Tubulin βII and βIII isoforms as the regulators of VDAC channel permeability in health and disease

M Puurand, K Tepp, N Timohhina, J Aid, I Shevchuk… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, there have been several models describing the relationships between
the cytoskeleton and the bioenergetic function of the cell. The main player in these models is …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial techniques for physiologists

SZ Coulson, BM Duffy, JF Staples - Comparative Biochemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mitochondria serve several important roles in maintaining cellular homeostasis, including
adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthesis, apoptotic signalling, and regulation of both reactive …

The palmitoyltransferase ZDHHC21 regulates oxidative phosphorylation to induce differentiation block and stemness in AML

X Shao, A Xu, W Du, T Xu, Y Huang… - Blood, The Journal …, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive hematological malignancy. Nearly 50% of
patients who receive the most intensive treatment inevitably experience disease relapse …

Mitochondrial Respiration in KRAS and BRAF Mutated Colorectal Tumors and Polyps

E Rebane-Klemm, L Truu, L Reinsalu, M Puurand… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to characterize the ATP-synthesis by oxidative phosphorylation in
colorectal cancer (CRC) and premalignant colon polyps in relation to molecular biomarkers …

Colorectal polyps increase the glycolytic activity

E Rebane-Klemm, L Reinsalu, M Puurand… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In colorectal cancer (CRC) energy metabolism research, the precancerous stage of polyp
has remained rather unexplored. By now, it has been shown that CRC has not fully obtained …

Energy metabolic plasticity of colorectal cancer cells as a determinant of tumor growth and metastasis

L Reinsalu, M Puurand, V Chekulayev, S Miller… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Metabolic plasticity is the ability of the cell to adjust its metabolism to changes in
environmental conditions. Increased metabolic plasticity is a defining characteristic of cancer …

Extreme variation in testes size in an insect is linked to recent mating activity

EV Greenway, LA Cirino, D Wilner… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Ample sperm production is essential for successful male reproduction in many species. The
amount of sperm a male can produce is typically constrained by the size of his testes, which …

The Role of Excitotoxicity, Oxidative Stress and Bioenergetics Disruption in the Neuropathology of Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia

G Leipnitz, JS da Rosa, M Wajner - Neurotoxicity Research, 2024 - Springer
Nonketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH) is an inherited disorder of amino acid metabolism
biochemically characterized by the accumulation of glycine (Gly) predominantly in the brain …

Disruption of Bioenergetics in the Intestine of Wistar Rats Caused by Hydrogen Sulfide and Thiosulfate: A Potential Mechanism of Chronic Hemorrhagic Diarrhea in …

MR Frusciante, MF Signori, B Parmeggiani… - Cell Biochemistry and …, 2023 - Springer
Ethylmalonic encephalopathy (EE) is a severe inherited metabolic disorder that causes
tissue accumulation of hydrogen sulfide (sulfide) and thiosulfate in patients. Although …

[HTML][HTML] Wolframin deficiency is accompanied with metabolic inflexibility in rat striated muscles

K Tepp, J Aid-Vanakova, M Puurand… - … and Biophysics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
The protein wolframin is localized in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER),
influencing Ca2+ metabolism and ER interaction with mitochondria, but the exact role of the …