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CELLS
卷 10, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells10020452
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mitochondria; cytochrome c oxidase; COX4-1; COX4-2; HIF-1α
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- ISRAELI SCIENCE FOUNDATION [1059/19]
COX4-1 deficiency results in upregulation of COX4-2, leading to stabilization, nuclear localization, and upregulation of HIF-1 alpha as well as hypoxia and glycolysis pathways. This suggests a compensatory mechanism of COX4-2 and HIF-1 alpha in normoxia during COX4-1 deficiency.
Cytochrome-c-oxidase (COX) subunit 4 (COX4) plays important roles in the function, assembly and regulation of COX (mitochondrial respiratory complex 4), the terminal electron acceptor of the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system. The principal COX4 isoform, COX4-1, is expressed in all tissues, whereas COX4-2 is mainly expressed in the lungs, or under hypoxia and other stress conditions. We have previously described a patient with a COX4-1 defect with a relatively mild presentation compared to other primary COX deficiencies, and hypothesized that this could be the result of a compensatory upregulation of COX4-2. To this end, COX4-1 was downregulated by shRNAs in human foreskin fibroblasts (HFF) and compared to the patient's cells. COX4-1, COX4-2 and HIF-1 alpha were detected by immunocytochemistry. The mRNA transcripts of both COX4 isoforms and HIF-1 target genes were quantified by RT-qPCR. COX activity and OXPHOS function were measured by enzymatic and oxygen consumption assays, respectively. Pathways were analyzed by CEL-Seq2 and by RT-qPCR. We demonstrated elevated COX4-2 levels in the COX4-1-deficient cells, with a concomitant HIF-1 alpha stabilization, nuclear localization and upregulation of the hypoxia and glycolysis pathways. We suggest that COX4-2 and HIF-1 alpha are upregulated also in normoxia as a compensatory mechanism in COX4-1 deficiency.
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