Title |
Mitochondrial Fusion Is Increased by the Nuclear Coactivator PGC-1β
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2008
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0003613 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Marc Liesa, Bárbara Borda-d'Água, Gema Medina-Gómez, Christopher J. Lelliott, José Carlos Paz, Manuel Rojo, Manuel Palacín, Antonio Vidal-Puig, Antonio Zorzano |
Abstract |
There is no evidence to date on whether transcriptional regulators are able to shift the balance between mitochondrial fusion and fission events through selective control of gene expression. Here, we demonstrate that reduced mitochondrial size observed in knock-out mice for the transcriptional regulator PGC-1beta is associated with a selective reduction in Mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) expression, a mitochondrial fusion protein. This decrease in Mfn2 is specific since expression of the remaining components of mitochondrial fusion and fission machinery were not affected. Furthermore, PGC-1beta increases mitochondrial fusion and elongates mitochondrial tubules. This PGC-1beta-induced elongation specifically requires Mfn2 as this process is absent in Mfn2-ablated cells. Finally, we show that PGC-1beta increases Mfn2 promoter activity and transcription by coactivating the nuclear receptor Estrogen Related Receptor alpha (ERRalpha). Taken together, our data reveal a novel mechanism by which mammalian cells control mitochondrial fusion. In addition, we describe a novel role of PGC-1beta in mitochondrial physiology, namely the control of mitochondrial fusion mainly through Mfn2. |
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