2023
Identity, structure, and function of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore: controversies, consensus, recent advances, and future directions
Bernardi P, Gerle C, Halestrap A, Jonas E, Karch J, Mnatsakanyan N, Pavlov E, Sheu S, Soukas A. Identity, structure, and function of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore: controversies, consensus, recent advances, and future directions. Cell Death & Differentiation 2023, 30: 1869-1885. PMID: 37460667, PMCID: PMC10406888, DOI: 10.1038/s41418-023-01187-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial permeability transition poreMitochondrial permeability transitionAdenine nucleotide translocasePermeability transition poreATP synthase dimersTransition poreInner mitochondrial membrane permeabilityC subunit ringOuter mitochondrial membraneMitochondrial membrane permeabilityDeath of cellsMPTP openingNecrotic cell deathMitochondrial membraneNucleotide translocaseTransient mPTP openingMitochondrial bioenergeticsSub-conductance statesMolecular identityPermeability transitionCell deathPhysiological roleNon-selective channelsDiscovery decadesMembrane permeability
2015
ABT‐737 Inhibits Full Length And Cleaved Pro‐Apoptotic Bcl‐xL, Resulting in Differential Effects on Death And Survival
Park H, Licznerski P, Niu Y, Alavian K, Jonas E. ABT‐737 Inhibits Full Length And Cleaved Pro‐Apoptotic Bcl‐xL, Resulting in Differential Effects on Death And Survival. The FASEB Journal 2015, 29 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.777.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFull-length Bcl-xLBcl-xLABT-737Mitochondrial potentialATP productionΔN-BclAnti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteinsBcl-2 family proteinsCell death stimuliMitochondrial membrane permeabilityATP synthase activityMitochondrial permeability transition porePro-apoptotic BclPro-apoptotic formBcl-xL inhibitorsPermeability transition poreDeath stimuliFamily proteinsBcl-xL.Isolated mitochondriaPharmacological inhibitorsTransition poreCell deathFull lengthSynthase activity
2014
An uncoupling channel within the c-subunit ring of the F1FO ATP synthase is the mitochondrial permeability transition pore
Alavian KN, Beutner G, Lazrove E, Sacchetti S, Park HA, Licznerski P, Li H, Nabili P, Hockensmith K, Graham M, Porter GA, Jonas EA. An uncoupling channel within the c-subunit ring of the F1FO ATP synthase is the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 10580-10585. PMID: 24979777, PMCID: PMC4115574, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1401591111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCell DeathHEK293 CellsHumansIon Channel GatingIon ChannelsLiposomesMitochondriaMitochondrial Membrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial MembranesMitochondrial Permeability Transition PoreMutationProtein ConformationProtein SubunitsProton-Translocating ATPasesRatsReactive Oxygen SpeciesConceptsMitochondrial PT poreF1Fo-ATP synthaseATP synthasePermeability transitionCell deathCellular metabolic efficiencyInner mitochondrial membrane permeabilityOxygen species-induced cell deathC subunit ringATP synthase F1Mitochondrial membrane permeabilityMitochondrial permeability transitionC subunitPT poreTight regulationATP productionMolecular identitySingle-channel conductanceChannel closureLeak channelsMPTP openingMetabolic efficiencyMembrane permeabilityHealthy cellsOsmotic shifts
2013
Contributions of Bcl-xL to acute and long term changes in bioenergetics during neuronal plasticity
Jonas EA. Contributions of Bcl-xL to acute and long term changes in bioenergetics during neuronal plasticity. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2013, 1842: 1168-1178. PMID: 24240091, PMCID: PMC4018426, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-xLCaspase activationAnti-death proteinCell death stimuliMitochondrial membrane permeabilitySub-cellular membranesSynaptic vesicle recyclingNeuronal plasticityNormal neuronal plasticityInhibitor ABT-737Ion channel activityMitochondrial Bcl-xLMitochondrial positioningDeath stimuliMitochondrial releaseVesicle recyclingSynaptic growthMitochondrial functionNeurite retractionNeuronal activitySynaptic strengthSynaptic efficacyABT-737Channel activityLong-term decline