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Mitofusin 2 Participates in Mitophagy and Mitochondrial Fusion Against Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiomyocyte Injury

Frontiers in Physiology, 2019
BackgroundMitochondrial dynamics play a critical role in mitochondrial function. The mitofusin 2 (MFN2) gene encodes a mitochondrial membrane protein that participates in mitochondrial fusion to maintain and operate the mitochondrial network.
Wenjun Xiong, Wenjun Xiong, Zhuang Ma, Zhuang Ma, Dongqi An, Dongqi An, Zuheng Liu, Zuheng Liu, Wanqiang Cai, Wanqiang Cai, Yujia Bai, Yujia Bai, Qiong Zhan, Qiong Zhan, Wenyan Lai, Wenyan Lai, Qingchun Zeng, Qingchun Zeng, Hao Ren, Hao Ren, Dingli Xu, Dingli Xu   +21 more
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Role of mitofusin 2 in the renal stress response. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
The role of mitofusin 2 (MFN2), a key regulator of mitochondrial morphology and function in the renal stress response is unknown. To assess its role, the MFN2 floxed gene was conditionally deleted in the kidney of mice (MFN2 cKO) by Pax2 promoter driven ...
Jonathan M Gall, Zhiyong Wang, Marc Liesa, Anthony Molina, Andrea Havasi, John H Schwartz, Orian Shirihai, Steven C Borkan, Ramon G B Bonegio   +8 more
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Mitofusin-2 Negatively Regulates Melanogenesis by Modulating Mitochondrial ROS Generation

Cells, 2022
Inter-organellar communication is emerging as one of the most crucial regulators of cellular physiology. One of the key regulators of inter-organellar communication is Mitofusin-2 (MFN2).
Jyoti Tanwar, Suman Saurav, Reelina Basu, Jaya Bharti Singh, Anshu Priya, Maitreyee Dutta, Uma Santhanam, Manoj Joshi, Stephen Madison, Archana Singh, Nirmala Nair, Rajesh S. Gokhale, Rajender K. Motiani   +12 more
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Mitofusin 2-Deficiency Suppresses Mycobacterium tuberculosis Survival in Macrophages

Cells, 2019
Apoptosis is an important host defense mechanism against mycobacterial infection. However, the molecular mechanisms regulating apoptosis during mycobacterial infection are not well known.
Junghwan Lee, Ji-Ae Choi, Soo-Na Cho, Sang-Hun Son, Chang-Hwa Song   +4 more
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MFN2 DELETION FOUNDER MUTATION IN THE UK POPULATION [PDF]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2014
Background Mitofusion 2 (MFN2) mutations are the most common cause of axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT2). The majority are inherited in an autosomal dominant manner but recessive and semidominant kindreds have been described. We previously reported an exon 7–8 deletion which segregated with disease when present in trans with another pathogenic ...
Aisling Carr, JM Polke, J Wilson, T Nanji, M Laura, AL Pelayo, B Lecky, J Vaughan, J Rankin, M Sweeny, MM Reilly   +10 more
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MFN2 Couples Glutamate Excitotoxicity and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Motor Neurons* [PDF]

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2015
Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a central role in glutamate-evoked neuronal excitotoxicity, and mitochondrial fission/fusion dynamics are essential for mitochondrial morphology and function. Here, we establish a novel mechanistic linker among glutamate excitotoxicity, mitochondrial dynamics, and mitochondrial dysfunction in spinal cord motor neurons ...
Wenzhang, Wang, Fan, Zhang, Li, Li, Fangqiang, Tang, Sandra L, Siedlak, Hisashi, Fujioka, Yingchao, Liu, Bo, Su, Yan, Pi, Xinglong, Wang   +9 more
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Mitochondrial Dynamics Related Genes -MFN1, MFN2 and DRP1 Polymorphisms are Associated with Risk of Lung Cancer

Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine, 2021
Xiaohua Liang,1 Shengqiang Dang2 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710038, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Oncology, Chang’an Hospital of Xi’an, Xi&
Liang X, Dang S
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Impaired mitochondrial dynamics and removal of the damaged mitochondria in diabetic retinopathy

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
IntroductionMitochondrial dynamic plays a major role in their quality control, and the damaged mitochondrial components are removed by autophagy. In diabetic retinopathy, mitochondrial fusion enzyme, mitofusin 2 (Mfn2), is downregulated and mitochondrial
Kumari Alka, Jay Kumar, Renu A. Kowluru
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The Effect of 4 Weeks of Aerobic Training on Spatial Learning, Memory Performance and Mitochondrial Dynamics in the Hippocampal Tissue of Old Rats

Journal of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, 2020
Background & objectives: Mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the main risk factors for neurological diseases which are associated with aging. On the other hand, aerobic exercise has beneficial effects on the brain health and cognitive function, and also ...
Ahmad Fazeli Sani, Hasan Matin homaee, Abdolali Banaeifar   +2 more
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Reciprocal Regulation of Mitofusin 2-Mediated Mitophagy and Mitochondrial Fusion by Different PINK1 Phosphorylation Events

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022
Mitochondrial repair is essential to metabolic homeostasis. Outer mitochondrial membrane mitofusin (MFN) proteins orchestrate mitochondrial fusion that opposes mitochondrial degeneration caused by senescence.
Jiajia Li, Xiawei Dang, Antonietta Franco, Gerald W Dorn   +3 more
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