Universität zu Köln

Sprenger, Hans-Georg, Wani, Gulzar, Hesseling, Annika, Koenig, Tim, Patron, Maria, MacVicar, Thomas, Ahola, Sofia, Wai, Timothy, Barth, Esther, Rugarli, Elena I. ORCID: 0000-0002-5782-1067, Bergami, Matteo ORCID: 0000-0001-5525-5025 and Langer, Thomas (2019). Loss of the mitochondrial i-AAA protease YME1L leads to ocular dysfunction and spinal axonopathy. EMBO Mol. Med., 11 (1). HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1757-4684

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Abstract

Disturbances in the morphology and function of mitochondria cause neurological diseases, which can affect the central and peripheral nervous system. The i-AAA protease YME1L ensures mitochondrial proteostasis and regulates mitochondrial dynamics by processing of the dynamin-like GTPase OPA1. Mutations in YME1L cause a multi-systemic mitochondriopathy associated with neurological dysfunction and mitochondrial fragmentation but pathogenic mechanisms remained enigmatic. Here, we report on striking cell-type-specific defects in mice lacking YME1L in the nervous system. YME1L-deficient mice manifest ocular dysfunction with microphthalmia and cataracts and develop deficiencies in locomotor activity due to specific degeneration of spinal cord axons, which relay proprioceptive signals from the hind limbs to the cerebellum. Mitochondrial fragmentation occurs throughout the nervous system and does not correlate with the degenerative phenotype. Deletion of Oma1 restores tubular mitochondria but deteriorates axonal degeneration in the absence of YME1L, demonstrating that impaired mitochondrial proteostasis rather than mitochondrial fragmentation causes the observed neurological defects.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Sprenger, Hans-Georg UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wani, Gulzar UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hesseling, Annika UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Koenig, Tim UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Patron, Maria UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED MacVicar, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ahola, Sofia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wai, Timothy UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Barth, Esther UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rugarli, Elena I. UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-5782-1067 UNSPECIFIED Bergami, Matteo UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-5525-5025 UNSPECIFIED Langer, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-140209
DOI:	10.15252/emmm.201809288
Journal or Publication Title:	EMBO Mol. Med.
Volume:	11
Number:	1
Date:	2019
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1757-4684
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences > Department of Biology > Institute for Genetics
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MOUSE MODEL; OPTIC ATROPHY; CELL-DEATH; OPA1; FUSION; OMA1; STRESS; DYNAMICS; CRISTAE; NEURODEGENERATION Multiple languages Medicine, Research & Experimental Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/14020