Loss of voltage dependent anion channel 1 affects mitochondrial bioenergetics in rat dopamine cells
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ABSTRACT: Voltage dependent anion channel 1 (VDAC1) is a multi-functional protein that regulates mitochondrial membrane potential, calcium regulation, and apoptosis. VDAC1 also interacts with a number of signaling pathways important for energy homeostasis and proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases such as alpha-synuclein. To identify novel signaling pathways dependent upon VDAC1 protein in dopamine cells, we used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in rat immortalized dopaminergic N27 cells. Western blot confirmed that VDAC1 protein levels were reduced ~90%. Mitochondrial bioenergetics was assessed to determine if there was functional loss of mitochondrial function without VDAC1. Loss of VDAC1 resulted in lower ATP-linked and maximum respiration, and spare respiratory capacity. Transcriptomics was conducted in these cells to identify the pathways perturbed by loss of VDAC. This study sheds novel insight into the different regulatory roles mediated by VDAC1 in dopamine cells.
ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
PROVIDER: GSE118737 | GEO | 2019/07/31
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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