Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
Original Citation
Wong YC,
Jayaraj ND,
Belton TB,
Shum GC,
Ball HE,
Ren D,
Tadenev A,
Krainc D,
Burgess RW,
Menichella DM.
Misregulation of mitochondria-lysosome contact dynamics in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 2B disease Rab7 mutant sensory peripheral neurons Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023;120(44):e2313010120.
Keywords
JMG, SS1
JAX Source
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023;120(44):e2313010120.
PMID
37878717
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2313010120
Grant
We also thank the Genome Engineering Technologies service at The Jackson Laboratory (supported by NCI P30 CA034196). This work was supported by NIH grants to Y.C.W. (NINDS R00 NS109252), T.B.B. (NINDS Diversity Research Supplement 3R00NS109252- 04S2), R.W.B. (NINDS R24 NS098523 and R37 NS054154), and D.M.M. (R01 NS104295-01, NIH HEAL initiative supplement R01 NS104295-01 and R01 AR077691-01).
Abstract
Inter-organelle contact sites between mitochondria and lysosomes mediate the crosstalk and bidirectional regulation of their dynamics in health and disease. However, mitochondria-lysosome contact sites and their misregulation have not been investigated in peripheral sensory neurons. Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2B disease is an autosomal dominant axonal neuropathy affecting peripheral sensory neurons caused by mutations in the GTPase Rab7. Using live super-resolution and confocal time-lapse microscopy, we showed that mitochondria-lysosome contact sites dynamically form in the soma and axons of peripheral sensory neurons. Interestingly, Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2B mutant Rab7 led to prolonged mitochondria-lysosome contact site tethering preferentially in the axons of peripheral sensory neurons, due to impaired Rab7 GTP hydrolysis-mediated contact site untethering. We further generated a Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 2B mutant Rab7 knock-in mouse model which exhibited prolonged axonal mitochondria-lysosome contact site tethering and defective downstream axonal mitochondrial dynamics due to impaired Rab7 GTP hydrolysis as well as fragmented mitochondria in the axon of the sciatic nerve. Importantly, mutant Rab7 mice further demonstrated preferential sensory behavioral abnormalities and neuropathy, highlighting an important role for mutant Rab7 in driving degeneration of peripheral sensory neurons. Together, this study identifies an important role for mitochondria-lysosome contact sites in the pathogenesis of peripheral neuropathy.
Comments
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