Fractal dynamics of individual mitochondrial oscillators measure local inter-mitochondrial coupling

Mitochondrial inner membrane potentials in cardiomyocytes may oscillate in cycles of depolarization/repolarization when the mitochondrial network is exposed to metabolic or oxidative stress. The frequencies of such oscillations are dynamically changing while clusters of weakly coupled mitochondrial...

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Hauptverfasser: Kurz, Felix T. (VerfasserIn) , Aon, Miguel A. (VerfasserIn) , Schlemmer, Heinz-Peter (VerfasserIn) , Jende, Johann (VerfasserIn) , O’Rourke, Brian (VerfasserIn) , Armoundas, Antonis A. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 18 April 2023
In: Biophysical journal
Year: 2023, Jahrgang: 122, Heft: 8, Pages: 1459-1469
ISSN:1542-0086
DOI:10.1016/j.bpj.2023.03.011
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2023.03.011
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006349523001649
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Verfasserangaben:Felix T. Kurz, Miguel A. Aon, Heinz-Peter Schlemmer, Johann M.E. Jende, Brian O’Rourke, and Antonis A. Armoundas
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Zusammenfassung:Mitochondrial inner membrane potentials in cardiomyocytes may oscillate in cycles of depolarization/repolarization when the mitochondrial network is exposed to metabolic or oxidative stress. The frequencies of such oscillations are dynamically changing while clusters of weakly coupled mitochondrial oscillators adjust to a common phase and frequency. Across the cardiac myocyte, the averaged signal of the mitochondrial population follows self-similar or fractal dynamics; however, fractal properties of individual mitochondrial oscillators have not yet been examined. We show that the largest synchronously oscillating cluster exhibits a fractal dimension, D, that is indicative of self-similar behavior with D=1.27±0.11, in contrast to the remaining network mitochondria whose fractal dimension is close to that of Brownian noise, D=1.58±0.10. We further demonstrate that fractal behavior is correlated with local coupling mechanisms, whereas it is only weakly linked to measures of functional connections between mitochondria. Our findings suggest that individual mitochondrial fractal dimensions may serve as a simple measure of local mitochondrial coupling.
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ISSN:1542-0086
DOI:10.1016/j.bpj.2023.03.011