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BMC MEDICAL GENETICS
卷 10, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-10-114
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- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders [RO1DC05230, RO1DC07696]
- National Key Basic Research and Development Project 973 Fund [2007CB07403]
Background: The mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) is increasingly implicated in the control of apoptosis. We have studied the effects the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) tRNA(Ile) mutation on VDAC expression, localization, and apoptosis. Methods: Lymphoblastoid cell lines were derived from 3 symptomatic and 1 asymptomatic members of a family with hypertension associated with the A4263G tRNA(Ile) mutation as well as from control subjects. Mitochondrial potential (Delta Psi(m)) and apoptosis were measured by flow cytometry; co-localization of VDAC and Bax was evaluated by confocal microscopy. Results: Expression of VDAC and Bax in mtDNA cell lines was found to be increased compared to controls, while expression of the small conductance calcium-dependant potassium channel (sK(Ca)) was unchanged. Confocal imaging revealed co-localization of VDAC/Bax on the outer mitochondrial membrane of A4263G cell lines but not from controls. Flow cytometry indicated that the mitochondrial potential was decreased by 32% in mutated cells versus controls while rates of apoptosis were increased (P < 0.05). The difference was attenuated by Cyclosporin A (CsA, 2 mu M), a blocker of VDAC. Conclusion: We conclude that increased expression of mitochondrial VDAC and subcellular co-localization of VDAC/Bax increases mitochondrial permeability and apoptosis in cell lines carrying the mtDNA tRNA(Ile) A4263G mutation.
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