Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mehtab Khan, Yann Baussan, Etienne Hebert-Chatelain
Summary: Mitochondrial dysfunction is linked to the pathophysiology of depression, as evidenced by impaired expression of mitochondrial genes, damage to mitochondrial membrane proteins and lipids, disruption of the electron transport chain, higher oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and apoptosis in preclinical models and patients with depression. Understanding the mechanisms underlying depression and identifying phenotypes and biomarkers related to mitochondrial dysfunction are crucial for early diagnosis and the development of new treatments for this debilitating disorder.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chia-Lin Chen, Ching-Yu Lin, Hsing-Jien Kung
Summary: Tumor development requires metabolic adaptations to meet energy demands, with strategies including shifting from oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis. In prostate cancer, OXPHOS increases compared to normal tissue, presenting therapeutic opportunities for targeting mitochondrial activities. Selective targeting of cancer mitochondria over normal counterparts is a challenge in developing OXPHOS inhibitors.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiyeon Ham, Whasun Lim, Gwonhwa Song
Summary: Ethalfluralin, a dinitroaniline-type herbicide, inhibits the viability, proliferation, and migration of porcine luminal epithelial and trophectoderm cells by disrupting calcium homeostasis and impairing mitochondrial function. It also activates endoplasmic reticulum stress signals and autophagy pathways, while suppressing the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Review
Cell Biology
Sheng-Chieh Hsu, Ching-Yu Lin, Yen-Yi Lin, Colin C. Collins, Chia-Lin Chen, Hsing-Jien Kung
Summary: TEAD4 is a crucial transcription factor that plays important roles in cell proliferation, apoptosis, and tumorigenesis. It interacts with YAP and TAZ and its localization in mitochondria is also involved in its functional regulation.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Physiology
Anna A. Borzykh, Dina K. Gaynullina, Anastasia A. Shvetsova, Oxana O. Kiryukhina, Ilya V. Kuzmin, Ekaterina K. Selivanova, Alexey M. Nesterenko, Olga L. Vinogradova, Olga S. Tarasova
Summary: The study revealed that voluntary wheel running in rats can lead to specific adaptations in muscle fibers, including changes in muscle fibers and reactive oxygen species. However, the effects of voluntary exercise training on rat respiratory muscle types were not as significant as on locomotor muscles.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jing Long, Yan Huang, Zhengshan Tang, Yali Shan, Dou Feng, Wenqin Wang, Juan Liu, Ying Huang, Hang Gu, Dewei Guo, Ruojin Yao, Xin Ni
Summary: This study demonstrates that dysfunction of placental 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11β-HSD2) contributes to the development of preeclampsia (PE) by causing mitochondrial dysfunction and mtDNA instability. These abnormalities impair trophoblast function and lead to the development of PE. The study also identifies excess ROS as a potential therapeutic target for treating PE.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Raquel Moreno-Loshuertos, Nieves Movilla, Joaquin Marco-Brualla, Ruth Soler-Agesta, Patricia Ferreira, Jose Antonio Enriquez, Patricio Fernandez-Silva
Summary: Mitochondrial ATP synthase plays a crucial role in ATP production and is associated with various human diseases. A mouse cell line with the first mt-Atp6 pathological mutation was generated and characterized, showing similarities to human diseases caused by MT-ATP6 mutations. The mutant cells exhibited impaired ATP synthesis, defective OXPHOS activity, and altered mitochondrial function. Additionally, they displayed reduced tumorigenic potential, suggesting a potential protective role of ATP synthase inhibition in certain cancer types.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Brian C. Lin, Nicole R. Higgins, Trong H. Phung, Mervyn J. Monteiro
Summary: Ubiquilin (UBQLN) proteins are a versatile family of proteins found in all eukaryotes, with emerging evidence suggesting broader roles in proteostasis beyond their canonical function as shuttle factors. Understanding the different roles of UBQLN proteins, how changes in their structure regulate activity, and the pathogenic mechanisms of UBQLN2 mutations provide fundamental insight into disease pathogenesis through proteostasis disturbances.
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Colin Harper, Venkatesh Gopalan, Jorming Goh
Summary: This review examines the cellular and molecular changes in skeletal muscle mitochondria during aging, particularly focusing on the efficiency of mitochondrial coupling and its impact on muscle function decline. It also discusses how different exercise modalities can potentially reverse these changes and delay the onset of sarcopenia. Additional concepts such as mitophagy and the implications of muscle fiber type changes with sarcopenia on mitochondrial function are also integrated in this review.
JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Robert A. Dowden, Paul J. Wisniewski, Candace R. Longoria, Marko Oydanich, Tara Mcnulty, Esther Rodriguez, Jie Zhang, Mark Cavallo, John J. Guers, Dorothy E. Vatner, Stephen F. Vatner, Sara C. Campbell
Summary: The gut microbiota plays a critical role in host metabolism and is influenced by various factors. This study investigated the effects of gut microbes on enhanced exercise performance induced by exercise training, including skeletal muscle blood flow, mitochondrial biogenesis, and oxidative function. The results support that gut microbiota mediate the enhanced exercise capacity after exercise training through hindlimb blood flow, mitochondrial biogenesis, and metabolic profile.
MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE
(2023)
Review
Cell Biology
Shuhei Kamada, Toshihiko Takeiwa, Kazuhiro Ikeda, Kuniko Horie, Satoshi Inoue
Summary: Metabolic alterations play a critical role in cancers, with recent studies highlighting the importance of mitochondria-related pathways in cancer biology, including OXPHOS. Understanding breast cancer-related metabolic alterations can aid in developing cancer drugs, with COX7RP, glutamine metabolism, ERR family nuclear receptors, and PGC-1 being key players in energy production and cancer metabolism.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Cell Biology
Donald Bajia, Emanuela Bottani, Katarzyna Derwich
Summary: Noonan syndrome and Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines are genetic disorders that contribute to human diseases in the RASopathy family. Understanding the role of mutated genes and mitochondrial metabolism is crucial for therapeutic strategies.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yifan Zheng, Jing Zhang, Xiaohong Zhu, Yuanjuan Wei, Wuli Zhao, Shuyi Si, Yan Li
Summary: Mitochondria are crucial for energy metabolism and can cause diseases if their function is disrupted. Mitochondrial diseases resulting from oxidative phosphorylation defects are common congenital diseases. Additionally, non-inherited genetic mutations and other factors can lead to mitochondrial dysfunction, affecting cellular functions, inducing apoptosis, and contributing to various diseases. This paper reviews the factors and mechanisms leading to mitochondrial dysfunction and discusses recent advances in the treatment of diseases associated with mitochondrial dysfunction.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Valentina E. Gomez-Mellado, Jung-Chin Chang, Kam S. Ho-Mok, Carmen Bernardino Morcillo, Remco H. J. Kersten, Ronald P. J. Oude Elferink, Arthur J. Verhoeven, Coen C. Paulusma
Summary: ATP8B1 deficiency results in elevated mitochondrial phosphatidylethanolamine levels, which stimulate mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. This leads to elevated low-density lipoprotein receptor protein levels, providing a possible explanation for the reduced plasma cholesterol levels in PFIC1 disease.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Jubayer Rahman, Parul Singh, Nicolas S. Merle, Nathalie Niyonzima, Claudia Kemper
Summary: The complement system, as an unexpected, cell-autonomous orchestrator of normal cell physiology, controls key pathways of metabolism during immune cell homeostasis and effector function. Little is known about the exact structure and localization of intracellular complement components, but they do interact closely with mitochondria, impacting metabolism significantly.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Michael Larsen, Morten Friis, Charlotte Vestrup Karlsen, Steen Seier Poulsen, Soren Peter Lund, Klaus Qvortrup
ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA
(2015)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Line Waring Stroemlund, Christa Funch Jensen, Klaus Qvortrup, Mario Delmar, Morten Schak Nielsen
BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS
(2015)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Astrid L. Basse, Karen Dixen, Rachita Yadav, Malin P. Tygesen, Klaus Qvortrup, Karsten Kristiansen, Bjorn Quistorff, Ramneek Gupta, Jun Wang, Jacob B. Hansen
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Karen Stephansen, Maria Mattebjerg, Jasper Wattjes, Ana Milisavljevic, Flemming Jessen, Klaus Qvortrup, Francisco M. Goycoolea, Ioannis S. Chronakis
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2015)
Article
Dermatology
Christenze Thode, Anders Woetmann, Hans H. Wandall, Michael C. Carlsson, Klaus Qvortrup, Claudia S. Kauczok, Marion Wobser, Andreas Printzlau, Niels Odum, Sally Dabelsteen
JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY
(2015)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jane Bjerg Jensen, Andrew C. Lysaght, M. Charles Liberman, Klaus Qvortrup, Konstantina M. Stankovic
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lars Jorgensen, Klaus Qvortrup, Ioannis S. Chronakis
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Pernille M. Christensen, Catherine H. Liu, Steven L. Swendeman, Hideru Obinata, Klaus Qvortrup, Lars B. Nielsen, Timothy Hla, Annarita Di Lorenzo, Christina Christoffersen
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Lars Bjorndal, Catharina Amaloo, Merete Markvart, Vibe Rud, Klaus Qvortrup, Camilla Stavnsbjerg, Thomas Bjarnsholt
JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS
(2016)
Article
Physiology
Christiane Marie Bourgin Folke Gam, Ole Hartvig Mortensen, Klaus Qvortrup, Peter Damm, Bjorn Quistorff
PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY
(2015)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carsten Kobler, Sarah S. Poulsen, Anne T. Saber, Nicklas R. Jacobsen, Hakan Wallin, Carole L. Yauk, Sabina Halappanavar, Ulla Vogel, Klaus Qvortrup, Kristian Molhave
Article
Hematology
Casper Hempel, Sergey Kapishnikov, Ana Joaquina Perez-Berna, Stephan Werner, Peter Guttmann, Eva Pereiro, Klaus Qvortrup, Thomas Lars Andresen
Article
Immunology
Yvonne Adams, Rebecca W. Olsen, Anja Bengtsson, Nanna Dalgaard, Mykola Zdioruk, Sanghamitra Satpathi, Prativa K. Behera, Praveen K. Sahu, Sean E. Lawler, Klaus Qvortrup, Samuel C. Wassmer, Anja T. R. Jensen
Summary: This study identified a potential mechanism driving the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria, showing that Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes are taken up by brain endothelial cells in an ICAM-1-dependent manner, leading to breakdown of the blood-brain barrier and swelling of the endothelial cells. Postmortem tissue samples from cerebral malaria patients confirmed the presence of parasites within brain endothelial cells, indicating parasite ingress into the brain endothelium as a contributing factor to the pathology of human cerebral malaria.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Omar Sandoval-Ibanez, Anurag Sharma, Michal Bykowski, Guillem Borras-Gas, James B. Y. H. Behrendorff, Silas Mellor, Klaus Qvortrup, Julian C. Verdonk, Ralph Bock, Lucja Kowalewska, Mathias Pribil
Summary: De-etiolation refers to the differentiation of etioplasts to chloroplasts in angiosperms, and CURT1 proteins play a critical role in thylakoid membrane maturation.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Dermatology
Rie Harboe Nygaard, Scott Maynard, Peter Schjerling, Michael Kjaer, Klaus Qvortrup, Vilhelm A. Bohr, Lene J. Rasmussen, Gregor B. E. Jemec, Michael Heidenheim
CASE REPORTS IN DERMATOLOGY
(2016)