PMID- 24051032 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140226 LR - 20140103 IS - 1530-6860 (Electronic) IS - 0892-6638 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 1 DP - 2014 Jan TI - Monoamine oxidase-A knockdown in human neuroblastoma cells reveals protection against mitochondrial toxins. PG - 218-29 LID - 10.1096/fj.13-235481 [doi] AB - The study examined how the mitochondrial enzyme monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A), which produces hydrogen peroxide as a catalytic by-product, influences death and survival mechanisms. Targeted microRNA (miRNA) was used to stably knock down MAO-A mRNA, protein, and catalytic activity by 60-70% in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells. The effects of MAO-A knockdown (KD) on ATP, oxidative stress, electron transport chain, and survival following exposure to mitochondrial toxins were assessed. In control cells, complex I inhibition resulted in caspase-mediated cell death linked with ROS production and reduced ATP, followed by up-regulation of MAO-A mRNA, protein, and enzyme activity levels. Inhibition of complex III and IV resulted in a similar increase in MAO-A expression, while up-regulation of MAO-A was lower following complex II inhibition. MAO-A KD decreased basal reactive oxygen species levels by 50% and increased levels of ATP and reduced glutathione and Bcl-2. MAO-A KD specifically increased the activity of complex I but had no effect on complex II-IV activities. Furthermore, MAO-A KD protected against inhibitors of complex I, III, and IV. In summary, endogenous MAO-A levels influence mitochondrial function, notably complex I activity, and MAO-A may be a target for protection against neurodegenerative conditions that involve oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction as underlying pathogenic factors. FAU - Fitzgerald, Julia C AU - Fitzgerald JC AD - 2School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, UK. ellen.billett@ntu.ac.uk. FAU - Ugun-Klusek, Aslihan AU - Ugun-Klusek A FAU - Allen, George AU - Allen G FAU - De Girolamo, Luigi A AU - De Girolamo LA FAU - Hargreaves, Iain AU - Hargreaves I FAU - Ufer, Christoph AU - Ufer C FAU - Abramov, Andrey Y AU - Abramov AY FAU - Billett, E Ellen AU - Billett EE LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130919 PL - United States TA - FASEB J JT - FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology JID - 8804484 RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 8L70Q75FXE (Adenosine Triphosphate) RN - EC 1.4.3.4 (Monoamine Oxidase) SB - IM MH - Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Humans MH - MicroRNAs/genetics MH - Mitochondria/metabolism MH - Monoamine Oxidase/genetics/*metabolism MH - Neuroblastoma/genetics/*metabolism MH - Parkinson Disease/genetics/metabolism MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Parkinson's disease OT - electron transport chain OT - neurodegeneration OT - reactive oxygen species EDAT- 2013/09/21 06:00 MHDA- 2014/02/27 06:00 CRDT- 2013/09/21 06:00 PHST- 2013/09/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/09/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/02/27 06:00 [medline] AID - fj.13-235481 [pii] AID - 10.1096/fj.13-235481 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - FASEB J. 2014 Jan;28(1):218-29. doi: 10.1096/fj.13-235481. Epub 2013 Sep 19.