Mitochondrial dynamics in health and disease: mechanisms and potential targets

W Chen, H Zhao, Y Li - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondria are organelles that are able to adjust and respond to different stressors and
metabolic needs within a cell, showcasing their plasticity and dynamic nature. These …

The mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis part II: the BCL-2 protein family

DR Green - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology, 2022 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
We are now near the top of the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis, at the point before the
mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilizes to release proteins such as cytochrome c into …

The cell biology of mitochondrial membrane dynamics

M Giacomello, A Pyakurel, C Glytsou… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Owing to their ability to efficiently generate ATP required to sustain normal cell function,
mitochondria are often considered the 'powerhouses of the cell'. However, our …

The role of mitochondrial fission in cardiovascular health and disease

JM Quiles, ÅB Gustafsson - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2022 - nature.com
Mitochondria are organelles involved in the regulation of various important cellular
processes, ranging from ATP generation to immune activation. A healthy mitochondrial …

Mitochondrial dynamics in health and disease

NMB Yapa, V Lisnyak, B Reljic, MT Ryan - FEBS letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In animals, mitochondria are mainly organised into an interconnected tubular network
extending across the cell along a cytoskeletal scaffold. Mitochondrial fission and fusion, as …

[HTML][HTML] Current mechanistic concepts in ischemia and reperfusion injury

MY Wu, GT Yiang, WT Liao, APY Tsai… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2018 - karger.com
Ischemia-reperfusion injury is associated with serious clinical manifestations, including
myocardial hibernation, acute heart failure, cerebral dysfunction, gastrointestinal …

Mitophagy, mitochondrial homeostasis, and cell fate

K Ma, G Chen, W Li, O Kepp, Y Zhu… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria are highly plastic and dynamic organelles that have graded responses to the
changing cellular, environmental, and developmental cues. Mitochondria undergo constant …

BAK/BAX macropores facilitate mitochondrial herniation and mtDNA efflux during apoptosis

K McArthur, LW Whitehead, JM Heddleston, L Li… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION There has been an explosion of interest in the role of cell death pathways
and damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) signaling in shaping inflammatory and …

Bax, Bak and beyond—mitochondrial performance in apoptosis

A Peña‐Blanco, AJ García‐Sáez - The FEBS journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bax and Bak are members of the Bcl‐2 family and core regulators of the intrinsic pathway of
apoptosis. Upon apoptotic stimuli, they are activated and oligomerize at the mitochondrial …

The role of mitochondria in metabolism and cell death

H Vakifahmetoglu-Norberg, AT Ouchida… - … and biophysical research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are complex organelles that play a central role in energy metabolism, control
of stress responses and are a hub for biosynthetic processes. Beyond its well-established …