2014
Bcl-xL in neuroprotection and plasticity
Jonas EA, Porter GA, Alavian KN. Bcl-xL in neuroprotection and plasticity. Frontiers In Physiology 2014, 5: 355. PMID: 25278904, PMCID: PMC4166110, DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00355.BooksMitochondrial outer membrane permeabilizationBcl-xLSynapse formationOuter membrane permeabilizationMaster regulator proteinBcl-2 family member Bcl-xLPro-death factorsPro-apoptotic factorsNeurodegenerative diseasesVesicular traffickingSpecialized proteinsRegulator proteinMembrane permeabilizationCell stressBioenergetic efficiencyHigh metabolic demandsNeurodegenerative stimuliProteinNormal neuronal activityChannel activityNeuronal functionGenetic mutationsSuch protective strategiesNeuroprotective strategiesNeuronal death
2011
Decrease in a Leak Conductance Associated with Mitochondrial Complex V and Improved Bioenergetic Efficiency may Underlie Cytoprotection of at-Risk Neurons by Dexpramipexole
Sacchetti S, Dworetzky S, Alavian K, Zhang P, Bonanni L, Signore A, Mangold J, DeMarco U, Smith P, Gribkoff V, Jonas E. Decrease in a Leak Conductance Associated with Mitochondrial Complex V and Improved Bioenergetic Efficiency may Underlie Cytoprotection of at-Risk Neurons by Dexpramipexole. Biophysical Journal 2011, 100: 459a. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.12.2701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBioenergetic efficiencyComplex V