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Article

Sigma-1 Receptor Promotes Mitochondrial Bioenergetics by Orchestrating ER Ca2+ Leak during Early ER Stress

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Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6/6, 8010 Graz, Austria
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BioTechMed Graz, Mozartgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Metabolites 2021, 11(7), 422; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo11070422
Submission received: 17 May 2021 / Revised: 11 June 2021 / Accepted: 24 June 2021 / Published: 26 June 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism in Health and Disease)

Abstract

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a complex, multifunctional organelle of eukaryotic cells and responsible for the trafficking and processing of nearly 30% of all human proteins. Any disturbance to these processes can cause ER stress, which initiates an adaptive mechanism called unfolded protein response (UPR) to restore ER functions and homeostasis. Mitochondrial ATP production is necessary to meet the high energy demand of the UPR, while the molecular mechanisms of ER to mitochondria crosstalk under such stress conditions remain mainly enigmatic. Thus, better understanding the regulation of mitochondrial bioenergetics during ER stress is essential to combat many pathologies involving ER stress, the UPR, and mitochondria. This article investigates the role of Sigma-1 Receptor (S1R), an ER chaperone, has in enhancing mitochondrial bioenergetics during early ER stress using human neuroblastoma cell lines. Our results show that inducing ER stress with tunicamycin, a known ER stressor, greatly enhances mitochondrial bioenergetics in a time- and S1R-dependent manner. This is achieved by enhanced ER Ca2+ leak directed towards mitochondria by S1R during the early phase of ER stress. Our data point to the importance of S1R in promoting mitochondrial bioenergetics and maintaining balanced H2O2 metabolism during early ER stress.
Keywords: sigma-1 receptor; mitochondrial bioenergetics; ER stress; UPR; ER Ca2+ leak; mitochondrial Ca2+; mitochondrial metabolism sigma-1 receptor; mitochondrial bioenergetics; ER stress; UPR; ER Ca2+ leak; mitochondrial Ca2+; mitochondrial metabolism
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Koshenov, Z.; Oflaz, F.E.; Hirtl, M.; Pilic, J.; Bachkoenig, O.A.; Gottschalk, B.; Madreiter-Sokolowski, C.T.; Rost, R.; Malli, R.; Graier, W.F. Sigma-1 Receptor Promotes Mitochondrial Bioenergetics by Orchestrating ER Ca2+ Leak during Early ER Stress. Metabolites 2021, 11, 422. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo11070422

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Koshenov Z, Oflaz FE, Hirtl M, Pilic J, Bachkoenig OA, Gottschalk B, Madreiter-Sokolowski CT, Rost R, Malli R, Graier WF. Sigma-1 Receptor Promotes Mitochondrial Bioenergetics by Orchestrating ER Ca2+ Leak during Early ER Stress. Metabolites. 2021; 11(7):422. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo11070422

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Koshenov, Zhanat, Furkan E. Oflaz, Martin Hirtl, Johannes Pilic, Olaf A. Bachkoenig, Benjamin Gottschalk, Corina T. Madreiter-Sokolowski, Rene Rost, Roland Malli, and Wolfgang F. Graier. 2021. "Sigma-1 Receptor Promotes Mitochondrial Bioenergetics by Orchestrating ER Ca2+ Leak during Early ER Stress" Metabolites 11, no. 7: 422. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo11070422

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Koshenov, Z., Oflaz, F. E., Hirtl, M., Pilic, J., Bachkoenig, O. A., Gottschalk, B., Madreiter-Sokolowski, C. T., Rost, R., Malli, R., & Graier, W. F. (2021). Sigma-1 Receptor Promotes Mitochondrial Bioenergetics by Orchestrating ER Ca2+ Leak during Early ER Stress. Metabolites, 11(7), 422. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo11070422

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