Noncanonical PDK4 action alters mitochondrial dynamics to affect the cellular respiratory status
- Authors
- Thoudam, Themis; Chanda, Dipanjan; Sinam, Ibotombi Singh; Kim, Byung-Gyu; Kim, Mi-Jin; Oh, Chang Joo; Lee, Jung Yi; Kim, Min-Ji; Park, Soo Yeun; Lee, Shin Yup; Jung, Min-Kyo; Mun, Ji Young; Harris, Robert A.; Ishihara, Naotada; Jeon, Jae-Han; Lee, In-Kyu
- Issue Date
- Aug-2022
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Keywords
- pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4; mitochondrial fission; dynamin-related protein 1; septin 2; OCR
- Citation
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, v.119, no.34
- Journal Title
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Volume
- 119
- Number
- 34
- URI
- http://scholarworks.bwise.kr/kbri/handle/2023.sw.kbri/213
- DOI
- 10.1073/pnas.2120157119
- ISSN
- 0027-8424
- Abstract
- <jats:p>Dynamic regulation of mitochondrial morphology provides cells with the flexibility required to adapt and respond to electron transport chain (ETC) toxins and mitochondrial DNA-linked disease mutations, yet the mechanisms underpinning the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics machinery by these stimuli is poorly understood. Here, we show that pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 (PDK4) is genetically required for cells to undergo rapid mitochondrial fragmentation when challenged with ETC toxins. Moreover, PDK4 overexpression was sufficient to promote mitochondrial fission even in the absence of mitochondrial stress. Importantly, we observed that the PDK4-mediated regulation of mitochondrial fission was independent of its canonical function, i.e., inhibitory phosphorylation of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC). Phosphoproteomic screen for PDK4 substrates, followed by nonphosphorylatable and phosphomimetic mutations of the PDK4 site revealed cytoplasmic GTPase, Septin 2 (SEPT2), as the key effector molecule that acts as a receptor for DRP1 in the outer mitochondrial membrane to promote mitochondrial fission. Conversely, inhibition of the PDK4-SEPT2 axis could restore the balance in mitochondrial dynamics and reinvigorates cellular respiration in mitochondrial fusion factor, mitofusin 2-deficient cells. Furthermore, PDK4-mediated mitochondrial reshaping limits mitochondrial bioenergetics and supports cancer cell growth. Our results identify the PDK4-SEPT2-DRP1 axis as a regulator of mitochondrial function at the interface between cellular bioenergetics and mitochondrial dynamics.</jats:p>
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