Mitochondrial spare respiratory capacity: mechanisms, regulation, and significance in non‐transformed and cancer cells

P Marchetti, Q Fovez, N Germain, R Khamari… - The FASEB …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondrial metabolism must constantly adapt to stress conditions in order to maintain
bioenergetic levels related to cellular functions. This absence of proper adaptation can be …

Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins: subtle regulators of cellular redox signaling

P Ježek, B Holendová, KD Garlid… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Mitochondria are the energetic, metabolic, redox, and information signaling
centers of the cell. Substrate pressure, mitochondrial network dynamics, and cristae …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial fusion exploits a therapeutic vulnerability of pancreatic cancer

M Yu, ND Nguyen, Y Huang, D Lin, TN Fujimoto… - Jci Insight, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) requires mitochondrial oxidative
phosphorylation (OXPHOS) to fuel its growth; however, broadly inhibiting this pathway might …

3D aggregate culture improves metabolic maturation of human pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes

C Correia, A Koshkin, P Duarte, D Hu… - Biotechnology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Three‐dimensional (3D) cultures of human pluripotent stem cell derived
cardiomyocytes (hPSC‐CMs) hold great promise for drug discovery, providing a better …

Mitochondria in cancer: in the aspects of tumorigenesis and targeted therapy

N Badrinath, SY Yoo - Carcinogenesis, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Mitochondria play pivotal roles in most eukaryotic cells, ranging from energy production to
regulation of apoptosis. As sites of cellular respiration, mitochondria experience …

[HTML][HTML] UCPs, at the interface between bioenergetics and metabolism

F Bouillaud, MC Alves-Guerra, D Ricquier - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2016 - Elsevier
The first member of the uncoupling protein (UCP) family, brown adipose tissue uncoupling
protein 1 (UCP1), was identified in 1976. Twenty years later, two closely related proteins …

Mechanisms underlying UCP1 dependent and independent adipocyte thermogenesis

SH Chang, NJ Song, JH Choi, UJ Yun… - Obesity …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The growing focus on brown adipocytes has spurred an interest in their potential benefits for
metabolic diseases. Brown and beige (or brite) adipocytes express high levels of uncoupling …

The histone demethylase Phf2 acts as a molecular checkpoint to prevent NAFLD progression during obesity

J Bricambert, MC Alves-Guerra, P Esteves… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Aberrant histone methylation profile is reported to correlate with the development and
progression of NAFLD during obesity. However, the identification of specific epigenetic …

Non‐coding RNA s: the dark side of nuclear–mitochondrial communication

R Vendramin, JC Marine, E Leucci - The EMBO journal, 2017 - embopress.org
Mitochondria are critical hubs for the integration of several key metabolic processes
implicated in cell growth and survival. They originated from bacterial ancestors through …

UCP2 as a cancer target through energy metabolism and oxidative stress control

A Luby, MC Alves-Guerra - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite numerous therapies, cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide
due to the lack of markers for early detection and response to treatment in many patients …