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Uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) modulates the activity of Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) by decreasing mitochondrial ATP production
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De Marchi, Umberto
Castelbou, Cyril
Demaurex, Nicolas
Published in Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2011, vol. 286, no. 37, p. 32533-41
Abstract The uncoupling proteins UCP2 and UCP3 have been postulated to catalyze Ca(2+) entry across the inner membrane of mitochondria, but this proposal is disputed, and other, unrelated proteins have since been identified as the mitochondrial Ca(2+) uniporter. To clarify the role of UCPs in mitochondrial Ca(2+) handling, we down-regulated the expression of the only uncoupling protein of HeLa cells, UCP3, and measured Ca(2+) and ATP levels in the cytosol and in organelles with genetically encoded probes. UCP3 silencing did not alter mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake in permeabilized cells. In intact cells, however, UCP3 depletion increased mitochondrial ATP production and strongly reduced the cytosolic and mitochondrial Ca(2+) elevations evoked by histamine. The reduced Ca(2+) elevations were due to inhibition of store-operated Ca(2+) entry and reduced depletion of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca(2+) stores. UCP3 depletion accelerated the ER Ca(2+) refilling kinetics, indicating that the activity of sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) (SERCA) pumps was increased. Accordingly, SERCA inhibitors reversed the effects of UCP3 depletion on cytosolic, ER, and mitochondrial Ca(2+) responses. Our results indicate that UCP3 is not a mitochondrial Ca(2+) uniporter and that it instead negatively modulates the activity of SERCA by limiting mitochondrial ATP production. The effects of UCP3 on mitochondrial Ca(2+) thus reflect metabolic alterations that impact on cellular Ca(2+) homeostasis. The sensitivity of SERCA to mitochondrial ATP production suggests that mitochondria control the local ATP availability at ER Ca(2+) uptake and release sites.
Keywords Adenosine Triphosphate/biosynthesis/genetics — Calcium/metabolism — Endoplasmic Reticulum/genetics/metabolism — Gene Silencing — HeLa Cells — Homeostasis/physiology — Humans — Ion Channels/genetics/metabolism — Mitochondria/genetics/metabolism — Mitochondrial Proteins/genetics/metabolism — Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases/genetics/metabolism
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PMID: 21775425
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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine fondamentale / Département de physiologie cellulaire et métabolisme
Research group Signaux intracellulaires (210)
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(ISO format) 		DE MARCHI, Umberto, CASTELBOU, Cyril, DEMAUREX, Nicolas. Uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) modulates the activity of Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) by decreasing mitochondrial ATP production. In: Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011, vol. 286, n° 37, p. 32533-41. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:21500

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