The mitophagy pathway and its implications in human diseases

S Wang, H Long, L Hou, B Feng, Z Ma, Y Wu… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondria are dynamic organelles with multiple functions. They participate in necrotic cell
death and programmed apoptotic, and are crucial for cell metabolism and survival …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial degradation: Mitophagy and beyond

L Uoselis, TN Nguyen, M Lazarou - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Mitochondria are central hubs of cellular metabolism that also play key roles in signaling
and disease. It is therefore fundamentally important that mitochondrial quality and activity …

MIROs and DRP1 drive mitochondrial-derived vesicle biogenesis and promote quality control

T König, H Nolte, MJ Aaltonen, T Tatsuta, M Krols… - Nature cell …, 2021 - nature.com
Mitochondrial-derived vesicles (MDVs) are implicated in diverse physiological processes—
for example, mitochondrial quality control—and are linked to various neurodegenerative …

ER-phagy: mechanisms, regulation, and diseases connected to the lysosomal clearance of the endoplasmic reticulum

F Reggiori, M Molinari - Physiological reviews, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
ER-phagy (reticulophagy) defines the degradation of portions of the endoplasmic reticulum
(ER) within lysosomes or vacuoles. It is part of the self-digestion (ie, autophagic) programs …

Mitochondrial membrane proteins and VPS35 orchestrate selective removal of mtDNA

A Sen, S Kallabis, F Gaedke, C Jüngst, J Boix… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding the mechanisms governing selective turnover of mutation-bearing mtDNA is
fundamental to design therapeutic strategies against mtDNA diseases. Here, we show that …

Mitochondrial DNA replication stress triggers a pro-inflammatory endosomal pathway of nucleoid disposal

LE Newman, S Weiser Novak, GR Rojas… - Nature Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) encodes essential subunits of the oxidative phosphorylation
system, but is also a major damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) that engages …

PINK1, Keap1, and Rtnl1 regulate selective clearance of endoplasmic reticulum during development

R Wang, TM Fortier, F Chai, G Miao, JL Shen… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Selective clearance of organelles, including endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria,
by autophagy plays an important role in cell health. Here, we describe a developmentally …

Diversity of mitophagy pathways at a glance

IG Ganley, A Simonsen - Journal of Cell Science, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Mitochondria are crucial organelles that play a central role in various cell signaling and
metabolic pathways. A healthy mitochondrial population is maintained through a series of …

Mitochondria in disease: changes in shapes and dynamics

BC Jenkins, K Neikirk, P Katti, SM Claypool… - Trends in biochemical …, 2024 - cell.com
Mitochondrial structure often determines the function of these highly dynamic,
multifunctional, eukaryotic organelles, which are essential for maintaining cellular health …

The outer mitochondrial membrane protein TMEM11 demarcates spatially restricted BNIP3/BNIP3L-mediated mitophagy

MO Gok, OM Connor, X Wang, CJ Menezes… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - rupress.org
Mitochondria play critical roles in cellular metabolism and to maintain their integrity, they are
regulated by several quality control pathways, including mitophagy. During BNIP3/BNIP3L …