Molecular mechanisms and consequences of mitochondrial permeability transition

M Bonora, C Giorgi, P Pinton - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
Mitochondrial permeability transition (mPT) is a phenomenon that abruptly causes the flux of
low molecular weight solutes (molecular weight up to 1,500) across the generally …

Mitochondrial calcium exchange in physiology and disease

JF Garbincius, JW Elrod - Physiological reviews, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The uptake of calcium into and extrusion of calcium from the mitochondrial matrix is a
fundamental biological process that has critical effects on cellular metabolism, signaling …

Targeting Akt in cancer for precision therapy

H Hua, H Zhang, J Chen, J Wang, J Liu… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Biomarkers-guided precision therapeutics has revolutionized the clinical development and
administration of molecular-targeted anticancer agents. Tailored precision cancer therapy …

Inhalable Biomineralized Liposomes for Cyclic Ca2+-Burst-Centered Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Enhanced Lung Cancer Ferroptosis Therapy

F Fu, W Wang, L Wu, W Wang, Z Huang, Y Huang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lung cancer with the highest mortality poses a great threat to human health. Ferroptosis
therapy has recently been raised as a promising strategy for lung cancer treatment by …

Modular engineering of DNAzyme-based sensors for spatioselective imaging of metal ions in mitochondria

D Yi, H Zhao, J Zhao, L Li - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
DNAzyme-based sensors remain at the forefront of metal-ion imaging efforts, but most lack
the subcellular precision necessary to their applications in specific organelles. Here, we …

Cancer metabolism and mitochondria: Finding novel mechanisms to fight tumours

S Missiroli, M Perrone, I Genovese, P Pinton… - EBioMedicine, 2020 - thelancet.com
Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that have essential metabolic activity and are
regarded as signalling hubs with biosynthetic, bioenergetics and signalling functions that …

Ca2+ fluxes and cancer

S Marchi, C Giorgi, L Galluzzi, P Pinton - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Ca 2+ ions are key second messengers in both excitable and non-excitable cells. Owing to
the rather pleiotropic nature of Ca 2+ transporters and other Ca 2+-binding proteins …

The mitochondrial permeability transition pore: an evolving concept critical for cell life and death

G Morciano, N Naumova, P Koprowski… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we summarize current knowledge of perhaps one of the most intriguing
phenomena in cell biology: the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP). This …

Oncogenic pathways and the electron transport chain: a dangeROS liaison

V Raimondi, F Ciccarese, V Ciminale - British journal of cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Driver mutations in oncogenic pathways, rewiring of cellular metabolism and altered ROS
homoeostasis are intimately connected hallmarks of cancer. Electrons derived from different …

Molecular nature and physiological role of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter channel

BR Alevriadou, A Patel, M Noble… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Abstract Calcium (Ca 2+) signaling is critical for cell function and cell survival. Mitochondria
play a major role in regulating the intracellular Ca 2+ concentration ([Ca 2+] i). Mitochondrial …