is associated with autophagosome formation during mitophagy2018

    • Author(s)
      Shun-ichi Yamashita
    • Organizer
      Keystone Symposia Mitochondrial Biology, Selective Autophagy
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Temporal analysis of mitochondrial morphology during mitophagy2017

    • Author(s)
      Shun-ichi Yamashita
    • Organizer
      The 8th International Symposium on Autophagy
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A new model for mitochondrial division during mitophagy2017

    • Author(s)
      Shun-ichi Yamashita
    • Organizer
      KSBMB International Conference 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] オートファゴソーム形成に伴うミトコンドリア分裂機構の解析2017

    • Author(s)
      山下俊一
    • Organizer
      2017年度生命科学系学会合同年次大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ミトコンドリアはオートファゴソーム形成と同時に分裂する2017

    • Author(s)
      山下俊一
    • Organizer
      ミトコンドリアサイエンスワークショップ2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Book] BIO Clinica2018

    • Author(s)
      山下俊一、神吉智丈
    • Total Pages
      104
    • Publisher
      北隆館、ニューサイエンス社
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Mitophagy in Starvation : Handbook of Famine, Starvation, and Nutrient Deprivation.2017

    • Author(s)
      Shun-ichi Yamashita, Tomotake Kanki
    • Total Pages
      19
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      https://www.med.niigata-u.ac.jp/mit/

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 機能制御学分野

    • URL

      http://www.med.niigata-u.ac.jp/mit/

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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