Mitochondrial calcium uniporter protein MCU is involved in oxidative stress-induced cell death

分类： 生物学 >> 生物物理学 >> 细胞生物学 提交时间： 2016-05-12

Liao, Yajin Hao, Yumin Chen, Hong He, Qing Yuan, Zengqiang Cheng, Jinbo Liao, Yajin He, Qing

摘要： Mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) is a conserved Ca2+ transporter at mitochondrial in eukaryotic cells. However, the role of MCU protein in oxidative stress-induced cell death remains unclear. Here, we showed that ectopically expressed MCU is mitochondrial localized in both HeLa and primary cerebellar granule neurons (CGNs). Knockdown of endogenous MCU decreases mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake following histamine stimulation and attenuates cell death induced by oxidative stress in both HeLa cells and CGNs. We also found MCU interacts with VDAC1 and mediates VDAC1 overexpression-induced cell death in CGNs. This finding demonstrates that MCU-VDAC1 complex regulates mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake and oxidative stress-induced apoptosis, which might represent therapeutic targets for oxidative stress related diseases.

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