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Investigating the metabolic alterations caused by the transgenic expression of the mitochondrial alternative oxidase of Ciona intestinalis in Drosophila melanogaster

Abstract

The respiratory chain alternative enzymes constitute additional pathways to the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system, in which oxygen consumption is uncoupled from ATP production. The expression of alternative oxidases and alternative NADH dehydrogenases from tunicates and fungi in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, in the mouse and in cultured human cells has proven to be benign and to counteract deleterious effects of defective OXPHOS systems, such as the high production of reactive oxygen species. The observed benefits are in paradox with the fact that genes for alternative enzymes were lost independently, early in the evolution of Vertebrata and Arthropoda. We thus propose to investigate the functions of an alternative enzyme from Ciona intestinalis (Tunicata: Ascidiacea), the alternative oxidase (AOX), when expressed in transgenic fruitflies. These organisms will be challenged by thermal and dietetic stress conditions to study mitochondrial metabolism and to evaluate aerobic performance. We will use a variety of molecular biology techniques (including RNA-Seq and high resolution mass spectrometry) to investigate the changes in cell transcriptomics and mitochondrial proteomics, providing data about the physiological alterations caused by AOX and insights into the evolution of the mitochondrial alternative pathways in animals. (AU)

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Scientific publications (21)
(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)
SAARI, SINA; GARCIA, GEOVANA S.; BREMER, KATHARINA; CHIODA, MARINA M.; ANDJELKOVIC, ANA; DEBES, PAUL V.; NIKINMAA, MIKKO; SZIBOR, MARTEN; DUFOUR, ERIC; RUSTIN, PIERRE; et al. Alternative respiratory chain enzymes: Therapeutic potential and possible pitfalls. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE, v. 1865, n. 4, SI, p. 854-866, . (15/02174-1, 14/02253-6, 16/00013-3)
OLIVEIRA, MARCOS T.; PONTES, CAROLINA DE BOVI; CIESIELSKI, GRZEGORZ L.. Roles of the mitochondrial replisome in mitochondrial DNA deletion formation. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, v. 43, n. 1, 1, . (17/04372-0, 14/02253-6)
SALMINEN, TIINA S.; OLIVEIRA, MARCOS T.; CANNINO, GIUSEPPE; LILLSUNDE, PAIVI; JACOBS, HOWARD T.; KAGUNI, LAURIE S.. Mitochondrial genotype modulates mtDNA copy number and organismal phenotype in Drosophila. MITOCHONDRION, v. 34, p. 75-83, . (14/02253-6)
KAGUNI, LAURIE S.; OLIVEIRA, MARCOS T.. Structure, function and evolution of the animal mitochondrial replicative DNA helicase. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, v. 51, n. 1, p. 53-64, . (14/02253-6)
ALVES BATISTA, DIEGO FELIPE; FREITAS NETO, OLIVEIRO CAETANO; BARROW, PAUL ANDREW; DE OLIVEIRA, MARCOS TULIO; ALMEIDA, ADRIANA MARIA; FERRAUDO, ANTONIO SERGIO; BERCHIERI, JR., ANGELO. Identification and characterization of regions of difference between the Salmonella Gallinarum biovar Gallinarum and the Salmonella Gallinarum biovar Pullorum genomes. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION, v. 30, p. 74-81, . (11/23483-1, 14/02253-6)
OLIVEIRA, MARCOS T.; HAUKKA, JANI; KAGUNI, LAURIE S.. Evolution of the Metazoan Mitochondrial Replicase. GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, v. 7, n. 4, p. 943-959, . (14/02253-6)
GARCIA, GEOVANA; OLIVEIRA, MARCOS. Alternative Oxidase Confers Thermogenesis and Increased Growth to Drosophila Larvae under Severe Cold Stress. FASEB JOURNAL, v. 35, p. 2-pg., . (17/04372-0, 14/02253-6)
OLIVEIRA, MARCOS T.; PONTES, CAROLINA DE BOVI; CIESIELSKI, GRZEGORZ L.. Roles of the mitochondrial replisome in mitochondrial DNA deletion formation. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, v. 43, n. 1, p. 16-pg., . (14/02253-6, 17/04372-0)
URBINATI, ISMAEL; STAFUZZA, NEDENIA BONVINO; OLIVEIRA, MARCOS TULIO; SELEGUIM CHUD, TATIANE CRISTINA; HIGA, ROBERTO HIROSHI; DE ALMEIDA REGITANO, LUCIANA CORREIA; DE ALENCAR, MAURICIO MELLO; BUZANSKAS, MARCOS ELI; MUNARI, DANISIO PRADO. Selection signatures in Canchim beef cattle. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 7, p. 9-pg., . (14/02253-6, 13/09050-0, 15/08939-0, 13/19335-2)
CAMARGO, ANDRE F.; CHIODA, MARINA M.; RODRIGUES, ANA P. C.; GARCIA, GEOVANA S.; MCKINNEY, EMILY A.; JACOBS, HOWARD T.; OLIVEIRA, MARCOS T.. Xenotopic expression of alternative electron transport enzymes in animal mitochondria and their impact in health and disease. Cell Biology International, v. 42, n. 6, p. 6-pg., . (17/03806-7, 14/02253-6, 17/02813-0, 15/14547-7)
CAMARGO, ANDRE F.; CHIODA, MARINA M.; RODRIGUES, ANA P. C.; GARCIA, GEOVANA S.; MCKINNEY, EMILY A.; JACOBS, HOWARD T.; OLIVEIRA, MARCOS T.. Xenotopic expression of alternative electron transport enzymes in animal mitochondria and their impact in health and disease. Cell Biology International, v. 42, n. 6, SI, p. 664-669, . (14/02253-6, 17/03806-7, 17/02813-0, 15/14547-7)
URBINATI, ISMAEL; STAFUZZA, NEDENIA BONVINO; OLIVEIRA, MARCOS TULIO; SELEGUIM CHUD, TATIANE CRISTINA; HIGA, ROBERTO HIROSHI; DE ALMEIDA REGITANO, LUCIANA CORREIA; DE ALENCAR, MAURICIO MELLO; BUZANSKAS, MARCOS ELI; MUNARI, DANISIO PRADO. Selection signatures in Canchim beef cattle. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, v. 7, . (13/09050-0, 13/19335-2, 14/02253-6, 15/08939-0)
SAARI, SINA; ANDJELKOVIC, ANA; GARCIA, GEOVANA S.; JACOBS, HOWARD T.; OLIVEIRA, MARCOS T.. Expression of Ciona intestinalis AOX causes male reproductive defects in Drosophila melanogaster. BMC Developmental Biology, v. 17, . (14/02253-6)
RODRIGUES, ANA PAULA C.; CAMARGO, ANDRE F.; ANDJELKOVIC, ANA; JACOBS, HOWARD T.; OLIVEIRA, MARCOS T.. Developmental arrest in Drosophila melanogaster caused by mitochondrial DNA replication defects cannot be rescued by the alternative oxidase. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 8, . (15/14547-7, 14/02253-6)
SALMINEN, TIINA S.; CANNINO, GIUSEPPE; OLIVEIRA, MARCOS T.; LILLSUNDE, PAIVI; JACOBS, HOWARD T.; KAGUNI, LAURIE S.. Lethal Interaction of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Genotypes in Drosophila melanogaster. G3-GENES, GENOMES, GENETICS, v. 9, n. 7, p. 2225-2234, . (14/02253-6)
RODRIGUES, ANA PAULA; GOFFART, STEFFI; OLIVEIRA, MARCOS. Distinct Roles of the Mitochondrial DNA Helicase Twinkle in Drosophila Neurons and Muscles. FASEB JOURNAL, v. 35, p. 1-pg., . (14/02253-6, 17/04372-0)
SAARI, SINA; GARCIA, GEOVANA S.; BREMER, KATHARINA; CHIODA, MARINA M.; ANDJELKOVIC, ANA; DEBES, PAUL V.; NIKINMAA, MIKKO; SZIBOR, MARTEN; DUFOUR, ERIC; RUSTIN, PIERRE; et al. Alternative respiratory chain enzymes: Therapeutic potential and possible pitfalls. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE, v. 1865, n. 4, p. 13-pg., . (14/02253-6, 16/00013-3, 15/02174-1)
SAARI, SINA; KEMPPAINEN, ESKO; TUOMELA, TEA; OLIVEIRA, MARCOS T.; DUFOUR, ERIC; JACOBS, HOWARD T.. Alternative oxidase confers nutritional limitation on Drosophila development. OURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART A-ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOG, v. 331, n. 6, p. 16-pg., . (14/02253-6)
MARCOS T. OLIVEIRA; LUCAS ANHEZINI; HELENA M. ARAUJO; MARCUS F. OLIVEIRA; CARLOS A. COUTO-LIMA. Boosting life sciences research in Brazil: building a case for a local Drosophila stock center. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, v. 47, n. 1, . (17/04372-0, 21/06711-2, 22/05632-4, 14/02253-6)
GARCIA, GEOVANA S.; OTHONICAR, MURILO F.; OLIVEIRA, MARCOS T.; COUTO-LIMA, CARLOS A.. An Affordable and Efficient ``Homemade{''} Platform for Drosophila Behavioral Studies, and an Accompanying Protocol for Larval Mitochondrial Respirometry. JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS, n. 175, . (14/02253-6, 17/04372-0)
OLIVEIRA, MARCOS; CAMARGO, ANDRE; GARCIA, GEOVANA; OTHONICAR, MURILO; SAARI, SINA; MARTINS, AILTON; CHIODA, MARINA; JACOBS, HOWARD; DUFOUR, ERIC. Effects of Diet on the Developmental Metabolism of Drosophila Expressing the Ciona intestinalis Alternative Oxidase. FASEB JOURNAL, v. 35, p. 2-pg., . (14/02253-6, 17/04372-0)