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- Title
PTCD1 Is Required for Mitochondrial Oxidative-Phosphorylation: Possible Genetic Association with Alzheimer's Disease.
- Authors
Fleck, Daniel; Phu, Lilian; Verschueren, Erik; Hinkle, Trent; Reichelt, Mike; Bhangale, Tushar; Haley, Benjamin; Yuanyuan Wang; Graham, Robert; Kirkpatrick, Donald S.; Sheng, Morgan; Bingol, Baris
- Abstract
In addition to amyloid-β plaques and tau tangles, mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Neurons heavily rely on mitochondrial function, and deficits in brain energy metabolism are detected early in AD; however, direct human genetic evidence for mitochondrial involvement in AD pathogenesis is limited. We analyzed whole-exome sequencing data of 4549 AD cases and 3332 age-matched controls and discovered that rare protein altering variants in the gene pentatricopeptide repeat-containing protein 1 (PTCD1) show a trend for enrichment in cases compared with controls. We show here that PTCD1 is required for normal mitochondrial rRNA levels, proper assembly of the mitochondrial ribosome and hence for mitochondrial translation and assembly of the electron transport chain. Loss of PTCD1 function impairs oxidative phosphorylation and forces cells to rely on glycolysis for energy production. Cells expressing the AD-linked variant of PTCD1 fail to sustain energy production under increased metabolic stress. In neurons, reduced PTCD1 expression leads to lower ATP levels and impacts spontaneous synaptic activity. Thus, our study uncovers a possible link between a protein required for mitochondrial function and energy metabolism and AD risk.
- Subjects
MITOCHONDRIAL pathology; ALZHEIMER'S disease; NEUROFIBRILLARY tangles; OXIDATIVE phosphorylation; ENERGY metabolism; ELECTRON transport
- Publication
Journal of Neuroscience, 2019, Vol 39, Issue 24, p4636
- ISSN
0270-6474
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0116-19.2019