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The Basis for Acyl Specificity in the Tafazzin Reaction [PDF]
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
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
Erika Yazawa +7 more
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Defining functional classes of Barth syndrome mutation in humans [PDF]
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
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]
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]
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
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Defective Mitochondrial Cardiolipin Remodeling Dampens HIF-1α Expression in Hypoxia
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]
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
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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
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