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ArticleiScience2024

MFN2 coordinates mitochondria motility with α-tubulin acetylation and this regulation is disrupted in CMT2A.

Atul Kumar, Delfina Larrea, Maria Elena Pero, Paola Infante, Marilisa Conenna, Grace J Shin, Vincent Van Elias, Wesley B Grueber, Lucia Di Marcotullio, Estela Area-Gomez and 1 more

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Article in iScience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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Atul KumarDepartment of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Delfina LarreaDepartment of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Maria Elena PeroDepartment of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Paola InfanteDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 00161 Rome, Italy.
Marilisa ConennaDepartment of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Grace J ShinDepartment of Neuroscience, Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Vincent Van EliasDepartment of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Wesley B GrueberDepartment of Neuroscience, Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Lucia Di MarcotullioDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 00161 Rome, Italy.
Estela Area-GomezDepartment of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Francesca BartoliniDepartment of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.

Funding

Pathogenic Roles for Microtubule Stabilization Pathways in Alzheimers diseaseRF1AG050658 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BARTOLINI, FRANCESCA · 2022 to 2022
$2.4M
Pathogenic Role of D2 tubulin in Peripheral NeuropathyR21NS120076 · NINDS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BARTOLINI, FRANCESCA · 2020 to 2020
$446k
NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG050658NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS120076
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitofusin-2 (MFN2), a large GTPase residing in the mitochondrial outer membrane and mutated in Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2 disease (CMT2A), is a regulator of mitochondrial fusion and tethering with the ER. The role of MFN2 in mitochondrial transport has however remained elusive. Like MFN2, acetylated microtubules play key roles in mitochondria dynamics. Nevertheless, it is unknown if the α-tubulin acetylation cycle functionally interacts with MFN2. Here, we show that mitochondrial contacts with microtubules are sites of α-tubulin acetylation, which occurs through MFN2-mediated recruitment of α-tubulin acetyltransferase 1 (ATAT1). This activity is critical for MFN2-dependent regulation of mitochondria transport, and axonal degeneration caused by CMT2A MFN2 associated R94W and T105M mutations may depend on the inability to release ATAT1 at sites of mitochondrial contacts with microtubules. Our findings reveal a function for mitochondria in α-tubulin acetylation and suggest that disruption of this activity plays a role in the onset of MFN2-dependent CMT2A.

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Cell biologyLipidomicsMolecular biology

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PMID38883841
PMCPMC11177149

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