Translocator protein (18 kDa)(TSPO) as a therapeutic target for neurological and psychiatric disorders

R Rupprecht, V Papadopoulos, G Rammes… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2010 - nature.com
Abstract The translocator protein (18 kDa)(TSPO) is localized primarily in the outer
mitochondrial membrane of steroid-synthesizing cells, including those in the central and …

Molecular mechanisms of cell death: central implication of ATP synthase in mitochondrial permeability transition

M Bonora, MR Wieckowski, C Chinopoulos, O Kepp… - Oncogene, 2015 - nature.com
The term mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) is commonly used to indicate an abrupt
increase in the permeability of the inner mitochondrial membrane to low molecular weight …

VDAC, a multi-functional mitochondrial protein regulating cell life and death

V Shoshan-Barmatz, V De Pinto, M Zweckstetter… - Molecular aspects of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Research over the past decade has extended the prevailing view of the mitochondrion to
include functions well beyond the generation of cellular energy. It is now recognized that …

VDAC, a multi-functional mitochondrial protein as a pharmacological target

V Shoshan-Barmatz, D Ben-Hail - Mitochondrion, 2012 - Elsevier
Regulation of mitochondrial physiology requires an efficient exchange of molecules
between mitochondria and the cytoplasm via the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM). The …

Reconceptualization of translocator protein as a biomarker of neuroinflammation in psychiatry

T Notter, JM Coughlin, A Sawa, U Meyer - Molecular psychiatry, 2018 - nature.com
A great deal of interest in psychiatric research is currently centered upon the pathogenic role
of inflammatory processes. Positron emission tomography (PET) using radiolabeled ligands …

The mitochondrial death pathway: a promising therapeutic target in diseases

S Gupta, GEN Kass, E Szegezdi… - Journal of cellular and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
• Introduction• Mitochondria and cell death• Mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization
(MOMP): point of no return‐MOMP by BCL‐2 family proteins‐MOMP by permeability …

VDAC1: from structure to cancer therapy

V Shoshan-Barmatz, D Mizrachi - Frontiers in oncology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Here, we review current evidence pointing to the function of VDAC1 in cell life and death,
and highlight these functions in relation to cancer. Found at the outer mitochondrial …

The role of translocator protein TSPO in hallmarks of glioblastoma

LM Ammer, A Vollmann-Zwerenz, V Ruf, CH Wetzel… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The translocator protein (TSPO) has been under extensive investigation as
a specific marker in positron emission tomography (PET) to visualize brain lesions following …

Role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, glucocorticoids and glucocorticoid receptors in toxic sequelae of exposure to bacterial and viral products

JI Webster, EM Sternberg - Journal of Endocrinology, 2004 - joe.bioscientifica.com
The present study was undertaken to investigate heat stress protein (HSP)-70 mRNA
induction and p38 MAP kinase (MAPK) activity in response to ischaemic stress in the …

The changing landscape in translocator protein (TSPO) function

V Selvaraj, DM Stocco - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2015 - cell.com
Translocator protein (TSPO), previously known as the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor
(PBR), is an outer mitochondrial membrane protein. TSPO has been shown to cooperate …