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- Title
Haplotype variability in mitochondrial rRNA predisposes to metabolic syndrome.
- Authors
Pecina, Petr; Čunátová, Kristýna; Kaplanová, Vilma; Puertas-Frias, Guillermo; Šilhavý, Jan; Tauchmannová, Kateřina; Vrbacký, Marek; Čajka, Tomáš; Gahura, Ondřej; Hlaváčková, Markéta; Stránecký, Viktor; Kmoch, Stanislav; Pravenec, Michal; Houštěk, Josef; Mráček, Tomáš; Pecinová, Alena
- Abstract
Metabolic syndrome is a growing concern in developed societies and due to its polygenic nature, the genetic component is only slowly being elucidated. Common mitochondrial DNA sequence variants have been associated with symptoms of metabolic syndrome and may, therefore, be relevant players in the genetics of metabolic syndrome. We investigate the effect of mitochondrial sequence variation on the metabolic phenotype in conplastic rat strains with identical nuclear but unique mitochondrial genomes, challenged by high-fat diet. We find that the variation in mitochondrial rRNA sequence represents risk factor in the insulin resistance development, which is associated with diacylglycerols accumulation, induced by tissue-specific reduction of the oxidative capacity. These metabolic perturbations stem from the 12S rRNA sequence variation affecting mitochondrial ribosome assembly and translation. Our work demonstrates that physiological variation in mitochondrial rRNA might represent a relevant underlying factor in the progression of metabolic syndrome. Detailed characterization of mtDNA haplotypes uncovers the impact of mitochondrial rRNA variations on mitochondrial translation and oxidative capacity and their metabolic consequences including insulin resistance development induced by high-fat diet.
- Subjects
INSULIN resistance; NUCLEOTIDE sequence; HIGH-fat diet; METABOLIC syndrome; GENETIC translation
- Publication
Communications Biology, 2024, Vol 7, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2399-3642
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s42003-024-06819-w