Dark-cutting beef mitochondrial proteomic signatures reveal increased biogenesis proteins and bioenergetics capabilities. 2022

Frank Kiyimba, and Steven D Hartson, and Janet Rogers, and Deborah L VanOverbeke, and Gretchen G Mafi, and Ranjith Ramanathan
Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.

Mitochondria remain active in postmortem muscles and can influence meat color via oxygen consumption. Previous studies have shown that dark-cutting compared with normal-pH beef has greater mitochondrial protein and DNA content per gram of muscle tissue. However, the mechanism regulating mitochondrial content in dark-cutting vs. normal-pH beef is still unknown. Therefore, the objective was to compare mitochondrial proteomes of dark-cutting vs. normal-pH beef using LC-MS/MS-based proteomics and mitochondrial respiratory capacity using a Clark oxygen electrode. Dark-cutting compared with normal-pH beef has up-regulation of proteins involved in mitochondrial biogenesis, oxidative phosphorylation, intracellular protein transport, and cellular calcium ion homeostasis. Mitochondria isolated from dark-cutting phenotypes showed greater mitochondrial complex II respiration and uncoupled oxidative phosphorylation. However, mitochondrial membrane integrity and respiration at complexes I and IV were not different between normal-pH and dark-cutting beef. These results indicate that dark-cutting beef has greater mitochondrial biogenesis proteins than normal-pH beef, increasing mitochondrial content and contributing to dark-cutting beef. SIGNIFICANCE: Defective glycogen metabolism resulting from chronic stress before slaughter coupled with the greater mitochondrial protein and DNA content per gram of muscle tissue promotes muscle darkening in dark-cutting phenotypes in beef. However, the mechanistic basis for this occurrence in dark-cutting phenotypes is still unknown. In this work, we show that dark-cutting beef phenotype is caused, in part, as a consequence of over-proliferation of mitochondria. This is supported by the up-regulation of proteins involved in mitochondrial biogenesis, mitochondrial electron transport, calcium homeostasis, and fatty acid metabolism. Hence, the study of mitochondrial proteome changes provides a set of mitochondrial biogenesis proteins that could be used as potential candidate markers for detecting changes in pre-slaughter developmental events contributing to dark-cutting phenotypes in beef.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008928 Mitochondria Semiautonomous, self-reproducing organelles that occur in the cytoplasm of all cells of most, but not all, eukaryotes. Each mitochondrion is surrounded by a double limiting membrane. The inner membrane is highly invaginated, and its projections are called cristae. Mitochondria are the sites of the reactions of oxidative phosphorylation, which result in the formation of ATP. They contain distinctive RIBOSOMES, transfer RNAs (RNA, TRANSFER); AMINO ACYL T RNA SYNTHETASES; and elongation and termination factors. Mitochondria depend upon genes within the nucleus of the cells in which they reside for many essential messenger RNAs (RNA, MESSENGER). Mitochondria are believed to have arisen from aerobic bacteria that established a symbiotic relationship with primitive protoeukaryotes. (King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed) Mitochondrial Contraction,Mitochondrion,Contraction, Mitochondrial,Contractions, Mitochondrial,Mitochondrial Contractions
D002118 Calcium A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes. Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D002417 Cattle Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor. Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D002853 Chromatography, Liquid Chromatographic techniques in which the mobile phase is a liquid. Liquid Chromatography
D003116 Color The visually perceived property of objects created by absorption or reflection of specific wavelengths of light. Colors
D004247 DNA A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine). DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA
D004734 Energy Metabolism The chemical reactions involved in the production and utilization of various forms of energy in cells. Bioenergetics,Energy Expenditure,Bioenergetic,Energy Expenditures,Energy Metabolisms,Expenditure, Energy,Expenditures, Energy,Metabolism, Energy,Metabolisms, Energy
D000069466 Red Meat Meat such as beef, goat, pork, or lamb which contains more MYOGLOBIN than POULTRY or SEAFOOD. Lamb Meat,Veal,Beef,Lamb Meats,Meat, Lamb,Meat, Red,Meats, Lamb,Meats, Red,Red Meats
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D053719 Tandem Mass Spectrometry A mass spectrometry technique using two (MS/MS) or more mass analyzers. With two in tandem, the precursor ions are mass-selected by a first mass analyzer, and focused into a collision region where they are then fragmented into product ions which are then characterized by a second mass analyzer. A variety of techniques are used to separate the compounds, ionize them, and introduce them to the first mass analyzer. For example, for in GC-MS/MS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY is involved in separating relatively small compounds by GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY prior to injecting them into an ionization chamber for the mass selection. Mass Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry,Mass Spectrometry Mass Spectrometry,Mass Spectrometry, Tandem

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