A naturally occurring mutation in ATP synthase subunit c is associated with increased damage following hypoxia/reoxygenation in STEMI patients

Giampaolo Morciano, Gaia Pedriali, Massimo Bonora, Rita Pavasini, Elisa Mikus, Simone Calvi, Matteo Bovolenta, Magdalena Lebiedzinska-Arciszewska, Mirko Pinotti, Alberto Albertini, Mariusz R. Wieckowski, Carlotta Giorgi, Roberto Ferrari, Lorenzo Galluzzi, Gianluca Campo, Paolo Pinton

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Abstract

Preclinical models of ischemia/reperfusion injury (RI) demonstrate the deleterious effects of permeability transition pore complex (PTPC) opening in the first minutes upon revascularization of the occluded vessel. The ATP synthase c subunit (Csub) influences PTPC activity in cells, thus impacting tissue injury. A conserved glycine-rich domain in Csub is classified as critical because, when mutated, it modifies ATP synthase properties, protein interaction with the mitochondrial calcium (Ca2+) uniporter complex, and the conductance of the PTPC. Here, we document the role of a naturally occurring mutation in the Csub-encoding ATP5G1 gene at the G87 position found in two ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients and how PTPC opening is related to RI in patients affected by the same disease. We report a link between the expression of ATP5G1G87E and the response to hypoxia/reoxygenation of human cardiomyocytes, which worsen when compared to those expressing the wild-type protein, and a positive correlation between PTPC and RI.

Original languageEnglish
Article number108983
JournalCell Reports
Volume35
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 13 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • ATP synthase
  • cardiovascular diseases
  • glycine-rich domain
  • ischemia
  • mitochondria
  • PTP
  • reperfusion injury
  • STEMI patients
  • subunit c
  • Myocytes, Cardiac/metabolism
  • Prospective Studies
  • Exons
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Oxygen/adverse effects
  • Male
  • Mitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPases/deficiency
  • Calcium Channels/genetics
  • Base Sequence
  • Female
  • Reperfusion Injury/genetics
  • Gene Expression
  • Introns
  • Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore/metabolism
  • Animals
  • Mitochondria/genetics
  • Aged
  • Hypoxia/genetics
  • Mutation
  • ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction/genetics

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