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 ResearchConceptsATP 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 formationVesicles
2009
Molecular participants in mitochondrial cell death channel formation during neuronal ischemia
Jonas EA. Molecular participants in mitochondrial cell death channel formation during neuronal ischemia. Experimental Neurology 2009, 218: 203-212. PMID: 19341732, PMCID: PMC2710418, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBcl-2 family proteinsCell deathFamily proteinsInner membraneOuter membraneIon channelsMolecular participantsNumerous cellular processesMitochondrial ion channelsComplex of proteinsSpecialized physiological functionsMembrane compartmentalizationIon channel complexCellular processesPhysiological functionsIon channel conductanceCytosolic metabolitesChannel complexProteinMembrane potentialChannel formationMembraneChannel conductanceSynaptic transmissionVDAC