Mitochondrial signal transduction

M Picard, OS Shirihai - Cell Metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
The analogy of mitochondria as powerhouses has expired. Mitochondria are living, dynamic,
maternally inherited, energy-transforming, biosynthetic, and signaling organelles that …

Multifaceted mitochondria: moving mitochondrial science beyond function and dysfunction

AS Monzel, JA Enríquez, M Picard - Nature metabolism, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondria have cell-type specific phenotypes, perform dozens of interconnected
functions and undergo dynamic and often reversible physiological recalibrations. Given their …

Pleiotropic effects of mitochondria in aging

T Lima, TY Li, A Mottis, J Auwerx - Nature aging, 2022 - nature.com
Aging is typified by a progressive decline in mitochondrial activity and stress resilience.
Here, we review how mitochondrial stress pathways have pleiotropic effects on cellular and …

Mitochondria-derived cell-to-cell communication

ZAA Dache, AR Thierry - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
In addition to their intracellular mobility, mitochondria and their components can exist
outside the cells from which they originate. As a result, they are capable of acting on non …

Blood mitochondrial DNA copy number: what are we counting?

M Picard - Mitochondrion, 2021 - Elsevier
There is growing scientific interest to develop scalable biological measures that capture
mitochondrial (dys) function. Mitochondria have their own genome, the mitochondrial DNA …

Environmental chemical exposures and mitochondrial dysfunction: a review of recent literature

A Reddam, S McLarnan, A Kupsco - Current environmental health reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Mitochondria play various roles that are important for cell
function and survival; therefore, significant mitochondrial dysfunction may have chronic …

Static lung storage at 10° C maintains mitochondrial health and preserves donor organ function

A Ali, A Wang, RVP Ribeiro, EL Beroncal… - Science Translational …, 2021 - science.org
Cold static preservation on ice (~ 4° C) remains the clinical standard of donor organ
preservation. However, mitochondrial injury develops during prolonged storage, which limits …

New perspectives on the importance of cell-free DNA biology

AJ Bronkhorst, V Ungerer, A Oberhofer, S Gabriel… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Body fluids are constantly replenished with a population of genetically diverse cell-free DNA
(cfDNA) fragments, representing a vast reservoir of information reflecting real-time changes …

Cigarette smoke induces mitochondrial DNA damage and activates cGAS-STING pathway: application to a biomarker for atherosclerosis

K Ueda, C Sakai, T Ishida, K Morita… - Clinical …, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for atherosclerosis. We previously reported that DNA
damage was accumulated in atherosclerotic plaque, and was increased in human …

Intracellular to interorgan mitochondrial communication in striated muscle in health and disease

NT Boardman, G Trani, M Scalabrin… - Endocrine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Mitochondria sense both biochemical and energetic input in addition to communicating
signals regarding the energetic state of the cell. Increasingly, these signaling organelles are …