Mechanisms of mitochondrial respiratory adaptation

CF Bennett, P Latorre-Muro, P Puigserver - Nature Reviews Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Mitochondrial energetic adaptations encompass a plethora of conserved processes that
maintain cell and organismal fitness and survival in the changing environment by adjusting …

The physiological functions of human peroxisomes

RJA Wanders, M Baes, D Ribeiro… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Peroxisomes are subcellular organelles that play a central role in human physiology by
catalyzing a range of unique metabolic functions. The importance of peroxisomes for human …

Mitophagy mediated by BNIP3 and NIX protects against ferroptosis by downregulating mitochondrial reactive oxygen species

S Yamashita, Y Sugiura, Y Matsuoka… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Mitophagy plays an important role in the maintenance of mitochondrial homeostasis and can
be categorized into two types: ubiquitin-mediated and receptor-mediated pathways. During …

Brown adipose tissue—a translational perspective

AC Carpentier, DP Blondin, F Haman… - Endocrine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) displays the unique capacity to generate heat through
uncoupled oxidative phosphorylation that makes it a very attractive therapeutic target for …

Mitochondrial heterogeneity in diseases

L Chen, M Zhou, H Li, D Liu, P Liao, Y Zong… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
As key organelles involved in cellular metabolism, mitochondria frequently undergo
adaptive changes in morphology, components and functions in response to various …

Acetyl-CoA derived from hepatic peroxisomal β-oxidation inhibits autophagy and promotes steatosis via mTORC1 activation

A He, X Chen, M Tan, Y Chen, D Lu, X Zhang, JM Dean… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Autophagy is activated by prolonged fasting but cannot overcome the ensuing hepatic lipid
overload, resulting in fatty liver. Here, we describe a peroxisome-lysosome metabolic link …

Peroxisomes as cellular adaptors to metabolic and environmental stress

A He, JM Dean, IJ Lodhi - Trends in cell biology, 2021 - cell.com
Peroxisomes are involved in multiple metabolic processes, including fatty acid oxidation,
ether lipid synthesis, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism. Recent studies …

Dietary dicarboxylic acids provide a nonstorable alternative fat source that protects mice against obesity

ES Goetzman, BB Zhang, Y Zhang, SS Bharathi… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - jci.org
Dicarboxylic fatty acids are generated in the liver and kidney in a minor pathway called fatty
acid ω-oxidation. The effects of consuming dicarboxylic fatty acids as an alternative source …

Liver ACOX1 regulates levels of circulating lipids that promote metabolic health through adipose remodeling

D Lu, A He, M Tan, M Mrad, A El Daibani, D Hu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The liver gene expression of the peroxisomal β-oxidation enzyme acyl-coenzyme A oxidase
1 (ACOX1), which catabolizes very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA), increases in the context …

Peroxisomal β-oxidation acts as a sensor for intracellular fatty acids and regulates lipolysis

L Ding, W Sun, M Balaz, A He, M Klug, S Wieland… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
To liberate fatty acids (FAs) from intracellular stores, lipolysis is regulated by the activity of
the lipases adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL), hormone-sensitive lipase and …