Mitochondrial cristae: where beauty meets functionality

S Cogliati, JA Enriquez, L Scorrano - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2016 - cell.com
Mitochondrial cristae are dynamic bioenergetic compartments whose shape changes under
different physiological conditions. Recent discoveries have unveiled the relation between …

Disturbed mitochondrial dynamics and neurodegenerative disorders

F Burté, V Carelli, PF Chinnery… - Nature reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
Mitochondria form a highly interconnected tubular network throughout the cell via a dynamic
process, with mitochondrial segments fusing and breaking apart continuously. Strong …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial cristae shape determines respiratory chain supercomplexes assembly and respiratory efficiency

S Cogliati, C Frezza, ME Soriano, T Varanita… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Respiratory chain complexes assemble into functional quaternary structures called
supercomplexes (RCS) within the folds of the inner mitochondrial membrane, or cristae …

Individual cristae within the same mitochondrion display different membrane potentials and are functionally independent

DM Wolf, M Segawa, AK Kondadi, R Anand… - The EMBO …, 2019 - embopress.org
The mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) is the main driver of oxidative
phosphorylation (OXPHOS). The inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM), consisting of cristae …

MICOS assembly controls mitochondrial inner membrane remodeling and crista junction redistribution to mediate cristae formation

T Stephan, C Brüser, M Deckers, AM Steyer… - The EMBO …, 2020 - embopress.org
Mitochondrial function is critically dependent on the folding of the mitochondrial inner
membrane into cristae; indeed, numerous human diseases are associated with aberrant …

Mitochondrial dysfunction and multiple sclerosis

IP Barcelos, RM Troxell, JS Graves - Biology, 2019 - mdpi.com
In recent years, several studies have examined the potential associations between
mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) …

A mitochondrial origin for frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis through CHCHD10 involvement

S Bannwarth, S Ait-El-Mkadem, A Chaussenot… - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Mitochondrial DNA instability disorders are responsible for a large clinical spectrum, among
which amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-like symptoms and frontotemporal dementia are …

Regulation of mitochondrial ATP production: Ca2+ signaling and quality control

L Boyman, M Karbowski, WJ Lederer - Trends in molecular medicine, 2020 - cell.com
Cardiac ATP production primarily depends on oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria
and is dynamically regulated by Ca 2+ levels in the mitochondrial matrix as well as by …

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 …