Genetically controlled mtDNA deletions prevent ROS damage by arresting oxidative phosphorylation

  1. Simon Stenberg
  2. Jing Li
  3. Arne B Gjuvsland
  4. Karl Persson
  5. Erik Demitz-Helin
  6. Carles González Peña
  7. Jia-Xing Yue
  8. Ciaran Gilchrist
  9. Timmy Ärengård
  10. Payam Ghiaci
  11. Lisa Larsson-Berghund
  12. Martin Zackrisson
  13. Silvana Smits
  14. Johan Hallin
  15. Johanna L Höög
  16. Mikael Molin
  17. Gianni Liti
  18. Stig W Omholt  Is a corresponding author
  19. Jonas Warringer  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Gothenburg, Sweden
  2. Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, China
  3. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
  4. University of Gothenburg, Spain
  5. Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
  6. Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, INSERM, IRCAN, France

Abstract

Deletion of mitochondrial DNA in eukaryotes is currently attributed to rare accidental events associated with mitochondrial replication or repair of double-strand breaks. We report the discovery that yeast cells arrest harmful intramitochondrial superoxide production by shutting down respiration through genetically controlled deletion of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation genes. We show that this process critically involves the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase 2 and two-way mitochondrial-nuclear communication through Rtg2 and Rtg3. While mitochondrial DNA homeostasis is rapidly restored after cessation of a short-term superoxide stress, long-term stress causes maladaptive persistence of the deletion process, leading to complete annihilation of the cellular pool of intact mitochondrial genomes and irrevocable loss of respiratory ability. This shows that oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial impairment may be under strict regulatory control. If the results extend to human cells, the results may prove to be of etiological as well as therapeutic importance with regard to age-related mitochondrial impairment and disease.

Data availability

Sequence data that support the findings of this study have been deposited in Sequencing Read Archive (SRA) with the accession codes PRJNA622836.The growth phenotyping code can be found at https://github.com/Scan-o-Matic/scanomatic.git, the simulation code at https://github.com/HelstVadsom/GenomeAdaptation.git and the imaging code at https://github.com/CamachoDejay/SStenberg_3Dyeast_tools.The authors declare that all other data supporting the findings of this study are available within the paper as Supplemental Information Data S1-S30, which can be previewed at https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/mvx7t7rw2d/draft?a=95381e47-dc80-47af-85ab-e0478912a209.

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  1. Simon Stenberg

    Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  2. Jing Li

    State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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  3. Arne B Gjuvsland

    Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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  4. Karl Persson

    Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  5. Erik Demitz-Helin

    Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, erikdemitzhelin, Sweden
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  6. Carles González Peña

    Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Argentona, Spain
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  7. Jia-Xing Yue

    State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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  8. Ciaran Gilchrist

    Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  9. Timmy Ärengård

    Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  10. Payam Ghiaci

    Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  11. Lisa Larsson-Berghund

    Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  12. Martin Zackrisson

    Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  13. Silvana Smits

    Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  14. Johan Hallin

    Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  15. Johanna L Höög

    Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  16. Mikael Molin

    Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  17. Gianni Liti

    Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging, Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, INSERM, IRCAN, Nice, France
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  18. Stig W Omholt

    Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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    Stig.omholt@ntnu.no
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  19. Jonas Warringer

    Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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    jonas.warringer@cmb.gu.se
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Funding

Vetenskapsrådet (2014-6547)

  • Jonas Warringer

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-13-BSV6-0006-01)

  • Gianni Liti

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-15-IDEX-01)

  • Gianni Liti

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-16-CE12-0019)

  • Gianni Liti

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-18-CE12-0004)

  • Gianni Liti

Human Frontiers Science Program (LT000182/2019-L)

  • Johan Hallin

Vetenskapsrådet (2014-4605)

  • Jonas Warringer

Vetenskapsrådet (2015-05427)

  • Mikael Molin

Vetenskapsrådet (2018-03638)

  • Mikael Molin

Vetenskapsrådet (2018-03453)

  • Johanna L Höög

Cancerfonden (2017-778)

  • Mikael Molin

Norges Forskningsråd (178901/V30)

  • Stig W Omholt

Norges Forskningsråd (222364/F20)

  • Stig W Omholt

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-11-LABX-0028-01)

  • Gianni Liti

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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© 2022, Stenberg et al.

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  1. Simon Stenberg
  2. Jing Li
  3. Arne B Gjuvsland
  4. Karl Persson
  5. Erik Demitz-Helin
  6. Carles González Peña
  7. Jia-Xing Yue
  8. Ciaran Gilchrist
  9. Timmy Ärengård
  10. Payam Ghiaci
  11. Lisa Larsson-Berghund
  12. Martin Zackrisson
  13. Silvana Smits
  14. Johan Hallin
  15. Johanna L Höög
  16. Mikael Molin
  17. Gianni Liti
  18. Stig W Omholt
  19. Jonas Warringer
(2022)
Genetically controlled mtDNA deletions prevent ROS damage by arresting oxidative phosphorylation
eLife 11:e76095.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.76095

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