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BRD4-mediated ER membrane contact creates functionally distinct mitochondrial subtypes

ABSTRACT: Inter-organellar communication is critical for cellular metabolism. One of the most abundant inter-organellar interactions occurs at the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria contact sites (ERMCSs). However, an understanding of the mechanisms governing ERMCS regulation and their roles in cellular metabolism is limited by a lack of tools that permit temporal induction and reversal. Through screening approaches, we identified fedratinib, an FDA-approved drug that dramatically increases ERMCS abundance by inhibiting the epigenetic modifier BRD4. Fedratinib rapidly and reversibly modulates mitochondrial and ER morphology, induces a distinct ER-mitochondria envelopment structure, and alters metabolic homeostasis. Moreover, ERMCS modulation depends on mitochondrial electron transport chain complex III function. Comparison of fedratinib activity to other reported inducers of ERMCSs revealed common mechanisms of induction and function, providing clarity to a growing body of experimental observations. In total, our results uncovered a novel epigenetic signaling pathway and an endogenous metabolic regulator that connects ERMCSs and cellular metabolism.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE280900 | GEO | 2026/03/25

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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