{"title":"ANT2 functions as a translocon for mitochondrial cross-membrane translocation of RNAs","authors":"Pengcheng Wang, Lixiao Zhang, Siyi Chen, Renjian Li, Peipei Liu, Xiang Li, Hongdi Luo, Yujia Huo, Zhirong Zhang, Yiqi Cai, Xu Liu, Jinliang Huang, Guangkeng Zhou, Zhe Sun, Shanwei Ding, Jiahao Shi, Zizhuo Zhou, Ruoxi Yuan, Liang Liu, Sipeng Wu, Geng Wang","doi":"10.1038/s41422-024-00978-5","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Bidirectional transcription of mammalian mitochondrial DNA generates overlapping transcripts that are capable of forming double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) structures. Release of mitochondrial dsRNA into the cytosol activates the dsRNA-sensing immune signaling, which is a defense mechanism against microbial and viral attack and possibly cancer, but could cause autoimmune diseases when unchecked. A better understanding of the process is vital in therapeutic application of this defense mechanism and treatment of cognate human diseases. In addition to exporting dsRNAs, mitochondria also export and import a variety of non-coding RNAs. However, little is known about how these RNAs are transported across mitochondrial membranes. Here we provide direct evidence showing that adenine nucleotide translocase-2 (ANT2) functions as a mammalian RNA translocon in the mitochondrial inner membrane, independent of its ADP/ATP translocase activity. We also show that mitochondrial dsRNA efflux through ANT2 triggers innate immunity. Inhibiting this process alleviates inflammation in vivo, providing a potential therapeutic approach for treating autoimmune diseases.","PeriodicalId":9926,"journal":{"name":"Cell Research","volume":"34 7","pages":"504-521"},"PeriodicalIF":28.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cell Research","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41422-024-00978-5","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CELL BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Bidirectional transcription of mammalian mitochondrial DNA generates overlapping transcripts that are capable of forming double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) structures. Release of mitochondrial dsRNA into the cytosol activates the dsRNA-sensing immune signaling, which is a defense mechanism against microbial and viral attack and possibly cancer, but could cause autoimmune diseases when unchecked. A better understanding of the process is vital in therapeutic application of this defense mechanism and treatment of cognate human diseases. In addition to exporting dsRNAs, mitochondria also export and import a variety of non-coding RNAs. However, little is known about how these RNAs are transported across mitochondrial membranes. Here we provide direct evidence showing that adenine nucleotide translocase-2 (ANT2) functions as a mammalian RNA translocon in the mitochondrial inner membrane, independent of its ADP/ATP translocase activity. We also show that mitochondrial dsRNA efflux through ANT2 triggers innate immunity. Inhibiting this process alleviates inflammation in vivo, providing a potential therapeutic approach for treating autoimmune diseases.
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Cell Research (CR) is an international journal published by Springer Nature in partnership with the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). It focuses on publishing original research articles and reviews in various areas of life sciences, particularly those related to molecular and cell biology. The journal covers a broad range of topics including cell growth, differentiation, and apoptosis; signal transduction; stem cell biology and development; chromatin, epigenetics, and transcription; RNA biology; structural and molecular biology; cancer biology and metabolism; immunity and molecular pathogenesis; molecular and cellular neuroscience; plant molecular and cell biology; and omics, system biology, and synthetic biology. CR is recognized as China's best international journal in life sciences and is part of Springer Nature's prestigious family of Molecular Cell Biology journals.