Schizosaccharomyces pombe as a fundamental model for research on mitochondrial gene expression: Progress, achievements and outlooks

N Dinh, N Bonnefoy - IUBMB life, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (fission yeast) is an attractive model for mitochondrial
research. The organism resembles human cells in terms of mitochondrial inheritance …

Central dogma rates in human mitochondria

E McShane, LS Churchman - Human Molecular Genetics, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In human cells, the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes engage in a complex interplay to
produce dual-encoded oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) complexes. The coordination …

Structures illustrate step-by-step mitochondrial transcription initiation

Q Goovaerts, J Shen, B De Wijngaert, U Basu, SS Patel… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Transcription initiation is a key regulatory step in gene expression during which RNA
polymerase (RNAP) initiates RNA synthesis de novo, and the synthesized RNA at a specific …

Ribonucleotide synthesis by NME6 fuels mitochondrial gene expression

N Grotehans, L McGarry, H Nolte, V Xavier… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Replication of the mitochondrial genome and expression of the genes it encodes both
depend on a sufficient supply of nucleotides to mitochondria. Accordingly, dysregulated …

Discovery of a novel, potent, orally active, and safe inhibitor targeting human mitochondrial RNA polymerase

X Li, X Ze, S Zhou, Z Hu, C He, Y Jia, L Liu… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
High oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) happens in some tumors, which depends on
OXPHOS for energy supply, particularly in slow-cycling tumor cells. Therefore, targeting …

Role of mitochondrial homeostasis in D-galactose-induced cardiovascular ageing from bench to bedside

Y Sahu, P Jamadade, KC Maharana, S Singh - Mitochondrion, 2024 - Elsevier
Ageing is an inevitable phenomenon which affects the cellular to the organism level in the
progression of the time. Oxidative stress and inflammation are now widely regarded as the …

Let's make it clear: systematic exploration of mitochondrial DNA–and RNA–protein complexes by complexome profiling

A Potter, A Cabrera-Orefice… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Complexome profiling (CP) is a powerful tool for systematic investigation of protein
interactors that has been primarily applied to study the composition and dynamics of …

Macrophage mitochondrial biogenesis and metabolic reprogramming induced by leishmania donovani require lipophosphoglycan and type I interferon signaling

H Acevedo Ospina, MM Guay-Vincent, A Descoteaux - Mbio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pathogen-specific rewiring of host cell metabolism creates the metabolically adapted
microenvironment required for pathogen replication. Here, we investigated the mechanisms …

RNA degradation in human mitochondria: the journey is not finished

G Santonoceto, A Jurkiewicz… - Human Molecular …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Mitochondria are vital organelles present in almost all eukaryotic cells. Although most of the
mitochondrial proteins are nuclear-encoded, mitochondria contain their own genome …

Mitochondria transcription and cancer

T Lei, Y Rui, Z Xiaoshuang, Z Jinglan, Z Jihong - Cell Death Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
Mitochondria are major organelles involved in several processes related to energy supply,
metabolism, and cell proliferation. The mitochondria function is transcriptionally regulated by …