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 …

OPA1‐dependent cristae modulation is essential for cellular adaptation to metabolic demand

DA Patten, J Wong, M Khacho, V Soubannier… - The EMBO …, 2014 - embopress.org
Cristae, the organized invaginations of the mitochondrial inner membrane, respond
structurally to the energetic demands of the cell. The mechanism by which these dynamic …

Mitochondrial dynamics proteins as emerging drug targets

E Zacharioudakis, E Gavathiotis - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2023 - cell.com
The importance of mitochondrial dynamics, the physiological process of mitochondrial fusion
and fission, in regulating diverse cellular functions and cellular fitness has been well …

Mitochondria: in sickness and in health

J Nunnari, A Suomalainen - Cell, 2012 - cell.com
Mitochondria perform diverse yet interconnected functions, producing ATP and many
biosynthetic intermediates while also contributing to cellular stress responses such as …

Mitochondrial dysfunction in cancer

ML Boland, AH Chourasia, KF Macleod - Frontiers in oncology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
A mechanistic understanding of how mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to cell growth
and tumorigenesis is emerging beyond Warburg as an area of research that is under …

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 …

Inhibiting mitochondrial fission protects the heart against ischemia/reperfusion injury

SB Ong, S Subrayan, SY Lim, DM Yellon… - Circulation, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Whether alterations in mitochondrial morphology affect the susceptibility of the
heart to ischemia/reperfusion injury is unknown. We hypothesized that modulating …

The interplay between mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy

G Twig, OS Shirihai - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy are recognized as two critical processes underlying
mitochondrial homeostasis. Morphological and bioenergetic characterization of the life cycle …

[HTML][HTML] The PERK arm of the unfolded protein response regulates mitochondrial morphology during acute endoplasmic reticulum stress

J Lebeau, JM Saunders, VWR Moraes, A Madhavan… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is transmitted to mitochondria and is associated with
pathologic mitochondrial dysfunction in diverse diseases. The PERK arm of the unfolded …

AMPK-dependent phosphorylation of MTFR1L regulates mitochondrial morphology

L Tilokani, FM Russell, S Hamilton, DM Virga… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that undergo membrane remodeling events in
response to metabolic alterations to generate an adequate mitochondrial network. Here, we …