Redox homeostasis and mitochondrial dynamics

PHGM Willems, R Rossignol, CEJ Dieteren… - Cell metabolism, 2015 - cell.com
Within living cells, mitochondria are considered relevant sources of reactive oxygen species
(ROS) and are exposed to reactive nitrogen species (RNS). During the last decade …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondria in cancer

D Grasso, LX Zampieri, T Capelôa, JA Van de Velde… - Cell stress, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The rediscovery and reinterpretation of the Warburg effect in the year 2000 occulted for
almost a decade the key functions exerted by mitochondria in cancer cells. Until recent …

Human Fis1 regulates mitochondrial dynamics through inhibition of the fusion machinery

R Yu, SB Jin, U Lendahl, M Nistér, J Zhao - The EMBO journal, 2019 - embopress.org
Mitochondrial dynamics is important for life. At center stage for mitochondrial dynamics, the
balance between mitochondrial fission and fusion is a set of dynamin‐related GTP ases that …

The i-AAA protease YME1L and OMA1 cleave OPA1 to balance mitochondrial fusion and fission

R Anand, T Wai, MJ Baker, N Kladt, AC Schauss… - Journal of Cell …, 2014 - rupress.org
Mitochondrial fusion and structure depend on the dynamin-like GTPase OPA1, whose
activity is regulated by proteolytic processing. Constitutive OPA1 cleavage by YME1L and …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic potential of targeting mitochondrial dynamics in cancer

T Rodrigues, LS Ferraz - Biochemical pharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
In the past mitochondria were considered as the “powerhouse” of cell, since they generate
more than 90% of ATP in aerobic conditions through the oxidative phosphorylation …

Fusion and fission: interlinked processes critical for mitochondrial health

DC Chan - Annual review of genetics, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that continually undergo fusion and fission. These
opposing processes work in concert to maintain the shape, size, and number of …

Mitochondrial fusion/fission dynamics in neurodegeneration and neuronal plasticity

AM Bertholet, T Delerue, AM Millet, MF Moulis… - Neurobiology of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that continually move, fuse and divide. The dynamic
balance of fusion and fission of mitochondria determines their morphology and allows their …

The mitochondrial pathways of apoptosis

J Estaquier, F Vallette, JL Vayssiere… - Advances in mitochondrial …, 2012 - Springer
Apoptosis is a process of programmed cell death that serves as a major mechanism for the
precise regulation of cell numbers, and as a defense mechanism to remove unwanted and …

Mfn2 is critical for brown adipose tissue thermogenic function

M Boutant, SS Kulkarni, M Joffraud, J Ratajczak… - The EMBO …, 2017 - embopress.org
Mitochondrial fusion and fission events, collectively known as mitochondrial dynamics, act
as quality control mechanisms to ensure mitochondrial function and fine‐tune cellular …

Mitochondria as a source of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species: from molecular mechanisms to human health

TR Figueira, MH Barros, AA Camargo… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Mitochondrially generated reactive oxygen species are involved in a myriad of signaling and
damaging pathways in different tissues. In addition, mitochondria are an important target of …