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OPA1 Controls Apoptotic Cristae Remodeling Independently from Mitochondrial Fusion

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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.
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This article is published in Cell.The article was published on 2006-07-14 and is currently open access. It has received 1444 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Optic Atrophy 1 & Inner mitochondrial membrane.

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Novel intracellular functions of apolipoproteins: the ApoO protein family as constituents of the Mitofilin/MINOS complex determines cristae morphology in mitochondria.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the current view on the mammalian Mitofilin/MINOS complex and focus on APOOL and the role of CL in determining cristae morphology.
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Targeting cell death.

TL;DR: Changes in mitochondrial inner membrane permeability and in the morphology of the organelle are regulated, perhaps interconnected processes that are starting to emerge as novel therapeutic targets for reducing cell death induced by ischemia‐reperfusion.
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Carboxy-Terminal Modulator Protein (CTMP) is a mitochondrial protein that sensitizes cells to apoptosis.

TL;DR: The Carboxy-Terminal Modulator Protein (CTMP) protein was identified as a PKB inhibitor that binds to its hydrophobic motif as mentioned in this paper, and it exhibits a dual sub-mitochondrial localization as a membrane bound pool and a free pool of mature CTMP in the inter-membrane space.
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UCP2-dependent improvement of mitochondrial dynamics protects against acute kidney injury.

TL;DR: It is suggested that enhancing UCP2 to improve mitochondrial dynamics has potential as a strategy for improving outcomes of renal injury and that U CP2 has a role in preserving mitochondrial integrity by preventing loss of membrane potential and reducing subsequent mitophagy.
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Cryo-EM structures of S-OPA1 reveal its interactions with membrane and changes upon nucleotide binding.

TL;DR: Cryo-electron microscopic structures of S-OPA1–coated liposomes in nucleotide-free and GTPγS-bound states reveal that hydrophobic residues in its extended membrane-binding domain are critical for its tubulation activity and indicate that S-opa1 adopts a dynamin-like power stroke membrane remodeling mechanism during mitochondrial inner membrane fusion.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors found that doubly deficient cells are resistant to multiple apoptotic stimuli that act through disruption of mitochondrial function: staurosporine, ultraviolet radiation, growth factor deprivation, etoposide, and the endoplasmic reticulum stress stimuli thapsigargin and tunicamycin.
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