Serum Response Factor (SRF)-cofilin-actin signaling axis modulates mitochondrial dynamics
Serum Response Factor (SRF)-cofilin-actin signaling axis modulates mitochondrial dynamics
Aberrant mitochondrial function, morphology, and transport are main features of neurodegenerative diseases. To date, mitochondrial transport within neurons is thought to rely mainly on microtubules, whereas actin might mediate short-range movements and mitochondrial anchoring. Here, we analyzed the impact of actin on neuronal mitochondrial size and localization. F-actin enhanced mitochondrial size and mitochondrial number in neurites and growth cones. In contrast, raising G-actin resulted in mitochondrial fragmentation and decreased mitochondrial abundance. Cellular F-actin/G-actin levels also regulate serum response factor (SRF)-mediated gene regulation, suggesting a possible link between SRF and mitochondrial dynamics. Indeed, SRF-deficient neurons display neurodegenerative hallmarks of mitochondria, including disrupted morphology, fragmentation, and impaired mitochondrial motility, as well as ATP energy metabolism. Conversely, constitutively active SRF-VP16 induced formation of mitochondrial networks and rescued huntingtin (HTT)-impaired mitochondrial dynamics. Finally, SRF and actin dynamics are connected via the actin severing protein cofilin and its slingshot phosphatase to modulate neuronal mitochondrial dynamics. In summary, our data suggest that the SRF-cofilin-actin signaling axis modulates neuronal mitochondrial function.
Cofilin 1, metabolism [Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases], Serum Response Factor, metabolism [Actins], metabolism [Microtubules], metabolism [Hippocampus], Mice, Transgenic, Nerve Tissue Proteins, metabolism [Serum Response Factor], metabolism [Herpes Simplex Virus Protein Vmw65], Hippocampus, Microtubules, Models, Biological, Mice, Adenosine Triphosphate, Htt protein, mouse, Animals, Tissue Distribution, Neurons, Huntingtin Protein, metabolism [Nerve Tissue Proteins], Nuclear Proteins, Herpes Simplex Virus Protein Vmw65, metabolism [Mitochondria], Actins, Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases, Mitochondria, metabolism [Cofilin 1], metabolism [Neurons], metabolism [Adenosine Triphosphate], Mutation, metabolism [Nuclear Proteins], Signal Transduction, ddc: ddc:500
Cofilin 1, metabolism [Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases], Serum Response Factor, metabolism [Actins], metabolism [Microtubules], metabolism [Hippocampus], Mice, Transgenic, Nerve Tissue Proteins, metabolism [Serum Response Factor], metabolism [Herpes Simplex Virus Protein Vmw65], Hippocampus, Microtubules, Models, Biological, Mice, Adenosine Triphosphate, Htt protein, mouse, Animals, Tissue Distribution, Neurons, Huntingtin Protein, metabolism [Nerve Tissue Proteins], Nuclear Proteins, Herpes Simplex Virus Protein Vmw65, metabolism [Mitochondria], Actins, Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases, Mitochondria, metabolism [Cofilin 1], metabolism [Neurons], metabolism [Adenosine Triphosphate], Mutation, metabolism [Nuclear Proteins], Signal Transduction, ddc: ddc:500
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