title: Regulation of Ca2+ signalling and Ca2+-mediated cell death by the transcriptional coactivator PGC-1alpha.
abstract: Mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake controls cellular functions as diverse as aerobic metabolism, cytosolic Ca2+signalling and mitochondrial participation in apoptosis. Modulatory inputs converging on the organelle can regulate this process, determining the final outcome of Ca2+-mediated cell stimulation. We investigated in HeLa cells and primary skeletal myotubes the effect on Ca2+ signalling of the transcriptional peroxisome-proliferator-activated-receptor-gamma-coactivator-1alpha (PGC-1alpha), which triggers organelle biogenesis and modifies the mitochondrial proteome. PGC-1alpha selectively reduced mitochondrial Ca2+ responses to cell stimulation by reducing the efficacy of mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake sites and increasing organelle volume. In turn, this affected ER Ca2+ release and cytosolic responses in HeLa cells. Most importantly, the modulation of mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake significantly reduced cellular sensitivity to the Ca2+-mediated proapoptotic effect of C2 ceramide. These results reveal a primary role of PGC-1alpha in shaping mitochondrial participation in calcium signalling, that underlies its protective role against stress and proapoptotic stimuli in pathophysiological conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Section of General Pathology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara 44100, Italy.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vandecasteele
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szabadkai
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rizzuto
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000420:Albuterol / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism; D020013:Calcium Signaling; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006632:Histamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D053496:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors; D007473:Ion Channels; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008931:Mitochondria, Muscle / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008933:Mitochondrial Swelling; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D051266:Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000071248:Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha; D051381:Rats; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection; D000071246:Uncoupling Protein 2
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D015220:Calcium Channels; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; C506926:ITPR1 protein, human; D053496:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors; D007473:Ion Channels; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; C064769:N-acetylsphingosine; D051266:Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1; C486497:PPARGC1A protein, human; D000071248:Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000071246:Uncoupling Protein 2; D006632:Histamine; D013110:Sphingosine; D000420:Albuterol; D002118:Calcium