Mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs) and inflammation

S Missiroli, S Patergnani, N Caroccia, G Pedriali… - Cell death & …, 2018 - nature.com
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria are tightly associated with very dynamic
platforms termed mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs). MAMs provide an excellent …

Phosphatidylethanolamine metabolism in health and disease

E Calzada, O Onguka, SM Claypool - … review of cell and molecular biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) is the second most abundant glycerophospholipid in
eukaryotic cells. The existence of four only partially redundant biochemical pathways that …

Endoplasmic reticulum and the unfolded protein response: dynamics and metabolic integration

R Bravo, V Parra, D Gatica, AE Rodriguez… - International review of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a dynamic intracellular organelle with multiple functions
essential for cellular homeostasis, development, and stress responsiveness. In response to …

Upregulated function of mitochondria‐associated ER membranes in Alzheimer disease

E Area‐Gomez, M del Carmen Lara Castillo… - The EMBO …, 2012 - embopress.org
Alzheimer disease (AD) is associated with aberrant processing of the amyloid precursor
protein (APP) by γ‐secretase, via an unknown mechanism. We recently showed that …

Structure of the flotillin complex in a native membrane environment

Z Fu, R MacKinnon - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024 - pnas.org
In this study, we used cryoelectron microscopy to determine the structures of the Flotillin
protein complex, part of the Stomatin, Prohibitin, Flotillin, and HflK/C (SPFH) superfamily …

Hereditary spastic paraplegia: clinico-pathologic features and emerging molecular mechanisms

JK Fink - Acta neuropathologica, 2013 - Springer
Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a syndrome designation describing inherited
disorders in which lower extremity weakness and spasticity are the predominant symptoms …

[HTML][HTML] Where the endoplasmic reticulum and the mitochondrion tie the knot: the mitochondria-associated membrane (MAM)

A Raturi, T Simmen - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2013 - Elsevier
More than a billion years ago, bacterial precursors of mitochondria became endosymbionts
in what we call eukaryotic cells today. The true significance of the word “endosymbiont” has …

Increased localization of APP‐C99 in mitochondria‐associated ER membranes causes mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer disease

M Pera, D Larrea, C Guardia‐Laguarta… - The EMBO …, 2017 - embopress.org
In the amyloidogenic pathway associated with Alzheimer disease (AD), the amyloid
precursor protein (APP) is cleaved by β‐secretase to generate a 99‐aa C‐terminal fragment …

The expanding role of mitochondria, autophagy and lipophagy in steroidogenesis

G Bassi, SK Sidhu, S Mishra - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The fundamental framework of steroidogenesis is similar across steroidogenic cells,
especially in initial mitochondrial steps. For instance, the START domain containing protein …

Lipid rafts, caveolae, and their endocytosis

P Lajoie, IR Nabi - International review of cell and molecular biology, 2010 - Elsevier
Lipid rafts are plasma membrane microdomains enriched in cholesterol and sphingolipids
that are involved in the lateral compartmentalization of molecules at the cell surface …