Journal
CLINICAL SCIENCE
Volume 130, Issue 21, Pages 1861-1874Publisher
PORTLAND PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1042/CS20160030
Keywords
dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1); fission 1 (Fis1); mitochondrial dynamics proteins of 49 kDa and 51 kDa (MiD49 and MiD51); mitochondrial elongation factor 2 (MIEF2); mitochondrial fission factor (Mff); Smith-Magenis syndrome chromosome region candidate gene 7-like (SMCR7L)
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- CIHR Foundation Grant [143261]
- Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) [229252]
- National Institutes of Health [R01HL071115, R01HL113003]
- Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Mitochondrial Dynamics [950-22952]
- William J. Henderson Foundation
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Mitochondrial morphology is governed by the balance of mitochondrial fusion, mediated by mitofusins and optic atrophy 1 (OPA1), and fission, mediated by dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1). Disordered mitochondrial dynamics alters metabolism, proliferation, apoptosis and mitophagy, contributing to human diseases, including neurodegenerative syndromes, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), cancer and ischemia/reperfusion injury. Post-translational regulation of Drp1 (by phosphorylation and SUMOylation) is an established means of modulating Drp1 activation and translocation to the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM). This review focuses on Drp1 adaptor proteins that also regulate fission. The proteins include fission 1 (Fis1), mitochondrial fission factor (Mff) and mitochondrial dynamics proteins of 49 kDa and 51 kDa (MiD49, MiD51). Heterologous MiD overexpression sequesters inactive Drp1 on the OMM, promoting fusion; conversely, increased endogenous MiD creates focused Drp1 multimers that optimize OMM scission. The triggers that activate MiD-bound Drp1 in disease states are unknown; however, MiD51 has a unique capacity for ADP binding at its nucleotidyltransferase domain. Without ADP, MiD51 inhibits Drp1, whereas ADP promotes MiD51-mediated fission, suggesting a link between metabolism and fission. Confusion over whether MiDs mediate fusion (by sequestering inactive Drp1) or fission (by guiding Drp1 assembly) relates to a failure to consider cell types used and to distinguish endogenous compared with heterologous changes in expression. We speculate that endogenous MiDs serve as Drp1-binding partners that are dysregulated in disease states and may be important targets for inhibiting cell proliferation and ischemia/reperfusion injury. Moreover, it appears that the composition of the fission apparatus varies between disease states and amongst individuals. MiDs may be important targets for inhibiting cell proliferation and attenuating ischemia/reperfusion injury.
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