Module 3 - Mitochondria Flashcards
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name a few roles of the mitochondria
ATP production, beta-oxidation of fatty acids, lipid synthesis, steroidogenesis, adaptive thermogenesis, aging, apoptosis, calcium homeostasis. innate immune response
what origins does mitochondria and chloroplasts come from?
cyanobacterial origin (came from host/parasite symbiosis)
when did the host/parasite symbiosis of the cyanobacterial origin happen?
2100 million years ago
how much of mitochondria’s own DNA is in the matrix?
16kB
how many proteins are encoded in the mitochondria? what proteins?
mtDNA: - 13 proteins (OXPHOS oxidative-phosphorylation complexes - 2% of mitochondrial proteins)
- 22 tRNA
- 2 rRNA
- no introns in humans
what % of mito proteins are encoded in the nucleus? how do they get to the mito?
98%. they are then imported post-translationally
how can a phenotype from a mutation appear?
if the mutation takes over 80% of the copies of the mutated DNA (mutation is dose-dependent, not mendelian)
are mito diseases only coming from mutations in mito DNA?
no, can also come from nuclear encoded proteins (mendelian)
how many people get mitochondrial diseases? is there a cure?
1 / 5 000 people.
no cure.
where is the mtDNA nucleoid proteome located?
anchored in the inner face of the IMM
mtDNA is assembled in what?
in nucleoids
do we know what regulates mtDNA replication and transcription?
no;
hypothesis that PGC-1 nuclear encoded factor might regulate transcription
did they find a correlation between mtDNA copies and cell tissue properties?
no;
No correlation between a tissues OX
capacity and mtDNA copy number or between proliferation of mitos and mtDNA copy number.
how many proteins are encoded in the nuclear genome and posttranslationally imported into the mitochondria?
1500 proteins (99%) (only 13 proteins are made in the mitochondria)
how do nucleus and mito speak different languages?
their genetic code had drifted, they use different codons; any new mito gene translocation would become a pseudogene
what acts as a mitochondrial signals?
positively charged helices and amphipathic alpha helices
what are TOMs and TIMs? what is their function?
Translocase of the outer membrane and Translocase of the inner membrane.
They help route protein precursors to the outer, intermembrane, inner membrane, matrix compartments…
by the mid 1990s, what was known about mitochondria?
Kreb’s cycle and that mito activity depended on metabolite concentrations
what is Fzo1?
the first GTPase for mitochondria fusion to be discovered by Margaret Adaline Reed Lewis in 1914. sparked up the field of mito
what was weird about the mitochondria transport?
unlike other transport mechanisms, there is no polarity/directionality in the movement
what happened in yeast mating assay?
they mixed yeast containing red vs green mitochondria (tagged via Fzo1) and induced fusion with alpha-factor
what happened to mitochondria when Fzo1 was lost via temperature incubation of Fzo1-temperature-sensitive mutant strain?
it lead to fragmented mitochondria that could not fuse
what happened when they fused mitochondria from heterokaryons expressing distinct mtDNA mutations?
the mutations complemented eachother and only then could the mitochondria build the proper ETC complexes
how do mtDNA mutations compliment eachother?
mitos lower their mutations %, allowing mitochondria to function properly and lower the risk of mito disease