Polyunsaturated fatty acid sequestration protects against mitochondrial dysfunction-induced ferroptosis

ABSTRACT: Impaired energy production is a hallmark of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) defects. However, secondary metabolic disturbances also represent an important trigger for pathologies originating from OXPHOS aberrations. Here we show that cells with OXPHOS deficiencies accumulate triacylglycerols enriched in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which are stored in lipid droplets. Sequestration of PUFAs is a critical component of a broader stress response, which also includes downregulation of cellular desaturases and upregulation of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4). We demonstrate that this mechanism represents a physiologically relevant protective strategy, manifesting in cells under hypoxia and in immortalised fibroblasts derived from patients with primary mitochondrial comple

SUBMITTER: Alena Pecinova 

PROVIDER: S-SCDT-10_1038-S44319-026-00898-Y | biostudies-other |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other