2020
ATP synthase c-subunit ring as the channel of mitochondrial permeability transition: Regulator of metabolism in development and degeneration
Mnatsakanyan N, Jonas EA. ATP synthase c-subunit ring as the channel of mitochondrial permeability transition: Regulator of metabolism in development and degeneration. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 2020, 144: 109-118. PMID: 32461058, PMCID: PMC7877492, DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial permeability transition poreC subunit ringMitochondrial permeability transitionPermeability transitionRegulator of metabolismPermeability transition poreImportant metabolic regulatorMitochondrial megachannelBiology todayRegulatory mechanismsCentral playerTransition poreMetabolic regulatorMolecular compositionRecent findingsRegulatorDegenerative diseasesPathophysiological roleRecent advancesMegachannelRoleMetabolismMysterious phenomenon
2019
A mitochondrial megachannel resides in monomeric F1FO ATP synthase
Mnatsakanyan N, Llaguno MC, Yang Y, Yan Y, Weber J, Sigworth FJ, Jonas EA. A mitochondrial megachannel resides in monomeric F1FO ATP synthase. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 5823. PMID: 31862883, PMCID: PMC6925261, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13766-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCryoelectron MicroscopyMitochondria, HeartMitochondrial MembranesMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesProtein SubunitsSwineUnilamellar LiposomesConceptsATP synthase monomersMitochondrial permeability transition poreATP synthaseGiant unilamellar vesiclesMitochondrial megachannelOligomeric stateSmall unilamellar vesiclesF1Fo-ATP synthaseMitochondrial ATP synthaseMitochondrial inner membraneCryo-EM density mapsPermeability transition porePorcine heart mitochondriaUnilamellar vesiclesInner membraneMPTP activityTransition poreElectron cryomicroscopyChannel activityLipid compositionDimer formationHeart mitochondriaSynthaseChannel formationVesiclesParkinson’s disease protein DJ-1 regulates ATP synthase protein components to increase neuronal process outgrowth
Chen R, Park HA, Mnatsakanyan N, Niu Y, Licznerski P, Wu J, Miranda P, Graham M, Tang J, Boon AJW, Cossu G, Mandemakers W, Bonifati V, Smith PJS, Alavian KN, Jonas EA. Parkinson’s disease protein DJ-1 regulates ATP synthase protein components to increase neuronal process outgrowth. Cell Death & Disease 2019, 10: 469. PMID: 31197129, PMCID: PMC6565618, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1679-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDJ-1C subunitATP synthaseParkinson's disease protein DJ-1Β-subunitProtein componentsATP synthase β subunitMitochondrial uncouplingDJ-1 bindsATP synthase efficiencyATP synthase F1Synthase β subunitATP production efficiencyProtein DJ-1Neuronal process extensionProtein levelsNeuronal process outgrowthDJ-1 knockoutWild-type counterpartsSubunit protein levelsDJ-1 mutationsSevere defectsCell metabolismKO neuronsKO cultures
2017
Inhibition of Bcl-xL prevents pro-death actions of ΔN-Bcl-xL at the mitochondrial inner membrane during glutamate excitotoxicity
Park HA, Licznerski P, Mnatsakanyan N, Niu Y, Sacchetti S, Wu J, Polster BM, Alavian KN, Jonas EA. Inhibition of Bcl-xL prevents pro-death actions of ΔN-Bcl-xL at the mitochondrial inner membrane during glutamate excitotoxicity. Cell Death & Differentiation 2017, 24: 1963-1974. PMID: 28777375, PMCID: PMC5635221, DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2017.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsBcl-X ProteinBiphenyl CompoundsCell DeathCyclosporineGlutamic AcidMembrane Potential, MitochondrialMitochondrial MembranesMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesModels, BiologicalMutant ProteinsNeuritesNeurotoxinsNitrophenolsPiperazinesProtein SubunitsRats, Sprague-DawleyRhodaminesSulfonamidesConceptsBcl-xLABT-737ΔN-BclMitochondrial membraneWEHI-539ATP synthase c-subunitMitochondrial inner membrane depolarizationPro-death actionInner membrane depolarizationMitochondrial inner membraneOuter mitochondrial membraneMitochondrial inner membrane potentialATP synthase activityActivation of BaxInner membrane potentialMitochondrial permeability transition poreMitochondrial membrane potentialMembrane potentialPermeability transition poreAnti-apoptotic activityC subunitInner membraneB-cell lymphoma extra-large proteinBax activationGlutamate toxicity
2016
Physiological roles of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore
Mnatsakanyan N, Beutner G, Porter GA, Alavian KN, Jonas EA. Physiological roles of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. Journal Of Bioenergetics And Biomembranes 2016, 49: 13-25. PMID: 26868013, PMCID: PMC4981558, DOI: 10.1007/s10863-016-9652-1.BooksConceptsMitochondrial permeability transition poreATP synthaseOxidative phosphorylationATP productionMulti-protein enzymeF1Fo-ATP synthaseMembrane potential maintenanceInner mitochondrial membraneSynaptic vesicle recyclingMembrane-inserted portionPermeability transition poreMitochondrial permeability transitionRegulatory complexC subunitCellular functionsVesicle recyclingMitochondrial membraneCardiac developmentRegulatory mechanismsMitochondrial productionTransition porePermeability transitionPhysiological roleCell deathEnzymatic portion
2015
Cell death disguised: The mitochondrial permeability transition pore as the c-subunit of the F1FO ATP synthase
Jonas EA, Porter GA, Beutner G, Mnatsakanyan N, Alavian KN. Cell death disguised: The mitochondrial permeability transition pore as the c-subunit of the F1FO ATP synthase. Pharmacological Research 2015, 99: 382-392. PMID: 25956324, PMCID: PMC4567435, DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2015.04.013.BooksConceptsMitochondrial permeability transition poreATP synthaseC subunitCell deathF1Fo-ATP synthaseInner mitochondrial membranePermeability transition poreMitochondrial permeability transitionOuter membraneMitochondrial membraneRegulatory mechanismsOxidative phosphorylationATP productionTransition poreMitochondrial functionPermeability transitionMolecular componentsOsmotic dysregulationLarge conductancePathological roleRecent findingsPersistent openingSynthaseIon transportMembrane