Mitochondrial signal transduction

M Picard, OS Shirihai - Cell Metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
The analogy of mitochondria as powerhouses has expired. Mitochondria are living, dynamic,
maternally inherited, energy-transforming, biosynthetic, and signaling organelles that …

Mechanisms and regulation of protein synthesis in mitochondria

E Kummer, N Ban - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2021 - nature.com
Mitochondria are cellular organelles responsible for generation of chemical energy in the
process called oxidative phosphorylation. They originate from a bacterial ancestor and …

Pleiotropic effects of mitochondria in aging

T Lima, TY Li, A Mottis, J Auwerx - Nature aging, 2022 - nature.com
Aging is typified by a progressive decline in mitochondrial activity and stress resilience.
Here, we review how mitochondrial stress pathways have pleiotropic effects on cellular and …

Mitochondria-associated programmed cell death as a therapeutic target for age-related disease

TT Nguyen, S Wei, TH Nguyen, Y Jo, Y Zhang… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondria, ubiquitous double-membrane-bound organelles, regulate energy production,
support cellular activities, harbor metabolic pathways, and, paradoxically, mediate cell fate …

Organization and expression of the mammalian mitochondrial genome

O Rackham, A Filipovska - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
The mitochondrial genome encodes core subunits of the respiratory chain that drives
oxidative phosphorylation and is, therefore, essential for energy conversion. Advances in …

Mitophagy in tumorigenesis and metastasis

LP Poole, KF Macleod - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2021 - Springer
Cells use mitophagy to remove dysfunctional or excess mitochondria, frequently in response
to imposed stresses, such as hypoxia and nutrient deprivation. Mitochondrial cargo …

Disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy in disease and nondisease states in humans: mechanisms, prevention, and recovery strategies

EA Nunes, T Stokes, J McKendry… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Decreased skeletal muscle contractile activity (disuse) or unloading leads to muscle mass
loss, also known as muscle atrophy. The balance between muscle protein synthesis (MPS) …

Healthy aging and muscle function are positively associated with NAD+ abundance in humans

GE Janssens, L Grevendonk, RZ Perez… - Nature Aging, 2022 - nature.com
Skeletal muscle is greatly affected by aging, resulting in a loss of metabolic and physical
function. However, the underlying molecular processes and how (lack of) physical activity is …

ATF-4 and hydrogen sulfide signalling mediate longevity in response to inhibition of translation or mTORC1

C Statzer, J Meng, R Venz, M Bland… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Inhibition of the master growth regulator mTORC1 (mechanistic target of rapamycin complex
1) slows ageing across phyla, in part by reducing protein synthesis. Various stresses …

Mitochondrial unfolded protein response: An emerging pathway in human diseases

L Zhu, Q Zhou, L He, L Chen - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPR mt) is a mitochondria stress response, which
the transcriptional activation programs of mitochondrial chaperone proteins and proteases …