Identity, structure, and function of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore: controversies, consensus, recent advances, and future directions

P Bernardi, C Gerle, AP Halestrap, EA Jonas… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
The mitochondrial permeability transition (mPT) describes a Ca2+-dependent and
cyclophilin D (CypD)-facilitated increase of inner mitochondrial membrane permeability that …

Mitochondria and cell death-associated inflammation

E Vringer, SWG Tait - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondria have recently emerged as key drivers of inflammation associated with cell
death. Many of the pro-inflammatory pathways activated during cell death occur upon …

Mitochondria as multifaceted regulators of cell death

FJ Bock, SWG Tait - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Through their many and varied metabolic functions, mitochondria power life. Paradoxically,
mitochondria also have a central role in apoptotic cell death. Upon induction of …

[HTML][HTML] The interplay between BAX and BAK tunes apoptotic pore growth to control mitochondrial-DNA-mediated inflammation

K Cosentino, V Hertlein, A Jenner, T Dellmann… - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
BAX and BAK are key apoptosis regulators that mediate the decisive step of mitochondrial
outer membrane permeabilization. However, the mechanism by which they assemble the …

Mitochondrial DNA in inflammation and immunity

JS Riley, SWG Tait - EMBO reports, 2020 - embopress.org
Mitochondria are cellular organelles that orchestrate a vast range of biological processes,
from energy production and metabolism to cell death and inflammation. Despite this …

Multi-color live-cell STED nanoscopy of mitochondria with a gentle inner membrane stain

T Liu, T Stephan, P Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Capturing mitochondria's intricate and dynamic structure poses a daunting challenge for
optical nanoscopy. Different labeling strategies have been demonstrated for live-cell …

[HTML][HTML] Pro-apoptotic complexes of BAX and BAK on the outer mitochondrial membrane

P Wolf, A Schoeniger, F Edlich - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2022 - Elsevier
In multicellular organisms the regulated cell death apoptosis is critically important for both
ontogeny and homeostasis. Mitochondria are indispensable for stress-induced apoptosis …

Cryo-EM structure of the entire mammalian F-type ATP synthase

G Pinke, L Zhou, LA Sazanov - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2020 - nature.com
The majority of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) powering cellular processes in eukaryotes is
produced by the mitochondrial F1Fo ATP synthase. Here, we present the atomic models of …

Mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammation: Intertwined roads to neurodegeneration

A Picca, R Calvani, HJ Coelho-Junior, F Landi… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress develops as a response to injury and reflects a breach in the cell's
antioxidant capacity. Therefore, the fine-tuning of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation …

Selective packaging of mitochondrial proteins into extracellular vesicles prevents the release of mitochondrial DAMPs

K Todkar, L Chikhi, V Desjardins, F El-Mortada… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Most cells constitutively secrete mitochondrial DNA and proteins in extracellular vesicles
(EVs). While EVs are small vesicles that transfer material between cells, Mitochondria …