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Transcriptional landscape of mitochondrial electron transport chain inhibition in renal cells

  • Giada Carta*
  • , Wanda van der Stel
  • , Emma W.J. Scuric
  • , Liliana Capinha
  • , Johannes Delp
  • , Susanne Hougaard Bennekou
  • , Anna Forsby
  • , Paul Walker
  • , Marcel Leist
  • , Bob van de Water
  • , Paul Jennings
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Analysis of the transcriptomic alterations upon chemical challenge, provides in depth mechanistic information on the compound’s toxic mode of action, by revealing specific pathway activation and other transcriptional modulations. Mapping changes in cellular behaviour to chemical insult, facilitates the characterisation of chemical hazard. In this study, we assessed the transcriptional landscape of mitochondrial impairment through the inhibition of the electron transport chain (ETC) in a human renal proximal tubular cell line (RPTEC/TERT1). We identified the unfolded protein response pathway (UPR), particularly the PERK/ATF4 branch as a common cellular response across ETC I, II and III inhibitions. This finding and the specific genes elaborated may aid the identification of mitochondrial liabilities of chemicals in both legacy data and prospective transcriptomic studies. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3031-3059
Number of pages29
JournalCell biology and toxicology
Volume39
Issue number6
Early online date23 Jun 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was funded by the EU-ToxRisk project, grant agreement No 681002, funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).

Funding

This work was funded by the EU-ToxRisk project, grant agreement No 681002, funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.

FundersFunder number
Horizon 2020
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme681002

    Keywords

    • In vitro
    • Mitochondria
    • Renal
    • Stress pathway
    • Transcriptomic

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