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ArticlePhysiological genomics2010

Mislocalization of mitochondria and compromised renal function and oxidative stress resistance in Drosophila SesB mutants.

Selim Terhzaz, Pablo Cabrero, Venkateswara R Chintapalli, Shireen-A Davies, Julian A T Dow

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Article in Physiological genomics, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Selim TerhzazIntegrative and Systems Biology, Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Pablo Cabrero
Venkateswara R Chintapalli
Shireen-A Davies
Julian A T Dow
University of Glasgow · GBKing Saud University · SA

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/D013852/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondria accumulate at sites of intense metabolic activity within cells, but the adaptive value of this placement is not clear. In Drosophila, sesB encodes the ubiquitous isoform of adenine nucleotide translocase (ANT, the mitochondrial inner membrane ATP/ADP exchanger); null alleles are lethal, whereas hypomorphic alleles display sensitivity to a range of stressors. In the adult renal tubule, which is densely packed with mitochondria and hence enriched for sesB, both hypomorphic alleles and RNA interference knockdowns cause the mitochondria to lose their highly polarized distribution in the tissue and to become rounded. Basal cytoplasmic and mitochondrial calcium levels are both increased, and neuropeptide calcium response compromised, with concomitant defects in fluid secretion. The remaining mitochondria in sesB mutants are overactive and maintain depleted cellular ATP levels while generating higher levels of hydrogen peroxide than normal. When sesB expression is knocked down in just tubule principal cells, the survival of the whole organism upon oxidative stress is reduced, implying a limiting role for the tubule in homeostatic response to stressors. The physiological impacts of defective ANT expression are thus widespread and diverse.

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Oxidative StressAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBiological TransportCalciumDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHydrogen PeroxideKidneyKidney Function TestsKidney TubulesMitochondriaMitochondrial ADP, ATP TranslocasesMutationAdenosine TriphosphateCalciumDrosophila ProteinsHydrogen PeroxideMitochondrial ADP, ATP TranslocasesRNA, MessengersesB protein, Drosophila

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PMID20009008
PMCPMC2841493
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