Study of mitochondrial proteins of unknown function and their respective effects on cell viability

• Grant number: 11/07366-5
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: July 01, 2011
• End date: June 30, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Biochemistry - Metabolism and Bioenergetics
• Principal Investigator: Mario Henrique de Barros
• Grantee: Mario Henrique de Barros
• Host Institution: Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Cleverson Busso ; Raquel Fonseca Guedes Monteiro

Abstract

The present project aims the characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae ORFs still identified with unknown function. Cells depleted for most of these ORFs do not show any clear phenotype, making the study of their respective function more problematic. However, our previous works in this subject were very profitable opening new interesting projects, such as those involved in coenzyme Q biosynthesis. These studies will also continue in the next two years. For instance, COQ8 over-expression will be tested in other CoQ mutants as well in cell cultures, looking for possible benefits of increasing the endogenous amount of CoQ as a consequence of extra Coq8p. Secondly, more studies involving the oxidative stress generated in these CoQ mutants are going to continue, focusing the effect in the stability of the mitochondrial DNA. And finally, we are going to use S. cerevisiae as a cellular model of neurodegenerative and neuromiopathies disorders. The SNCA human gene will be express in yeast cells in order to mimic the intracellular effects of parkinsonian neurons, and the respective consequences will be evaluate in the presence and absence of natural antioxidants. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

GOMES, FERNANDO; TAHARA, ERICH B.; BUSSO, CLEVERSON; KOWALTOWSKI, ALICIA J.; BARROS, MARIO H.. nde1 deletion improves mitochondrial DNA maintenance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae coenzyme Q mutants. Biochemical Journal, v. 449, n. 3, p. 595-603, FEB 1 2013. (11/07366-5)

FERREIRA-JUNIOR, JOSE RIBAMAR; BLEICHER, LUCAS; BARROS, MARIO H.. Her2p molecular modeling, mutant analysis and intramitochondrial localization. Fungal Genetics and Biology, v. 60, n. SI, p. 133-139, NOV 2013. (11/07366-5)

ZAMPOL, MARIANA A.; BARROS, MARIO H.. Melatonin improves survival and respiratory activity of yeast cells challenged by alpha-synuclein and menadione. YEAST, v. 35, n. 3, p. 281-290, MAR 2018. (11/07366-5, 11/03583-1)

ARITA, JULIANA HARUMI; BARROS, MARIO H.; RAVAGNANI, FELIPE GUSTAVO; ZIOSI, MARCELLO; SANCHES, LIVIA RENTAS; PICOSSE, FABIOLA ROSA; LOPES, TANIA OLIVEIRA; AGUIAR, PATRICIA DE CARVALHO; MACABELLI, CAROLINA HABERMANN; CHIARATTI, MARCOS R.; et al. Metabolic studies of a patient harbouring a novel S487L mutation in the catalytic subunit of AMPK. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE, v. 1864, n. 5, p. 8-pg., 2018-05-01. (10/51924-0, 13/07937-8, 11/07366-5, 15/23549-3)

ARITA, JULIANA HARUMI; BARROS, MARIO H.; RAVAGNANI, FELIPE GUSTAVO; ZIOSI, MARCELLO; SANCHES, LIVIA RENTAS; PICOSSE, FABIOLA ROSA; LOPES, TANIA OLIVEIRA; AGUIAR, PATRICIA DE CARVALHO; MACABELLI, CAROLINA HABERMANN; CHIARATTI, MARCOS R.; et al. Metabolic studies of a patient harbouring a novel S487L mutation in the catalytic subunit of AMPK. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE, v. 1864, n. 5, A, p. 1896-1903, MAY 2018. (15/23549-3, 13/07937-8, 10/51924-0, 11/07366-5)

BUSSO, CLEVERSON; FERREIRA-JUNIOR, JOSE RIBAMAR; PAULELA, JANAINA A.; BLEICHER, LUCAS; DEMASI, MARILENE; BARROS, MARIO H.. Coq7p relevant residues for protein activity and stability. Biochimie, v. 119, p. 92-102, DEC 2015. (11/07366-5, 13/07937-8)

GOMES, FERNANDO; TAHARA, ERICH B.; BUSSO, CLEVERSON; KOWALTOWSKI, ALICIA J.; BARROS, MARIO H.. nde1 deletion improves mitochondrial DNA maintenance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae coenzyme Q mutants. Biochemical Journal, v. 449, p. 9-pg., 2013-02-01. (11/07366-5)