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Cells ; 11(24)2022 12 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36552784

ABSTRACT

Oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) is an oxygen-dependent process that consumes catabolized nutrients to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to drive energy-dependent biological processes such as excitation-contraction coupling in cardiomyocytes. In addition to in vivo and in vitro experiments, in silico models are valuable for investigating the underlying mechanisms of OXPHOS and predicting its consequences in both physiological and pathological conditions. Here, we compare several prominent kinetic models of OXPHOS in cardiomyocytes. We examine how their mathematical expressions were derived, how their parameters were obtained, the conditions of their experimental counterparts, and the predictions they generated. We aim to explore the general landscape of energy production mechanisms in cardiomyocytes for future in silico models.


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Myocytes, Cardiac , Oxidative Phosphorylation , Myocytes, Cardiac/metabolism , Mitochondria/metabolism , Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism , Models, Theoretical
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iScience ; 25(12): 105502, 2022 Dec 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36444303

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Mitochondria, semi-autonomous eukaryotic organelles, participate in energy production and metabolism, making mitochondrial quality control crucial. As most mitochondrial proteins are encoded by nuclear genes, maintaining mitochondrial function and quality depends on proper mitochondria-nucleus communication and designated mitochondrial retrograde signaling. Early studies focused on retrograde signaling participants and specific gene knockouts. However, mitochondrial signal modulation remains elusive. A mathematical model based on ordinary differential equations was proposed to simulate signal propagation to nucleus following mitochondrial damage in yeast. Mitochondrial retrograde signaling decisions were described using a Boolean model. Dynamics of retrograde signaling were analyzed and extended to evaluate the model response to noisy damage signals. Simulation revealed localized protein concentration dynamics, including waveforms, frequency response, and robustness under noise. Retrograde signaling is bistable with localized steady states, and increased damage compromises robustness. We elucidated mitochondrial retrograde signaling, thus providing a basis for drug design against yeast and fungi.

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Nat Commun ; 11(1): 4416, 2020 09 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32887881

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Despite the clear association between myocardial injury, heart failure and depressed myocardial energetics, little is known about upstream signals responsible for remodeling myocardial metabolism after pathological stress. Here, we report increased mitochondrial calmodulin kinase II (CaMKII) activation and left ventricular dilation in mice one week after myocardial infarction (MI) surgery. By contrast, mice with genetic mitochondrial CaMKII inhibition are protected from left ventricular dilation and dysfunction after MI. Mice with myocardial and mitochondrial CaMKII overexpression (mtCaMKII) have severe dilated cardiomyopathy and decreased ATP that causes elevated cytoplasmic resting (diastolic) Ca2+ concentration and reduced mechanical performance. We map a metabolic pathway that rescues disease phenotypes in mtCaMKII mice, providing insights into physiological and pathological metabolic consequences of CaMKII signaling in mitochondria. Our findings suggest myocardial dilation, a disease phenotype lacking specific therapies, can be prevented by targeted replacement of mitochondrial creatine kinase or mitochondrial-targeted CaMKII inhibition.


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Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2/metabolism , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/metabolism , Myocardial Infarction/physiopathology , Animals , Calcium/metabolism , Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2/genetics , Energy Metabolism/genetics , Energy Metabolism/physiology , Heart Failure/metabolism , Heart Ventricles/physiopathology , Mice , Mice, Transgenic , Mitochondrial Proteins/genetics , Mitochondrial Proteins/metabolism , Myocardial Infarction/surgery , Signal Transduction
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