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  1. Article ; Online: Understanding differential aspects of microdiffusion (channeling) in the Coenzyme Q and Cytochrome c regions of the mitochondrial respiratory system.

    Lenaz, Giorgio / Nesci, Salvatore / Genova, Maria Luisa

    Mitochondrion

    2023  Volume 74, Page(s) 101822

    Abstract: Over the past decades, models of the organization of mitochondrial respiratory system have been controversial. The goal of this perspective is to assess this "conflict of models" by focusing on specific kinetic evidence in the two distinct segments of ... ...

    Abstract Over the past decades, models of the organization of mitochondrial respiratory system have been controversial. The goal of this perspective is to assess this "conflict of models" by focusing on specific kinetic evidence in the two distinct segments of Coenzyme Q- and Cytochrome c-mediated electron transfer. Respiratory supercomplexes provide kinetic advantage by allowing a restricted diffusion of Coenzyme Q and Cytochrome c, and short-range interaction with their partner enzymes. In particular, electron transfer from NADH is compartmentalized by channeling of Coenzyme Q within supercomplexes, whereas succinate oxidation proceeds separately using the free Coenzyme Q pool. Previous evidence favoring Coenzyme Q random diffusion in the NADH-dependent electron transfer is due to downstream flux interference and misinterpretation of results. Indeed, electron transfer by complexes III and IV via Cytochrome c is less strictly dependent on substrate channeling in mammalian mitochondria. We briefly describe these differences and their physiological implications.
    MeSH term(s) Ubiquinone/metabolism ; Cytochrome c Group/metabolism ; Animals ; Cattle ; Mammals/metabolism ; Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins/metabolism ; Mitochondria/metabolism ; Heart/physiology ; Swine
    Chemical Substances Ubiquinone (1339-63-5) ; Cytochrome c Group ; Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-30
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2056923-3
    ISSN 1872-8278 ; 1567-7249
    ISSN (online) 1872-8278
    ISSN 1567-7249
    DOI 10.1016/j.mito.2023.11.005
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  2. Article ; Online: The Interplay Between Respiratory Supercomplexes and ROS in Aging.

    Genova, Maria Luisa / Lenaz, Giorgio

    Antioxidants & redox signaling

    2015  Volume 23, Issue 3, Page(s) 208–238

    Abstract: Significance: The molecular mechanism of aging is still vigorously debated, although a general consensus exists that mitochondria are significantly involved in this process. However, the previously postulated role of mitochondrial-derived reactive ... ...

    Abstract Significance: The molecular mechanism of aging is still vigorously debated, although a general consensus exists that mitochondria are significantly involved in this process. However, the previously postulated role of mitochondrial-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) as the damaging agents inducing functional loss in aging has fallen out of favor in the recent past. In this review, we critically examine the role of ROS in aging in the light of recent advances on the relationship between mitochondrial structure and function.
    Recent advances: The functional mitochondrial respiratory chain is now recognized as a reflection of the dynamic association of respiratory complexes in the form of supercomplexes (SCs). Besides providing kinetic advantage (channeling), SCs control ROS generation by the respiratory chain, thus providing a means to regulate ROS levels in the cell. Depending on their concentration, these ROS are either physiological signals essential for the life of the cell or toxic species that damage cell structure and functions.
    Critical issues: We propose that under physiological conditions the dynamic nature of SCs reversibly controls the generation of ROS as signals involved in mitochondrial-nuclear communication. During aging, there is a progressive loss of control of ROS generation so that their production is irreversibly enhanced, inducing a vicious circle in which signaling is altered and structural damage takes place.
    Future directions: A better understanding on the forces affecting SC association would allow the manipulation of ROS generation, directing these species to their physiological signaling role.
    MeSH term(s) Aging ; Animals ; Electron Transport ; Electron Transport Complex I/metabolism ; Electron Transport Complex II/metabolism ; Humans ; Mitochondria/metabolism ; Mitochondria/pathology ; Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism ; Signal Transduction
    Chemical Substances Reactive Oxygen Species ; respiratory complex II ; Electron Transport Complex II (EC 1.3.5.1) ; Electron Transport Complex I (EC 1.6.5.3)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-03-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1483836-9
    ISSN 1557-7716 ; 1523-0864
    ISSN (online) 1557-7716
    ISSN 1523-0864
    DOI 10.1089/ars.2014.6214
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  3. Article: Shared and Distinctive Ultrastructural Abnormalities Expressed by Megakaryocytes in Bone Marrow and Spleen From Patients With Myelofibrosis.

    Zingariello, Maria / Rosti, Vittorio / Vannucchi, Alessandro M / Guglielmelli, Paola / Mazzarini, Maria / Barosi, Giovanni / Genova, Maria Luisa / Migliaccio, Anna Rita

    Frontiers in oncology

    2020  Volume 10, Page(s) 584541

    Abstract: Numerous studies have documented ultrastructural abnormalities in malignant megakaryocytes from bone marrow (BM) of myelofibrosis patients but the morphology of these cells in spleen, an important extramedullary site in this disease, was not investigated ...

    Abstract Numerous studies have documented ultrastructural abnormalities in malignant megakaryocytes from bone marrow (BM) of myelofibrosis patients but the morphology of these cells in spleen, an important extramedullary site in this disease, was not investigated as yet. By transmission-electron microscopy, we compared the ultrastructural features of megakaryocytes from BM and spleen of myelofibrosis patients and healthy controls. The number of megakaryocytes was markedly increased in both BM and spleen. However, while most of BM megakaryocytes are immature, those from spleen appear mature with well-developed demarcation membrane systems (DMS) and platelet territories and are surrounded by platelets. In BM megakaryocytes, paucity of DMS is associated with plasma (thick with protrusions) and nuclear (dilated with large pores) membrane abnormalities and presence of numerous glycosomes, suggesting a skewed metabolism toward insoluble polyglucosan accumulation. By contrast, the membranes of the megakaryocytes from the spleen were normal but these cells show mitochondria with reduced crests, suggesting deficient aerobic energy-metabolism. These distinctive morphological features suggest that malignant megakaryocytes from BM and spleen express distinctive metabolic impairments that may play different roles in the pathogenesis of myelofibrosis.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-16
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2649216-7
    ISSN 2234-943X
    ISSN 2234-943X
    DOI 10.3389/fonc.2020.584541
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  4. Article: Functional role of mitochondrial respiratory supercomplexes.

    Genova, Maria Luisa / Lenaz, Giorgio

    Biochimica et biophysica acta

    2014  Volume 1837, Issue 4, Page(s) 427–443

    Abstract: Recent experimental evidence has replaced the random diffusion model of electron transfer with a model of supramolecular organisation based upon specific interactions between individual respiratory complexes. These supercomplexes were found to be ... ...

    Abstract Recent experimental evidence has replaced the random diffusion model of electron transfer with a model of supramolecular organisation based upon specific interactions between individual respiratory complexes. These supercomplexes were found to be functionally relevant by flux control analysis and to confer a kinetic advantage to NAD-linked respiration (channelling). However, the Coenzyme Q pool is still required for FAD-linked oxidations and for the proper equilibrium with Coenzyme Q bound in the supercomplex. Channelling in the cytochrome c region probably also occurs but does not seem to confer a particular kinetic advantage. The supramolecular association of individual complexes strongly depends on membrane lipid amount and composition and is affected by lipid peroxidation; it also seems to be modulated by membrane potential and protein phosphorylation. Additional properties of supercomplexes are stabilisation of Complex I, as evidenced by the destabilising effect on Complex I of mutations in either Complex III or IV, and prevention of excessive generation of reactive oxygen species. The dynamic character of the supercomplexes allows their involvement in metabolic adaptations and in control of cellular signalling pathways. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Dynamic and ultrastructure of bioenergetic membranes and their components.
    MeSH term(s) Cell Respiration ; Kinetics ; Membrane Lipids/metabolism ; Mitochondria/metabolism ; Mitochondrial Membranes/metabolism ; Models, Biological ; Multienzyme Complexes/metabolism ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Oxidative Phosphorylation ; Ubiquinone/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Membrane Lipids ; Multienzyme Complexes ; Ubiquinone (1339-63-5)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-04
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 60-7
    ISSN 1879-2596 ; 1879-260X ; 1872-8006 ; 1879-2642 ; 1879-2618 ; 1879-2650 ; 0006-3002 ; 0005-2728 ; 0005-2736 ; 0304-4165 ; 0167-4838 ; 1388-1981 ; 0167-4889 ; 0167-4781 ; 0304-419X ; 1570-9639 ; 0925-4439 ; 1874-9399
    ISSN (online) 1879-2596 ; 1879-260X ; 1872-8006 ; 1879-2642 ; 1879-2618 ; 1879-2650
    ISSN 0006-3002 ; 0005-2728 ; 0005-2736 ; 0304-4165 ; 0167-4838 ; 1388-1981 ; 0167-4889 ; 0167-4781 ; 0304-419X ; 1570-9639 ; 0925-4439 ; 1874-9399
    DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.11.002
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  5. Article: Dexamethasone Predisposes Human Erythroblasts Toward Impaired Lipid Metabolism and Renders Their

    Zingariello, Maria / Bardelli, Claudio / Sancillo, Laura / Ciaffoni, Fiorella / Genova, Maria Luisa / Girelli, Gabriella / Migliaccio, Anna Rita

    Frontiers in physiology

    2019  Volume 10, Page(s) 281

    Abstract: Cultures of stem cells from discarded sources supplemented with dexamethasone, a synthetic glucocorticoid receptor agonist, generate cultured red blood cells (cRBCs) in numbers sufficient for transfusion. According to the literature, however, ... ...

    Abstract Cultures of stem cells from discarded sources supplemented with dexamethasone, a synthetic glucocorticoid receptor agonist, generate cultured red blood cells (cRBCs) in numbers sufficient for transfusion. According to the literature, however, erythroblasts generated with dexamethasone exhibit low enucleation rates giving rise to cRBCs that survive poorly
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-04
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2564217-0
    ISSN 1664-042X
    ISSN 1664-042X
    DOI 10.3389/fphys.2019.00281
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  6. Article ; Online: A critical appraisal of the role of respiratory supercomplexes in mitochondria.

    Genova, Maria Luisa / Lenaz, Giorgio

    Biological chemistry

    2013  Volume 394, Issue 5, Page(s) 631–639

    Abstract: Substantial evidence exists that the mitochondrial respiratory chain is organized in supramolecular units called supercomplexes or respirasomes. While the structural evidence of the supercomplexes is overwhelming, fewer studies have focused on their ... ...

    Abstract Substantial evidence exists that the mitochondrial respiratory chain is organized in supramolecular units called supercomplexes or respirasomes. While the structural evidence of the supercomplexes is overwhelming, fewer studies have focused on their functional relevance. Although the presence of coenzyme Q channeling between complexes I and III has been ascertained, no such clear demonstration has been carried out for cytochrome c between complexes III and IV, at least in mammalian mitochondria. This review also discusses the implications concerning the number of respiratory complexes organized in supercomplexes and the possibility that they represent associations in dynamic equilibrium with the individual complexes.
    MeSH term(s) Cell Respiration/physiology ; Cytochromes c/analysis ; Cytochromes c/metabolism ; Electron Transport ; Humans ; Mitochondria/chemistry ; Mitochondria/metabolism ; Ubiquinone/analysis ; Ubiquinone/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Ubiquinone (1339-63-5) ; Cytochromes c (9007-43-6)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-05
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1334659-3
    ISSN 1437-4315 ; 1431-6730 ; 1432-0355
    ISSN (online) 1437-4315
    ISSN 1431-6730 ; 1432-0355
    DOI 10.1515/hsz-2012-0317
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  7. Article: Functional role of mitochondrial respiratory supercomplexes

    Genova, Maria Luisa / Giorgio Lenaz

    Biochimica et biophysica acta. 2014 Apr., v. 1837, no. 4

    2014  

    Abstract: Recent experimental evidence has replaced the random diffusion model of electron transfer with a model of supramolecular organisation based upon specific interactions between individual respiratory complexes. These supercomplexes were found to be ... ...

    Abstract Recent experimental evidence has replaced the random diffusion model of electron transfer with a model of supramolecular organisation based upon specific interactions between individual respiratory complexes. These supercomplexes were found to be functionally relevant by flux control analysis and to confer a kinetic advantage to NAD-linked respiration (channelling). However, the Coenzyme Q pool is still required for FAD-linked oxidations and for the proper equilibrium with Coenzyme Q bound in the supercomplex. Channelling in the cytochrome c region probably also occurs but does not seem to confer a particular kinetic advantage. The supramolecular association of individual complexes strongly depends on membrane lipid amount and composition and is affected by lipid peroxidation; it also seems to be modulated by membrane potential and protein phosphorylation. Additional properties of supercomplexes are stabilisation of Complex I, as evidenced by the destabilising effect on Complex I of mutations in either Complex III or IV, and prevention of excessive generation of reactive oxygen species. The dynamic character of the supercomplexes allows their involvement in metabolic adaptations and in control of cellular signalling pathways. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Dynamic and ultrastructure of bioenergetic membranes and their components.
    Keywords cytochrome c ; electron transfer ; lipid peroxidation ; lipids ; membrane potential ; mitochondria ; models ; mutation ; protein phosphorylation ; reactive oxygen species ; signal transduction ; ubiquinones ; ultrastructure
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2014-04
    Size p. 427-443.
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 282711-6
    ISSN 0005-2728 ; 0304-4173
    ISSN 0005-2728 ; 0304-4173
    DOI 10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.11.002
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  8. Article: Supramolecular organisation of the mitochondrial respiratory chain: a new challenge for the mechanism and control of oxidative phosphorylation.

    Lenaz, Giorgio / Genova, Maria Luisa

    Advances in experimental medicine and biology

    2012  Volume 748, Page(s) 107–144

    Abstract: Recent experimental evidence has replaced the random diffusion model of electron transfer with a model of supramolecular organisation based on specific interactions between individual respiratory complexes. These supercomplexes are detected by blue- ... ...

    Abstract Recent experimental evidence has replaced the random diffusion model of electron transfer with a model of supramolecular organisation based on specific interactions between individual respiratory complexes. These supercomplexes are detected by blue-native electrophoresis and are found to be functionally relevant by flux control analysis; moreover, they have been isolated and characterised by single-particle electron microscopy. The supramolecular association of individual complexes strongly depends on membrane lipid amount and composition and is affected by lipid peroxidation; it also seems to be modulated by membrane potential and protein phosphorylation. Supercomplex association confers several new properties with respect to the non-associated respiratory complexes to the respiratory chain: the most obvious is substrate channelling, specifically addressing Coenzyme Q and cytochrome c to interact directly with the partner enzymes without the need of a less efficient random diffusion step; in addition, supramolecular association may provide a further rate advantage by conferring long-range conformational changes to the individual complexes. Additional properties are stabilisation of Complex I, as evidenced by the destabilising effect on Complex I of mutations in either Complex III or Complex IV, and prevention of excessive generation of reactive oxygen species. On the basis of the properties described above, we hypothesise that an oxidative stress acts primarily by disassembling supercomplex associations thereby establishing a vicious circle of oxidative stress and energy failure, ultimately leading to cell damage and disease. We provide evidence that in physiological ageing and in some disease states, characterised by oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage, such as heart failure, neurodegenerative disorders and cancer, a loss of supercomplex association occurs, in line with our working hypothesis.
    MeSH term(s) Aging/metabolism ; Animals ; Electron Transport ; Electron Transport Complex I/chemistry ; Electron Transport Complex I/physiology ; Electron Transport Complex IV/chemistry ; Electron Transport Complex IV/physiology ; Humans ; Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial ; Mitochondria/metabolism ; Multienzyme Complexes/physiology ; Oxidative Phosphorylation
    Chemical Substances Multienzyme Complexes ; Electron Transport Complex I (EC 1.6.5.3) ; Electron Transport Complex IV (EC 1.9.3.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 2214-8019 ; 0065-2598
    ISSN (online) 2214-8019
    ISSN 0065-2598
    DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-3573-0_5
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  9. Article ; Online: Biohybrid Bovine Bone Matrix for Controlled Release of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell Lyosecretome: A Device for Bone Regeneration.

    Bari, Elia / Roato, Ilaria / Perale, Giuseppe / Rossi, Filippo / Genova, Tullio / Mussano, Federico / Ferracini, Riccardo / Sorlini, Marzio / Torre, Maria Luisa / Perteghella, Sara

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2021  Volume 22, Issue 8

    Abstract: ... ...

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    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bone Matrix/chemistry ; Bone Regeneration/drug effects ; Bone Substitutes/chemistry ; Bone Substitutes/pharmacology ; Cattle ; Cell Differentiation/drug effects ; Delayed-Action Preparations/chemistry ; Delayed-Action Preparations/pharmacology ; Extracellular Vesicles/chemistry ; Extracellular Vesicles/genetics ; Humans ; Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation ; Mesenchymal Stem Cells/chemistry ; Mesenchymal Stem Cells/drug effects ; Osteoblasts/drug effects ; Osteogenesis/drug effects ; Plastic Surgery Procedures/methods
    Chemical Substances Bone Substitutes ; Delayed-Action Preparations
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-14
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms22084064
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  10. Article ; Online: New developments on the functions of coenzyme Q in mitochondria.

    Genova, Maria Luisa / Lenaz, Giorgio

    BioFactors (Oxford, England)

    2011  Volume 37, Issue 5, Page(s) 330–354

    Abstract: The notion of a mobile pool of coenzyme Q (CoQ) in the lipid bilayer has changed with the discovery of respiratory supramolecular units, in particular the supercomplex comprising complexes I and III; in this model, the electron transfer is thought to be ... ...

    Abstract The notion of a mobile pool of coenzyme Q (CoQ) in the lipid bilayer has changed with the discovery of respiratory supramolecular units, in particular the supercomplex comprising complexes I and III; in this model, the electron transfer is thought to be mediated by tunneling or microdiffusion, with a clear kinetic advantage on the transfer based on random collisions. The CoQ pool, however, has a fundamental function in establishing a dissociation equilibrium with bound quinone, besides being required for electron transfer from other dehydrogenases to complex III. The mechanism of CoQ reduction by complex I is analyzed regarding recent developments on the crystallographic structure of the enzyme, also in relation to the capacity of complex I to generate superoxide. Although the mechanism of the Q-cycle is well established for complex III, involvement of CoQ in proton translocation by complex I is still debated. Some additional roles of CoQ are also examined, such as the antioxidant effect of its reduced form and the capacity to bind the permeability transition pore and the mitochondrial uncoupling proteins. Finally, a working hypothesis is advanced on the establishment of a vicious circle of oxidative stress and supercomplex disorganization in pathological states, as in neurodegeneration and cancer.
    MeSH term(s) Aging/metabolism ; Animals ; Apoptosis ; Electron Transport ; Humans ; Ion Channels/metabolism ; Mitochondria/enzymology ; Mitochondria/metabolism ; Models, Molecular ; Molecular Targeted Therapy ; Multienzyme Complexes/chemistry ; Multienzyme Complexes/metabolism ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Neoplasms/metabolism ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/drug therapy ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/metabolism ; Oxidative Stress ; Protein Conformation ; Protein Stability ; Superoxides/metabolism ; Ubiquinone/chemistry ; Ubiquinone/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Ion Channels ; Multienzyme Complexes ; Superoxides (11062-77-4) ; Ubiquinone (1339-63-5)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-09
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 59230-4
    ISSN 1872-8081 ; 0951-6433
    ISSN (online) 1872-8081
    ISSN 0951-6433
    DOI 10.1002/biof.168
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