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ArticleCell communication and signaling : CCS2021

PDIA3 inhibits mitochondrial respiratory function in brain endothelial cells and C. elegans through STAT3 signaling and decreases survival after OGD.

Matt P Keasey, V Razskazovskiy, C Jia, E D Peterknecht, P C Bradshaw, T Hagg

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Article in Cell communication and signaling : CCS, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Matt P KeaseyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, PO Box 70582, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA. Keasey@etsu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1236-3840
V RazskazovskiyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, PO Box 70582, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
C Jia
E D PeterknechtSandwell and West, Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
P C BradshawDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, PO Box 70582, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
T HaggDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, PO Box 70582, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
East Tennessee State University · USSandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust · GB

Funding

Quillen College of Medicine Building 119 RenovationC06RR030651 · NCRR · EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI ORDWAY, GREGORY ALLEN · 2010 to 2010
$9.1M
Targeting CNTF to increase adult forebrain neurogenesisR01AG029493 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI HAGG, THEO · 2007 to 2024
$5.1M
Targeting blood-derived integrin signaling after strokeR01NS102745 · NINDS · EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI HAGG, THEO · 2018 to 2022
$1.6M
NCRR NIH HHS C06 RR030651NIA NIH HHS R01 AG029493NIH HHS NS102745NIH HHS NS116310NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS102745
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProtein disulfide isomerase A3 (PDIA3, also named GRP58, ER-60, ERp57) is conserved across species and mediates protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum. PDIA3 is, reportedly, a chaperone for STAT3. However, the role of PDIA3 in regulating mitochondrial bioenergetics and STAT3 phosphorylation at serine 727 (S727) has not been described.

methodsMitochondrial respiration was compared in immortalized human cerebral microvascular cells (CMEC) wild type or null for PDIA3 and in whole organism C. Elegans WT or null for pdi-3 (worm homologue). Mitochondrial morphology and cell signaling pathways in PDIA3-/- and WT cells were assessed. PDIA3-/- cells were subjected to oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) to determine the effects of PDIA3 on cell survival after injury.

resultsWe show that PDIA3 gene deletion using CRISPR-Cas9 in cultured CMECs leads to an increase in mitochondrial bioenergetic function. In C. elegans, gene deletion or RNAi knockdown of pdi-3 also increased respiratory rates, confirming a conserved role for this gene in regulating mitochondrial bioenergetics. The PDIA3-/- bioenergetic phenotype was reversed by overexpression of WT PDIA3 in cultured PDIA3-/- CMECs. PDIA3-/- and siRNA knockdown caused an increase in phosphorylation of the S727 residue of STAT3, which is known to promote mitochondrial bioenergetic function. Increased respiration in PDIA3-/- CMECs was reversed by a STAT3 inhibitor. In PDIA3-/- CMECs, mitochondrial membrane potential and reactive oxygen species production, but not mitochondrial mass, was increased, suggesting an increased mitochondrial bioenergetic capacity. Finally, PDIA3-/- CMECs were more resistant to oxygen-glucose deprivation, while STAT3 inhibition reduced the protective effect.

conclusionsWe have discovered a novel role for PDIA3 in suppressing mitochondrial bioenergetic function by inhibiting STAT3 S727 phosphorylation.

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Caenorhabditis elegansEndothelial CellsGlucoseMitochondriaProtein Disulfide-IsomerasesSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorAnimalsBrainCell RespirationCell SurvivalHumansOxygenPhosphorylationGlucoseOxygenPDIA3 protein, humanProtein Disulfide-IsomerasesSTAT3 Transcription FactorMitochondriaPDIA3STAT3

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PMID34922569
PMCPMC8684072
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