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 …

C. elegans as a model to study mitochondrial biology and disease

T Onraet, S Zuryn - Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Mitochondria perform a myriad of essential functions that ensure organismal homeostasis,
including maintaining bioenergetic capacity, sensing and signalling the presence of …

ATFS-1 counteracts mitochondrial DNA damage by promoting repair over transcription

CY Dai, CC Ng, GCC Hung, I Kirmes, LA Hughes… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
The ability to balance conflicting functional demands is critical for ensuring organismal
survival. The transcription and repair of the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) requires …

Proteolytic rewiring of mitochondria by LONP1 directs cell identity switching of adipocytes

T Fu, W Sun, J Xue, Z Zhou, W Wang, Q Guo… - Nature cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondrial proteases are emerging as key regulators of mitochondrial plasticity and
acting as both protein quality surveillance and regulatory enzymes by performing highly …

Mitochondrial dysfunction, aging, and the mitochondrial unfolded protein response in Caenorhabditis elegans

CM Haynes, S Hekimi - Genetics, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We review the findings that establish that perturbations of various aspects of mitochondrial
function, including oxidative phosphorylation, can promote lifespan extension, with different …

Hypoxia-induced mitochondrial stress granules

CL Sun, M Van Gilst, CM Crowder - Cell Death & Disease, 2023 - nature.com
Perturbations of mitochondrial proteostasis have been associated with aging,
neurodegenerative diseases, and recently with hypoxic injury. While examining hypoxia …

Roles of mitochondrial DNA damage in kidney diseases: a new biomarker

J Feng, Z Chen, W Liang, Z Wei, G Ding - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The kidney is a mitochondria-rich organ, and kidney diseases are recognized as
mitochondria-related pathologies. Intact mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) maintains normal …

Huntington's disease affects mitochondrial network dynamics predisposing to pathogenic mitochondrial DNA mutations

A Neueder, K Kojer, Z Gu, Y Wang, T Hering, S Tabrizi… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Huntington's disease (HD) predominantly affects the brain, causing a mixed movement
disorder, cognitive decline and behavioural abnormalities. It also causes a peripheral …

Mitochondria: fundamental characteristics, challenges, and impact on aging

R Liang, L Zhu, Y Huang, J Chen, Q Tang - Biogerontology, 2024 - Springer
As one of the most vital organelles within biological cells, mitochondria hold an
irreplaceable status and play crucial roles in various diseases. Research and therapies …

Mitochondrial stress and aging: Lessons from C. elegans

PX Chen, L Zhang, D Chen, Y Tian - Seminars in Cell & Developmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aging is accompanied by a progressive decline in mitochondrial function, which in turn
contributes to a variety of age-related diseases. Counterintuitively, a growing number of …