Mitochondrial calcium exchange in physiology and disease

JF Garbincius, JW Elrod - Physiological reviews, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The uptake of calcium into and extrusion of calcium from the mitochondrial matrix is a
fundamental biological process that has critical effects on cellular metabolism, signaling …

Towards a unified understanding of lithium action in basic biology and its significance for applied biology

E Jakobsson, O Argüello-Miranda, SW Chiu… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Lithium has literally been everywhere forever, since it is one of the three elements created in
the Big Bang. Lithium concentration in rocks, soil, and fresh water is highly variable from …

Sequence features of mitochondrial transporter protein families

G Gyimesi, MA Hediger - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mitochondrial carriers facilitate the transfer of small molecules across the inner
mitochondrial membrane (IMM) to support mitochondrial function and core cellular …

Functional properties and mode of regulation of the mitochondrial Na+/Ca2+ exchanger, NCLX

M Kostic, I Sekler - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial Ca 2+ transient is the earliest discovered organellar Ca 2+ signaling pathway.
It consist of a Ca 2+ influx, mediated by mitochondrial Ca 2+ uniporter (MCU), and …

Basic and editing mechanisms underlying ion transport and regulation in NCX variants

D Khananshvili - Cell Calcium, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Structure-dynamic analysis of archaeal NCX (NCX_Mj) provided new insights into
the underlying mechanisms of ion selectivity, ion-coupled alternating access, ion occlusion …

Structure-based function and regulation of NCX variants: updates and challenges

D Khananshvili - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The plasma-membrane homeostasis Na+/Ca2+ exchangers (NCXs) mediate Ca2+
extrusion/entry to dynamically shape Ca2+ signaling/in biological systems ranging from …

Exploring the Li+ transporting mutant of NCX_Mj for assigning ion binding sites of mitochondrial NCLX

M Giladi, S Mitra, L Simhaev, R Hiller, B Refaeli… - Cell Calcium, 2022 - Elsevier
The plasma membrane (NCX) and mitochondrial (NCLX) Na+/Ca 2+ exchangers are
structurally related proteins, although they operate under strictly different ionic conditions …

Structure-functional basis of ion transport in sodium–calcium exchanger (NCX) proteins

M Giladi, R Shor, M Lisnyansky… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
The membrane-bound sodium–calcium exchanger (NCX) proteins shape Ca2+
homeostasis in many cell types, thus participating in a wide range of physiological and …

Hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass-spectrometry of secondary active transporters: from structural dynamics to molecular mechanisms

M Giladi, D Khananshvili - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Membrane transporters allow the selective transport of otherwise poorly permeable solutes
across the cell membrane and thus, play a key role in maintaining cellular homeostasis in all …

Recent studies on NCLX in health and diseases

T Katoshevski, TBK Nissim, I Sekler - Cell Calcium, 2021 - Elsevier
The mitochondria is a major hub for cellular Ca 2+ signaling. The identification of MCU, the
mitochondrial Ca 2+ influx mediator, and the mitochondrial Ca 2+ extruder NCLX, were …