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mtROS effects on TFAM and mtDNA in HK2 cells
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experiment
Created: 2026-04-10T14:43:05
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ID: exp-89c19123-a99a-4256-8637-3c19c5b1309d
🧫 Experiment Protocol
Exploratoryacute kidney injuryTFAMHK2 cellsproposed
In vitro study using human kidney tubular epithelial cells (HK2) under oxidative stress conditions to investigate the impact of mitochondrial ROS on TFAM (mitochondrial transcription factor A), Lon protease, mitochondrial DNA copy number, mitochondrial respiration, and cytokine release. The experiment involved treating HK2 cells with oxidative stress inducers and measuring changes in TFAM protein levels, mtDNA copy number, and various mitochondrial function parameters. This cellular model was used to mechanistically investigate how mtROS affects mitochondrial DNA maintenance.
PRIMARY OUTCOME
TFAM levels, mtDNA copy number, mitochondrial respiration, cytokine release
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
mtROS would decrease TFAM levels and mtDNA copy number, leading to impaired mitochondrial function and increased cytokine release
SUCCESS CRITERIA
Demonstrable decrease in TFAM and mtDNA with oxidative stress, reversible by mtROS inhibition
PROTOCOL
HK2 cells treated with oxidative stress conditions, with measurements of TFAM protein levels, mtDNA quantification, mitochondrial respiratory function, and inflammatory cytokine production
LINKED HYPOTHESES
Source: PMID 33408785 ↗
🧫 Experiment Extras
PATHWAY
mitochondrial DNA maintenance
MARKET PRICE
$0.50
STATUS
proposed
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