Mitochondrial TOM70 in Hyperoxia‐induced Acute Lung Injury

Abstract

Hyperoxia‐induced acute lung injury (HALI) leads to respiratory failure and mitochondrial dysfunction is a critical mediator of HALI. We previously reported Toll‐Like Receptor (TLR)4 prevents oxidant‐induced ALI by maintaining mitochondrial bioenergetics in mammalian lung endothelium (Ec). Translocase of Outer Mitochondrial Membrane (TOM) have recently been identified to play important roles in mitochondrial quality control, primarily in yeast [1]. TOM70 is an essential subunit of TOM and mediates uptake of newly synthesized proteins to mitochondria as well has putative anti‐oxidant and anti‐apoptotic properties. TOM70 appeared to parallel many of the cytoprotective signaling properties of TLR4 [2‐4]. Therefore, our hypothesis is TLR4 regulates TOM70 expression and TOM70 has mitochondrial and lung protective functions in HALI.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
May 01, 2022
Source ID
10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.l7461

Entities

People

  • Chuankai Zhou
  • Elias Coutavas
  • Patty J Lee
  • So‐jin Kim

Organizations

  • Buck Institute for Research on Aging
  • Duke University
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  • National Institutes of Health
  • United States Department of Defense

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Fields of Study

  • Biology

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  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security