发布: 2017年04月05日第7卷第7期 DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.2215 浏览次数: 10436
评审: Jyotiska ChaudhuriPia GiovannelliAnonymous reviewer(s)
Abstract
Perturbation of mitochondrial function is a major hallmark of several pathological conditions and ageing, underlining the essential role of fine-tuned mitochondrial activity (Lopez-Otin et al., 2013). Mitochondrial selective autophagy, known as mitophagy, mediates the removal of dysfunctional and/or superfluous organelles, preserving cellular and organismal homeostasis (Palikaras and Tavernarakis, 2014; Pickrell and Youle, 2015; Scheibye-Knudsen et al., 2015). In this protocol, we describe a method for assessing mitophagy in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Keywords: Ageing (衰老)Background
Mitochondria are characterized as cellular powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, since they are the major energy providers through oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and ATP generation. Moreover, their pivotal role in cellular homeostasis is highlighted by their contribution in the regulation of several fundamental cellular processes including calcium buffering, metabolite synthesis and apoptosis, among others. Deregulation of mitochondrial function is associated with the onset of several pathological conditions including ageing and age-related neurodegenerative diseases (Vafai and Mootha, 2012; Palikaras and Tavernarakis, 2014). Thus, eukaryotic organisms have evolved several complex and highly specialized molecular pathways to guard energy homeostasis (Pickrell and Youle, 2015; Scheibye-Knudsen et al., 2015). Mitophagy is a selective type of autophagy promoting the elimination of impaired mitochondria, and the major degradation pathway by which cells regulate mitochondrial content in response to intracellular and environmental signals (Palikaras et al., 2015; Schiavi et al., 2015; Fang et al., 2016). In this protocol, we describe two methods for monitoring mitophagy in C. elegans. We developed two composites, in vivo imaging systems to asses mitophagy based, first, on the Rosella biosensor (Rosado et al., 2008), which combines a fast-maturing pH-insensitive DsRed fused to a pH-sensitive GFP variant, and second, on a custom, dual-fluorescence reporter system that involves a mitochondria-targeted GFP, together with the autophagosomal marker LGG-1/LC3 fused to DsRed. These protocols facilitate non-invasive monitoring of mitophagy in live specimens.
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Palikaras, K. and Tavernarakis, N. (2017). In vivo Mitophagy Monitoring in Caenorhabditis elegans to Determine Mitochondrial Homeostasis. Bio-protocol 7(7): e2215. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.2215.
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发育生物学 > 细胞信号传导 > 能量平衡
发育生物学 > 细胞信号传导 > 线粒体自噬
细胞生物学 > 细胞成像 > 活细胞成像
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