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Ionomycin suppresses cancer cell growth by disrupting mitochondrial transcription

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
In this study, we identify a new function for the selective Ca2+ ionophore, ionomycin, as an inhibitor of mitochondrial transcription. Both total and nascent RNA analyses revealed that ionomycin treatment reduces the transcription of mitochondrial genes.
Lishen Wang, Mingqiang Deng, Dongmei He, Diqin Lai, Dongjun Liu, Dengyong Zhu, Zhenhua Zhang, Peng Tang, Chuanman Zhou, Menghui Yin, Xichen Bao   +10 more
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Mitochondrial Fragmentation Due to Inhibition of Fusion Increases Cyclin B through Mitochondrial Superoxide Radicals. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
During the cell cycle, mitochondria undergo regulated changes in morphology. Two particularly interesting events are first, mitochondrial hyperfusion during the G(1)-S transition and second, fragmentation during entry into mitosis.
Tejas M Gupte
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Mitochondrial SLC25A46 Rewires Fatty Acid Oxidation to Promote Cell Proliferation and Ferroptosis Evasion in Ovarian Cancer by Stabilizing CACT

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Mitochondrial SLC25A46 is upregulated in ovarian cancer (OC) and correlates with poor prognosis. SLC25A46 stabilizes CACT to activate fatty acid oxidation, increasing ATP and NADPH production to drive cell proliferation and ferroptosis evasion. SLC25A46 silencing sensitizes OC cells to ferroptosis and carboplatin, offering a promising therapeutic ...
Yunge Gao, Jiatao Hao, Xiaohong Zhang, Meiting Long, Yujing Feng, Xiaoyue Liu, Xuejian Li, Shujuan Liu, Xin Guo, Xiaohui Lv   +9 more
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A Novel ENU-Induced Mfn2 Mutation Causes Motor Deficits in Mice without Causing Peripheral Neuropathy

Biology, 2023
Mitochondrial fission and fusion are required for maintaining functional mitochondria. The mitofusins (MFN1 and MFN2) are known for their roles in mediating mitochondrial fusion.
Timothy J. Hines, Janice Bailey, Hedi Liu, Anyonya R. Guntur, Kevin L. Seburn, Samia L. Pratt, Jonathan R. Funke, Lisa M. Tarantino, Robert W. Burgess   +8 more
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Ultrasound‐Responsive Piezoelectric Fibrous Membrane Promotes Neurological Recovery After TBI by Modulating Microglial Polarization via Restoring Mitochondrial Dynamic Homeostasis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We demonstrate a novel therapy for traumatic brain injury TBI using a LIPUS‐responsive Piezoelectric fibrous membrane. It targets microglial mitochondria via in situ electrical signals, restoring homeostasis and reducing oxidative stress to promote an anti‐inflammatory M2 phenotype.
Wei Li, Runzhe Huang, Qingyuan Wu, Pengbo Zhou, Dangli Ren, Jingjing Wang, Hanjie Niu, Zemeng Li, Hongtao Sun, Huiyu Liu   +9 more
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A mitofusin-dependent docking ring complex triggers mitochondrial fusion in vitro

eLife, 2016
Fusion of mitochondrial outer membranes is crucial for proper organelle function and involves large GTPases called mitofusins. The discrete steps that allow mitochondria to attach to one another and merge their outer membranes are unknown.
Tobias Brandt, Laetitia Cavellini, Werner Kühlbrandt, Mickaël M Cohen   +3 more
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Mitofusin 2 Dysfunction and Disease in Mice and Men

Frontiers in Physiology, 2020
A causal relationship between Mitofusin (MFN) 2 gene mutations and the hereditary axonal neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2A (CMT2A) was described over 15 years ago. During the intervening period much has been learned about MFN2 functioning in
Gerald W. Dorn
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Tumor‐Derived Exosomal circAP2B1 Induces M2 Macrophage Polarization by Enhancing Mitochondrial Homeostasis to Promote Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ESCC‐derived exosomal circAP2B1 promotes tumor progression by reprogramming mitochondrial metabolism via the ESRRA/KPNA1/MFN2 axis to induce M2 polarization of macrophages. ABSTRACT Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remodels the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment via exosome‐mediated intercellular communication.
Yiru Wang, Gang Feng, Youyu Wang, Ruihao Liang, Haixia Pan, Kai Lei   +5 more
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Bacterial dynamin-like proteins reveal mechanism for membrane fusion

Nature Communications, 2018
The dynamin superfamily of large GTPases comprises specialized members that catalyze fusion and fission of biological membranes. While fission-specific proteins such as dynamin work as homo-oligomeric complexes, many fusion catalysts such as mitofusins ...
Marc Bramkamp
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ATL2 Recruits TRAK1 to Promote Mitochondrial Transport at ER–Mitochondria Contact Sites

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mitochondrial transport and distribution are crucial for cellular homeostasis, yet whether and how they are regulated by endoplasmic reticulum (ER)–mitochondria contact sites remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that the ER protein atlastin‐2 (ATL2) orchestrates mitochondrial transport and distribution by promoting assembly of the transport ...
Yiru Cheng, Peiyuan Chai, Xiayuhe Pei, Yiwen Chen, Xiaoshuai Huang, Bei Liu, Yiqian Wu, Junlin Teng, Pengli Zheng, Jianguo Chen   +9 more
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