Changes in the mitochondrial proteome from mouse hearts deficient in creatine kinase

Physiol Genomics. 2001 Jul 17;6(2):117-28. doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.2001.6.2.117.

Abstract

Creatine kinase (CK) is an abundant enzyme, important for maintenance of high-energy phosphate homeostasis in many tissues including heart. Double-knockout CK (DbKO-CK) mice missing both the muscle (MM) and sarcomeric mitochondrial (ScMit) isoforms of CK have recently been studied. Despite a large change in skeletal muscle function in DbKO-CK mice, there is little functional change in the heart. To investigate whether there are specific changes in cardiac mitochondrial proteins associated with the loss of MM- and ScMit-CK isoforms, we have used difference gel electrophoresis (DIGE) to compare mitochondrial proteins from wild-type and DbKO-CK mice. Mass spectrometry fingerprinting was used to identify 40 spots as known mitochondrial proteins. We have discovered that the loss of MM- and ScMit-CK isoforms did not cause large scale changes in heart mitochondrial proteins. The loss of ScMit-CK was readily detected in the DbKO-CK samples. We have also detected a large decrease in the precursor form of aconitase. Furthermore, two mitochondrial protein differences have been found in the parent mouse strains of the DbKO-CK mice.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aconitate Hydratase / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Cell Extracts
  • Creatine Kinase / genetics*
  • Creatine Kinase / physiology*
  • Creatine Kinase, MM Form
  • Creatine Kinase, Mitochondrial Form
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
  • Isoenzymes / genetics
  • Isoenzymes / physiology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mitochondria, Heart / enzymology*
  • Mitochondria, Heart / metabolism*
  • Proteome / metabolism*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization

Substances

  • Cell Extracts
  • Isoenzymes
  • Proteome
  • Creatine Kinase
  • Creatine Kinase, MM Form
  • Creatine Kinase, Mitochondrial Form
  • Aconitate Hydratase