Mitochondrial function in development and disease

MP Rossmann, SM Dubois… - Disease models & …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Mitochondria are organelles with vital functions in almost all eukaryotic cells. Often
described as the cellular 'powerhouses' due to their essential role in aerobic oxidative …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular flux assay (Seahorse assay): Diverse applications in metabolic research across biological disciplines

I Yoo, I Ahn, J Lee, N Lee - Molecules and Cells, 2024 - Elsevier
Metabolic networks are fundamental to cellular processes, driving energy production,
biosynthesis, redox regulation, and cellular signaling. Recent advancements in metabolic …

ATFS-1 counteracts mitochondrial DNA damage by promoting repair over transcription

CY Dai, CC Ng, GCC Hung, I Kirmes, LA Hughes… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
The ability to balance conflicting functional demands is critical for ensuring organismal
survival. The transcription and repair of the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) requires …

The complicated nature of somatic mtDNA mutations in aging

M Sanchez-Contreras, SR Kennedy - Frontiers in aging, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria are the main source of energy used to maintain cellular homeostasis. This
aspect of mitochondrial biology underlies their putative role in age-associated tissue …

Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model to Study Manganese-Induced Neurotoxicity

AC Martins, P Gubert, J Li, T Ke, MM Nicolai, AV Moura… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is a nematode present worldwide. The worm shows
homology to mammalian systems and expresses approximately 40% of human disease …

Multifaceted roles of mitochondrial stress responses under ETC dysfunction–repair, destruction and pathogenesis

S Liu, S Liu, H Jiang - The FEBS journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electron transport chain (ETC) dysfunction is a common feature of mitochondrial diseases
and induces severe cellular stresses, including mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm) …

Rewiring cell signalling pathways in pathogenic mtDNA mutations

CY Chung, GE Valdebenito, AR Chacko… - Trends in Cell Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Mitochondria generate the energy to sustain cell viability and serve as a hub for cell
signalling. Their own genome (mtDNA) encodes genes critical for oxidative phosphorylation …

Assessing motor-related phenotypes of Caenorhabditis elegans with the wide field-of-view nematode tracking platform

M Koopman, Q Peter, RI Seinstra, M Perni… - Nature protocols, 2020 - nature.com
Caenorhabditis elegans is a valuable model organism in biomedical research that has led to
major discoveries in the fields of neurodegeneration, cancer and aging. Because movement …

AOP report: Development of an adverse outcome pathway for deposition of energy leading to learning and memory impairment

A Sleiman, KB Miller, D Flores, J Kuan… - Environmental and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding radiation‐induced non‐cancer effects on the central nervous system (CNS)
is essential for the risk assessment of medical (eg, radiotherapy) and occupational (eg …

Preventing excessive autophagy protects from the pathology of mtDNA mutations in Drosophila melanogaster

N El Fissi, FA Rosenberger, K Chang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Aberration of mitochondrial function is a shared feature of many human pathologies,
characterised by changes in metabolic flux, cellular energetics, morphology, composition …