Identification of poly-ADP-ribosylated mitochondrial proteins after traumatic brain injury

Yichen Lai, Yaming Chen, Simon C. Watkins, Paula D. Nathaniel, Fengli Guo, Patrick M. Kochanek, Larry W. Jenkins, Csaba Szabó, Robert S.B. Clark

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    Abstract

    Poly-ADP-ribosylation is a post-translational modification performed by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARP), involved in many diverse cellular functions including DNA repair, transcription, and long-term potentiation. Paradoxically, PARP over-activation under pathologic conditions including traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in cell death. We previously demonstrated that intra-mitochondrial poly-ADP-ribosylation occurs following excitotoxic and oxidative injury in vitro. Here we sought to identify mitochondrial proteins modified by poly-ADP-ribosylation after TBI in vivo. Poly-ADP-ribosylation within mitochondria from injured brain after experimental TBI in rats was first verified using western blot and immuno-electron microscopy. Poly-ADP-ribosylated mitochondrial proteins identified using a targeted proteomic approach included voltage-dependent anion channel-1, mitofilin, mitochondrial stress proteins, and the electron transport chain components F1F0 ATPase, cytochrome c oxidase, and cytochrome c reductase. To examine the functional consequences of mitochondrial poly-ADP-ribosylation, isolated rat brain mitochondria were exposed to conditions of nitrosative stress known to activate PARP. PARP activation-induced reductions in State 3 respiration were prevented by the PARP-1 inhibitor 5-iodo-6-amino-1,2-benzopyrone or exogenous poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase. As the effects of PARP activation on mitochondrial respiration appear regulated by poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase, a direct effect of poly-ADP-ribosylation on electron transport chain function is suggested. These findings may be of relevance to TBI and other diseases where mitochondrial dysfunction occurs.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)1700-1711
    Number of pages12
    JournalJournal of neurochemistry
    Volume104
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 2008

    Keywords

    • ADP-ribosyltransferase
    • Controlled cortical impact
    • Electron transport chain
    • Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
    • Poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase
    • Proteomics

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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