PMID- 33662401 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210909 LR - 20220226 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 296 DP - 2021 Jan-Jun TI - A genome-wide copper-sensitized screen identifies novel regulators of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase activity. PG - 100485 LID - S0021-9258(21)00259-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100485 [doi] LID - 100485 AB - Copper is essential for the activity and stability of cytochrome c oxidase (CcO), the terminal enzyme of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Loss-of-function mutations in genes required for copper transport to CcO result in fatal human disorders. Despite the fundamental importance of copper in mitochondrial and organismal physiology, systematic identification of genes that regulate mitochondrial copper homeostasis is lacking. To discover these genes, we performed a genome-wide screen using a library of DNA-barcoded yeast deletion mutants grown in copper-supplemented media. Our screen recovered a number of genes known to be involved in cellular copper homeostasis as well as genes previously not linked to mitochondrial copper biology. These newly identified genes include the subunits of the adaptor protein 3 complex (AP-3) and components of the cellular pH-sensing pathway Rim20 and Rim21, both of which are known to affect vacuolar function. We find that AP-3 and Rim mutants exhibit decreased vacuolar acidity, which in turn perturbs mitochondrial copper homeostasis and CcO function. CcO activity of these mutants could be rescued by either restoring vacuolar pH or supplementing growth media with additional copper. Consistent with these genetic data, pharmacological inhibition of the vacuolar proton pump leads to decreased mitochondrial copper content and a concomitant decrease in CcO abundance and activity. Taken together, our study uncovered novel genetic regulators of mitochondrial copper homeostasis and provided a mechanism by which vacuolar pH impacts mitochondrial respiration through copper homeostasis. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Garza, Natalie M AU - Garza NM AD - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. FAU - Griffin, Aaron T AU - Griffin AT AD - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. FAU - Zulkifli, Mohammad AU - Zulkifli M AD - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. FAU - Qiu, Chenxi AU - Qiu C AD - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. FAU - Kaplan, Craig D AU - Kaplan CD AD - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. FAU - Gohil, Vishal M AU - Gohil VM AD - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. Electronic address: vgohil@tamu.edu. LA - eng GR - F31 GM128339/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 GM097260/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 GM111672/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210301 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Culture Media) RN - 0 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins) RN - 789U1901C5 (Copper) RN - EC 1.9.3.1 (Electron Transport Complex IV) SB - IM MH - Copper/*metabolism MH - Culture Media MH - Electron Transport Complex IV/genetics/*metabolism MH - Genome, Fungal MH - High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing/methods MH - Homeostasis MH - Mitochondria/*enzymology MH - Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzymology/genetics/growth & development/*metabolism MH - Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Sequence Deletion PMC - PMC8027276 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AP-3 OT - copper OT - cytochrome c oxidase OT - mitochondria OT - pH OT - rim20 OT - rim21 OT - vacuole COIS- Conflict of interest The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest with the contents of this article. EDAT- 2021/03/05 06:00 MHDA- 2021/09/10 06:00 PMCR- 2021/03/01 CRDT- 2021/03/04 20:12 PHST- 2020/12/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/02/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/02/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/09/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/04 20:12 [entrez] PHST- 2021/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(21)00259-3 [pii] AID - 100485 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100485 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2021 Jan-Jun;296:100485. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100485. Epub 2021 Mar 1.