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Gerlach, J.* ; Pireddu, P.* ; Zhang, X.* ; Wetzel, S.* ; Mennuni, M.* ; Milenkovic, D.* ; Nolte, H.* ; da Silva Rodrigues, F.* ; Branzell, N.* ; Kaya, I.* ; Villegas, R.G.* ; Rubalcava-Gracia, D.* ; Alsina, D.* ; Feederle, R. ; Andrén, P.E.* ; Langer, T.* ; Svenningsson, P.* ; Filograna, R.*

The CHCHD2-CHCHD10 protein complex is modulated by mitochondrial dysfunction and alters lipid homeostasis in the mouse brain.

Cell Death Dis. 16:693 (2025)

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The highly conserved CHCHD2 and CHCHD10 are small mitochondrial proteins residing in the intermembrane space. Recently, mutations in the genes encoding these proteins have been linked to severe disorders, including Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In cultured cells, a small fraction of CHCHD2 and CHCHD10 oligomerize to form a high molecular weight complex of unknown function. Here, we generated a whole-body Chchd2 knockout mouse to investigate the in vivo role of CHCHD2 and its protein complex. We show that CHCHD2 is crucial for sustaining full motor capacity, normal striatal dopamine levels, and lipid homeostasis in the brain of adult male mice. We also demonstrate that in mouse tissues, CHCHD2 and CHCHD10 exist exclusively as a high molecular weight complex, whose levels are finely tuned under physiological conditions. In response to mitochondrial dysfunction, the abundance and size of the CHCHD2-CHCHD10 complex increase, a mechanism conserved across different tissues. Although the loss of CHCHD2 does not abolish CHCHD10 oligomerization, it enhances cell vulnerability to mitochondrial stress, suggesting that CHCHD2 is protective against mitochondrial damage. Our findings uncover the role of CHCHD2 in preserving tissue homeostasis and provide important insights into the involvement of the CHCHD2-CHCHD10 complex in human diseases.

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