1.Institute of Laboratory Medicine, College of Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035; 2.Attardi Institute of Mitochondrial Biomedicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035
REN Xiaoyan,CHEN Yaru,SHI Wenwen, et al. The mitochondrial function of mitochondrial tRNAMet4435A>G mutation combined with YARS2 c.5750A>C mutation associated with essential hypertension[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2018, 48(7): 479-484.
Abstract:Objective: To explore the combined effects of m.4435A>G mutation and YARS2 c.5750A>C mutation on the mitochondrial function in patients with essential hypertension. Methods: Based on clinical manifestations, complete mitochondrial DNA sequences and YARS2 exon sequencing results, we searched and identified the proband and screened the extended family members with m.4435A>G gene mutation. Peripheral blood samples of the confirmed pedigree were collected and blood lymphocytes were translated into immortalized lymphoblastoid cell lines. After a period of culture, a series of experiments reflecting cell function were performed, including mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) detection, intracellular reactive oxygen test (ROS) and Northern blot test. Results: Mitochondrial DNA sequence amplification was used to identify the proband and family members with m.4435A>G gene mutation. Further phylogenetic analysis revealed that the conservatism index of the 4435 loci reached 100%. With the successful establishment of immortalized cell lines, tRNA results showed that the steady-state level of the samples carrying m.4435A>G mutation decreased significantly, and tRNATyr steady-state level of the samples carrying YARS2 c.5750A>C mutation also significantly reduced. The extent to which tRNAMet decreased in the double mutant samples was greater than single mutation samples. Compared with the control group, the ROS levels containing m.4435A>G and YARS2 c.5750A>C gene mutant cell lines increased significantly, and the increased level of double mutants was higher than single mutations, with statistical difference (P<0.05). The decreased level of the mitochondrial membrane potential in cell lines of m.4435A>G and YARS2 c.5750A>C gene mutation was significantly higher than in the control group. Conclusion: The mutation of m.4435A>G and YARS2 c.5750A>C caused abnormal metabolism of tRNAMet and tRNATyr respectively, which finally led to cell dysfunction resulting from mitochondrial translation defects, increased ROS level and decreased MMP plus the increased mitochondrial mutation due to nuclear gene mutation. The results suggest that m.4435A>G and YARS2 c.5750A>C mutation plays an important role in the occurrence of essential hypertension in the family with essential hypertension.
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