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CaM kinase I alpha-induced phosphorylation of Drp1 regulates mitochondrial morphology.


ABSTRACT: Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that frequently move, divide, and fuse with one another to maintain their architecture and functions. However, the signaling mechanisms involved in these processes are still not well characterized. In this study, we analyze mitochondrial dynamics and morphology in neurons. Using time-lapse imaging, we find that Ca2+ influx through voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCCs) causes a rapid halt in mitochondrial movement and induces mitochondrial fission. VDCC-associated Ca2+ signaling stimulates phosphorylation of dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) at serine 600 via activation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase Ialpha (CaMKIalpha). In neurons and HeLa cells, phosphorylation of Drp1 at serine 600 is associated with an increase in Drp1 translocation to mitochondria, whereas in vitro, phosphorylation of Drp1 results in an increase in its affinity for Fis1. CaMKIalpha is a widely expressed protein kinase, suggesting that Ca2+ is likely to be functionally important in the control of mitochondrial dynamics through regulation of Drp1 phosphorylation in neurons and other cell types.

SUBMITTER: Han XJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2500141 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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CaM kinase I alpha-induced phosphorylation of Drp1 regulates mitochondrial morphology.

Han Xiao-Jian XJ   Lu Yun-Fei YF   Li Shun-Ai SA   Kaitsuka Taku T   Sato Yasufumi Y   Tomizawa Kazuhito K   Nairn Angus C AC   Takei Kohji K   Matsui Hideki H   Matsushita Masayuki M  

The Journal of cell biology 20080801 3


Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that frequently move, divide, and fuse with one another to maintain their architecture and functions. However, the signaling mechanisms involved in these processes are still not well characterized. In this study, we analyze mitochondrial dynamics and morphology in neurons. Using time-lapse imaging, we find that Ca2+ influx through voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCCs) causes a rapid halt in mitochondrial movement and induces mitochondrial fission. VDCC-assoc  ...[more]

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