Mitochondria in health, disease, and aging

JS Harrington, SW Ryter, M Plataki… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Mitochondria are well known as organelles responsible for the maintenance of cellular
bioenergetics through the production of ATP. Although oxidative phosphorylation may be …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants and outcomes of mitochondrial dynamics

R Quintana-Cabrera, L Scorrano - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Mitochondria are not only central organelles in metabolism and energy conversion but are
also platforms for cellular signaling cascades. Classically, the shape and ultrastructure of …

Molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial DNA release and activation of the cGAS-STING pathway

J Kim, HS Kim, JH Chung - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
In addition to constituting the genetic material of an organism, DNA is a tracer for the
recognition of foreign pathogens and a trigger of the innate immune system. cGAS functions …

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 …

Mitochondrial fission links ECM mechanotransduction to metabolic redox homeostasis and metastatic chemotherapy resistance

P Romani, N Nirchio, M Arboit, V Barbieri, A Tosi… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Metastatic breast cancer cells disseminate to organs with a soft microenvironment. Whether
and how the mechanical properties of the local tissue influence their response to treatment …

Mitochondrial dynamics in health and disease

NMB Yapa, V Lisnyak, B Reljic, MT Ryan - FEBS letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In animals, mitochondria are mainly organised into an interconnected tubular network
extending across the cell along a cytoskeletal scaffold. Mitochondrial fission and fusion, as …

Mitochondrial morphology controls fatty acid utilization by changing CPT1 sensitivity to malonyl‐CoA

J Ngo, DW Choi, IA Stanley, L Stiles, AJA Molina… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Abstract Changes in mitochondrial morphology are associated with nutrient utilization, but
the precise causalities and the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Here, using …

Empagliflozin attenuates cardiac microvascular ischemia/reperfusion injury through improving mitochondrial homeostasis

R Zou, W Shi, J Qiu, N Zhou, N Du, H Zhou… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - Springer
Background Empagliflozin has been reported to protect endothelial cell function, regardless
of diabetes status. However, the role of empagliflozin in microvascular protection during …

The multiple links between actin and mitochondria

TS Fung, R Chakrabarti, HN Higgs - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Actin plays many well-known roles in cells, and understanding any specific role is often
confounded by the overlap of multiple actin-based structures in space and time. Here, we …