Mitochondrial temperature homeostasis resists external metabolic stresses

  1. Mügen Terzioglu  Is a corresponding author
  2. Kristo Veeroja
  3. Toni Montonen
  4. Teemu O Ihalainen
  5. Tiina S Salminen
  6. Paule Bénit
  7. Pierre Rustin
  8. Young-Tae Chang
  9. Takeharu Nagai
  10. Howard T Jacobs  Is a corresponding author
  1. Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Finland
  2. Université Paris Cité, Inserm, Maladies Neurodéveloppementales et Neurovasculaires, France
  3. SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, Japan
  4. Department of Chemistry, POSTECH, Republic of Korea
  5. Department of Environment and Genetics, La Trobe University, Australia
7 figures, 1 video and 1 additional file

Figures

The mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system and inhibitors.

Summary of the major components of the OXPHOS system and classic inhibitors. Protonmotive OXPHOS enzyme complexes (cI, cIII, cIV, cV) shown in green, the non-protonmotive transgenically introduced …

Figure 2 with 5 supplements
Oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) inhibitors decrease mitochondrial temperature to different extents.

Extrapolated mitochondrial temperature shifts (means ± SD for at least five independent experiments in each case), based on Mito Thermo Yellow (MTY) fluorescence in (A-E) five different cell lines …

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Instrumentation for mitochondrial temperature estimation using fluorescent probes.

Schematic illustration of spectrophotometer, QuantaMaster QM-6/2003 LPS-220B with a Peltier temperature-controlled sample cell chamber. Waterbath (Julabo CORIO CD, Germany) with refrigerated/heated …

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Instrument validation steps for estimation of mitochondrial temperature.

(A) In an initial step, an external temperature probe was used to validate the temperature readings of components of the apparatus (water bath - WB, Peltier - pel, cuvette) as shown on the digital …

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Fluorescence calibration steps for estimation of mitochondrial temperature.

(A) Sample traces showing calibration steps after fluorescence of the indicated inhibitor-treated cells had reached a steady value. Vertical axes are arbitrary values, horizontal axes (time) …

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Independence of Mito Thermo Yellow (MTY) fluorescence from parameters other than temperature.

Response of MTY fluorescence to changes in (A) calcium concentration, (B) hydrogen peroxide, and (C) pH over time (since first addition of supplement to PBS). Supplements were added sequentially to …

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Supplementary data on effects of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) inhibitors on mitochondrial temperature.

(A) Representative fluorescence traces, uniformly rescaled, for Mito Thermo Yellow (MTY)-labelled iMEF(P) cells treated with the indicated combinations of OXPHOS inhibitors. Vertical scale (not …

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Ratiometric fluorescence probes confirm mitochondrial temperature measurements by Mito Thermo Yellow (MTY).

(A) Diagrammatic map (not to scale) of the self-cleaving polyprotein encoded by plasmid mito-gTEMP (coxVIIIx2-gTEMP)/pcDNA3, indicating the reiterated cytochrome oxidase subunit 8 (COX8) targeting …

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Mitochondrial localisation of mito-gTEMP.

Fluorescence microscopy images of iMEF(P) cells transfected with mito-gTEMP and imaged as indicated, as described in Materials and methods. Scale bars 10 μm.

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Supplementary data on mitochondrially targeted temperature-sensitive fluorescent probes.

(A, B, D) Fluorescence traces (AU – arbitrary units) and (C, E) fluorescence ratios at the wavelengths used to measure mT-Sapphire and Sirius, in PBS at 38°C, to which were added the indicated drugs …

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Idealised scheme for cellular/mitochondrial fractionation.

See Materials and methods for technical details. Cells are initially lysed by homogenisation under hypotonic conditions, and nuclei (blue), cytosol (grey), and membranous debris (black) are removed …

Mitochondrial temperature variation between and within cells.

(A, B) Micrographic images of iMEF cells stained with Mito Thermo Yellow (MTY) (A, panel i and B), alongside a parallel culture of cells stained with Mitotracker Deep Red FM (A, panel ii), which …

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Mitochondrial temperature fluctuates in response to substrate availability.

(A, C, D, E) Representative fluorescence ratio traces of mito-gTEMP-expressing iMEF(P) cells resuspended in various media without oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) inhibitors. PBS – …

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Effect of bongkrekic acid (BKA) on Mito Thermo Yellow (MTY) fluorescence.

MTY fluorescence traces for cell-free PBS or iMEF(P) cells treated with BKA as indicated. The drug produced an immediate quenching of fluorescence in both cases. In cells, this was followed by a …

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Restoration of high mitochondrial temperature in alternative oxidase (AOX)-expressing cells after oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) inhibition.

(A) Representative traces of Mito Thermo Yellow (MTY) fluorescence over time, in control and AOX-expressing iMEFs treated with the OXPHOS inhibitors shown. Vertical axes are arbitrary values, …

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Alternative oxidase (AOX)-expressing iMEFs show antimycin- and KCN-resistant respiration.

Respirometric traces from digitonin-permeabilised cells of the indicated lines, treated successively with digitonin – dig, pyruvate+glutamate+malate substrate mix – S, and ADP – A, followed by …

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Supplementary data on effects of inhibitors on fluorescence in alternative oxidase (AOX)-expressing cells.

(A) Representative traces of mito-gTEMP fluorescence ratio for (i) control iMEF(P) and (ii) iMEF(AOX) cells, after rotenone delivery at 15 min until 35 min, with continuous recording (two replicate …

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Cells maintain high mitochondrial temperature despite varying ATP demand.

(A, B) Intramitochondrial temperatures (means ± SD) estimated by mito-gTEMP fluorescence ratio in iMEF(P) and iMEF(alternative oxidase [AOX]) cells as indicated, treated with 150 μM anisomycin for …

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Supplementary data on mitochondrial temperature decrease in anisomycin-treated cells.

Representative fluorescence traces, uniformly rescaled, for (panels i, iii) Mito Thermo Yellow (MTY)-labelled iMEF(AOX) and (panels ii, iv) iMEF(P) cells pretreated for 2 hr with anisomycin, then …

Videos

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Mitochondrial temperature variation between and within cells.

Time-lapse micrographic images (1 frame per 10 s) of iMEF cells stained with Mito Thermo Yellow (MTY), brightness and contrast optimised, showing bright (i.e., potentially cooler) foci within the …

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