The mitochondrial permeability transition: Recent progress and open questions

P Bernardi, M Carraro, G Lippe - The FEBS journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Major progress has been made in defining the basis of the mitochondrial permeability
transition, a Ca2+‐dependent permeability increase of the inner membrane that has puzzled …

[HTML][HTML] ATP synthase c-subunit ring as the channel of mitochondrial permeability transition: Regulator of metabolism in development and degeneration

N Mnatsakanyan, EA Jonas - Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology, 2020 - Elsevier
The mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) or mitochondrial megachannel is
arguably one of the most mysterious phenomena in biology today. mPTP has been at the …

Structure of the dimeric ATP synthase from bovine mitochondria

TE Spikes, MG Montgomery… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The structure of the dimeric ATP synthase from bovine mitochondria determined in three
rotational states by electron cryo-microscopy provides evidence that the proton uptake from …

Mitochondrial ATP synthase c-subunit leak channel triggers cell death upon loss of its F1 subcomplex

N Mnatsakanyan, HA Park, J Wu, X He… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Mitochondrial ATP synthase is vital not only for cellular energy production but also for
energy dissipation and cell death. ATP synthase c-ring was suggested to house the leak …

ATP synthase c-subunit leak causes aberrant cellular metabolism in fragile X syndrome

P Licznerski, HA Park, H Rolyan, R Chen… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Loss of the gene (Fmr1) encoding Fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) causes
increased mRNA translation and aberrant synaptic development. We find neurons of the …

Impact of engineering the ATP synthase rotor ring on photosynthesis in tobacco chloroplasts

H Yamamoto, A Cheuk, J Shearman, PJ Nixon… - Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The chloroplast ATP synthase produces the ATP needed for photosynthesis and plant
growth. The trans-membrane flow of protons through the ATP synthase rotates an oligomeric …

ATP synthase FOF1 structure, function, and structure-based drug design

AV Vlasov, SD Osipov, NA Bondarev… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
ATP synthases are unique rotatory molecular machines that supply biochemical reactions
with adenosine triphosphate (ATP)—the universal “currency”, which cells use for synthesis …

Raman scattering: from structural biology to medical applications

AV Vlasov, NL Maliar, SV Bazhenov, EI Nikelshparg… - Crystals, 2020 - mdpi.com
This is a review of relevant Raman spectroscopy (RS) techniques and their use in structural
biology, biophysics, cells, and tissues imaging towards development of various medical …

I-Shaped Dimers of a Plant Chloroplast FOF1-ATP Synthase in Response to Changes in Ionic Strength

SD Osipov, YL Ryzhykau, EV Zinovev… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
F-type ATP synthases play a key role in oxidative and photophosphorylation processes
generating adenosine triphosphate (ATP) for most biochemical reactions in living …

Structural basis of redox modulation on chloroplast ATP synthase

JH Yang, D Williams, E Kandiah, P Fromme… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
In higher plants, chloroplast ATP synthase has a unique redox switch on its γ subunit that
modulates enzyme activity to limit ATP hydrolysis at night. To understand the molecular …