The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex: Life's essential, vulnerable and druggable energy homeostat

PW Stacpoole, CE McCall - Mitochondrion, 2023 - Elsevier
Found in all organisms, pyruvate dehydrogenase complexes (PDC) are the keystones of
prokaryotic and eukaryotic energy metabolism. In eukaryotic organisms these multi …

In situ architecture of the ER–mitochondria encounter structure

MR Wozny, A Di Luca, DR Morado, A Picco, R Khaddaj… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria are main hubs of eukaryotic membrane
biogenesis that rely on lipid exchange via membrane contact sites,–, but the underpinning …

Inter-organellar communication in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease: looking beyond endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria contact sites

S Vrijsen, C Vrancx, M Del Vecchio… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are generally considered proteinopathies but whereas
this may initiate disease in familial cases, onset in sporadic diseases may originate from a …

TraB family proteins are components of ER-mitochondrial contact sites and regulate ER-mitochondrial interactions and mitophagy

C Li, P Duckney, T Zhang, Y Fu, X Li, J Kroon… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
ER-mitochondrial contact sites (EMCSs) are important for mitochondrial function. Here, we
have identified a EMCS complex, comprising a family of uncharacterised mitochondrial outer …

Organelle synergy unleashed: Modulating mitochondrial-endoplasmic reticulum contacts with a self-assembled prodrug amplifies ferroptosis for innovative cancer …

J Zhuang, R Fan, W Liao, R Lin, A Deng, T Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial-endoplasmic reticulum contacts (MERC), a crucial mediator in subcellular
organelle communication, significantly influences the dynamics of tumor organelle. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] HIV infection of astrocytes compromises inter-organelle interactions and inositol phosphate metabolism: A potential mechanism of bystander damage and …

S Malik, S Valdebenito, D D'Amico, B Prideaux… - Progress in …, 2021 - Elsevier
HIV-associated neurological dysfunction is observed in more than half of the HIV-infected
population, even in the current antiretroviral era. The mechanisms by which HIV mediates …

[HTML][HTML] Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites

R Khaddaj, W Kukulski - Current opinion in cell biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane contact sites (MCSs) are areas of close proximity between organelles, implicated
in transport of small molecules and in organelle biogenesis. Lipid transfer proteins at MCSs …

Excitation-contraction coupling in mammalian skeletal muscle: Blending old and last-decade research

P Bolaños, JC Calderón - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The excitation–contraction coupling (ECC) in skeletal muscle refers to the Ca2+-mediated
link between the membrane excitation and the mechanical contraction. The initiation and …

Biogenesis of mitochondrial β‐barrel membrane proteins

I Ganesan, JV Busto, N Pfanner… - FEBS Open bio, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
β‐barrel membrane proteins in the mitochondrial outer membrane are crucial for mediating
the metabolite exchange between the cytosol and the mitochondrial intermembrane space …

Mechanisms of non-vesicular exchange of lipids at membrane contact sites: of shuttles, tunnels and, funnels

PF Egea - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Eukaryotic cells are characterized by their exquisite compartmentalization resulting from a
cornucopia of membrane-bound organelles. Each of these compartments hosts a flurry of …