Contribution of a mitochondrial tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase mutation to the phenotypic expression of the deafness-associated tRNASer(UCN) 7511A>G mutation

© 2019 Fan et al..

Nuclear modifier genes have been proposed to modify the phenotypic expression of mitochondrial DNA mutations. Using a targeted exome-sequencing approach, here we found that the p.191Gly>Val mutation in mitochondrial tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase 2 (YARS2) interacts with the tRNASer(UCN) 7511A>G mutation in causing deafness. Strikingly, members of a Chinese family bearing both the YARS2 p.191Gly>Val and m.7511A>G mutations displayed much higher penetrance of deafness than those pedigrees carrying only the m.7511A>G mutation. The m.7511A>G mutation changed the A4:U69 base-pairing to G4:U69 pairing at the aminoacyl acceptor stem of tRNASer(UCN) and perturbed tRNASer(UCN) structure and function, including an increased melting temperature, altered conformation, instability, and aberrant aminoacylation of mutant tRNA. Using lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from symptomatic and asymptomatic members of these Chinese families and control subjects, we show that cell lines harboring only the m.7511A>G or p.191Gly>Val mutation revealed relatively mild defects in tRNASer(UCN) or tRNATyr metabolism, respectively. However, cell lines harboring both m.7511A>G and p.191Gly>Val mutations displayed more severe defective aminoacylations and lower tRNASer(UCN) and tRNATyr levels, aberrant aminoacylation, and lower levels of other tRNAs, including tRNAThr, tRNALys, tRNALeu(UUR), and tRNASer(AGY), than those in the cell lines carrying only the m.7511A>G or p.191Gly>Val mutation. Furthermore, mutant cell lines harboring both m.7511A>G and p.191Gly>Val mutations exhibited greater decreases in the levels of mitochondrial translation, respiration, and mitochondrial ATP and membrane potentials, along with increased production of reactive oxygen species. Our findings provide molecular-level insights into the pathophysiology of maternally transmitted deafness arising from the synergy between tRNASer(UCN) and mitochondrial YARS mutations.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:294

Enthalten in:

The Journal of biological chemistry - 294(2019), 50 vom: 13. Dez., Seite 19292-19305

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fan, Wenlu [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Kong, Wanzhong [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Limei [VerfasserIn]
Aishanjiang, Maerhaba [VerfasserIn]
Yi, Qiuzi [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Min [VerfasserIn]
Cang, Xiaohui [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Xiaowen [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ye [VerfasserIn]
Mo, Jun Qin [VerfasserIn]
Sondheimer, Neal [VerfasserIn]
Ge, Wanzhong [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Min-Xin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

DNA, Mitochondrial
EC 6.1.1.1
Genetic disorder
Hearing
Hearing loss
Journal Article
Maternal inheritance
Maternally transmitted deafness
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
Mitochondrial disease
Mitochondrial metabolism
Mitochondrial respiratory chain complex
Mitochondrial tRNA
Mitochondrial translation
Mutation
Oxidative stress
Pathogenesis
Pathophysiology
RNA, Transfer, Ser
RNA metabolism
Reactive oxygen species (ROS)
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Synergy
TRNASer(UCN)
Transfer RNA (tRNA)
Translation
Tyrosine-tRNA Ligase
Tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase 2 (YARS2)

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Date Completed 13.07.2020

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1074/jbc.RA119.010598

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM302899820