Takeda K(1)(2)(3), Uda A(1), Mitsubori M(1), Nagashima S(1), Iwasaki H(1), Ito N(1)(4), Shiiba I(1)(4), Ishido S(5), Matsuoka M(6), Inatome R(1)(4), Yanagi S(7)(8). Author information:
(1)Laboratory of Molecular Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo
University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan.
(2)Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
(3)Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova, Italy.
(4)Laboratory of Molecular Biochemistry, Department of Life Science, Faculty of
Science, Gakushuin University, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
(5)Department of Microbiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
(6)Department of Pharmacology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo,
Japan.
(7)Laboratory of Molecular Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo
University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan.
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(8)Laboratory of Molecular Biochemistry, Department of Life Science, Faculty of
Science, Gakushuin University, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Mitochondrial pathophysiology is implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). An integrative database of gene dysregulation suggests that the mitochondrial ubiquitin ligase MITOL/MARCH5, a fine-tuner of mitochondrial dynamics and functions, is downregulated in patients with AD. Here, we report that the perturbation of mitochondrial dynamics by MITOL deletion triggers mitochondrial impairments and exacerbates cognitive decline in a mouse model with AD-related Aβ pathology. Notably, MITOL deletion in the brain enhanced the seeding effect of Aβ fibrils, but not the spontaneous formation of Aβ fibrils and plaques, leading to excessive secondary generation of toxic and dispersible Aβ oligomers. Consistent with this, MITOL-deficient mice with Aβ etiology exhibited worsening cognitive decline depending on Aβ oligomers rather than Aβ plaques themselves. Our findings suggest that alteration in mitochondrial morphology might be a key factor in AD due to directing the production of Aβ form, oligomers or plaques, responsible for disease development.
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