Retinal energy metabolism: Photoreceptors switch between Cori, Cahill, and mini-Krebs cycles to uncouple glycolysis from mitochondrial respiration
biorxiv(2022)
摘要
The retina consumes massive amounts of energy, yet its metabolism remains poorly understood. Here, we manipulated retinal energy metabolism under entirely controlled conditions and utilised 1H-NMR metabolomics, in situ enzyme detection, and cell viability readouts to uncover the pathways of retinal energy production. Our experiments resulted in varying degrees of photoreceptor degeneration, while the inner retina and retinal pigment epithelium were essentially unaffected. Notably, rod photoreceptors relied strongly on oxidative phosphorylation, but only mildly on glycolysis. Conversely, cone photoreceptors were highly dependent on glycolysis but insensitive to electron transport chain decoupling. Moreover, photoreceptors uncouple glycolytic and Krebs-cycle metabolism via three different pathways: 1) the mini-Krebs cycle, fuelled by glutamine and branched chain amino acids, generating N-acetylaspartate; 2) the alanine-generating Cahill cycle; 3) the lactate-releasing Cori cycle. These findings forward the understanding of retinal physiology and pathology, and shed new light on neuronal energy homeostasis and the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases.
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Retinal photoreceptors employ both glucose and anaplerotic substrates as fuels. While rod photoreceptors rely strongly on oxidative phosporylation and the N-acetylaspartate producing mini Krebs-cycle, cone photoreceptors rely much more on the lacate-producing Cori-cycle and the oxidative, alanine-producing Cahill-cycle.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
* 1,9-DDF
: 1,9 dideoxyforskolin
AA
: amino acids
AAT
: aspartate amino transferase
ADP
: adenosine diphosphate
ALT
: alanine transaminase
ATP
: adenosine triphosphate
BCAA
: branched chain amino acid
COX
: cytochrome oxidase
GAC
: glutaminase C
GCs
: ganglion cells
GLUT
: glucose transporter
GS
: glutamine synthase
GTP
: guanosine triphosphate
GABA
: gamma amino butyric acid
GPC
: sn-glycero-3-phosphate
FCCP
: carbonyl cyanide- p -trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone
GSSG
: glutathione disulfide
INL
: inner nuclear layer
MGC
: Müller glial cells
NAA
: N-acetylaspartate
NAD+
: nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
ONL
: outer nuclear layer
O-PE
: O-phosphoethanolamine
OXPHOS
: oxidative phosphorylation
PARP
: poly(ADP)ribose polymerase
PCK
: pyruvate carboxy kinase
PKM
: pyruvate kinase M
PNA
: peanut agglutinin
RP
: retinitis pigmentosa
RPE
: retinal pigment epithelium
RPE65
: retinal pigment epithelium-specific 65 kDa protein
SUCLG1
: succinate-CoA ligase-1
TUNEL
: terminal UDP nick-end labelling
UDP
: uracil diphosphate
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