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ArticleCell metabolism2019

Mitochondrial Dysfunction in C. elegans Activates Mitochondrial Relocalization and Nuclear Hormone Receptor-Dependent Detoxification Genes.

Kai Mao, Fei Ji, Peter Breen, Aileen Sewell, Min Han, Ruslan Sadreyev, Gary Ruvkun

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Article in Cell metabolism, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kai MaoDepartment of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Fei JiDepartment of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Peter BreenDepartment of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Aileen SewellHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Department of MCDB, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
Min HanHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Department of MCDB, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
Ruslan SadreyevDepartment of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Gary RuvkunDepartment of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: ruvkun@molbio.mgh.harvard.edu.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

ROLE OF DIETARY CONSTITUENTS ON GENE EXPRESSION IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMP30DK040561 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHRISTOPHER P DUGGAN · 1994 to 2026
$31.6M
GENETIC AND MOLECULAR BASIS OF LONGEVITYR01AG016636 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI GARY B RUVKUN · 1999 to 2026
$12.4M
Mechanism by which fatty acid metabolism impacts muscle maintenanceR01AR074503 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · PI HAN, MIN · 2019 to 2023
$1.7M
Genetic and Molecular Basis of LongevityR56AG016636 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RUVKUN, GARY B · 2021 to 2021
$344k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR074503NIA NIH HHS R01 AG016636NIA NIH HHS R56 AG016636NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK040561
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Caenorhabditis elegans, mitochondrial dysfunction caused by mutation or toxins activates programs of detoxification and immune response. A genetic screen for mutations that constitutively induce C. elegans mitochondrial defense revealed reduction-of-function mutations in the mitochondrial chaperone hsp-6/mtHSP70 and gain-of-function mutations in the Mediator component mdt-15/MED15. The activation of detoxification and immune responses is transcriptionally mediated by mdt-15/MED15 and nuclear hormone receptor nhr-45. Mitochondrial dysfunction triggers redistribution of intestinal mitochondria, which requires the mitochondrial Rho GTPase miro-1 and its adaptor trak-1/TRAK1, but not nhr-45-regulated responses. Disabling the mdt-15/nhr-45 pathway renders animals more susceptible to a mitochondrial toxin or pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa but paradoxically improves health and extends lifespan in animals with mitochondrial dysfunction caused by a mutation. Thus, some of the health deficits in mitochondrial disorders may be caused by the ineffective activation of detoxification and immune responses, which may be inhibited to improve health.

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Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAntimycin ACaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCoculture TechniquesGene Expression RegulationGenes, ReporterIntestinal MucosaLarvaLongevityMitochondriaMitochondrial DiseasesMitochondrial ProteinsMutationAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAntimycin ACaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsMDT-15 protein, C elegansMitochondrial ProteinsReceptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclearrho GTP-Binding ProteinsTranscription Factorsdetoxification and immune responseslifespanmitochondrionxenobiotic surveillance

Identifiers

PMID30799287
PMCPMC6506380
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