2024
Cryo-electron microscopy studies reveal the inactivation mechanism of ATP synthase leak channel and its contribution to mitochondrial permeability transition
Kumar A, da Fonseca Rezende e Mello J, Wu Y, Morris D, Mnatsakanyan N. Cryo-electron microscopy studies reveal the inactivation mechanism of ATP synthase leak channel and its contribution to mitochondrial permeability transition. Biophysical Journal 2024, 123: 164a. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.11.1100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCryo-electron microscopy studiesMitochondrial permeability transitionCryo-electronPermeability transitionMicroscopy studies
2022
Mitochondrial ATP synthase c-subunit leak channel triggers cell death upon loss of its F1 subcomplex
Mnatsakanyan N, Park HA, Wu J, He X, Llaguno MC, Latta M, Miranda P, Murtishi B, Graham M, Weber J, Levy RJ, Pavlov EV, Jonas EA. Mitochondrial ATP synthase c-subunit leak channel triggers cell death upon loss of its F1 subcomplex. Cell Death & Differentiation 2022, 29: 1874-1887. PMID: 35322203, PMCID: PMC9433415, DOI: 10.1038/s41418-022-00972-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial permeability transitionATP synthase c-subunitCell deathMitochondrial ATP synthaseChannel activityCellular energy productionLeak channelsVoltage-gated ion channelsF1 subcomplexATP synthaseC subunitInner membraneProkaryotic hostsCell stressPermeability transitionIon channelsGating mechanismOsmotic changesLarge conductanceC-ringChannels triggersNeuronal deathF1SubcomplexOsmotic gradient
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
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