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Expression of a truncated form of the endoplasmic reticulum chaperone protein, ?1 receptor, promotes mitochondrial energy depletion and apoptosis.

ABSTRACT: The ?1 receptor (?(1)R) regulates endoplasmic reticulum (ER)/mitochondrial interorganellar Ca(2+) mobilization through the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP(3)R). Here, we observed that expression of a novel splice variant of ?(1)R, termed short form ?(1)R (?(1)SR), has a detrimental effect on mitochondrial energy production and cell survival. ?(1)SR mRNA lacks 47 ribonucleotides encoding exon 2, resulting in a frameshift and formation of a truncated receptor. ?(1)SR localizes primarily in the ER at perinuclear regions and forms a complex with ?(1)R but not with IP(3)R in the mitochondrion-associated ER membrane. Overexpression of both ?(1)R and the truncated isoform promotes mitochondrial elongation with increased ER mitochondrial contact surface. ?(1)R overexpression increases the efficiency of mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake in response to IP(3)R-driven stimuli, whereas ?(1)SR overexpression reduces it. Most importantly, ?(1)R promotes ATP production via increased mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake, promoting cell survival in the presence of ER stress. By contrast, ?(1)SR suppresses ATP production following ER stress, enhancing cell death. Taken together, the newly identified ?(1)SR isoform interferes with ?(1)R function relevant to mitochondrial energy production under ER stress conditions, promoting cellular apoptosis.

SUBMITTER: Shioda N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3390610 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Expression of a truncated form of the endoplasmic reticulum chaperone protein, σ1 receptor, promotes mitochondrial energy depletion and apoptosis.

Shioda Norifumi N Ishikawa Kiyoshi K Tagashira Hideaki H Ishizuka Toru T Yawo Hiromu H Fukunaga Kohji K

The Journal of biological chemistry 20120522 28

The σ1 receptor (σ(1)R) regulates endoplasmic reticulum (ER)/mitochondrial interorganellar Ca(2+) mobilization through the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP(3)R). Here, we observed that expression of a novel splice variant of σ(1)R, termed short form σ(1)R (σ(1)SR), has a detrimental effect on mitochondrial energy production and cell survival. σ(1)SR mRNA lacks 47 ribonucleotides encoding exon 2, resulting in a frameshift and formation of a truncated receptor. σ(1)SR localizes primarily ...[more]

PMID: 22619170

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