期刊
FASEB JOURNAL
卷 27, 期 1, 页码 51-62出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-211920
关键词
mitochondria; chick embryo; apoptosis
资金
- Korean Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology [2010000143, 20100020237, 2010K000803]
- U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) [NS-069212]
- Robert Packard Center for ALS Research
Mitochondrial morphology is dynamically remodeled by fusion and fission in neurons, and this process is implicated in nervous system development and pathology. However, the mechanism by which mitochondrial dynamics influence neuronal development is less clear. In this study, we found that the length of mitochondria is progressively reduced during normal development of chick embryo motoneurons (MNs), a process partly controlled by a fission-promoting protein, dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1). Suppression of Drp1 activity by gene electroporation of dominant-negative mutant Drp1 in a subset of developing MNs increased mitochondrial length in vivo, and a greater proportion of Drp1-suppressed MNs underwent programmed cell death (PCD). By contrast, the survival of nontransfected MNs in proximity to the transfected MNs was significantly increased, suggesting that the suppression of Drp1 confers disadvantage during the competition for limited survival signals. Because we also monitored perturbation of neurite outgrowth and mitochondrial membrane depolarization following Drp1 suppression, we suggest that impairments of ATP production and axonal growth may be downstream factors that influence the competition of MNs for survival. Collectively, these results indicate that mitochondrial dynamics are required for normal axonal development and competition-dependent MN PCD.-Choi, S. Y., Kim, J. Y., Kim, H.-W., Cho, B., Cho, H. M., Oppenheim, R. W., Kim, H., Rhyu, I. J., Sun, W. Drp1-mediated mitochondrial dynamics and survival of developing chick motoneurons during the period of normal programmed cell death. FASEB J. 27, 51-62 (2013). www.fasebj.org
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