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Goldilocks calcium concentrations and the regulation of oxidative phosphorylation: Too much, too little, or just right

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Vilas-Boas, Eloisa A. ; Cabral-Costa, Joao Victor ; Ramos, Vitor M. ; da Silva, Camille C. Caldeira ; Kowaltowski, Alicia J.
Número total de Autores: 5
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Journal of Biological Chemistry; v. 299, n. 3, p. 17-pg., 2023-02-10.
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Calcium (Ca2+) is a key regulator in diverse intracellular signaling pathways and has long been implicated in metabolic control and mitochondrial function. Mitochondria can actively take up large amounts of Ca2+, thereby acting as important intracellular Ca2+ buffers and affecting cytosolic Ca2+ transients. Excessive mitochondrial matrix Ca2+ is known to be deleterious due to opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) and consequent membrane potential dissipation, leading to mitochondrial swelling, rupture, and cell death. Moderate Ca2+ within the organelle, on the other hand, can directly or indirectly activate mitochondrial matrix enzymes, possibly impacting on ATP production. Here, we aimed to determine in a quantitative manner if extra- or intramitochondrial Ca2+ modulates oxidative phosphorylation in mouse liver mitochondria and intact hepatocyte cell lines. To do so, we monitored the effects of more modest versus supraphysiological increases in cytosolic and mitochondrial Ca2+ on oxygen consumption rates. Isolated mitochondria present increased respiratory control ratios (a measure of oxidative phosphorylation efficiency) when incubated with low (2.4 +/- 0.6 mu M) and medium (22.0 +/- 2.4 mu M) Ca2+ concentrations in the presence of complex I-linked substrates pyruvate plus malate and alpha-ketoglutarate, respectively, but not complex II-linked succinate. In intact cells, both low and high cytosolic Ca2+ led to decreased respiratory rates, while ideal rates were present under physiological conditions. High Ca2+ decreased mitochondrial respiration in a substrate-dependent manner, mediated by mPTP. Overall, our results uncover a Goldilocks effect of Ca2+ on liver mitochondria, with specific "just right" concentrations that activate oxidative phosphorylation. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 17/14713-0 - Ca2+ Mitocondrial no Sistema Nervoso Central e Regulação do Metabolismo Energético
Beneficiário:João Victor Cabral Costa
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
Processo FAPESP: 13/07937-8 - Redoxoma
Beneficiário:Ohara Augusto
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs
Processo FAPESP: 19/18402-4 - Efeitos da regulação do transporte de cálcio mitocondrial sobre o processo autofágico em hepatócitos
Beneficiário:Vitor de Miranda Ramos
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
Processo FAPESP: 21/02481-2 - Regulação do metabolismo energético por transporte de cálcio no fígado
Beneficiário:Eloisa Aparecida Vilas Boas
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado