Electron transfer flavoprotein and its role in mitochondrial energy metabolism in health and disease

BJ Henriques, RKJ Olsen, CM Gomes, P Bross - Gene, 2021 - Elsevier
Electron transfer flavoprotein (ETF) is an enzyme with orthologs from bacteria to humans.
Human ETF is nuclear encoded by two separate genes, ETFA and ETFB, respectively. After …

NQO1: A target for the treatment of cancer and neurological diseases, and a model to understand loss of function disease mechanisms

SK Beaver, N Mesa-Torres, AL Pey… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract NAD (P) H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) is a multi-functional protein that
catalyses the reduction of quinones (and other molecules), thus playing roles in xenobiotic …

Protein misfolding diseases: prospects of pharmacological treatment

A Gámez, P Yuste‐Checa, S Brasil… - Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Protein misfolding has been linked to numerous inherited diseases. Loss‐and gain‐of‐
function mutations (common features of genetic diseases) may cause the destabilization of …

[PDF][PDF] Mitochondria in migraine pathophysiology–does epigenetics play a role?

M Fila, E Pawłowska, J Blasiak - Archives of Medical Science, 2019 - termedia.pl
The approximately three times higher rate of migraine prevalence in women than men may
result from the mitochondrial transmission of this disease. Studies with imaging techniques …

Anti-inflammatory reprogramming of microglia cells by metabolic modulators to counteract neurodegeneration; a new role for Ranolazine

I Piano, A Votta, P Colucci, F Corsi, S Vitolo, C Cerri… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Microglia chronic activation is a hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases, including
the retinal ones, possibly contributing to their etiopathogenesis. However, some microglia …

Key genomes, transcriptomes, proteins, and metabolic factors involved in the detoxification/tolerance of TNT and its intermediates by bacteria in anaerobic/aerobic …

X Yang, M Yin, Y Zhu, S Zhao, H Xi - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Novel microbial strains capable of efficient degradation of TNT and typical intermediates (2-
ADNT and 4-ADNT) in aerobic/anaerobic environment were screened and isolated from …

Mitochondrial agents for bipolar disorder

C Pereira, V Chavarria, J Vian… - International Journal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Bipolar disorder is a chronic and often debilitating illness. Current treatment
options (both pharmaco-and psychotherapy) have shown efficacy, but for many leave a …

Effect of Vitamin B2 supplementation on migraine prophylaxis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

YS Chen, HF Lee, CH Tsai, YY Hsu… - Nutritional …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Migraine is a common disease worldwide and migraine prevention is primarily
currently based on pharmaceuticals. The mechanism of Vitamin B2 may positively contribute …

Novel SLC25A32 mutation in a patient with a severe neuromuscular phenotype

DMEI Hellebrekers, SCEH Sallevelt… - European Journal of …, 2017 - nature.com
In a 51-year-old patient of consanguineous parents with a severe neuromuscular phenotype
of early-onset ataxia, myoclonia, dysarthria, muscle weakness and exercise intolerance …

Enhanced vulnerability of human proteins towards disease-associated inactivation through divergent evolution

E Medina-Carmona, JE Fuchs, JA Gavira… - Human molecular …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Human proteins are vulnerable towards disease-associated single amino acid replacements
affecting protein stability and function. Interestingly, a few studies have shown that …