Departament de Biomedicina, Facultat de Medicina, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Cells. 2022 Mar 1;11(5):842. doi: 10.3390/cells11050842.
Pyk2 is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase enriched in hippocampal neurons, which can be activated by calcium-dependent mechanisms. In neurons, Pyk2 is mostly localised in the cytosol and dendritic shafts but can translocate to spines and/or to the nucleus. Here, we explore the function of a new localisation of Pyk2 in mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs), a subdomain of ER-mitochondria surface that acts as a signalling hub in calcium regulation. To test the role of Pyk2 in MAMs' calcium transport, we used full Pyk2 knockout mice (Pyk2) for in vivo and in vitro studies. Here we report that Pyk2 hippocampal neurons present increased ER-mitochondrial contacts along with defective calcium homeostasis. We also show how the absence of Pyk2 modulates mitochondrial dynamics and morphology. Taken all together, our results point out that Pyk2 could be highly relevant in the modulation of ER-mitochondria calcium efflux, affecting in turn mitochondrial function.
Pyk2 是一种富含海马神经元的非受体酪氨酸激酶,可被钙依赖性机制激活。在神经元中,Pyk2 主要位于细胞质和树突干中,但可以易位到棘突和/或细胞核。在这里,我们探索了 Pyk2 在线粒体相关膜(MAMs)中的新定位的功能,MAMs 是 ER-线粒体表面的一个亚域,作为钙调节中的信号枢纽。为了测试 Pyk2 在 MAMs 钙转运中的作用,我们使用了全 Pyk2 敲除小鼠(Pyk2)进行体内和体外研究。在这里,我们报告说 Pyk2 海马神经元表现出 ER-线粒体接触增加,同时伴有钙稳态缺陷。我们还展示了 Pyk2 的缺失如何调节线粒体动力学和形态。综上所述,我们的结果表明 Pyk2 可能在 ER-线粒体钙外排的调节中非常重要,进而影响线粒体功能。