Name: Mitochondrial Depletion by Rhodamine 6G for Transmitochondrial Cybrid Generation
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The video outlines a procedure for mitochondrial depletion in a recipient cell line using Rhodamine 6G treatment. It details the seeding of cells, daily treatments, medium supplementation for cell viability, and preparation steps before mitochondrial fusion, highlighting the resulting pink coloration of the treated cells.

mitochondrial depletion by rhodamine 6g for transmitochondrial cybrid generation

来自悬浮生长癌细胞的传输软骨 Cybrid 生成

Reprogramming energy metabolism is a hallmark of cancer1 that was observed for the first time by Otto Warburg in the 1930s2. Under aerobic conditions, normal cells convert glucose into pyruvate, that then generates acetyl-coA, fuelling the mitochondrial machinery and promoting cellular respiration. Nevertheless, Warburg demonstrated that, even under normoxic conditions, most cancer cells convert pyruvate obtained from the glycolysis process into lactate, shifting their way to obtain energy. This metabolic adjustment is known as the &#34;Warburg effect&#34; and enables some cancer cells to supply their energetic demands for rapid growth and division, despite generating ATP less efficiently than the aerobic process3,4,5. In recent decades, numerous works have supported the implication of metabolism reprogramming in cancer progression. Hence, tumor energetics is considered an interesting target against cancer1. As a central hub in energetic metabolism and in the supply of essential precursors, mitochondria play a key role in these cell adaptations that, to date, we only partially understand.
In line with the above, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations have been proposed as one of the possible causes of this metabolic reprogramming, which could lead to an impaired electron transport chain (ETC) performance6 and would explain why some cancer cells enhance their glycolytic metabolism to survive. Indeed, it has been reported that mtDNA accumulates mutations within cancer cells, being present in at least 50% of tumors7. For example, a recent study carried out by Yuan et al. reported the presence of hypermutated and truncated mtDNA molecules in kidney, colorectal, and thyroid cancers8.&#160;Moreover, many works have demonstrated that certain mtDNA mutations are associated with a more aggressive tumor phenotype and with an increase in the metastatic potential of cancer cells9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16.
Despite the apparent relevance of the mitochondrial genome in cancer progression, the study of these mutations and their contribution to the disease have been challenging due to limitations in the experimental models and technologies currently available17. Thus, new techniques to understand the real impact of mitochondria DNA in cancer disease development and progression are needed. In this work, we introduce a protocol for transmitochondrial cybrid generation from suspension-growing cancer cells, based on the repopulation of rhodamine 6G-pretreated cells with isolated mitochondria, that overcomes the main challenges of traditional cybridization methods18,19. This methodology allows the use of any nuclei donor regardless of the availability of their corresponding &#961;0 cell line and the transfer of mitochondria from cells that, following the traditional techniques, would be difficult to enucleate (i.e., non-adherent cell lines).

作者聚焦：使用癌细胞系进行传递软骨 Cybrid 生成  

使用癌细胞系的传递软骨Cybrid生成

This research aims to better understand the contribution of mitochondrion in cancer progression and metastasis. The transmitochondrial cybrid generation can help us to elucidate how and at what level mitochondrial genotypes are involved in the aggressiveness of a tumor cell. One of the technologies to obtain information on mitochondrial role in cancer is cybrid generation.We combine this tool with a variety of other methods that include donative electrophoresis, respiration analysis and other mitochondrial functional assays, flow cytometry, proteomics, et cetera. The plasticity of cancer cells together with the interaction networks between nuclear and mitochondrial genes, increases the complexity of our experiments and data interpretation. This is one of the reasons why is necessary to develop a new experimental approaches.One of the most exciting findings from our research has been the discovery of two mitochondrial DNA mutations associated with detachment of cells from the play dish resembling metastasis generation and making the cells completely dependent on aerobic glycolysis, and also making them more tumorigenic and metastatic in in vivo models. This mitochondria exchange protocol can be applied to suspension growing cancer cells. The chronology can overcome the limitations of traditional approaches where the nucleation process and the complete removal of mitochondrial DNA from mitochondrial recipient cell lines often become a real challenge.

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Mitochondrial Depletion by Rhodamine 6G for Transmitochondrial Cybrid Generation  

罗丹明6G对线粒体消耗的影响

为了对线粒体受体细胞系进行线粒体耗竭，使用含有10%FBS和青霉素-链霉素的完整培养基在六孔板中接种100万个细胞。每天用最佳浓度的罗丹明6G处理细胞三到七天，具体取决于细胞系的类型。为了保持细胞存活，用每毫升尿苷50微克和每毫升丙酮酸100微克补充细胞培养基。处理后，在与从供体细胞系分离的线粒体融合之前，除去罗丹明6G处理细胞的培养基，并加入不含罗丹明6G的完整细胞培养基。将细胞在 37 摄氏度下与 5% 二氧化碳孵育三到四个小时。最后，为了制备用于融合的罗丹明6G预处理细胞，将它们收集在15毫升管中，并在室温和520G下离心管5分钟。请注意，由于罗丹明6G处理，颗粒获得霓虹粉色。

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