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The Basis for Acyl Specificity in the Tafazzin Reaction [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Biological Chemistry, 2017
Tafazzin is a mitochondrial enzyme that transfers fatty acids from phospholipids to lysophospholipids. Mutations in tafazzin cause abnormal molecular species of cardiolipin and the clinical phenotype of Barth syndrome. However, the mechanism by which tafazzin creates acyl specificity has been controversial.
Michael, Schlame, Yang, Xu, Mindong, Ren
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Studying Lipid-Related Pathophysiology Using the Yeast Model

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2021
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, commonly known as baker’s yeast, is one of the most comprehensively studied model organisms in science. Yeast has been used to study a wide variety of human diseases, and the yeast model system has proved to be an especially ...
Tyler Ralph-Epps   +5 more
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A murine model of Barth syndrome recapitulates human cardiac and skeletal muscle phenotypes

open access: yesDisease Models & Mechanisms
Erika Yazawa   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Defining functional classes of Barth syndrome mutation in humans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The X-linked disease Barth syndrome (BTHS) is caused by mutations in TAZ; TAZ is the main determinant of the final acyl chain composition of the mitochondrial-specific phospholipid, cardiolipin.
Claypool, Steven M.   +12 more
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The enigmatic role of tafazzin in cardiolipin metabolism

open access: yesBiochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, 2009
The mitochondrial phospholipid cardiolipin plays an important role in cellular metabolism as exemplified by its involvement in mitochondrial energy production and apoptosis. Following its biosynthesis, cardiolipin is actively remodeled to achieve its final acyl composition.
HOUTKOOPER RH   +9 more
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Characterization of Tafazzin Splice Variants from Humans and Fruit Flies [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Biological Chemistry, 2009
The tafazzin gene encodes a phospholipid-lysophospholipid transacylase involved in cardiolipin metabolism, but it is not known why it forms multiple transcripts as a result of alternative splicing. Here we studied the intracellular localization, enzymatic activity, and metabolic function of four isoforms of human tafazzin and three isoforms of ...
Yang, Xu   +10 more
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Impaired cardiac and skeletal muscle bioenergetics in children, adolescents, and young adults with Barth syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Barth syndrome (BTHS) is an X‐linked condition characterized by altered cardiolipin metabolism and cardioskeletal myopathy. We sought to compare cardiac and skeletal muscle bioenergetics in children, adolescents, and young adults with BTHS and unaffected
Altschuld   +61 more
core   +2 more sources

Defective Mitochondrial Cardiolipin Remodeling Dampens HIF-1α Expression in Hypoxia

open access: yesCell Reports, 2018
Summary: Mitochondria fulfill vital metabolic functions and act as crucial cellular signaling hubs, integrating their metabolic status into the cellular context.
Arpita Chowdhury   +17 more
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Mitochondrial membrane lipid remodeling in pathophysiology: A new target for diet and therapeutic interventions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Mitochondria are arbiters in the fragile balance between cell life and death. These organelles present an intricate membrane system, with a peculiar lipid composition and displaying transverse as well as lateral asymmetry.
Jurado, A. S.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Current Knowledge on the Role of Cardiolipin Remodeling in the Context of Lipid Oxidation and Barth Syndrome

open access: yesFrontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022
Barth syndrome (BTHS, OMIM 302060) is a genetic disorder caused by variants of the TAFAZZIN gene (G 4.5, OMIM 300394). This debilitating disorder is characterized by cardio- and skeletal myopathy, exercise intolerance, and neutropenia.
Zhuqing Liang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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