| 1998 |
Yeast Mto1p and Mss1p form a heterodimer complex in mitochondria; in a paromomycin-resistant background, the Mto1p·Mss1p complex is required for processing the COX1 mitochondrial transcript and for synthesis of cytochrome oxidase subunit 1. The complex is proposed to optimize mitochondrial protein synthesis, possibly by a proofreading mechanism. |
In vivo pulse-labeling, respiratory phenotype analysis, visible absorption spectroscopy, respiratory enzyme activity assays, genetic interaction with paromomycin-resistance allele |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
9774408
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| 2002 |
Human MTO1 encodes a mitochondrially targeted protein that is a structural and functional homolog of yeast Mto1; human MTO1 cDNA complements the respiratory-deficient phenotype of yeast mto1 cells carrying the paromomycin-resistance (PR) 15S rRNA mutation, establishing functional conservation in mitochondrial tRNA modification. |
Yeast complementation assay, cDNA cloning, subcellular localization inference from sequence analysis |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
12011058
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| 2003 |
Mouse Mto1 localizes to mitochondria and functionally complements yeast mto1 respiratory-deficient cells carrying the PR rRNA mutation, confirming its conserved role in mitochondrial tRNA modification. |
Subcellular fractionation/localization, yeast complementation assay |
Biochimica et biophysica acta |
Medium |
14522080
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| 2009 |
Deletion of yeast MTO1 decreases steady-state levels of multiple mitochondrial tRNAs (tRNALys, tRNAGlu, tRNAGln, tRNALeu, tRNAGly, tRNAArg, tRNAPhe), reduces aminoacylation of tRNALys, tRNALeu, and tRNAArg, and decreases steady-state levels of mitochondrial mRNAs (COX1, COX2, COX3, ATP6, ATP9), demonstrating that MTO1-dependent tRNA modification is required for mitochondrial tRNA and mRNA stability and tRNA charging. |
Northern blot (steady-state tRNA and mRNA levels), aminoacylation assay, genetic interaction analysis with 15S rRNA C1409G mutation |
Mitochondrion |
High |
19460296
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| 2012 |
Human MTO1 catalyzes 5-carboxymethylaminomethylation (cmnm5) of the wobble uridine base in three mitochondrial tRNAs; pathogenic MTO1 mutations in patients cause variably combined reduction in mtDNA-dependent respiratory chain activities in muscle and fibroblasts, and wild-type MTO1 cDNA corrects the respiratory defect in mutant cells. Equivalent yeast mutations phenocopy the patient respiratory deficiency and impair in vivo mtDNA translation. |
Patient cell respiratory chain enzyme assays, wild-type MTO1 rescue (lentiviral cDNA expression), yeast mto1 mutant complementation, in vivo mtDNA translation (pulse-labeling), exome sequencing to identify mutations |
American journal of human genetics |
High |
22608499
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| 2013 |
Novel missense MTO1 mutations cause combined mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) deficiency with impaired mitochondrial protein synthesis; pathogenic role validated in recombinant yeast by oxidative growth, respiratory activity, mitochondrial protein synthesis, and complex IV activity assays. Wild-type MTO1 expression rescues the respiratory defect in patient fibroblasts. |
Yeast recombinant model (oxidative growth, respiratory activity, complex IV assay, mitochondrial protein synthesis), patient fibroblast rescue with wt MTO1, exome sequencing |
Human mutation |
High |
23929671
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| 2008 |
In fission yeast S. pombe, Mto1 contains a conserved CM1 region (short N-terminal motif) required for cytoplasmic microtubule nucleation and interaction with the γ-tubulin complex (γ-TuC); CM1 mutations abolish γ-TuC binding and microtubule nucleation without affecting Mto1 localization or Mto2 binding. A separate non-CM1 region is required for Mto2 binding and also contributes to γ-TuC association. Mto1 and Mto2 form a complex (Mto1/2) independent of γ-TuC, and each can weakly associate with γ-TuC in the absence of the other. |
In vivo mutagenesis, co-immunoprecipitation, live-cell imaging/localization, microtubule nucleation assays (fission yeast genetics) |
Journal of cell science |
High |
19001497
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| 2010 |
Fission yeast Mto1 contains a conserved C-terminal MASC sequence required for targeting to multiple distinct MTOCs; different MASC subregions target Mto1 to different MTOCs. Mto1 targeting to the cell equator during division requires direct interaction with unconventional type II myosin Myp2. Targeting to the spindle pole body during mitosis depends on SIN components Sid4 and Cdc11. |
In vivo mutagenesis, live-cell imaging, co-immunoprecipitation (Mto1-Myp2 interaction), genetic dependency analysis (SIN pathway) |
Current biology : CB |
High |
20970338
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| 2014 |
MTO1-deficient mice (generated by gene trap mutagenesis) develop hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and complex I deficiency with mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiac tissue, mirroring the human disease phenotype. |
Gene trap mouse model, cardiac morphology, respiratory chain enzyme activity assays (complex I), mitochondrial functional analysis |
PloS one |
Medium |
25506927
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| 2018 |
MTO1 deficiency in human fibroblasts activates HIF-1, downregulates PPARγ and UCP2, and inactivates AMPK, uncoupling glycolysis from oxidative phosphorylation and causing lipid droplet accumulation; this metabolic reprogramming through the HIF-PPARγ-UCP2-AMPK axis is distinct from that triggered by GTPBP3 deficiency (which activates AMPK and increases UCP2/PPARγ). |
Patient fibroblast analysis, siRNA-mediated MTO1 silencing, Western blot and activity assays for HIF-1, AMPK, PPARγ, UCP2, fatty acid oxidation assays, lipid droplet staining |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
29348686
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| 2021 |
Mto1 deficiency in zebrafish (CRISPR/Cas9 knockout) causes: (1) perturbed tRNA structure and reduced stability of tRNAGln, tRNALys, tRNATrp, tRNALeu(UUR); (2) global decrease in aminoacylation of mitochondrial tRNAs with taurine modification; (3) altered polyadenylation of cox1, cox3, and nd1 mRNAs via decreased expression of MTPAP; (4) MTO1 physically interacts with MTPAP (poly(A) polymerase) as shown by immunoprecipitation; (5) impaired mitochondrial translation and reduced OXPHOS complex activities; and (6) heart development defects and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. |
CRISPR/Cas9 knockout zebrafish, tRNA structural analysis (S1 nuclease digestion), aminoacylation assays, mRNA polyadenylation analysis, co-immunoprecipitation (MTO1-MTPAP), OXPHOS complex activity assays, cardiac histology |
Nucleic acids research |
High |
33836087
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| 2015 |
Deletion of MTO1 in yeast carrying the mitochondrial 15S rRNA C1477G mutation (equivalent to human A1555G) suppresses aminoglycoside sensitivity and partially compensates for the energy deficit by upregulating key glycolytic genes (HXK2, PFK1, PYK1), indicating MTO1 acts as a modifier of the neomycin-sensitive phenotype through regulation of mitochondrial tRNA modification and compensatory glycolysis. |
Yeast genetics (null mutation analysis), growth assays under aminoglycoside treatment, RT-PCR for glycolytic gene expression, mitochondrial function assays |
PloS one |
Medium |
25898254
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| 2017 |
Expression of MTO1 (along with TRMU and GTPBP3) is regulated by specific miRNAs induced by mitochondria-to-nucleus retrograde signals (ROS and Ca2+) in cybrid models of mtDNA diseases; transfection of mutant cybrids with miRNA antagonists improves cell energetic state, demonstrating that miRNA-mediated modulation of MTO1 expression affects mitochondrial tRNA modification status and OXPHOS function. |
Cybrid cell models, miRNA overexpression/antagonist transfection, OXPHOS activity assays, ROS/Ca2+ pathway analysis |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
28740091
|
| 2019 |
In fission yeast, Mto1 and Alp7 interdependently localize to the nuclear envelope (NE) in cells without microtubules; Alp14 localizes to the NE in an Alp7- and Mto1-dependent manner. Artificial tethering of Mto1 to the NE in alp7-deleted cells partially restores microtubule generation from the NE, demonstrating that Mto1 recruitment to the NE is a limiting step for NE-based microtubule nucleation. |
Live-cell fluorescence microscopy, microtubule repolymerization assay, artificial NE-tethering experiment, genetic deletion analysis |
Journal of molecular cell biology |
Medium |
31087092
|
| 2019 |
In fission yeast, loss of Mto1 leads to defects in DNA repair, reduced homologous recombination efficiency, abnormal DNA repair factory dynamics, impaired sister chromatid pairing, and reduced Rad21 cohesin binding along chromosomal arms; this links cytoplasmic microtubule nucleation by Mto1 to chromosomal organization, cohesion, and DNA repair during interphase. |
Genetic deletion (mto1Δ), DNA repair assays, live-cell imaging of repair foci, ChIP for Rad21 cohesin |
Molecular biology of the cell |
Medium |
31483748
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| 2020 |
In fission yeast, Mto1 (together with Mto2 and γ-tubulin) regulates astral microtubule nucleation at the spindle pole body; deletion of Mto1 reduces astral microtubule number, elevates Rho1-GTP at the division site, and, in combination with a bgs1 mutation, causes defective cytokinetic furrow ingression. |
Genetic deletion analysis, live-cell imaging of microtubules and division site, Rho1-GTP assay, double-mutant epistasis |
Molecular biology of the cell |
Medium |
32520628
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| 2026 |
The ER transmembrane protein Erg28 physically interacts with both the Mto1-Mto2 complex and the γ-tubulin small complex (γ-TuSC), significantly attenuating γ-TuSC binding to the Mto1-Mto2 complex; Erg28 inhibits Mto1-Mto2/γ-TuSC-mediated microtubule assembly in vitro; the cytosolic N-terminal region of Erg28 is required for this inhibitory activity; erg28 deletion causes excessive microtubule assembly and nuclear shape deformation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation (Erg28-Mto1/Mto2, Erg28-γ-TuSC), in vitro microtubule assembly assay, domain deletion mutagenesis, live-cell microscopy |
Cell reports |
High |
41989917
|