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In this study, we analyzed the molecular structure and dynamic expression characteristics of Ot-PHBs, observed the colocalization of Ot-PHB1 with mitochondria and polyubiquitin, and studied the effect of phb1 knockdown on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, and apoptosis-related gene expression in spermatids. Our aim was to explore the effect of Ot-PHBs on mitochondrial function during the spermiogenesis of Octopus tankahkeei (O. tankahkeei), an economically important species in China. The predicted Ot-PHB1\/PHB2 proteins contained an N-terminal transmembrane, a stomatin\/prohibitin\/flotillin\/HflK\/C (SPFH) domain (also known as the prohibitin domain), and a C-terminal coiled-coil domain. Ot-phb1\/phb2 mRNA were widely expressed in the different tissues, with elevated expression in the testis. Further, Ot-PHB1 and Ot-PHB2 were highly colocalized, suggesting that they may function primarily as an Ot-PHB compiex in O. tankahkeei. Ot-PHB1 proteins were mainly expressed and localized in mitochondria during spermiogenesis, implying that their function may be localized to the mitochondria. In addition, Ot-PHB1 was colocalized with polyubiquitin during spermiogenesis, suggesting that it may be a polyubiquitin substrate that regulates mitochondrial ubiquitination during spermiogenesis to ensure mitochondrial quality. To further investigate the effect of Ot-PHBs on mitochondrial function, we knocked down Ot-phb1 and observed a decrease in mtDNA content, along with increases in ROS levels and the expressions of mitochondria-induced apoptosis-related genes bax, bcl2, and caspase-3 mRNA. These findings indicate that PHBs might influence mitochondrial function by maintaining mtDNA content and stabilizing ROS levels; in addition, PHBs might affect spermatocyte survival by regulating mitochondria-induced apoptosis during spermiogenesis in O. tankahkeei.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms241210030","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,13]],"date-time":"2023-06-13T01:35:30Z","timestamp":1686620130000},"page":"10030","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["The Effect of Prohibitins on Mitochondrial Function during Octopus tankahkeei Spermiogenesis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Jingqian","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo 315211, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xinming","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo 315211, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chen","family":"Du","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo 315211, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Daojun","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo 315211, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Congcong","family":"Hou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo 315211, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Junquan","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Aquacultural Biotechnology, Ningbo University, Ministry of Education, Ningbo 315211, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"583","DOI":"10.1083\/jcb.200810189","article-title":"The genetic interactome of prohibitins: Coordinated control of cardiolipin and phosphatidylethanolamine by conserved regulators in mitochondria","volume":"184","author":"Osman","year":"2009","journal-title":"J. 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