CBR4 is essential for mice but not for skeletal muscle function
Masud, A. J.; Jiang, G.; Autio, K. J.; Rahman, M. T.; Hemel, I. M. G. M.; Hiltunen, J. K.; Kastaniotis, A. J.
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The mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis (mtFAS) pathway is a highly conserved process in mitochondria implicated in metabolic state sensing. Aberrant functioning of this pathway leads to neurodegenerative diseases in humans. Animal experiments indicates that the mtFAS pathway is essential in mammals, and mtFAS inactivation leads to neuronal cell death. Nuclear encoded mitochondrial 3-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (KAR) is a heterotetrameric enzyme in this process, consisting of two CBR4 and two HSD17B8 polypeptides. CBR4 works as the catalytic subunit of the enzyme. Here, we provide evidence that CBR4 function is essential in mammals. In contrast, a skeletal muscle-specific Cbr4 KO in mice did not result in any measurable defects in muscle strength and endurance, and the overall structure of the muscle remained unchanged. The Cbr4 KO did not affect the lipoylation process in quadriceps muscle samples, and high-resolution respirometry analysis of soleus muscle samples showed no defects in mitochondrial respiration capacity. The lack of a phenotype of a muscle-specific Cbr4 KO is consistent with previous reports on a lack of effects of mtFAS inactivation in muscle and re-iterates the question about the existence of bypass mechanisms that can alleviate mtFAS deficiencies in non-neuronal cell types.
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