Mitochondrial protein transport: Versatility of translocases and mechanisms

JD Busch, LF Fielden, N Pfanner, N Wiedemann - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Biogenesis of mitochondria requires the import of approximately 1,000 different precursor
proteins into and across the mitochondrial membranes. Mitochondria exhibit a wide variety …

[HTML][HTML] Sensing, signaling and surviving mitochondrial stress

EM Eckl, O Ziegemann, L Krumwiede, E Fessler… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Mitochondrial fidelity is a key determinant of longevity and was found to be perturbed in a
multitude of disease contexts ranging from neurodegeneration to heart failure. Tight …

Mitochondria shed their outer membrane in response to infection-induced stress

X Li, J Straub, TC Medeiros, C Mehra, F den Brave… - Science, 2022 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that coordinate many cellular
functions that are essential for life, including diverse metabolic processes, cell division and …

MitoStores: chaperone‐controlled protein granules store mitochondrial precursors in the cytosol

L Krämer, N Dalheimer, M Räschle, Z Storchová… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Hundreds of nucleus‐encoded mitochondrial precursor proteins are synthesized in the
cytosol and imported into mitochondria in a post‐translational manner. However, the early …

Nascent mitochondrial proteins initiate the localized condensation of cytosolic protein aggregates on the mitochondrial surface

Q Liu, B Fong, S Yoo, JR Unruh… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Eukaryotes organize cellular contents into membrane-bound organelles and membrane-
less condensates, for example, protein aggregates. An unsolved question is why the …

The Orf9b protein of SARS-CoV-2 modulates mitochondrial protein biogenesis

S Lenhard, S Gerlich, A Khan, S Rödl… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - rupress.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) expresses high
amounts of the protein Orf9b to target the mitochondrial outer membrane protein Tom70 …

[HTML][HTML] Boosting mitochondrial health to counteract neurodegeneration

J Burtscher, M Romani, G Bernardo, T Popa… - Progress in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial health is based on a delicate balance of specific mitochondrial functions (eg
metabolism, signaling, dynamics) that are impaired in neurodegenerative diseases …

African swine fever virus protein p17 promotes mitophagy by facilitating the interaction of SQSTM1 with TOMM70

B Hu, G Zhong, S Ding, K Xu, X Peng, W Dong, J Zhou - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Viruses have developed different strategies to hijack mitophagy to facilitate their replication.
However, whether and how African swine fever virus (ASFV) regulates mitophagy are …

The ER-SURF pathway uses ER-mitochondria contact sites for protein targeting to mitochondria

C Koch, S Lenhard, M Räschle… - EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Most mitochondrial proteins are synthesized on cytosolic ribosomes and imported into
mitochondria in a post-translational reaction. Mitochondrial precursor proteins which use the …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial complexome and import network

F den Brave, U Schulte, B Fakler, N Pfanner… - Trends in Cell Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Mitochondria perform crucial functions in cellular metabolism, protein and lipid biogenesis,
quality control, and signaling. The systematic analysis of protein complexes and interaction …