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1
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can exosomes engulf a whole mitochondria?

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no - only in fragments

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what are some components of the mitochondria that are highly immunogenic?

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  • the inner membrane lipid cardiolipin
  • the cytochrome C
  • mitochondrial DNA
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what are all three immunogenic components of mitochondria recognized as?

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DAMPS - damage associated molecular patterns

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what is transmitophagy?

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the process in which neurons deliver damaged mitochondria to astrocytes

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when does transmitophagy occur?

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when the load is excessive in the neurons and they can’t manage to degrade all the damaged mitochondria

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what happens when the CNS releases DAMPs?

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these molecules are taken up by microglial cells → macrophages of the CNS

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what is the effect of microglial cells releasing DAMPs?

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further neuron damage - associated with chronic inflammation

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when might microglial cells release entire mitochondria?

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if they are damaged

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describe neurons:

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polarized cells with extreme morphology

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what characteristic of mitochondria is crucial for their function?

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their need for rejuvenation (proper turnover)

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what is mitostasis?

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a specialized form of homeostasis by which the mitochondria number and quantity are maintained over time

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what are the two levels of mitochondrial control that encompass mitostasis?

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molecular (control of the proteome) and organellar (control of mitochondrial dynamics)

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what are the player of fusion and fission that are dynamin-like GTPases?

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  • DRP1
  • MFN1 & 2
  • OPA1
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what are the two types of transport in neurons?

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long range and short range

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what type of transport occurs in the axons?

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long range transport

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what is long range transport based on?

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based on microtubules and molecular motors that can mediate the anterograde transport and retrograde transport of mit

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how does long range transport compare to short range transport?

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LRT is much faster

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what is short range transport based on?

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based on microfilaments of actin or neurofilaments → mit are bound on the cytoskeleton by different motor proteins

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why do we need fast transport in axons?

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we have to deliver the mit far to synapses

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how is speed affected when mitochondria shift from the microtubules to the actin or neurofilament?

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the movement becomes slow because the mit need to stay there for a long time in order to provide the ATP to buffer the calcium locally

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what is the best form for mitochondria to be transported?

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it needs to be in the intermediate state → not completely fragmented but with short tubules

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what is the effect on transportation if there are issues with mit fission?

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if we lose fission the mitochondria are more elongated, and they can generate giant balloons difficult to transport

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what happens when mitochondria are highly fragmented?

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there is not transport

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what are two crucial events important to neurons played by mitochondria?

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ATP production and Ca2+ buffering

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where does 90% of the ATP come from?

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provided by mitochondria

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why must mitochondria be turned over?

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sometimes the journey of the mit from the soma to the synapses excess the life of the mitochondrial proteins → there must be local synthesis and local degradation of mit proteins

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what local mechanism is involved in mitochondrial metabolism?

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the synthesis of proteins → ribosomes are located in the axons and is driven by the needs of the mitochondria

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what is a challenge that neurons have to face in regards to energy requirements?

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local demand matching → the demand for energy and calcium buffering depends on the regions, the synapses will need the highest level of both

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what is axonal transport?

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the transport of mitochondria from the cell body to the periphery on axon microtubules

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describe the directionality of mitochondrial transport on axons:

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bidirectional → mitochondria move both retrogradely and anterogradely - they make long or short pauses and can change the direction of their journey

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what percentage of the mitochondria are stationary in the CNS?

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almsot 70% → we need them in specific locations to exert their functional roles

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what is the average velocity of mitochondria?

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.3-2 µm/sec

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what is a Kymograph analysis and what does it show us?

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overview of mitochondrial transport → vertical bars represent stationary mitochondria and oblique lines indicate retrograde or anterograde mit

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what is seen regarding mitochondrial movement in primary mitochondrial disease?

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difficulties in transport with a large accumulation in the stroma

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what is the “dying-back pathology” in neurons?

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neurons don’t remain healthy → since the mitochondria are not transported to the terminals, the axon starts degenerating from the back to the stroma causing it to die

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what mitochondrial motor is required for anterograde movement?

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kinesins

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what mitochondrial motor is required for retrograde movement?

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dyneins

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what is the motor for the actin cytoskeleton?

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myosin V (A)

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describe the moving of the mitochondrial potential?

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it is equal, regardless of whether it is moving retrogradely or anterogradely → whether they are damaged or healthy they are damaged or healthy in BOTH directions

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why is it more difficult to study mitochondrial transport in dendrites?

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they are smaller and in the proximal dendrites, where the microtubules are very short and have mixed polarity

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what is mitochondrial movement mediated by in dendritic spines?

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mediate by microfilaments

42
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in kinesins, dyneisns, and myosins, what is the head domain important for?

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interactions with microtubules → head domain walks along the microtubules

43
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in kinesins, dyneisns, and myosins, what is the tail domain important for?

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interacts with the cargo (mitochondria)

44
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how many types of kinesins are there in mammals?

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3

45
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what is the most important kinesin in neurons?

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KIF5A

46
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what is the function of dyeins?

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mediate retrograde movement towards the minus end of microtubules

47
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what do dyneins allow for?

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the long distance transport of mitochondria and other organelles on microtubules though mechanisms that require ATP hydrolysis

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what is the function of Myosin V?

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motor protein and a possible transporter of mitochondria on actin filaments, which are enriched in synaptic terminals and in distal dendrites and are responsible for mitochondrial docking

49
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how are mitochondria bound to microtubules?

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though kinesins

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what happens once mitochondria reach the terminals and detach from the microtubule?

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they attach to the microfilaments via Myosin V

51
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how do mitochondria attach to the motor proteins?

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through adaptor proteins on the outer membrane

52
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besides attachment, what is another function of adaptor proteins?

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also give specificity of transport

53
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what specifically on the outer membrane gives specificity of transport?

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Miro1

54
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describe Miro1:

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calcium binding protein with two EF and GTP domains

55
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what does Miro1 interact with?

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Milton → form the Miro/Milton complex which interacts with kinesins and dyneins

56
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there are at least four levels of regulation for mitochondrial transport, what is the the first and most important?

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mediated by calcium levels

57
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how is mitochondrial transport mediated by calcium levels?

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if there is a very high calcium increase in the neurons, the calcium binds to the EF ends of Miro1 and this induces a conformational change in the complex by which the kinesin is detached from the microtubules, and trapped by the Miro-Milton complex.

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what is calcium used to trigger in mitochondria movement?

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calcium is needed to stop the mitochondria in the site where they have to exert calcium buffering

59
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what does the regulation of mitochondrial transport depend on?

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cellular needs

60
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what else besides calcium can make mitochondria stop and anchor it to the microtubule?

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Syntaphilin → anchors all stationary mitochondria to the microtubules

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what happens when mitochondria are depolarized during transport?

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activates the PINK1-Parkin pathway

62
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what other protein is degraded by PINK1-Parkin pathway upon ubiquitination?

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Miro1

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mitofusins are part of the omm as well, so what happens when they get ubiquinated?

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in the case of depolarization and the loss of transport, there is a loss of fusion as well

64
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where does mitophagy occur?

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in the distal regions of the axon

65
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where are Purkinje neurons located?

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in the cerebellar cortex

66
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what is the function of Purkinje neurons?

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they are GABAergic neurons with inhibitory function, they make synapses with the deep cerebellar nuclei, which are in contact with the spinal neurons

67
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what do Purkinje neurons exert control on?

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fine control of movement and coordination

68
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what is strictly related to Purkinje neuron health and functionality?

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mitostasis - strictly correlated to the calcium homeostasis pathway → impairment of mitostasis results in the degradation of calcium homeostasis

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why is it hypothesized that Purkinje neurons have such a high reliance on mitochondria?

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they have a very high oxidative metabolism → they have a considerable demand of high amounts of ATP levels and Ca2+ buffering

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what is different about Purkinje neurons compared to normal neurons?

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post-synaptically they mainly receive excitatory stimulation (glutamatergic), so they experience very large amounts of calcium fluxes, higher compared to other neurons → they have spontaneous firing properties

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what does any alteration of mitochondrial transport lead to in Purkinje neurons?

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causes mitochondria to accumulate in the soma of the Purkinje cells and not be transported to the periphery

72
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what does an accumulation of mitochondria in Purkinje cells cause?

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a pathological accumulation of calcium in the synaptic terminals

73
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what is another possible cause of the deregulation of calcium homeostasis besides the accumulation of mitochondria?

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low ATP levels since ATP fuels the activity of the calcium-clearance system (SERCA)

74
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what are diseases involving cerebellar ataxias characterized by?

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cerebellar atrophy and loss of Purkinje cells, with consequent loss of coordination and balance, difficult movements, and, in the final stages, the patients also have poor coordination of hands, speech and eye movements

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describe cerebellar ataxias diseases in terms of genetics:

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have a high genetic heterogeneity and are autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and X-linked forms

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what are ARCAs?

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autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxias

77
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what is the biggest example for ARCAs?

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m-AAA associated ataxias

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what is m-AAA?

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a complex located in the imm that is important to exert the protein quality control in the organelle

79
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what are the two types of m-AAA?

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oligomeric - AFG3L2
hetero-oligomeric - AFG3L2+ paraplegin

80
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what two diseases can heterozygous AFG3L2 mutations lead to?

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SCA28 and DOA11

81
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what is SCA28?

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heterozygous AFG3L2 mutation in the proteolytic domain related to spino-cerebellar ataxias (SCA28) that leads to the loss of Purkinje cells

82
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what is DOA11?

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AAA (ATPase) domain mutation that results in optic atrophy 11, which is characterized by the loss of retinal ganglion cells

83
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why do the two mutations of heterozygous AFG3L2 affect different cell types?

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Purkinje and retinal ganglion cells are similar in terms of morphology non energy requirements

84
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what do biallelic mutations in SPG7 (gene encoding paraplegin) lead to?

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lead to spastic paraparesis and cerebellar ataxias

85
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what do mutations of the m-AAA, in particular AFG3L2 lead to?

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they are the mitochondrial network morphology, which causes it to be fragmented in the absence of this protein

86
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when mitochondria are damaged and lose their membrane potential, they produce less ATP and are unable to do what?

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buffer calcium at the synapsis → leads to Purkinje cell degeneration

87
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the pathogenesis of these diseases is characterized by a cascade of events in which what happens?

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the mitochondrial netowork is impaired which leads to impairment of mitochondrial trafficking and the accumulation of mitochondria, leaving the synapsis completely empty

88
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what is a beta-lactam antibiotic that can pass through the blood brain barrier (also used to treat other issues in the CNS and meningitis)?

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Ceftriaxone

89
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what does this drug allow for?

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it is possible to potentiate the glutamate internalization of astrocytes, that leads to the reduction glutamatergic stimulation of Purkinje cells, and therefor the calcium flux in them

90
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what is important to remember about Ceftriaxone?

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it targets only downstream events and does not rescue damaged mitochondria

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what is AFG3L2 a master regulator of?

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OPA1 → OMA1=stress sensitive protease

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what does the loss of OPA1 lead to?

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the impairment of fusion and the fragmentation of the mitochondrial network

93
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what does a mutation in AFG3L2 do in regards to OPA1?

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enhances OPA1 processing and degradation by over-activating OMA1

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how does a mutation in AFG3L2 enhance OPA1 processing by over-activating OMA1?

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upon cleaving OPA1, OMA1 undergoes a self-cleavage, in order to regulate the whole process, since it is very dangerous to have OMA1 always active in mitochondria.
It was, also, demonstrated that AFG3L2 regulates the turnover of the proteins encoded by mitochondrial DNA

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the very first step upon the loss of AFG3L2 is the accumulation of mito-encoded polypeptides - what does the accumulation of these products cause?

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STRESS= the over activation of OMA1 therefore leading to over processing of OPA1 resulting in fragmentation

96
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what is mitochondrial proteotoxic stress?

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caused by the accumulation of the mitochondrial-encoded polypeptides, generating an “integrated stress response”

97
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what does the integrated stress response trigger in mitochondria an what is the goal?

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triggers a cytosolic response whose final aim is to shut down translation and to allow for cell recovery

98
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what is the final outcome of the stress signal released by mitochondria into the cytosol?

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the activation of a kinase that phosphorylates eIF2⍺ (translation initiation factor) → shuts down translation in order to reduce the load of proteins the cell has to manage so it can recover

99
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besides shutting down translation so the cell can recover, what else does eIF2⍺ promote the translation of?

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ATF4 → transcription factor that allows the transcription of many cytoprotective genes to help cell recovery

100
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Autosomal dominant cerebella ataxia’s are related to what subclass of the disease?

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SCAs - 48 loci

101
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Autosomal recessive hereditary cerebella ataxia’s coincide with what subclass of the disease?

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ARCAs - 98 loci

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