The role of mitochondrial fission in cardiovascular health and disease

JM Quiles, ÅB Gustafsson - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2022 - nature.com
Mitochondria are organelles involved in the regulation of various important cellular
processes, ranging from ATP generation to immune activation. A healthy mitochondrial …

Function and regulation of the divisome for mitochondrial fission

F Kraus, K Roy, TJ Pucadyil, MT Ryan - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Mitochondria form dynamic networks in the cell that are balanced by the flux of iterative
fusion and fission events of the organelles. It is now appreciated that mitochondrial fission …

The functional universe of membrane contact sites

WA Prinz, A Toulmay, T Balla - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Organelles compartmentalize eukaryotic cells, enhancing their ability to respond to
environmental and developmental changes. One way in which organelles communicate and …

Mitochondrial dynamics: overview of molecular mechanisms

L Tilokani, S Nagashima, V Paupe… - Essays in …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles undergoing coordinated cycles of fission and
fusion, referred as 'mitochondrial dynamics', in order to maintain their shape, distribution and …

Here, there, and everywhere: The importance of ER membrane contact sites

H Wu, P Carvalho, GK Voeltz - Science, 2018 - science.org
BACKGROUND The defining feature of eukaryotic cells is the presence of membrane-bound
organelles of diverse kinds, each with specialized functions. Most organelles have multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial fission and fusion: A dynamic role in aging and potential target for age-related disease

YJ Liu, RL McIntyre, GE Janssens… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2020 - Elsevier
The mitochondria is the major hub to convert energy for cellular processes. Dysregulation of
mitochondrial function is one of the classical hallmarks of aging, and mitochondrial …

The connection between the dynamic remodeling of the mitochondrial network and the regulation of muscle mass

V Romanello, M Sandri - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2021 - Springer
The dynamic coordination of processes controlling the quality of the mitochondrial network is
crucial to maintain the function of mitochondria in skeletal muscle. Changes of mitochondrial …

The multiple links between actin and mitochondria

TS Fung, R Chakrabarti, HN Higgs - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Actin plays many well-known roles in cells, and understanding any specific role is often
confounded by the overlap of multiple actin-based structures in space and time. Here, we …

Fission and fusion machineries converge at ER contact sites to regulate mitochondrial morphology

RG Abrisch, SC Gumbin, BT Wisniewski… - Journal of Cell …, 2020 - rupress.org
The steady-state morphology of the mitochondrial network is maintained by a balance of
constitutive fission and fusion reactions. Disruption of this steady-state morphology results in …

INF2-mediated actin polymerization at the ER stimulates mitochondrial calcium uptake, inner membrane constriction, and division

R Chakrabarti, WK Ji, RV Stan, J de Juan Sanz… - Journal of Cell …, 2018 - rupress.org
Mitochondrial division requires division of both the inner and outer mitochondrial
membranes (IMM and OMM, respectively). Interaction with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) …