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Dysregulation of Mitochondrial Ca2+ Uptake and Sarcolemma Repair Underlie Muscle Weakness and Wasting in Patients and Mice Lacking MICU1

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Abstract

© 2019 The AuthorsMuscle function is regulated by Ca2+, which mediates excitation-contraction coupling, energy metabolism, adaptation to exercise, and sarcolemmal repair. Several of these actions rely on Ca2+ delivery to the mitochondrial matrix via the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter, the pore of which is formed by mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU). MCU's gatekeeping and cooperative activation are controlled by MICU1. Loss-of-protein mutation in MICU1 causes a neuromuscular disease. To determine the mechanisms underlying the muscle impairments, we used MICU1 patient cells and skeletal muscle-specific MICU1 knockout mice. Both these models show a lower threshold for MCU-mediated Ca2+ uptake. Lack of MICU1 is associated with impaired mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake during excitation-contraction, aerobic metabolism impairment, muscle weakness, fatigue, and myofiber damage during physical activity. MICU1 deficit compromises mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake during sarcolemmal injury, which causes ineffective repair of the damaged myofibers. Thus, dysregulation of mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake hampers myofiber contractile function, likely through energy metabolism and membrane repair.© 2019 The AuthorsDebattisti et al. report that skeletal muscle-specific loss of mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake 1 (MICU1) in mouse impairs mitochondrial calcium signaling, energy metabolism, and membrane repair, leading to muscle weakness, fatigue, myofiber damage, and high CK levels, recapitulating the muscle symptoms of MICU1 loss in patients.


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Author(s): Debattisti V, Horn A, Singh R, Seifert EL, Hogarth MW, Mazala DA, Huang KT, Horvath R, Jaiswal JK, Hajnoczky G

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Cell Reports

Year: 2019

Volume: 29

Issue: 5

Pages: 1274-1286.e6

Print publication date: 29/10/2019

Online publication date: 30/10/2019

Acceptance date: 20/09/2019

Date deposited: 04/11/2019

ISSN (print): 2211-1247

ISSN (electronic): 2211-1247

Publisher: Elsevier B.V.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2019.09.063

DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.09.063


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