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Loss of Mfn2 results in progressive, retrograde degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the nigrostriatal circuit [PDF]

, 2012
Mitochondria continually undergo fusion and fission, and these dynamic processes play a major role in regulating mitochondrial function. Studies of several genes associated with familial Parkinson's disease (PD) have implicated aberrant mitochondrial ...
Chan, David C., Chu, Quynh N., Meng, Shuxia, Pham, Anh H.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

UiO‐66 metal–organic frameworks in biomedicine: From structural tunability to bioimaging, photodiagnostics, and photodynamic cancer therapy

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
UiO‐66(Zr) metal–organic frameworks are chemically stable, biocompatible, and highly tunable nanomaterials. Their modular structure enables controlled drug delivery, multimodal bioimaging, and light‐activated photodynamic therapy, supporting integrated diagnostic and therapeutic (theranostic) applications in cancer and biomedical research.
Veronika Huntošová, Grigorii Rakhalskii, Miroslav Almáši   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the role of mitofusin proteins in periodontal inflammation: Mitofusin-1 and Mitofusin-2 perspectives

Tanta Dental Journal
Abstract Periodontal diseases result from the complex interplay between microbial pathogens and the host immune response. Emerging evidence suggests that alterations in mitochondrial dynamics proteins, particularly Mitofusin-1 (MFN1) and Mitofusin-2 (MFN2), contribute to the pathogenesis of periodontal inflammation.
Himani Sharma, Umang Tripathi
openaire   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Ubiquitination and receptor-mediated mitophagy converge to eliminate oxidation-damaged mitochondria during hypoxia

Redox Biology, 2021
The contribution of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System (UPS) to mitophagy has been largely attributed to the E3 ubiquitin ligase Parkin. Here we show that in response to the oxidative stress associated with hypoxia or the hypoxia mimic CoCl2, the damaged ...
Prasad Sulkshane, Jonathan Ram, Anita Thakur, Noa Reis, Oded Kleifeld, Michael H. Glickman   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A membrane-inserted structural model of the yeast mitofusin Fzo1 [PDF]

, 2017
Mitofusins are large transmembrane GTPases of the dynamin-related protein family, and are required for the tethering and fusion of mitochondrial outer membranes.
A Fiser, A Franco, A Lupas, A Sali, A Santel, AA Polyansky, AB Knott, AM Bertholet, B Brosig, B Hess, B Westermann, C Notredame, C Volland, CR Søndergaard, D Naon, D Rapaport, DT Jones, DT Jones, E Boutet, EE Griffin, EF Pettersen, EG Hutchinson, F Anton, F Anton, F Armougom, F Sievers, G Pollastri, GJ Hermann, H Kishida, H Sesaki, H Viklund, HH Low, HH Low, HJC Berendsen, HM Berman, IM Wallace, JM Mason, JS Chappie, K Hofmann, K Labbé, L Cavellini, L Yan, L Yan, M Escobar-Henriques, M Rojo, M-P Durrieu, M-Y Shen, MA Lemmon, MA Lomize, MM Cohen, MS Longtine, N Ishihara, NJ Gleason, O Daumke, OM Brito de, P Hubert, R Filadi, R Yan, RA Laskowski, RA Laskowski, RFS Walters, RL Dunbrack, S Fritz, S Jo, S Lee, S-Q Zhang, SF Altschul, T Darden, T Koshiba, T Nugent, T Shutt, TJ Dolinsky, VB Chen, W Kabsch, WL Jorgensen, X Bian, X Daura, Y Qi, Y-L Cao   +78 more
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ELABELA Targets Mitochondria to Modulate Heart Development

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The role of peptide ELABELA (ELA) in cardiomyocyte apoptosis and congenital heart disease (CHD) is unclear. ELA deficiency caused cardiomyocyte apoptosis and CHD. A novel ELA‐APJ‐AKT‐BCL2/BAX axis in regulating mitochondrial function and contributing to CHD pathogenesis was established.
Jian Wang, Qingjie Wang, Zhikang Xu, Shuang Zhou, Yue Zhou, Junjie Yang, Lingfeng Tong, Zhuo Meng, Mei Yang, Wen Zhao, Tie Yang, Hualin Wang, Jun Zhang, Rubin Tan, Lei Wang, Yuqiang Huang, Bin Zhou, Sun Chen, Bing Zhang, Jinxiang Yuan, Jianyuan Zhao, Alex F. Chen, Kun Sun   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Mitofusin1 in oocyte is essential for female fertility

Redox Biology, 2019
Mitofusins (Mfn) are the important regulators of mitochondrial organization in mammalian cells; however, their roles during oocyte development remain unknown.
Xiaojing Hou, Shuai Zhu, Hao Zhang, Chunling Li, Danhong Qiu, Juan Ge, Xuejiang Guo, Qiang Wang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid degradation of mutant SLC25A46 by the ubiquitin-proteasome system results in MFN1/2-mediated hyperfusion of mitochondria. [PDF]

, 2017
SCL25A46 is a mitochondrial carrier protein that surprisingly localizes to the outer membrane and is distantly related to Ugo1. Here we show that a subset of SLC25A46 interacts with mitochondrial dynamics components and the MICOS complex.
Claypool, Steven M, Jen, Joanna C, Koehler, Carla M, Steffen, Janos, Vashisht, Ajay A, Wan, Jijun, Wohlschlegel, James A   +6 more
core   +1 more source