Sonic hedgehog pathway activation increases mitochondrial abundance and activity in hippocampal neurons. Yao, P. J., Manor, U., Petralia, R. S., Brose, R. D., Wu, R. T. Y., Ott, C., Wang, Y., Charnoff, A., Lippincott-Schwartz, J., & Mattson, M. P. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 28(3):387-395, 2017. PMID: 27932496
Sonic hedgehog pathway activation increases mitochondrial abundance and activity in hippocampal neurons [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Mitochondria are essential organelles whose biogenesis, structure, and function are regulated by many signaling pathways. We present evidence that, in hippocampal neurons, activation of the Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway affects multiple aspects of mitochondria. Mitochondrial mass was increased significantly in neurons treated with Shh. Using biochemical and fluorescence imaging analyses, we show that Shh signaling activity reduces mitochondrial fission and promotes mitochondrial elongation, at least in part, via suppression of the mitochondrial fission protein dynamin-like GTPase Drp1. Mitochondria from Shh-treated neurons were more electron-dense, as revealed by electron microscopy, and had higher membrane potential and respiratory activity. We further show that Shh protects neurons against a variety of stresses, including the mitochondrial poison rotenone, amyloid β-peptide, hydrogen peroxide, and high levels of glutamate. Collectively our data suggest a link between Shh pathway activity and the physiological properties of mitochondria in hippocampal neurons.
@article{doi:10.1091/mbc.e16-07-0553,
  author = {Yao, Pamela J. and Manor, Uri and Petralia, Ronald S. and Brose, Rebecca D. and Wu, Ryan T. Y. and Ott, Carolyn and Wang, Ya-Xian and Charnoff, Ari and Lippincott-Schwartz, Jennifer and Mattson, Mark P.},
  title = {Sonic hedgehog pathway activation increases mitochondrial abundance and activity in hippocampal neurons},
  journal = {Molecular Biology of the Cell},
  volume = {28},
  number = {3},
  pages = {387-395},
  year = {2017},
  doi = {10.1091/mbc.e16-07-0553},
      note ={PMID: 27932496},

  URL = { 
      
          https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e16-07-0553
      
      

  },
  eprint = { 
      
          https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e16-07-0553
      
      

  }
  ,
  abstract = { Mitochondria are essential organelles whose biogenesis, structure, and function are regulated by many signaling pathways. We present evidence that, in hippocampal neurons, activation of the Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway affects multiple aspects of mitochondria. Mitochondrial mass was increased significantly in neurons treated with Shh. Using biochemical and fluorescence imaging analyses, we show that Shh signaling activity reduces mitochondrial fission and promotes mitochondrial elongation, at least in part, via suppression of the mitochondrial fission protein dynamin-like GTPase Drp1. Mitochondria from Shh-treated neurons were more electron-dense, as revealed by electron microscopy, and had higher membrane potential and respiratory activity. We further show that Shh protects neurons against a variety of stresses, including the mitochondrial poison rotenone, amyloid β-peptide, hydrogen peroxide, and high levels of glutamate. Collectively our data suggest a link between Shh pathway activity and the physiological properties of mitochondria in hippocampal neurons. }
}

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