The cell biology of mitochondrial membrane dynamics

M Giacomello, A Pyakurel, C Glytsou… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Owing to their ability to efficiently generate ATP required to sustain normal cell function,
mitochondria are often considered the 'powerhouses of the cell'. However, our …

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 …

A proximity-dependent biotinylation map of a human cell

CD Go, JDR Knight, A Rajasekharan, B Rathod… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Compartmentalization is a defining characteristic of eukaryotic cells, and partitions distinct
biochemical processes into discrete subcellular locations. Microscopy and biochemical …

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 …

Mitochondrial dynamics and its involvement in disease

DC Chan - Annual review of pathology: mechanisms of disease, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The dynamic properties of mitochondria—including their fusion, fission, and degradation—
are critical for their optimal function in energy generation. The interplay of fusion and fission …

Mitochondrial fusion: the machineries in and out

S Gao, J Hu - Trends in cell biology, 2021 - cell.com
Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles that constantly undergo fission and fusion.
Disruption of mitochondrial dynamics undermines their function and causes several human …

Mitochondrial dynamics in health and disease

NMB Yapa, V Lisnyak, B Reljic, MT Ryan - FEBS letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In animals, mitochondria are mainly organised into an interconnected tubular network
extending across the cell along a cytoskeletal scaffold. Mitochondrial fission and fusion, as …

Structural basis for sequestration and autoinhibition of cGAS by chromatin

S Michalski, CC de Oliveira Mann, CA Stafford, G Witte… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS) is an innate immune sensor for cytosolic
microbial DNA. After binding DNA, cGAS synthesizes the messenger 2′ 3′-cyclic GMP …

Empagliflozin attenuates cardiac microvascular ischemia/reperfusion injury through improving mitochondrial homeostasis

R Zou, W Shi, J Qiu, N Zhou, N Du, H Zhou… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - Springer
Background Empagliflozin has been reported to protect endothelial cell function, regardless
of diabetes status. However, the role of empagliflozin in microvascular protection during …

DRP1 interacts directly with BAX to induce its activation and apoptosis

A Jenner, A Peña‐Blanco, R Salvador‐Gallego… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
The apoptotic executioner protein BAX and the dynamin‐like protein DRP1 co‐localize at
mitochondria during apoptosis to mediate mitochondrial permeabilization and …