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JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
Volume 129, Issue 7, Pages 1312-1318Publisher
COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.181297
Keywords
RECQL4; Cell invasion; SOD2; SIRT3; OXPHOS
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- National Institute of Immunology core funds
- Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology (DBT), India [BT/HRD/NBA/34/01/2011, BT/PR7320/BRB/10/1161/2012, BT/MED/30/SP11263/2015]
- Science and Engineering Research Board, India [SR/SO/BB-0124/2013]
- INSPIRE faculty grant from Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India [IFA12-LSBM-35]
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Germline mutations in RECQL4 helicase are associated with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, which is characterized by a predisposition to cancer. RECQL4 localizes to the mitochondria, where it acts as an accessory factor during mitochondrial DNA replication. To understand the specific mitochondrial functions of RECQL4, we created isogenic cell lines, in which the mitochondrial localization of the helicase was either retained or abolished. The mitochondrial integrity was affected due to the absence of RECQL4 in mitochondria, leading to a decrease in F1F0-ATP synthase activity. In cells where RECQL4 does not localize to mitochondria, the membrane potential was decreased, whereas ROS levels increased due to the presence of high levels of catalytically inactive SOD2. Inactive SOD2 accumulated owing to diminished SIRT3 activity. Lack of the mitochondrial functions of RECQL4 led to aerobic glycolysis that, in turn, led to an increased invasive capability within these cells. Together, this study demonstrates for the first time that, owing to its mitochondrial functions, the accessory mitochondrial replication helicase RECQL4 prevents the invasive step in the neoplastic transformation process.
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