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A human mitofusin 2 mutation can cause mitophagic cardiomyopathy

eLife, 2023
Cardiac muscle has the highest mitochondrial density of any human tissue, but mitochondrial dysfunction is not a recognized cause of isolated cardiomyopathy. Here, we determined that the rare mitofusin (MFN) 2 R400Q mutation is 15–20× over-represented in
Antonietta Franco, Jiajia Li, Daniel P Kelly, Ray E Hershberger, Ali J Marian, Renate M Lewis, Moshi Song, Xiawei Dang, Alina D Schmidt, Mary E Mathyer, John R Edwards, Cristina de Guzman Strong, Gerald W Dorn   +12 more
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Mitofusins: from mitochondria to fertility

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2022
AbstractGerm cell formation and embryonic development require ATP synthesized by mitochondria. The dynamic system of the mitochondria, and in particular, the fusion of mitochondria, are essential for the generation of energy. Mitofusin1 and mitofusin2, the homologues of Fuzzy onions in yeast and Drosophila, are critical regulators of mitochondrial ...
Shanjiang Zhao, Nuo Heng, Huan Wang, Haoyu Wang, Haobo Zhang, Jianfei Gong, Zhihui Hu, Huabin Zhu   +7 more
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Redox Modifications of Proteins of the Mitochondrial Fusion and Fission Machinery

Cells, 2020
Mitochondrial fusion and fission tailors the mitochondrial shape to changes in cellular homeostasis. Players of this process are the mitofusins, which regulate fusion of the outer mitochondrial membrane, and the fission protein DRP1.
Christina Wolf, Víctor López del Amo, Sabine Arndt, Diones Bueno, Stefan Tenzer, Eva-Maria Hanschmann, Carsten Berndt, Axel Methner   +7 more
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Essential lipid autacoids rewire mitochondrial energy efficiency in metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Increased liver content of DHA‐derived small lipid autacoids (i.e resolvin D1 and maresin 1) associates with enhanced mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, fatty acid β‐oxidation and bioenergetic metabolic flux. These features provide hepatic protection from steatotic, pro‐inflammatory and fibrogenic insults.
Cristina López‐Vicario, David Sebastián, Mireia Casulleras, Marta Duran‐Güell, Roger Flores‐Costa, Ferran Aguilar, Juan José Lozano, Ingrid W. Zhang, Esther Titos, Jing X. Kang, Antonio Zorzano, Makoto Arita, Joan Clària   +12 more
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Mitofusin 1 and 2 regulation of mitochondrial DNA content is a critical determinant of glucose homeostasis

Nature Communications, 2022
Sidarala et al. examine the importance of the mitochondrial structural proteins, Mitofusins 1 and 2 (Mfn1/2), in diabetes. They find that Mfn1/2 control blood glucose by preserving mitochondrial DNA content, rather than mitochondrial structure.
Vaibhav Sidarala, Jie Zhu, Elena Levi-D’Ancona, Gemma L. Pearson, Emma C. Reck, Emily M. Walker, Brett A. Kaufman, Scott A. Soleimanpour   +7 more
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The NADPH oxidase NOX4 regulates redox and metabolic homeostasis preventing HCC progression

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Loss of NOX4 in HCC tumor cells induces metabolic reprogramming in a Nrf2/MYC‐dependent manner to promote HCC progression. Abstract Background and Aims The NADPH oxidase NOX4 plays a tumor‐suppressor function in HCC. Silencing NOX4 confers higher proliferative and migratory capacity to HCC cells and increases their in vivo tumorigenic potential in ...
Irene Peñuelas‐Haro, Rut Espinosa‐Sotelo, Eva Crosas‐Molist, Macarena Herranz‐Itúrbide, Daniel Caballero‐Díaz, Ania Alay, Xavier Solé, Emilio Ramos, Teresa Serrano, María L. Martínez‐Chantar, Ulla G. Knaus, José M. Cuezva, Antonio Zorzano, Esther Bertran, Isabel Fabregat   +14 more
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Mitochondrial stress in advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis associated with chronic hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis C, or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Adaptive mitochondrial mechanisms allow mitochondrial resilience and prevent the worsening of fibrosis, while deregulation of these mechanisms promotes the progression from no/minimal‐mild (F0‐F2) fibrosis to advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis (F3‐F4). Abstract Background and Aims Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection causes oxidative stress (OS) and alters ...
Dimitri Loureiro, Issam Tout, Stéphanie Narguet, Cheikh Mohamed Bed, Morgane Roinard, Ahmad Sleiman, Nathalie Boyer, Nathalie Pons‐Kerjean, Corinne Castelnau, Nathalie Giuly, Dorothy Tonui, Vassili Soumelis, Jamel El Benna, Patrick Soussan, Richard Moreau, Valérie Paradis, Abdellah Mansouri, Tarik Asselah   +17 more
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RIPK3 dampens mitochondrial bioenergetics and lipid droplet dynamics in metabolic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
RIPK3 dampens mitochondrial bioenergetics and lipid droplet dynamics in metabolic liver disease. Abstract Background and Aims Receptor‐interacting protein kinase 3 (RIPK3) mediates NAFLD progression, but its metabolic function is unclear. Here, we aimed to investigate the role of RIPK3 in modulating mitochondria function, coupled with lipid droplet (LD)
Marta B. Afonso, Tawhidul Islam, Julie Magusto, Ricardo Amorim, Véronique Lenoir, Rui F. Simões, José Teixeira, Liana C. Silva, Dominique Wendum, Isabelle Jéru, Corinne Vigouroux, Rui E. Castro, Paulo J. Oliveira, Carina Prip‐Buus, Vlad Ratziu, Jérémie Gautheron, Cecília M. P. Rodrigues   +16 more
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Mitofusin 2: from functions to disease [PDF]

Cell Death & Disease, 2018
AbstractMitochondria are highly dynamic organelles whose functions are essential for cell viability. Within the cell, the mitochondrial network is continuously remodeled through the balance between fusion and fission events. Moreover, it dynamically contacts other organelles, particularly the endoplasmic reticulum, with which it enterprises an ...
Filadi, Riccardo, Pendin, Diana, Pizzo, Paola   +2 more
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Recent insights into the structure and function of Mitofusins in mitochondrial fusion [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2018
Mitochondria undergo frequent fusion and fission events to adapt their morphology to cellular needs. Homotypic docking and fusion of outer mitochondrial membranes are controlled by Mitofusins, a set of large membrane-anchored GTPase proteins belonging to
Mickael M Cohen, David Tareste
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