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 …

Regulation of mammalian mitochondrial dynamics: opportunities and challenges

R Yu, U Lendahl, M Nistér, J Zhao - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles and important for a variety of cellular functions.
They constantly undergo fission and fusion events, referred to as mitochondrial dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidized DNA fragments exit mitochondria via mPTP-and VDAC-dependent channels to activate NLRP3 inflammasome and interferon signaling

H Xian, K Watari, E Sanchez-Lopez, J Offenberger… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) escaping stressed mitochondria provokes inflammation via
cGAS-STING pathway activation and, when oxidized (Ox-mtDNA), it binds cytosolic NLRP3 …

[HTML][HTML] Fundc1-dependent mitophagy is obligatory to ischemic preconditioning-conferred renoprotection in ischemic AKI via suppression of Drp1-mediated …

J Wang, P Zhu, R Li, J Ren, H Zhou - Redox Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract FUN14 domain-containing protein 1 (Fundc1)-dependent mitophagy, mainly
activated by ischemic/hypoxic preconditioning, benefits acute myocardial reperfusion injury …

Functions of outer mitochondrial membrane proteins: mediating the crosstalk between mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy

H Xian, YC Liou - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2021 - nature.com
Most cellular stress responses converge on the mitochondria. Consequently, the
mitochondria must rapidly respond to maintain cellular homeostasis and physiological …

AMPK protects against alcohol-induced liver injury through UQCRC2 to up-regulate mitophagy

X Lu, W Xuan, J Li, H Yao, C Huang, J Li - Autophagy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Recent reports indicated that mitophagy protects against alcohol-induced liver injury, which
helps remove damaged mitochondria to reduce the accumulation of reactive oxygen species …

Targeting an allosteric site in dynamin-related protein 1 to inhibit Fis1-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction

L Rios, S Pokhrel, SJ Li, G Heo, B Haileselassie… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The large cytosolic GTPase, dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), mediates both physiological
and pathological mitochondrial fission. Cell stress triggers Drp1 binding to mitochondrial …

Sex differences in the effects of prenatal bisphenol A exposure on autism-related genes and their relationships with the hippocampus functions

S Thongkorn, S Kanlayaprasit, P Panjabud, T Saeliw… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Our recent study has shown that prenatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) altered the
expression of genes associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this study, we …

Mitochondrial DNA release contributes to intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury

S Liao, J Luo, T Kadier, K Ding, R Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria release many damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) when cells are
damaged or stressed, with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) being. MtDNA activates innate …

Lactate accelerates vascular calcification through NR4A1-regulated mitochondrial fission and BNIP3-related mitophagy

Y Zhu, XQ Han, XJ Sun, R Yang, WQ Ma, NF Liu - Apoptosis, 2020 - Springer
Arterial media calcification is related to mitochondrial dysfunction. Protective mitophagy
delays the progression of vascular calcification. We previously reported that lactate …