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Project description:Fibroblast to myofibroblast differentiation is crucial for the initial healing response but excessive myofibroblast activation leads to pathological fibrosis. Therefore, it is imperative to understand the mechanisms underlying myofibroblast formation. Here we report that mitochondrial calcium (mCa2+) signaling is a regulatory mechanism in myofibroblast differentiation and fibrosis. We demonstrate that fibrotic signaling alters gating of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (mtCU) in a MICU1-dependent fashion to reduce mCa2+ uptake and induce coordinated changes in metabolism, i.e., increased glycolysis feeding anabolic pathways and glutaminolysis yielding increased α-ketoglutarate (αKG) bioavailability. mCa2+-dependent metabolic reprogramming leads to the activation of αKG-dependent histone demethylases, enhancing chromatin accessibility in loci specific to the myofibroblast gene program, resulting in differentiation. Our results uncover an important role for the mtCU beyond metabolic regulation and cell death and demonstrate that mCa2+ signaling regulates the epigenome to influence cellular differentiation.
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Project description:Fibroblast to myofibroblast differentiation is crucial for the initial healing response but excessive myofibroblast activation leads to pathological fibrosis. Therefore, it is imperative to understand the mechanisms underlying myofibroblast formation. Here we report that mitochondrial calcium (mCa2+) signaling is a regulatory mechanism in myofibroblast differentiation and fibrosis. We demonstrate that inhibition of mCa2+ uptake in fibroblasts enhances myofibroblast formation and this translates to increased fibrosis following injury. Fibrotic signaling alters the gating of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (mtCU) to reduce mCa2+ uptake and induce specific changes in metabolism. mCa2+-dependent metabolic reprogramming leads to the activation of αKG-dependent demethylases which epigenetically modify promoter regions specific to the myofibroblast gene program resulting in differentiation. Our results uncover an important role for mCa2+ uptake beyond metabolic regulation and cell death and demonstrate that mCa2+ signaling regulates the epigenome to influence cellular differentiation.
2019-08-22 | GSE135529 | GEO
Project description:Fibroblast to myofibroblast differentiation is crucial for the initial healing response but excessive myofibroblast activation leads to pathological fibrosis. Therefore, it is imperative to understand the mechanisms underlying myofibroblast formation. Here we report that mitochondrial calcium (mCa2+) signaling is a regulatory mechanism in myofibroblast differentiation and fibrosis. We demonstrate that inhibition of mCa2+ uptake in fibroblasts enhances myofibroblast formation and this translates to increased fibrosis following injury. Fibrotic signaling alters the gating of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (mtCU) to reduce mCa2+ uptake and induce specific changes in metabolism. mCa2+-dependent metabolic reprogramming leads to the activation of αKG-dependent demethylases which epigenetically modify promoter regions specific to the myofibroblast gene program resulting in differentiation. Our results uncover an important role for mCa2+ uptake beyond metabolic regulation and cell death and demonstrate that mCa2+ signaling regulates the epigenome to influence cellular differentiation.
2019-08-22 | GSE135530 | GEO
Project description:Mitochondrial Calcium Exchange links Metabolism with the Epigenome to Control Cellular Differentiation
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Project description:Mitochondrial Calcium Exchange links Metabolism with the Epigenome to Control Cellular Differentiation (RNA-seq)
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Project description:Cilia are organelles specialized in movement and signal transduction. The ciliary transient receptor potential ion channel polycystin-2 (TRPP2) controls elementary cilia-mediated physiological functions ranging from male fertility and kidney development to left-right patterning. However, the molecular components translating TRPP2 channel-mediated Ca2+ signals into respective physiological functions are unknown. Here, we show that the Ca2+-regulated mitochondrial ATP-Mg/Pi solute carrier 25 A 25 (SLC25A25) acts downstream of TRPP2 in an evolutionarily conserved metabolic signaling pathway. We identify SLC25A25 as an essential component in this cilia-dependent pathway using a genome-wide forward genetic screen in Drosophila melanogaster, followed by a targeted analysis of SLC25A25 function in zebrafish left-right patterning. Our data suggest that TRPP2 ion channels regulate mitochondrial SLC25A25 transporters via Ca2+ establishing an evolutionarily conserved molecular link between ciliary signaling and mitochondrial metabolism.
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