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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
35
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
Mitochondria are central organelles in cellular energy metabolism, apoptosis, and aging processes. A signaling network regulating these functions was recently shown to include soluble adenylyl cyclase as a local source of the second messenger cAMP in the mitochondrial matrix. However, a mitochondrial cAMP-degrading phosphodiesterase (PDE) necessary for switching off this cAMP signal has not yet been identified. Here, we describe the identification and characterization of a PDE2A isoform in mitochondria from rodent liver and brain. We find that mitochondrial PDE2A is located in the matrix and that the unique N terminus of PDE2A isoform 2 specifically leads to mitochondrial localization of this isoform. Functional assays show that mitochondrial PDE2A forms a local signaling system with soluble adenylyl cyclase in the matrix, which regulates the activity of the respiratory chain. Our findings complete a cAMP signaling cascade in mitochondria and have implications for understanding the regulation of mitochondrial processes and for their pharmacological modulation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1083-351X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
286
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
30423-32
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
A phosphodiesterase 2A isoform localized to mitochondria regulates respiration.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10065, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural