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Cardiolipin biosynthesis and mitochondrial respiratory chain function are interdependent.

Vishal M Gohil1, Paulette Hayes, Shigemi Matsuyama

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
|August 5, 2004
PubMed
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Cardiolipin biosynthesis is regulated by the mitochondrial proton-motive force. Functional electron transport chains control cardiolipin synthase activity, impacting phospholipid production.

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Area of Science:

  • Mitochondrial biochemistry
  • Membrane biophysics
  • Cellular respiration

Background:

  • Cardiolipin (CL) is crucial for respiratory chain complex stability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
  • CL synthase activity is diminished in mutants lacking respiratory complex assembly.
  • The relationship between mitochondrial respiration and CL biosynthesis requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the interdependence between the mitochondrial respiratory chain and cardiolipin biosynthesis.
  • To determine the regulatory mechanisms controlling cardiolipin synthesis in vivo.
  • To explore the role of the proton-motive force in regulating cardiolipin biosynthesis.

Main Methods:

  • Pulse-labeling experiments in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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  • Analysis of cardiolipin biosynthesis in respiratory complex assembly mutants (Complexes III, IV, and V).
  • Treatment with oxidative phosphorylation inhibitors (CCCP, valinomycin, oligomycin).

    • Main Results:

    • In vivo cardiolipin biosynthesis was reduced in mutants affecting respiratory complexes III, IV, and V assembly.
    • CCCP, an inhibitor reducing the pH gradient, decreased cardiolipin synthesis.
    • Valinomycin and oligomycin, affecting membrane potential and ATP synthase, did not inhibit cardiolipin synthesis.
    • Phosphatidylglycerol biosynthesis and CRD1 gene expression remained unaffected by the inhibitors.

    Conclusions:

    • Cardiolipin biosynthesis is regulated by the DeltapH component of the proton-motive force, generated by a functional electron transport chain.
    • Regulation occurs at the level of cardiolipin synthase activity.
    • This study demonstrates, for the first time, the regulation of phospholipid biosynthesis by changes in subcellular compartment pH.