Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins protect human airway epithelial ciliated cells from oxidative damage

Apical cilia on epithelial cells defend the lung by propelling pathogens and particulates out of the respiratory airways. Ciliated cells produce ATP that powers cilia beating by densely grouping mitochondria just beneath the apical membrane. However, this efficient localization comes at a cost because electrons leaked during oxidative phosphorylation react with molecular oxygen to form superoxide, and thus, the cluster of mitochondria creates a hotspot for oxidant production. The relatively high oxygen concentration overlying airway epithelia further intensifies the risk of generating superoxide. Thus, airway ciliated cells face a unique challenge of producing harmful levels of oxidants. However, surprisingly, highly ciliated epithelia produce less reactive oxygen species (ROS) than epithelia with few ciliated cells. Compared to other airway cell types, ciliated cells express high levels of mitochondrial uncoupling proteins, UCP2 and UCP5. These proteins decrease mitochondrial protonmotive force and thereby reduce production of ROS. As a result, lipid peroxidation, a marker of oxidant injury, decreases. However, mitochondrial uncoupling proteins exact a price for decreasing oxidant production; they decrease the fraction of mitochondrial respiration that generates ATP. These findings indicate that ciliated cells sacrifice mitochondrial efficiency in exchange for safety from damaging oxidation. Employing uncoupling proteins to prevent oxidant production, instead of relying solely on antioxidants to decrease postproduction oxidant levels, may offer an advantage for targeting a local area of intense ROS generation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:121

Enthalten in:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 121(2024), 10 vom: 05. März, Seite e2318771121

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jain, Akansha [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Bo Ram [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Wenjie [VerfasserIn]
Moninger, Thomas O [VerfasserIn]
Karp, Philip H [VerfasserIn]
Wagner, Brett A [VerfasserIn]
Welsh, Michael J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

11062-77-4
8L70Q75FXE
Adenosine Triphosphate
Ion Channels
Journal Article
Lung
Metabolism
Mitochondrial Proteins
Mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins
Motile cilia
Oxidants
Oxygen
Reactive Oxygen Species
Reactive oxygen species
S88TT14065
Superoxides

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Date Completed 01.03.2024

Date Revised 14.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1073/pnas.2318771121

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36906612X