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Enhanced Ca2+-channeling complex formation at the ER-mitochondria interface underlies the pathogenesis of alcohol-associated liver disease

ABSTRACT: Ca2+ overload-induced mitochondrial dysfunction is considered as a major contributing factor in the pathogenesis of alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD). However, the initiating factors that drive mitochondrial Ca2+ accumulation in ALD remain elusive. Here, we demonstrate that an aberrant increase in mitochondria-associated ER membranes (MAMs) mediates Ca2+ accumulation-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in ALD via the formation of glucose-regulated protein 75 (GRP75)-mediated MAM Ca2+-channeling (MCC) complex. Unbiased transcriptomic analysis reveals pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 (PDK4) as a prominently inducible MAM kinase in ALD. Additional mass spectrometry analysis unveils the critical role of PDK4 in promoting alcohol-induced MCC complex formation and mitochondrial dysfunction by phosphorylating GRP75. Non-phosphorylatable GRP75 mutation or genetic ablation of PDK4 prevents alcohol-induced mitochondrial Ca2+ accumulation and dysfunction. Conversely, ectopic induction of MAM formation in PDK4-deficient mice abrogate the protective effect in alcohol-induced liver injury. Together, our study defines the mediatory role of PDK4 in promoting mitochondrial dysfunction in ALD.

INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos

ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)

SUBMITTER: Byung-gyu kim

LAB HEAD: In-Kyu Lee

PROVIDER: PXD039478 | Pride | 2023-05-10

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Enhanced Ca2+-channeling complex formation at the ER-mitochondria interface underlies the pathogenesis of alcohol-associated liver disease.

Thoudam Themis T Chanda Dipanjan D Lee Jung Yi JY Jung Min-Kyo MK Sinam Ibotombi Singh IS Kim Byung-Gyu BG Park Bo-Yoon BY Kwon Woong Hee WH Kim Hyo-Jeong HJ Kim Myeongjin M Lim Chae Won CW Lee Hoyul H Huh Yang Hoon YH Miller Caroline A CA Saxena Romil R Skill Nicholas J NJ Huda Nazmul N Kusumanchi Praveen P Ma Jing J Yang Zhihong Z Kim Min-Ji MJ Mun Ji Young JY Harris Robert A RA Jeon Jae-Han JH Liangpunsakul Suthat S Lee In-Kyu IK

Nature communications 20230327 1

Ca2+ overload-induced mitochondrial dysfunction is considered as a major contributing factor in the pathogenesis of alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD). However, the initiating factors that drive mitochondrial Ca2+ accumulation in ALD remain elusive. Here, we demonstrate that an aberrant increase in hepatic GRP75-mediated mitochondria-associated ER membrane (MAM) Ca2+-channeling (MCC) complex formation promotes mitochondrial dysfunction in vitro and in male mo ...[more]

PMID: 36973273

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