2023
Mitochondrial leak metabolism induces the Spemann-Mangold Organizer via Hif-1α in Xenopus
MacColl Garfinkel A, Mnatsakanyan N, Patel J, Wills A, Shteyman A, Smith P, Alavian K, Jonas E, Khokha M. Mitochondrial leak metabolism induces the Spemann-Mangold Organizer via Hif-1α in Xenopus. Developmental Cell 2023, 58: 2597-2613.e4. PMID: 37673063, PMCID: PMC10840693, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpemann-Mangold organizerATP productionMitochondrial respirationC subunit ringHIF-1αMitochondrial oxidative metabolismEmbryonic patterningCell fateATP synthaseC subunitVentral mesodermHIF-1α activationInstructive roleHypoxia-inducible factor-1αΒ-cateninGeneral mechanismXenopusFactor-1αRespirationMembrane leakOxidative metabolismMetabolismMesodermActivationOxygen consumption
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 ResearchConceptsMitochondrial 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
2021
Alteration of the F1Fo ATP Synthase Causes Metabolic Remodeling in Breast Cancer Cells
Dunn T, Mnatsakanyan N, Brown S, Jansen J, Hayden M, Jonas E, Kim Y, Park H. Alteration of the F1Fo ATP Synthase Causes Metabolic Remodeling in Breast Cancer Cells. Current Developments In Nutrition 2021, 5: 266. PMCID: PMC8182114, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzab036_008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchATP synthase subunitsF1Fo-ATP synthaseSynthase subunitsATP synthaseFluid shear stressBreast cancer cellsMDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cellsEnergy metabolismCancer cellsMetabolic remodelingHuman breast cancer cellsOxygen consumption rateIntracellular ATPMitochondrial energy metabolismMDA-MB-231 breast cancer cellsMetastatic cancer cellsC subunitCell divisionMitochondrial remodelingMultienzyme complexMDA-MB-231 cellsReactive oxygen speciesIntracellular energy metabolismATP productionActive transport system
2020
ATP Synthase c-Subunit Leak Causes Aberrant Cellular Metabolism in Fragile X Syndrome
Licznerski P, Park HA, Rolyan H, Chen R, Mnatsakanyan N, Miranda P, Graham M, Wu J, Cruz-Reyes N, Mehta N, Sohail S, Salcedo J, Song E, Effman C, Effman S, Brandao L, Xu GN, Braker A, Gribkoff VK, Levy RJ, Jonas EA. ATP Synthase c-Subunit Leak Causes Aberrant Cellular Metabolism in Fragile X Syndrome. Cell 2020, 182: 1170-1185.e9. PMID: 32795412, PMCID: PMC7484101, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFragile X syndromeC subunitAberrant synaptic developmentHuman fragile X syndromeATP synthase enzymeMental retardation proteinX syndromeATP production efficiencyMRNA translation rateAberrant cellular metabolismATP synthaseMRNA translationTranslation rateCellular metabolismSynaptic growthSynthase enzymeMouse neuronsSynapse maturationSynaptic developmentPharmacological inhibitionLeak channelsSynaptic maturationMembrane leakMaturationMetabolismOxidative stress battles neuronal Bcl-xL in a fight to the death
Park HA, Broman K, Jonas EA. Oxidative stress battles neuronal Bcl-xL in a fight to the death. Neural Regeneration Research 2020, 16: 12-15. PMID: 32788441, PMCID: PMC7818872, DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.286946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBcl-xLMitochondrial membraneBcl-xL.BCL2 proteinFO ATP synthaseBcl-XL bindsPost-translational phosphorylationOxidative stressBcl-x geneSynaptic vesicle recyclingActivation of caspasesPro-survival proteinsMitochondrial ATP productionAnti-apoptotic roleUndergoes proteolytic cleavageMultiprotein complexesATP synthaseTranscription factorsVesicle recyclingBCL2 familyApoptotic signalingKey regulatorPhysiological processesAlters formationATP productionThe 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 potentialCellular Mechanisms of Metabolic Remodeling During Fluid Sheer Stress-Induced Metastasis
Dunn T, Brown S, Mnatsakanyan N, Jonas E, Yonghyun K, Park H. Cellular Mechanisms of Metabolic Remodeling During Fluid Sheer Stress-Induced Metastasis. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa044_021. PMCID: PMC7258028, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa044_021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchATP synthaseC subunitBreast cancer cellsMDA-MB-231 cellsMetabolic remodelingCancer cellsCellular mechanismsEnergy metabolismKey enzyme complexMitochondrial energy metabolismMDA-MB-231 breast cancer cellsMDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cellsCell divisionMitochondrial remodelingEnzyme complexHuman breast cancer cellsATP productionMetastatic phenotypeActive transport systemUncoupler FCCPMitochondrial ATPProtein levelsIntracellular ATPATPAbundanceStructural and Pharmacological Characterization of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore: A Megachannel Formed by F1FO ATP Synthase
Mnatsakanyan N, Llaguno M, Yang Y, Yan Y, Weber J, Sigworth F, Jonas E. Structural and Pharmacological Characterization of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore: A Megachannel Formed by F1FO ATP Synthase. Biophysical Journal 2020, 118: 1a. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.11.198.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
A mitochondrial megachannel resides in monomeric F1FO ATP synthase
Mnatsakanyan N, Llaguno MC, Yang Y, Yan Y, Weber J, Sigworth FJ, Jonas EA. A mitochondrial megachannel resides in monomeric F1FO ATP synthase. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 5823. PMID: 31862883, PMCID: PMC6925261, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13766-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsATP synthase monomersMitochondrial permeability transition poreATP synthaseGiant unilamellar vesiclesMitochondrial megachannelOligomeric stateSmall unilamellar vesiclesF1Fo-ATP synthaseMitochondrial ATP synthaseMitochondrial inner membraneCryo-EM density mapsPermeability transition porePorcine heart mitochondriaUnilamellar vesiclesInner membraneMPTP activityTransition poreElectron cryomicroscopyChannel activityLipid compositionDimer formationHeart mitochondriaSynthaseChannel formationVesiclesParkinson’s disease protein DJ-1 regulates ATP synthase protein components to increase neuronal process outgrowth
Chen R, Park HA, Mnatsakanyan N, Niu Y, Licznerski P, Wu J, Miranda P, Graham M, Tang J, Boon AJW, Cossu G, Mandemakers W, Bonifati V, Smith PJS, Alavian KN, Jonas EA. Parkinson’s disease protein DJ-1 regulates ATP synthase protein components to increase neuronal process outgrowth. Cell Death & Disease 2019, 10: 469. PMID: 31197129, PMCID: PMC6565618, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1679-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDJ-1C subunitATP synthaseParkinson's disease protein DJ-1Β-subunitProtein componentsATP synthase β subunitMitochondrial uncouplingDJ-1 bindsATP synthase efficiencyATP synthase F1Synthase β subunitATP production efficiencyProtein DJ-1Neuronal process extensionProtein levelsNeuronal process outgrowthDJ-1 knockoutWild-type counterpartsSubunit protein levelsDJ-1 mutationsSevere defectsCell metabolismKO neuronsKO culturesATP Synthase C-Subunit-Deficient Mitochondria Have a Small Cyclosporine A-Sensitive Channel, but Lack the Permeability Transition Pore
Neginskaya MA, Solesio ME, Berezhnaya EV, Amodeo GF, Mnatsakanyan N, Jonas EA, Pavlov EV. ATP Synthase C-Subunit-Deficient Mitochondria Have a Small Cyclosporine A-Sensitive Channel, but Lack the Permeability Transition Pore. Cell Reports 2019, 26: 11-17.e2. PMID: 30605668, PMCID: PMC6521848, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.12.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial PT poreC subunitPermeability transitionMitochondrial inner membrane permeabilityPermeability transition poreInner membrane permeabilityATP synthasePT poreBongkrekic acidLarge conductance channelTransition poreMitochondrial functionCell deathParental cellsMitochondriaChannel activityMembrane permeabilityLow-conductance channelsConductance channelLow conductanceSensitive channelsSynthaseConductanceCellsDisruption
2017
Phylogenetic Profiling of Mitochondrial Proteins and Integration Analysis of Bacterial Transcription Units Suggest Evolution of F1Fo ATP Synthase from Multiple Modules
Niu Y, Moghimyfiroozabad S, Safaie S, Yang Y, Jonas EA, Alavian KN. Phylogenetic Profiling of Mitochondrial Proteins and Integration Analysis of Bacterial Transcription Units Suggest Evolution of F1Fo ATP Synthase from Multiple Modules. Journal Of Molecular Evolution 2017, 85: 219-233. PMID: 29177973, PMCID: PMC5709465, DOI: 10.1007/s00239-017-9819-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial transcription unitsF1Fo-ATP synthaseHuman mitochondrial proteinsTranscription unitATP synthaseMitochondrial proteinsPhylogenetic profilesF-type ATP synthaseATP synthase genesSeparate transcription unitsKingdoms of lifeATP synthase complexPeripheral stalk subunitsC subunit ringComplex evolutionary processesAncestral modulesPhylogenetic profilingModular evolutionSynthase complexBacterial genomesUniversal enzymeSynthase geneBacterial classesIndependent assemblyΑ3β3 hexamerThe Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore: Molecular Structure and Function in Health and Disease
Jonas E, Porter G, Beutner G, Mnatsakanyan N, Park H, Mehta N, Chen R, Alavian K. The Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore: Molecular Structure and Function in Health and Disease. Biological And Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering 2017, 69-105. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-55539-3_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial permeability transition porePermeability transition poreCell deathTransition poreMitochondrial inner membraneInner mitochondrial membraneC subunitATP synthaseInner membraneOuter membraneMitochondrial membraneCardiac developmentRegulatory mechanismsOxidative phosphorylationATP productionMitochondrial functionMolecular componentsMitochondrial efficiencyOsmotic dysregulationCell functionLarge conductanceRecent findingsPersistent openingMembraneIon transportExamination of Mitochondrial Ion Conductance by Patch Clamp in Intact Neurons and Mitochondrial Membrane Preparations
Jonas E, Mnatsakanyan N. Examination of Mitochondrial Ion Conductance by Patch Clamp in Intact Neurons and Mitochondrial Membrane Preparations. Neuromethods 2017, 123: 211-238. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6890-9_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial calcium uniporterMitochondrial permeability transition poreInner membraneCell deathOuter membraneIon channelsBcl-2 family proteinsNumerous cellular processesMitochondrial ion channelsComplex of proteinsChannel activityTrafficking of metabolitesPro-death stimuliMitochondrial membrane preparationsPermeability transition poreIon channel activityMembrane compartmentalizationIon channel complexDeath channelATP synthaseCellular processesFamily proteinsCalcium uniporterMolecular participantsATP production
2016
The Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore and ATP Synthase
Beutner G, Alavian K, Jonas EA, Porter GA. The Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore and ATP Synthase. Handbook Of Experimental Pharmacology 2016, 240: 21-46. PMID: 27590224, PMCID: PMC7439278, DOI: 10.1007/164_2016_5.BooksConceptsPermeability transition poreElectron transport chainATP synthaseGeneration of ATPMitochondrial permeability transition poreATP generationTransition poreCell deathC subunit ringMitochondrial ATP generationFo subunitsEmbryonic mouse heartPTP openingTransport chainOxidative phosphorylationEquivalents NADHMature cellsSynthasePhysiologic roleMouse heartsATPRecent studiesPhosphorylationSubunitsFADH2Physiological roles of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore
Mnatsakanyan N, Beutner G, Porter GA, Alavian KN, Jonas EA. Physiological roles of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. Journal Of Bioenergetics And Biomembranes 2016, 49: 13-25. PMID: 26868013, PMCID: PMC4981558, DOI: 10.1007/s10863-016-9652-1.BooksConceptsMitochondrial permeability transition poreATP synthaseOxidative phosphorylationATP productionMulti-protein enzymeF1Fo-ATP synthaseMembrane potential maintenanceInner mitochondrial membraneSynaptic vesicle recyclingMembrane-inserted portionPermeability transition poreMitochondrial permeability transitionRegulatory complexC subunitCellular functionsVesicle recyclingMitochondrial membraneCardiac developmentRegulatory mechanismsMitochondrial productionTransition porePermeability transitionPhysiological roleCell deathEnzymatic portionMitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore (mPTP) Formation Requires the Participation of c-Subunit of ATP-Synthase, Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and Inorganic Polyphosphate (polyP)
Elustondo P, Mnatsakanyan N, Eleonora Z, Jonas E, Pavlov E. Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore (mPTP) Formation Requires the Participation of c-Subunit of ATP-Synthase, Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and Inorganic Polyphosphate (polyP). Biophysical Journal 2016, 110: 310a. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.11.1666.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
The Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore, the c‐Subunit of the F1Fo ATP Synthase, Cellular Development, and Synaptic Efficiency
Jonas E, Porter G, Beutner G, Mnatsakanyan N, Alavian K. The Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore, the c‐Subunit of the F1Fo ATP Synthase, Cellular Development, and Synaptic Efficiency. 2015, 31-64. DOI: 10.1002/9781119017127.ch2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial permeability transition poreMitochondrial membrane permeabilizationPermeability transition poreATP synthaseC subunitCell deathOuter mitochondrial membrane permeabilizationTransition poreF1Fo-ATP synthaseInner mitochondrial membraneMembrane channel activityMitochondrial permeability transitionMetabolic plasticityPT poreOuter membraneCellular developmentMembrane permeabilizationMitochondrial membraneRegulatory mechanismsOxidative phosphorylationAdenosine triphosphate (ATP) productionMitochondrial functionPermeability transitionMolecular componentsTriphosphate productionCell death disguised: The mitochondrial permeability transition pore as the c-subunit of the F1FO ATP synthase
Jonas EA, Porter GA, Beutner G, Mnatsakanyan N, Alavian KN. Cell death disguised: The mitochondrial permeability transition pore as the c-subunit of the F1FO ATP synthase. Pharmacological Research 2015, 99: 382-392. PMID: 25956324, PMCID: PMC4567435, DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2015.04.013.BooksConceptsMitochondrial permeability transition poreATP synthaseC subunitCell deathF1Fo-ATP synthaseInner mitochondrial membranePermeability transition poreMitochondrial permeability transitionOuter membraneMitochondrial membraneRegulatory mechanismsOxidative phosphorylationATP productionTransition poreMitochondrial functionPermeability transitionMolecular componentsOsmotic dysregulationLarge conductancePathological roleRecent findingsPersistent openingSynthaseIon transportMembrane
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 production