PMID- 27434582 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170621 LR - 20220331 IS - 1545-7885 (Electronic) IS - 1544-9173 (Print) IS - 1544-9173 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 7 DP - 2016 Jul TI - Role of Mitochondrial Dynamics in Neuronal Development: Mechanism for Wolfram Syndrome. PG - e1002511 LID - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002511 [doi] LID - e1002511 AB - Deficiency of the protein Wolfram syndrome 1 (WFS1) is associated with multiple neurological and psychiatric abnormalities similar to those observed in pathologies showing alterations in mitochondrial dynamics. The aim of this study was to examine the hypothesis that WFS1 deficiency affects neuronal function via mitochondrial abnormalities. We show that down-regulation of WFS1 in neurons leads to dramatic changes in mitochondrial dynamics (inhibited mitochondrial fusion, altered mitochondrial trafficking, and augmented mitophagy), delaying neuronal development. WFS1 deficiency induces endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, leading to inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) dysfunction and disturbed cytosolic Ca2+ homeostasis, which, in turn, alters mitochondrial dynamics. Importantly, ER stress, impaired Ca2+ homeostasis, altered mitochondrial dynamics, and delayed neuronal development are causatively related events because interventions at all these levels improved the downstream processes. Our data shed light on the mechanisms of neuronal abnormalities in Wolfram syndrome and point out potential therapeutic targets. This work may have broader implications for understanding the role of mitochondrial dynamics in neuropsychiatric diseases. FAU - Cagalinec, Michal AU - Cagalinec M AD - Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. AD - Department of Muscle Cell Research, Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia. FAU - Liiv, Mailis AU - Liiv M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6203-4810 AD - Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Hodurova, Zuzana AU - Hodurova Z AD - Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Hickey, Miriam Ann AU - Hickey MA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3363-8583 AD - Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Vaarmann, Annika AU - Vaarmann A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0296-8325 AD - Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Mandel, Merle AU - Mandel M AD - Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Zeb, Akbar AU - Zeb A AD - Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Choubey, Vinay AU - Choubey V AD - Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Kuum, Malle AU - Kuum M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4681-1859 AD - Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Safiulina, Dzhamilja AU - Safiulina D AD - Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Vasar, Eero AU - Vasar E AD - Department of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. FAU - Veksler, Vladimir AU - Veksler V AD - INSERM U-1180, Chatenay-Malabry, France. AD - University Paris-Saclay, Chatenay-Malabry, France. FAU - Kaasik, Allen AU - Kaasik A AD - Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160719 PL - United States TA - PLoS Biol JT - PLoS biology JID - 101183755 RN - 0 (Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (wolframin protein) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - Brain/cytology/metabolism MH - Calcium/metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/genetics MH - Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer MH - Homeostasis MH - Humans MH - Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/metabolism MH - Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial/genetics MH - Membrane Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Microscopy, Confocal MH - Mitochondria/genetics/*metabolism MH - *Mitochondrial Dynamics MH - Mitophagy/genetics MH - *Neurogenesis MH - Neurons/cytology/*metabolism MH - PC12 Cells MH - RNA Interference MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Time-Lapse Imaging/methods MH - Wolfram Syndrome/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC4951053 COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2016/07/21 06:00 MHDA- 2017/06/22 06:00 PMCR- 2016/07/19 CRDT- 2016/07/20 06:00 PHST- 2016/01/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/06/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/07/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/07/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/06/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/07/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PBIOLOGY-D-16-00153 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002511 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS Biol. 2016 Jul 19;14(7):e1002511. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002511. eCollection 2016 Jul.