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NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
卷 49, 期 22, 页码 13108-13121出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab1187
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFC1003200, 2021YFC2700902]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
Mutations in genes encoding mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are associated with various diseases, but the precise mechanisms remain unclear. Using a Drosophila model, researchers found that inactivation of dFARS2 leads to developmental delay and seizure, and modeling human disease-associated FARS2 variants in Drosophila demonstrated their role in inducing neurological disorders. This study highlights the importance of mitochondrial aminoacylation system dysfunction in pathologies and the potential of Drosophila model for functional analysis of human disease-causing variants.
Mutations in genes encoding mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are linked to diverse diseases. However, the precise mechanisms by which these mutations affect mitochondrial function and disease development are not fully understood. Here, we develop a Drosophila model to study the function of dFARS2, the Drosophila homologue of the mitochondrial phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase, and further characterize human disease-associated FARS2 variants. Inactivation of dFARS2 in Drosophila leads to developmental delay and seizure. Biochemical studies reveal that dFARS2 is required for mitochondrial tRNA aminoacylation, mitochondrial protein stability, and assembly and enzyme activities of OXPHOS complexes. Interestingly, by modeling FARS2 mutations associated with human disease in Drosophila, we provide evidence that expression of two human FARS2 variants, p.G309S and p.D142Y, induces seizure behaviors and locomotion defects, respectively. Together, our results not only show the relationship between dysfunction of mitochondrial aminoacylation system and pathologies, but also illustrate the application of Drosophila model for functional analysis of human disease-causing variants.
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