Cardiac optogenetics: a decade of enlightenment

E Entcheva, MW Kay - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2021 - nature.com
The electromechanical function of the heart involves complex, coordinated activity over time
and space. Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias arise from asynchrony in these space–time …

Next-generation interfaces for studying neural function

JA Frank, MJ Antonini, P Anikeeva - Nature biotechnology, 2019 - nature.com
Monitoring and modulating the diversity of signals used by neurons and glia in a closed-loop
fashion is necessary to establish causative links between biochemical processes within the …

A small and highly sensitive red/far-red optogenetic switch for applications in mammals

Y Zhou, D Kong, X Wang, G Yu, X Wu, N Guan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Optogenetic technologies have transformed our ability to precisely control biological
processes in time and space. Yet, current eukaryotic optogenetic systems are limited by …

Use the protonmotive force: mitochondrial uncoupling and reactive oxygen species

BJ Berry, AJ Trewin, AM Amitrano, M Kim… - Journal of molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial respiration results in an electrochemical proton gradient, or protonmotive force
(pmf), across the mitochondrial inner membrane. The pmf is a form of potential energy …

Exercise and mitochondrial dynamics: keeping in shape with ROS and AMPK

AJ Trewin, BJ Berry, AP Wojtovich - Antioxidants, 2018 - mdpi.com
Exercise is a robust stimulus for mitochondrial adaptations in skeletal muscle which
consequently plays a central role in enhancing metabolic health. Despite this, the precise …

All-optical spatiotemporal mapping of ROS dynamics across mitochondrial microdomains in situ

SA Koren, N Ahmed Selim, L De la Rosa, J Horn… - nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) functions as a second messenger to signal metabolic
distress through highly compartmentalized production in mitochondria. The dynamics of …

Energy metabolism design of the striated muscle cell

B Glancy, RS Balaban - Physiological Reviews, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
The design of the energy metabolism system in striated muscle remains a major area of
investigation. Here, we review our current understanding and emerging hypotheses …

Genetically encoded tools for measuring and manipulating metabolism

M Choe, DV Titov - Nature chemical biology, 2022 - nature.com
Over the past few years, we have seen an explosion of novel genetically encoded tools for
measuring and manipulating metabolism in live cells and animals. Here, we will review the …

Rhodopsins: an excitingly versatile protein species for research, development and creative engineering

WJ de Grip, S Ganapathy - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The first member and eponym of the rhodopsin family was identified in the 1930s as the
visual pigment of the rod photoreceptor cell in the animal retina. It was found to be a …

Mitochondrial transport serves as a mitochondrial quality control strategy in axons: Implications for central nervous system disorders

YR Zheng, XN Zhang, Z Chen - CNS neuroscience & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Axonal mitochondrial quality is essential for neuronal health and functions. Compromised
mitochondrial quality, reflected by loss of membrane potential, collapse of ATP production …