The EF-hand Ca2+ binding protein MICU choreographs mitochondrial Ca2+ dynamics in Arabidopsis
Plant organelle function must constantly adjust to environmental conditions, which requires dynamic coordination. Ca2+ signaling may play a central role in this process. Free Ca2+ dynamics are tightly regulated and differ markedly between the cytosol, plastid stroma, and mitochondrial matrix. The me...
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| author | Wagner, S Behera, S De Bortoli, S Logan, D Fuchs, P Carraretto, L Teardo, E Cendron, L Nietzel, T Füßl, M Doccula, F Navazio, L Fricker, M van Aken, O Finkemeier, I Meyer, A Szabò, I Costa, A Schwarzländer, M |
| author_facet | Wagner, S Behera, S De Bortoli, S Logan, D Fuchs, P Carraretto, L Teardo, E Cendron, L Nietzel, T Füßl, M Doccula, F Navazio, L Fricker, M van Aken, O Finkemeier, I Meyer, A Szabò, I Costa, A Schwarzländer, M |
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| description | Plant organelle function must constantly adjust to environmental conditions, which requires dynamic coordination. Ca2+ signaling may play a central role in this process. Free Ca2+ dynamics are tightly regulated and differ markedly between the cytosol, plastid stroma, and mitochondrial matrix. The mechanistic basis of compartment-specific Ca2+ dynamics is poorly understood. Here, we studied the function of At-MICU, an EF-hand protein of Arabidopsis thaliana with homology to constituents of the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter machinery in mammals. MICU binds Ca2+ and localizes to the mitochondria in Arabidopsis. In vivo imaging of roots expressing a genetically encoded Ca2+ sensor in the mitochondrial matrix revealed that lack of MICU increased resting concentrations of free Ca2+ in the matrix. Furthermore, Ca2+ elevations triggered by auxin and extracellular ATP occurred more rapidly and reached higher maximal concentrations in the mitochondria of micu mutants, whereas cytosolic Ca2+ signatures remained unchanged. These findings support the idea that a conserved uniporter system, with composition and regulation distinct from the mammalian machinery, mediates mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake in plants under in vivo conditions. They further suggest that MICU acts as a throttle that controls Ca2+ uptake by moderating influx, thereby shaping Ca2+ signatures in the matrix and preserving mitochondrial homeostasis. Our results open the door to genetic dissection of mitochondrial Ca2+ signaling in plants. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:bbc9d944-8ed8-4819-b80b-46a657bd19c52022-03-27T05:19:35ZThe EF-hand Ca2+ binding protein MICU choreographs mitochondrial Ca2+ dynamics in ArabidopsisJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:bbc9d944-8ed8-4819-b80b-46a657bd19c5EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordAmerican Society of Plant Biologists2015Wagner, SBehera, SDe Bortoli, SLogan, DFuchs, PCarraretto, LTeardo, ECendron, LNietzel, TFüßl, MDoccula, FNavazio, LFricker, Mvan Aken, OFinkemeier, IMeyer, ASzabò, ICosta, ASchwarzländer, MPlant organelle function must constantly adjust to environmental conditions, which requires dynamic coordination. Ca2+ signaling may play a central role in this process. Free Ca2+ dynamics are tightly regulated and differ markedly between the cytosol, plastid stroma, and mitochondrial matrix. The mechanistic basis of compartment-specific Ca2+ dynamics is poorly understood. Here, we studied the function of At-MICU, an EF-hand protein of Arabidopsis thaliana with homology to constituents of the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter machinery in mammals. MICU binds Ca2+ and localizes to the mitochondria in Arabidopsis. In vivo imaging of roots expressing a genetically encoded Ca2+ sensor in the mitochondrial matrix revealed that lack of MICU increased resting concentrations of free Ca2+ in the matrix. Furthermore, Ca2+ elevations triggered by auxin and extracellular ATP occurred more rapidly and reached higher maximal concentrations in the mitochondria of micu mutants, whereas cytosolic Ca2+ signatures remained unchanged. These findings support the idea that a conserved uniporter system, with composition and regulation distinct from the mammalian machinery, mediates mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake in plants under in vivo conditions. They further suggest that MICU acts as a throttle that controls Ca2+ uptake by moderating influx, thereby shaping Ca2+ signatures in the matrix and preserving mitochondrial homeostasis. Our results open the door to genetic dissection of mitochondrial Ca2+ signaling in plants. |
| spellingShingle | Wagner, S Behera, S De Bortoli, S Logan, D Fuchs, P Carraretto, L Teardo, E Cendron, L Nietzel, T Füßl, M Doccula, F Navazio, L Fricker, M van Aken, O Finkemeier, I Meyer, A Szabò, I Costa, A Schwarzländer, M The EF-hand Ca2+ binding protein MICU choreographs mitochondrial Ca2+ dynamics in Arabidopsis |
| title | The EF-hand Ca2+ binding protein MICU choreographs mitochondrial Ca2+ dynamics in Arabidopsis |
| title_full | The EF-hand Ca2+ binding protein MICU choreographs mitochondrial Ca2+ dynamics in Arabidopsis |
| title_fullStr | The EF-hand Ca2+ binding protein MICU choreographs mitochondrial Ca2+ dynamics in Arabidopsis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The EF-hand Ca2+ binding protein MICU choreographs mitochondrial Ca2+ dynamics in Arabidopsis |
| title_short | The EF-hand Ca2+ binding protein MICU choreographs mitochondrial Ca2+ dynamics in Arabidopsis |
| title_sort | ef hand ca2 binding protein micu choreographs mitochondrial ca2 dynamics in arabidopsis |
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