PRMT1-mediated methylation of MICU1 determines the UCP2/3 dependency of mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake in immortalized cells

oleh: Corina T. Madreiter-Sokolowski, Christiane Klec, Warisara Parichatikanond, Sarah Stryeck, Benjamin Gottschalk, Sergio Pulido, Rene Rost, Emrah Eroglu, Nicole A. Hofmann, Alexander I. Bondarenko, Tobias Madl, Markus Waldeck-Weiermair, Roland Malli, Wolfgang F. Graier

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-09-01

Deskripsi

MICU1 is a regulatory subunit of mitochondrial Ca2+ channels that shields mitochondria from Ca2+ overload. Here the authors show that MICU1 methylation by PRMT1 reduces Ca2+ sensitivity, which is normalized by UCP2/3, re-establishing mitochondrial Ca2+uptake activity.