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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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Mitochondrial dismissal in mammals, from protein degradation to mitophagy.

TL;DR: An overview of mitochondrial stability and quality control mechanisms is provided, highlighting mitophagy, and emphasizing the central role of mitochondrial dynamics in this context.
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Optic atrophy 1 mediates mitochondria remodeling and dopaminergic neurodegeneration linked to complex I deficiency

TL;DR: It is shown that complex I inhibition by parkinsonian neurotoxins leads to an oxidative-dependent disruption of OPA1 oligomeric complexes that normally keep mitochondrial cristae junctions tight, and this identifies OPA 1 as molecular link between complex I deficiency and alterations in mitochondrial dynamics machinery.

OPA1 mutations cause cytochrome c oxidase deficiency due to loss of wild-type mtDNA

TL;DR: The OPA1 mutations cause autosomal dominant optic atrophy (DOA), a condition characterized by preferential loss of retinal ganglion cells and progressive optic nerve degeneration.
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Disorders of mitochondrial function

TL;DR: This review highlights recent clinically important developments in diagnostic evaluation and treatment of mitochondrial diseases, a major category of childhood illness that produce a wide variety of symptoms and multisystemic disorders.
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