Coenzyme Q biochemistry and biosynthesis

RM Guerra, DJ Pagliarini - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Coenzyme Q (CoQ) is a remarkably hydrophobic, redox-active lipid that empowers diverse
cellular processes. Although most known for shuttling electrons between mitochondrial …

Determinants, maintenance, and function of organellar pH

SA Freeman, S Grinstein… - Physiological reviews, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
The protonation state of soluble and membrane-associated macromolecules dictates their
charge, conformation, and functional activity. In addition, protons (H+ or their equivalents) …

Mass spectrometry‐based high‐throughput proteomics and its role in biomedical studies and systems biology

CB Messner, V Demichev, Z Wang, J Hartl… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There are multiple reasons why the next generation of biological and medical studies
require increasing numbers of samples. Biological systems are dynamic, and the effect of a …

Mitochondrial heterogeneity in diseases

L Chen, M Zhou, H Li, D Liu, P Liao, Y Zong… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
As key organelles involved in cellular metabolism, mitochondria frequently undergo
adaptive changes in morphology, components and functions in response to various …

Mitochondrial proteome research: the road ahead

ZN Baker, P Forny, DJ Pagliarini - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Mitochondria are multifaceted organelles with key roles in anabolic and catabolic
metabolism, bioenergetics, cellular signalling and nutrient sensing, and programmed cell …

Hem25p is required for mitochondrial IPP transport in fungi

J Tai, RM Guerra, SW Rogers, Z Fang… - Nature cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Coenzyme Q (CoQ, ubiquinone) is an essential cellular cofactor composed of a redox-active
quinone head group and a long hydrophobic polyisoprene tail. How mitochondria access …

A two-step mitochondrial import pathway couples the disulfide relay with matrix complex I biogenesis

E Peker, K Weiss, J Song, C Zarges, S Gerlich… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - rupress.org
Mitochondria critically rely on protein import and its tight regulation. Here, we found that the
complex I assembly factor NDUFAF8 follows a two-step import pathway linking IMS and …

The NLRX1-SLC39A7 complex orchestrates mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy to rejuvenate intervertebral disc by modulating mitochondrial Zn2+ trafficking

Y Song, H Liang, G Li, L Ma, D Zhu, W Zhang, B Tong… - Autophagy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is the most critical pathological factor in the
development of low back pain. The maintenance of nucleus pulposus (NP) cell and …

The one hour human proteome

LR Serrano, TM Peters-Clarke, TN Arrey… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2024 - ASBMB
We describe deep analysis of the human proteome in less than 1 h. We achieve this
expedited proteome characterization by leveraging state-of-the-art sample preparation …

Instrumentation at the leading edge of proteomics

TM Peters-Clarke, JJ Coon, NM Riley - Analytical Chemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
The proteome, or collection of proteoforms expressed in a biological system, is dynamic and
heterogeneous. As our appreciation for the complexity of the proteome has evolved, so have …