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Mitochondrially-targeted APOBEC1 is a potent mtDNA mutator affecting mitochondrial function and organismal fitness in Drosophila

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Thomas NichollsORCiD, Professor Patrick Chinnery

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Abstract

Somatic mutations in the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) have been linked to multiple disease conditions and to ageing itself. In Drosophila, knock-in of a proofreading deficient mtDNA polymerase (POLG) generates high levels of somatic point mutations and also small indels, but surprisingly limited impact on organismal longevity or fitness. Here we describe a new mtDNA mutator model based on a mitochondrially-targeted cytidine deaminase, APOBEC1. mito-APOBEC1 acts as a potent mutagen which exclusively induces C:G>T:A transitions with no indels or mtDNA depletion. In these flies, the presence of multiple non-synonymous substitutions, even at modest heteroplasmy, disrupts mitochondrial function and dramatically impacts organismal fitness. A detailed analysis of the mutation profile in the POLG and mito-APOBEC1models reveals that mutation type (quality) rather than quantity is a critical factor in impacting organismal fitness. The specificity for transition mutations and the severe phenotypes make mito-APOBEC1 an excellent mtDNA mutator model for ageing research.


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Author(s): Andreazza S, Samstag CL, Sanchez-Martinez A, Fernandez-Vizarra E, Gomez-Duran A, Lee JJ, Tufi R, Hipp MJ, Schmidt EK, Nicholls TJ, Gammage PA, Chinnery PF, Minczuk M, Pallanck LJ, Kennedy SR, Whitworth AJ

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Nature Communications

Year: 2019

Volume: 10

Online publication date: 23/07/2019

Acceptance date: 06/06/2019

Date deposited: 25/07/2019

ISSN (electronic): 2041-1723

Publisher: Nature Publishing Group

URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10857-y

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10857-y

PubMed id: 31337756


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Funder referenceFunder name
212219/Z/18/Z
309742
G0601943
MC_UP_1501/2
MC_UU_00015/4
MC_UU_00015/6
MC-A070-5PSB0
R21NS090073
T32AG000057
W81XWH-16-1-0579

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