OPA1 Controls Apoptotic Cristae Remodeling Independently from Mitochondrial Fusion
Christian Frezza,Sara Cipolat,Olga Martins de Brito,Massimo Micaroni,Galina V. Beznoussenko,Tomasz Rudka,Davide Bartoli,Roman S. Polishuck,Nika N. Danial,Bart De Strooper,Luca Scorrano +10 more
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Evidence is provided that Optic Atrophy 1 (OPA1), a profusion dynamin-related protein of the inner mitochondrial membrane mutated in dominant optic atrophy, protects from apoptosis by preventing cytochrome c release independently from mitochondrial fusion.About:
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Metabolic control of cell death
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Mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.
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Regulation of OPA1 processing and mitochondrial fusion by m-AAA protease isoenzymes and OMA1
Sarah Ehses,Ines Raschke,Giuseppe Mancuso,Andrea Bernacchia,Stefan Geimer,Daniel Tondera,Jean-Claude Martinou,Benedikt Westermann,Elena I. Rugarli,Thomas Langer,Thomas Langer +10 more
TL;DR: The cleavage by OMA1 causes an accumulation of the short OPA1 variants, and the role ofm-AAA proteases in ensuring a balance of long and short Opa1 isoforms is investigated.
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Mitochondrial optic neuropathies – Disease mechanisms and therapeutic strategies
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Bax/Bak promote sumoylation of DRP1 and its stable association with mitochondria during apoptotic cell death.
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