The phosphatase Ptc7 induces coenzyme Q biosynthesis by activating the hydroxylase Coq7 in yeast.
The study of the components of mitochondrial metabolism has potential benefits for health span and lifespan because the maintenance of efficient mitochondrial function and antioxidant capacity is associated with improved health and survival. In yeast, mitochondrial function requires the tight control of several metabolic processes such as coenzyme Q biosynthesis, assuring an appropriate energy supply and antioxidant functions. Many mitochondrial processes are regulated by phosphorylation cycles mediated by protein kinases and phosphatases. In this study, we determined that the mitochondrial phosphatase Ptc7p, a Ser/Thr phosphatase, was required to regulate coenzyme Q6 biosynthesis, which in turn activated aerobic metabolism and enhanced oxidative stress resistance. We showed that Ptc7p phosphatase specifically activated coenzyme Q6 biosynthesis through the dephosphorylation of the demethoxy-Q6 hydroxylase Coq7p. The current findings revealed that Ptc7p is a regulator of mitochondrial metabolism that is essential to maintain proper function of the mitochondria by regulating energy metabolism and oxidative stress resistance.
From the Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER) Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Sevilla 41013, Spain.
Alejandro
A
Martín-Montalvo
Isabel
I
González-Mariscal
Teresa
T
Pomares-Viciana
Sergio
S
Padilla-López
Manuel
M
Ballesteros
Luis
L
Vazquez-Fonseca
Pablo
P
Gandolfo
David L
DL
Brautigan
Placido
P
Navas
Carlos
C
Santos-Ocaña
D000483:Alleles; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D054648:Protein Phosphatase 2 / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014451:Ubiquinone / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism
D000975:Antioxidants; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014451:Ubiquinone; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; C433364:PTC7 protein, S cerevisiae; D054648:Protein Phosphatase 2; C030777:ubiquinone 7
Coenzyme Q; Mitochondrial Metabolism; Phosphatase; Respiratory Chain; Yeast