Featured Publications
The Human Knockout Gene CLYBL Connects Itaconate to Vitamin B12
Shen H, Campanello GC, Flicker D, Grabarek Z, Hu J, Luo C, Banerjee R, Mootha VK. The Human Knockout Gene CLYBL Connects Itaconate to Vitamin B12. Cell 2017, 171: 771-782.e11. PMID: 29056341, PMCID: PMC5827971, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.09.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethylmalonyl-CoA mutaseCitramalyl-CoA lyaseAnti-microbial metabolitesCell-autonomous defectSubstrate analogue inhibitorsMammalian cellsStructural biologyPathway assignmentItaconyl-CoAMitochondrial enzymesCellular activitiesMetabolic pathwaysDependent methylmalonyl-CoA mutaseHomozygous lossConsistent phenotypeConsequence of exposureVertebratesCellsEnzymologyBiologyMutaseLyasePhenotypeEnzymePathway
2021
VPS13D bridges the ER to mitochondria and peroxisomes via Miro
Guillén-Samander A, Leonzino M, Hanna MG, Tang N, Shen H, De Camilli P. VPS13D bridges the ER to mitochondria and peroxisomes via Miro. Journal Of Cell Biology 2021, 220: e202010004. PMID: 33891013, PMCID: PMC8077184, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202010004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid transport proteinsHigher eukaryotesER-mitochondriaSecretory pathwayAccessory factorsMitochondrial dynamicsDisease pathogenesisTransport proteinsParkin substratesLipid transferSplice variantsParkinson's disease pathogenesisVps13Lipid supplyMitochondriaMiroVPS13DERMESYeastMost lipidsTransport domainEukaryotesGem1MetazoansER
2020
An IRON-clad Connection between Aging Organelles
Shen H. An IRON-clad Connection between Aging Organelles. Cell 2020, 180: 214-216. PMID: 31978339, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.12.037.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Epstein-Barr-Virus-Induced One-Carbon Metabolism Drives B Cell Transformation
Wang LW, Shen H, Nobre L, Ersing I, Paulo JA, Trudeau S, Wang Z, Smith NA, Ma Y, Reinstadler B, Nomburg J, Sommermann T, Cahir-McFarland E, Gygi SP, Mootha VK, Weekes MP, Gewurz BE. Epstein-Barr-Virus-Induced One-Carbon Metabolism Drives B Cell Transformation. Cell Metabolism 2019, 30: 539-555.e11. PMID: 31257153, PMCID: PMC6720460, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminohydrolasesB-LymphocytesCell Transformation, ViralEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsEpstein-Barr Virus Nuclear AntigensFemaleFolic AcidGlycolysisHEK293 CellsHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansLymphocyte ActivationMethylenetetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase (NADP)MitochondriaMultifunctional EnzymesNADPOxidation-ReductionProteomeProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycSerineConceptsEpstein-Barr virusOne-carbon metabolismSynthesis of serinePost-transplant B cell lymphomasB-cell transformationPrimary human B cellsMitochondrial remodelingTargets MYCRedox defenseNADPH productionB-cell outgrowthCell transformationMetabolic pathwaysB-cell lymphomaPotential therapeutic targetB cell growthMitochondrial NADPHViral proteinsB cell proliferationCell growthNADPH levelsHuman B cellsCell proliferationMTHFD2Infected cells
2017
Comparative Analysis of Mitochondrial N-Termini from Mouse, Human, and Yeast*
Calvo SE, Julien O, Clauser KR, Shen H, Kamer KJ, Wells JA, Mootha VK. Comparative Analysis of Mitochondrial N-Termini from Mouse, Human, and Yeast*. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 2017, 16: 512-523. PMID: 28122942, PMCID: PMC5383775, DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m116.063818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminusMitochondrial proteinsCleavage eventsMature mitochondrial proteinN-terminal presequenceNovel protein isoformsN-end ruleAmino acidsMultiple cleavage eventsMitochondrial processingNuclear genomeHuman U937 cellsMature proteinMitochondrial peptidasesYeast proteinsProtein isoformsSequence levelCanonical motifsIndividual proteinsPresequenceDistinct enzymesPolypeptide cleavageCleavage siteYeastProtein