Patient-derived iPSCs link elevated mitochondrial respiratory complex I function to osteosarcoma in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.

Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by poikiloderma, small stature, skeletal anomalies, sparse brows/lashes, cataracts, and predisposition to cancer. Type 2 RTS patients with biallelic RECQL4 pathogenic variants have multiple skeletal anomalies an...

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Main Authors: Brittany E Jewell, An Xu, Dandan Zhu, Mo-Fan Huang, Linchao Lu, Mo Liu, Erica L Underwood, Jun Hyoung Park, Huihui Fan, Julian A Gingold, Ruoji Zhou, Jian Tu, Zijun Huo, Ying Liu, Weidong Jin, Yi-Hung Chen, Yitian Xu, Shu-Hsia Chen, Nino Rainusso, Nathaniel K Berg, Danielle A Bazer, Christopher Vellano, Philip Jones, Holger K Eltzschig, Zhongming Zhao, Benny Abraham Kaipparettu, Ruiying Zhao, Lisa L Wang, Dung-Fang Lee
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author Brittany E Jewell
An Xu
Dandan Zhu
Mo-Fan Huang
Linchao Lu
Mo Liu
Erica L Underwood
Jun Hyoung Park
Huihui Fan
Julian A Gingold
Ruoji Zhou
Jian Tu
Zijun Huo
Ying Liu
Weidong Jin
Yi-Hung Chen
Yitian Xu
Shu-Hsia Chen
Nino Rainusso
Nathaniel K Berg
Danielle A Bazer
Christopher Vellano
Philip Jones
Holger K Eltzschig
Zhongming Zhao
Benny Abraham Kaipparettu
Ruiying Zhao
Lisa L Wang
Dung-Fang Lee
author_facet Brittany E Jewell
An Xu
Dandan Zhu
Mo-Fan Huang
Linchao Lu
Mo Liu
Erica L Underwood
Jun Hyoung Park
Huihui Fan
Julian A Gingold
Ruoji Zhou
Jian Tu
Zijun Huo
Ying Liu
Weidong Jin
Yi-Hung Chen
Yitian Xu
Shu-Hsia Chen
Nino Rainusso
Nathaniel K Berg
Danielle A Bazer
Christopher Vellano
Philip Jones
Holger K Eltzschig
Zhongming Zhao
Benny Abraham Kaipparettu
Ruiying Zhao
Lisa L Wang
Dung-Fang Lee
author_sort Brittany E Jewell
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description Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by poikiloderma, small stature, skeletal anomalies, sparse brows/lashes, cataracts, and predisposition to cancer. Type 2 RTS patients with biallelic RECQL4 pathogenic variants have multiple skeletal anomalies and a significantly increased incidence of osteosarcoma. Here, we generated RTS patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to dissect the pathological signaling leading to RTS patient-associated osteosarcoma. RTS iPSC-derived osteoblasts showed defective osteogenic differentiation and gain of in vitro tumorigenic ability. Transcriptome analysis of RTS osteoblasts validated decreased bone morphogenesis while revealing aberrantly upregulated mitochondrial respiratory complex I gene expression. RTS osteoblast metabolic assays demonstrated elevated mitochondrial respiratory complex I function, increased oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), and increased ATP production. Inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory complex I activity by IACS-010759 selectively suppressed cellular respiration and cell proliferation of RTS osteoblasts. Furthermore, systems analysis of IACS-010759-induced changes in RTS osteoblasts revealed that chemical inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory complex I impaired cell proliferation, induced senescence, and decreased MAPK signaling and cell cycle associated genes, but increased H19 and ribosomal protein genes. In summary, our study suggests that mitochondrial respiratory complex I is a potential therapeutic target for RTS-associated osteosarcoma and provides future insights for clinical treatment strategies.
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spelling doaj-art-c2342e4657584eb5b330edbc4ecee86b2025-01-30T05:30:43ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Genetics1553-73901553-74042021-12-011712e100997110.1371/journal.pgen.1009971Patient-derived iPSCs link elevated mitochondrial respiratory complex I function to osteosarcoma in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.Brittany E JewellAn XuDandan ZhuMo-Fan HuangLinchao LuMo LiuErica L UnderwoodJun Hyoung ParkHuihui FanJulian A GingoldRuoji ZhouJian TuZijun HuoYing LiuWeidong JinYi-Hung ChenYitian XuShu-Hsia ChenNino RainussoNathaniel K BergDanielle A BazerChristopher VellanoPhilip JonesHolger K EltzschigZhongming ZhaoBenny Abraham KaipparettuRuiying ZhaoLisa L WangDung-Fang LeeRothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by poikiloderma, small stature, skeletal anomalies, sparse brows/lashes, cataracts, and predisposition to cancer. Type 2 RTS patients with biallelic RECQL4 pathogenic variants have multiple skeletal anomalies and a significantly increased incidence of osteosarcoma. Here, we generated RTS patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to dissect the pathological signaling leading to RTS patient-associated osteosarcoma. RTS iPSC-derived osteoblasts showed defective osteogenic differentiation and gain of in vitro tumorigenic ability. Transcriptome analysis of RTS osteoblasts validated decreased bone morphogenesis while revealing aberrantly upregulated mitochondrial respiratory complex I gene expression. RTS osteoblast metabolic assays demonstrated elevated mitochondrial respiratory complex I function, increased oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), and increased ATP production. Inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory complex I activity by IACS-010759 selectively suppressed cellular respiration and cell proliferation of RTS osteoblasts. Furthermore, systems analysis of IACS-010759-induced changes in RTS osteoblasts revealed that chemical inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory complex I impaired cell proliferation, induced senescence, and decreased MAPK signaling and cell cycle associated genes, but increased H19 and ribosomal protein genes. In summary, our study suggests that mitochondrial respiratory complex I is a potential therapeutic target for RTS-associated osteosarcoma and provides future insights for clinical treatment strategies.https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1009971&type=printable
spellingShingle Brittany E Jewell
An Xu
Dandan Zhu
Mo-Fan Huang
Linchao Lu
Mo Liu
Erica L Underwood
Jun Hyoung Park
Huihui Fan
Julian A Gingold
Ruoji Zhou
Jian Tu
Zijun Huo
Ying Liu
Weidong Jin
Yi-Hung Chen
Yitian Xu
Shu-Hsia Chen
Nino Rainusso
Nathaniel K Berg
Danielle A Bazer
Christopher Vellano
Philip Jones
Holger K Eltzschig
Zhongming Zhao
Benny Abraham Kaipparettu
Ruiying Zhao
Lisa L Wang
Dung-Fang Lee
Patient-derived iPSCs link elevated mitochondrial respiratory complex I function to osteosarcoma in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
PLoS Genetics
title Patient-derived iPSCs link elevated mitochondrial respiratory complex I function to osteosarcoma in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
title_full Patient-derived iPSCs link elevated mitochondrial respiratory complex I function to osteosarcoma in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
title_fullStr Patient-derived iPSCs link elevated mitochondrial respiratory complex I function to osteosarcoma in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
title_full_unstemmed Patient-derived iPSCs link elevated mitochondrial respiratory complex I function to osteosarcoma in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
title_short Patient-derived iPSCs link elevated mitochondrial respiratory complex I function to osteosarcoma in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
title_sort patient derived ipscs link elevated mitochondrial respiratory complex i function to osteosarcoma in rothmund thomson syndrome
url https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1009971&type=printable
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