2022
Mitochondrial ATP synthase c-subunit leak channel triggers cell death upon loss of its F1 subcomplex
Mnatsakanyan N, Park HA, Wu J, He X, Llaguno MC, Latta M, Miranda P, Murtishi B, Graham M, Weber J, Levy RJ, Pavlov EV, Jonas EA. Mitochondrial ATP synthase c-subunit leak channel triggers cell death upon loss of its F1 subcomplex. Cell Death & Differentiation 2022, 29: 1874-1887. PMID: 35322203, PMCID: PMC9433415, DOI: 10.1038/s41418-022-00972-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateCell DeathHumansMitochondrial Membrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial Permeability Transition PoreMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesProton-Translocating ATPasesConceptsMitochondrial permeability transitionATP synthase c-subunitCell deathMitochondrial ATP synthaseChannel activityCellular energy productionLeak channelsVoltage-gated ion channelsF1 subcomplexATP synthaseC subunitInner membraneProkaryotic hostsCell stressPermeability transitionIon channelsGating mechanismOsmotic changesLarge conductanceC-ringChannels triggersNeuronal deathF1SubcomplexOsmotic gradient
2020
The new role of F1Fo ATP synthase in mitochondria-mediated neurodegeneration and neuroprotection
Mnatsakanyan N, Jonas EA. The new role of F1Fo ATP synthase in mitochondria-mediated neurodegeneration and neuroprotection. Experimental Neurology 2020, 332: 113400. PMID: 32653453, PMCID: PMC7877222, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2020.113400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial inner membraneATP synthaseInner membraneOxidative phosphorylationF1Fo-ATP synthaseUnique rotational mechanismMitochondrial inner membrane potentialEfficient cellular metabolismInner membrane potentialMitochondrial permeability transition porePermeability transition poreUnique regulatorAbundant proteinsNew roleCellular metabolismCell lifeProton translocationATP synthesisTransition poreCell survivalElectrochemical gradientCertain pathophysiological conditionsSynthaseATPMembrane potential
2014
The Mitochondrial Complex V–Associated Large-Conductance Inner Membrane Current Is Regulated by Cyclosporine and Dexpramipexole
Alavian KN, Dworetzky SI, Bonanni L, Zhang P, Sacchetti S, Li H, Signore AP, Smith PJ, Gribkoff VK, Jonas EA. The Mitochondrial Complex V–Associated Large-Conductance Inner Membrane Current Is Regulated by Cyclosporine and Dexpramipexole. Molecular Pharmacology 2014, 87: 1-8. PMID: 25332381, PMCID: PMC4279080, DOI: 10.1124/mol.114.095661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF1Fo-ATP synthaseInner mitochondrial membraneATP synthaseMitochondrial permeability transition poreSubmitochondrial vesiclesOligomycin sensitivity-conferring protein subunitMitochondrial membraneMitochondrial F1Fo-ATP synthaseMitochondrial matrix calciumFunctional conformational changesCellular energy productionHydrolysis of ATPPermeability transition poreC subunitIon conductanceATP/ADPProtein subunitsEnzyme complexOxidative phosphorylationConformational changesTransition poreComplex VLeak conductanceMatrix calciumEnergy productionAn uncoupling channel within the c-subunit ring of the F1FO ATP synthase is the mitochondrial permeability transition pore
Alavian KN, Beutner G, Lazrove E, Sacchetti S, Park HA, Licznerski P, Li H, Nabili P, Hockensmith K, Graham M, Porter GA, Jonas EA. An uncoupling channel within the c-subunit ring of the F1FO ATP synthase is the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 10580-10585. PMID: 24979777, PMCID: PMC4115574, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1401591111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCell DeathHEK293 CellsHumansIon Channel GatingIon ChannelsLiposomesMitochondriaMitochondrial Membrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial MembranesMitochondrial Permeability Transition PoreMutationProtein ConformationProtein SubunitsProton-Translocating ATPasesRatsReactive Oxygen SpeciesConceptsMitochondrial PT poreF1Fo-ATP synthaseATP synthasePermeability transitionCell deathCellular metabolic efficiencyInner mitochondrial membrane permeabilityOxygen species-induced cell deathC subunit ringATP synthase F1Mitochondrial membrane permeabilityMitochondrial permeability transitionC subunitPT poreTight regulationATP productionMolecular identitySingle-channel conductanceChannel closureLeak channelsMPTP openingMetabolic efficiencyMembrane permeabilityHealthy cellsOsmotic shifts
2013
F1FO ATPase vesicle preparation and technique for performing patch clamp recordings of submitochondrial vesicle membranes.
Sacchetti S, Alavian KN, Lazrove E, Jonas EA. F1FO ATPase vesicle preparation and technique for performing patch clamp recordings of submitochondrial vesicle membranes. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2013, e4394. PMID: 23685483, PMCID: PMC3676267, DOI: 10.3791/4394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBlotting, WesternBrainMembrane Potential, MitochondrialMitochondriaMitochondrial MembranesPatch-Clamp TechniquesProton-Translocating ATPasesRatsConceptsF1Fo-ATP synthaseATP synthaseF1Fo-ATPaseSubmitochondrial vesiclesNecrotic cell deathPro-apoptotic factorsCell deathOuter membraneBcl-2 family proteinsMitochondrial outer membraneImportant cellular functionsOuter membrane ruptureImportant mitochondrial functionsRole of mitochondriaMediation of signalsMitochondrial permeability transition poreProduction of ATPApoptotic cell deathPermeability transition poreInner membrane poreCellular functionsFamily proteinsInner membraneOxidative phosphorylationBeta subunit