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Kalpage 2020 Int J Biochem Cell Biol

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Kalpage HA, Wan J, Morse PT, Zurek MP, Turner AA, Khobeir A, Yazdi N, Hakim L, Liu J, Vaishnav A, Sanderson TH, Recanati MA, Grossman LI, Lee I, Edwards BFP, Hüttemann M (2020) Cytochrome c phosphorylation: Control of mitochondrial electron transport chain flux and apoptosis. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 121:105704.

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Kalpage HA, Wan J, Morse PT, Zurek MP, Turner AA, Khobeir A, Yazdi N, Hakim L, Liu J, Vaishnav A, Sanderson TH, Recanati MA, Grossman LI, Lee I, Edwards BFP, Huettemann M (2020) Int J Biochem Cell Biol

Abstract: Cytochrome c (Cytc)1is a cellular life and death decision molecule that regulates cellular energy supply and apoptosis through tissue specific post-translational modifications. Cytc is an electron carrier in the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) and thus central for aerobic energy production. Under conditions of cellular stress, Cytc release from the mitochondria is a committing step for apoptosis, leading to apoptosome formation, caspase activation, and cell death. Recently, Cytc was shown to be a target of cellular signaling pathways that regulate the functions of Cytc by tissue-specific phosphorylations. So far five phosphorylation sites of Cytc have been mapped and functionally characterized, Tyr97, Tyr48, Thr28, Ser47, and Thr58. All five phosphorylations partially inhibit respiration, which we propose results in optimal intermediate mitochondrial membrane potentials and low ROS production under normal conditions. Four of the phosphorylations result in inhibition of the apoptotic functions of Cytc, suggesting a cytoprotective role for phosphorylated Cytc. Interestingly, these phosphorylations are lost during stress conditions such as ischemia. This results in maximal ETC flux during reperfusion, mitochondrial membrane potential hyperpolarization, excessive ROS generation, and apoptosis. We here present a new model proposing that the electron transfer from Cytc to cytochrome c oxidase is the rate-limiting step of the ETC, which is regulated via post-translational modifications of Cytc. This regulation may be dysfunctional in disease conditions such as ischemia-reperfusion injury and neurodegenerative disorders through increased ROS, or cancer, where post-translational modifications on Cytc may provide a mechanism to evade apoptosis.

Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Apoptosis, Cell signaling, Cytochrome c, Phosphorylation, Reactive oxygen species, Respiration Bioblast editor: Plangger M


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Stress:Cell death 


Enzyme: Complex IV;cytochrome c oxidase  Regulation: Cyt c 



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