Targeting metabolic plasticity and flexibility dynamics for cancer therapy

SM Fendt, C Frezza, A Erez - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Cancer cells continuously rewire their metabolism to fulfill their need for rapid growth and
survival while subject to changes in environmental cues. Thus, a vital component of a cancer …

Glaucomatous optic neuropathy: Mitochondrial dynamics, dysfunction and protection in retinal ganglion cells

WK Ju, GA Perkins, KY Kim, T Bastola, WY Choi… - Progress in Retinal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and is characterized by a
slow, progressive, and multifactorial degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their …

Mitochondria-localized cGAS suppresses ferroptosis to promote cancer progression

S Qiu, X Zhong, X Meng, S Li, X Qian, H Lu, J Cai… - Cell research, 2023 - nature.com
A well-established role of cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is the recognition of cytosolic
DNA, which is linked to the activation of host defense programs against pathogens via …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial fragmentation and donut formation enhance mitochondrial secretion to promote osteogenesis

J Suh, NK Kim, W Shim, SH Lee, HJ Kim, E Moon… - Cell metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Mitochondrial components have been abundantly detected in bone matrix, implying that they
are somehow transported extracellularly to regulate osteogenesis. Here, we demonstrate …

Genomics of perivascular space burden unravels early mechanisms of cerebral small vessel disease

MG Duperron, MJ Knol, Q Le Grand, TE Evans… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Perivascular space (PVS) burden is an emerging, poorly understood, magnetic resonance
imaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease, a leading cause of stroke and dementia …

The mitochondrial fusion protein OPA1 is dispensable in the liver and its absence induces mitohormesis to protect liver from drug-induced injury

H Lee, TJ Lee, CA Galloway, W Zhi, W Xiao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondria are critical for metabolic homeostasis of the liver, and their dysfunction is a
major cause of liver diseases. Optic atrophy 1 (OPA1) is a mitochondrial fusion protein with a …

Infected diabetic wound regeneration using peptide-modified chiral dressing to target revascularization

C Xing, H Zhu, X Dou, L Gao, S Baddi, Y Zou, C Zhao… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Revascularization plays a critical role in the healing of diabetic wounds. Accumulation of
advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and refractory multidrug resistant bacterial …

[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 …

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 …

Structural mechanism of mitochondrial membrane remodelling by human OPA1

A von der Malsburg, GM Sapp, KE Zuccaro… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Distinct morphologies of the mitochondrial network support divergent metabolic and
regulatory processes that determine cell function and fate,–. The mechanochemical GTPase …