coq7/clk-1 regulates mitochondrial respiration and the generation of reactive oxygen species via coenzyme Q

Aging Cell
D NakaiT Shirasawa

Abstract

coq7/clk-1 was isolated from a long-lived mutant of Caenorhabditis elegans, and shows sluggish behaviours and an extended lifespan. In C. elegans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, coq7/clk-1 is required for the biosynthesis of coenzyme Q (CoQ), an essential co-factor in mitochondrial respiration. The clk-1 mutant contains dietary CoQ(8) from Escherichia coli and demethoxyubiquinone 9 (DMQ9) instead of CoQ(9). In a previous study, we generated COQ7-deficient mice by targeted disruption of the coq7 gene and reported that mouse coq7/clk-1 is also essential for CoQ synthesis, maintenance of mitochondrial integrity and neurogenesis. In the present study, we rescued COQ7-deficient mice from embryonic lethality and established a mouse model with decreased CoQ level by transgene expression of COQ7/CLK-1. A biochemical analysis showed a concomitant decrease in CoQ(9), mitochondrial respiratory enzyme activity and the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the mitochondria of CoQ-insufficient mice. This implied that the depressed activity of respiratory enzymes and the depressed production of ROS may play a physiological role in the control of lifespan in mammalian species and of C. elegans.

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