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Light-driven activation of mitochondrial proton-motive force improves motor behaviors in a Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT: Mitochondrial degeneration is considered one of the major causes of Parkinson's disease (PD). Improved mitochondrial functions are expected to be a promising therapeutic strategy for PD. In this study, we introduced a light-driven proton transporter, Delta-rhodopsin (dR), to Drosophila mitochondria, where the mitochondrial proton-motive force (?p) and mitochondrial membrane potential are maintained in a light-dependent manner. The loss of the PD-associated mitochondrial gene CHCHD2 resulted in reduced ATP production, enhanced mitochondrial peroxide production and lower Ca2+-buffering activity in dopaminergic (DA) terminals in flies. These cellular defects were improved by the light-dependent activation of mitochondrion-targeted dR (mito-dR). Moreover, mito-dR reversed the pathology caused by the CHCHD2 deficiency to suppress ?-synuclein aggregation, DA neuronal loss, and elevated lipid peroxidation in brain tissue, improving motor behaviors. This study suggests the enhancement of ?p by mito-dR as a therapeutic mechanism that ameliorates neurodegeneration by protecting mitochondrial functions.

SUBMITTER: Imai Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6874642 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Light-driven activation of mitochondrial proton-motive force improves motor behaviors in a Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease.

Imai Yuzuru Y Inoshita Tsuyoshi T Meng Hongrui H Shiba-Fukushima Kahori K Hara Kiyotaka Y KY Sawamura Naoya N Hattori Nobutaka N

Communications biology 20191122

Mitochondrial degeneration is considered one of the major causes of Parkinson's disease (PD). Improved mitochondrial functions are expected to be a promising therapeutic strategy for PD. In this study, we introduced a light-driven proton transporter, Delta-rhodopsin (dR), to Drosophila mitochondria, where the mitochondrial proton-motive force (Δp) and mitochondrial membrane potential are maintained in a light-dependent manner. The loss of the PD-associated mitochondrial gene CHCHD2 ...[more]

PMID: 31799427

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Light-driven activation of mitochondrial proton-motive force improves motor behaviors in a Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease.

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Light-driven activation of mitochondrial proton-motive force improves motor behaviors in a <i>Drosophila</i> model of Parkinson's disease.

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