Methods for assessing mitochondrial quality control mechanisms and cellular consequences in cell culture

Matthew Redmann, Gloria A. Benavides, Willayat Yousuf Wani, Taylor F. Berryhill, Xiaosen Ouyang, Michelle S. Johnson, Saranya Ravi, Kasturi Mitra, Stephen Barnes, Victor M. Darley-Usmar, Jianhua Zhang*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Mitochondrial quality is under surveillance by autophagy, the cell recycling process which degrades and removes damaged mitochondria. Inadequate autophagy results in deterioration in mitochondrial quality, bioenergetic dysfunction, and metabolic stress. Here we describe in an integrated work-flow to assess parameters of mitochondrial morphology, function, mtDNA and protein damage, metabolism and autophagy regulation to provide the framework for a practical assessment of mitochondrial quality. This protocol has been tested with cell cultures, is highly reproducible, and is adaptable to studies when cell numbers are limited, and thus will be of interest to researchers studying diverse physiological and pathological phenomena in which decreased mitochondrial quality is a contributory factor.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)59-69
Number of pages11
JournalRedox Biology
Volume17
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2018

Funding

This work was partially supported by UAB Health Service Foundation General Endowment Fund , UAB-UCSD O′Brien Acute Kidney Injury Center ( P30 DK079337 ), UAB Blue Sky program, UAB AMC21 reload multi-investigator grant, Nathan Shock Center P30 G050886 , and NIHR01-NS064090 . The mass spectrometer was purchased with a grant from the UAB Health Services Foundation General Endownemt Fund.

Keywords

  • Autophagy
  • Beta cells
  • Bioenergetics
  • Metabolomics
  • Mitochondrial fragmentation
  • Mitophagy
  • Neuron

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry

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