Mitochondrial Ca(2+) Uniporter Is a Mitochondrial Luminal Redox Sensor that
Augments MCU Channel Activity
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Dong Z
; Shanmughapriya S
; Tomar D
; Siddiqui N
; Lynch S
; Nemani N
; Breves SL
; Zhang X
; Tripathi A
; Palaniappan P
; Riitano MF
; Worth AM
; Seelam A
; Carvalho E
; Subbiah R
; Jaña F
; Soboloff J
; Peng Y
; Cheung JY
; Joseph SK
; Caplan J
; Rajan S
; Stathopulos PB
; Madesh M
Mol Cell
2017[Mar]; 65
(6
): 1014-1028.e7
PMID28262504
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Ca(2+) dynamics and oxidative signaling are fundamental mechanisms for
mitochondrial bioenergetics and cell function. The MCU complex is the major
pathway by which these signals are integrated in mitochondria. Whether and how
these coactive elements interact with MCU have not been established. As an
approach toward understanding the regulation of MCU channel by oxidative milieu,
we adapted inflammatory and hypoxia models. We identified the conserved cysteine
97 (Cys-97) to be the only reactive thiol in human MCU that undergoes
S-glutathionylation. Furthermore, biochemical, structural, and superresolution
imaging analysis revealed that MCU oxidation promotes MCU higher order oligomer
formation. Both oxidation and mutation of MCU Cys-97 exhibited persistent MCU
channel activity with higher [Ca(2+)](m) uptake rate, elevated mROS, and enhanced
[Ca(2+)](m) overload-induced cell death. In contrast, these effects were largely
independent of MCU interaction with its regulators. These findings reveal a
distinct functional role for Cys-97 in ROS sensing and regulation of MCU
activity.