FEBS Letters,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
592(5), P. 793 - 811
Published: Jan. 24, 2018
The
mitochondrial
transcription
factor
A,
or
TFAM
,
is
a
DNA
(mt
)‐binding
protein
essential
for
genome
maintenance.
functions
in
determining
the
abundance
of
by
regulating
packaging,
stability,
and
replication.
More
recently,
has
been
shown
to
play
central
role
mt
stress‐mediated
inflammatory
response.
Emerging
evidence
indicates
that
decreased
copy
number
associated
with
several
aging‐related
pathologies;
however,
little
known
about
association
disease.
In
this
Review,
we
evaluate
potential
associations
altered
levels
neurodegeneration.
We
also
describe
mechanisms
which
replication,
initiation,
‐mediated
endogenous
danger
signals
may
impact
homeostasis
Alzheimer,
Huntington,
Parkinson,
other
neurodegenerative
diseases.
Journal of Clinical Investigation,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
129(2), P. 546 - 555
Published: Dec. 17, 2018
Innate
immune
activation
contributes
to
the
transition
from
nonalcoholic
fatty
liver
steatohepatitis
(NASH).
Stimulator
of
IFN
genes
(STING,
also
referred
Tmem173)
is
a
universal
receptor
that
recognizes
released
DNA
and
triggers
innate
activation.
In
this
work,
we
investigated
role
STING
in
progression
NASH
mice.
Both
methionine-
choline-deficient
diet
(MCD)
high-fat
(HFD)
were
used
induce
Strikingly,
deficiency
attenuated
steatosis,
fibrosis,
inflammation
livers
both
murine
models
NASH.
Additionally,
increased
fasting
glucose
levels
mice
independently
insulin,
but
mitigated
HFD-induced
insulin
resistance
weight
gain
reduced
cholesterol,
triglycerides,
LDL
serum;
it
enhanced
HDL.
The
mitochondrial
(mtDNA)
hepatocytes
HFD-fed
induced
TNF-α
IL-6
expression
cultured
Kupffer
cells
(KCs),
which
was
by
or
pretreatment
with
BAY11-7082
(an
NF-κB
inhibitor).
Finally,
chronic
exposure
5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic
acid
(DMXAA,
agonist)
led
hepatic
steatosis
WT
mice,
not
STING-deficient
We
proposed
functions
as
an
mtDNA
sensor
KCs
under
lipid
overload
induces
NF-κB-dependent
Physiological Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
103(4), P. 2349 - 2422
Published: April 6, 2023
Mitochondria
are
well
known
as
organelles
responsible
for
the
maintenance
of
cellular
bioenergetics
through
production
ATP.
Although
oxidative
phosphorylation
may
be
their
most
important
function,
mitochondria
also
integral
synthesis
metabolic
precursors,
calcium
regulation,
reactive
oxygen
species,
immune
signaling,
and
apoptosis.
Considering
breadth
responsibilities,
fundamental
metabolism
homeostasis.
Appreciating
this
significance,
translational
medicine
has
begun
to
investigate
how
mitochondrial
dysfunction
can
represent
a
harbinger
disease.
In
review,
we
provide
detailed
overview
metabolism,
bioenergetics,
dynamics,
autophagy,
damage-associated
molecular
patterns,
mitochondria-mediated
cell
death
pathways,
at
any
these
levels
is
associated
with
disease
pathogenesis.
Mitochondria-dependent
pathways
thereby
an
attractive
therapeutic
target
ameliorating
human
FEBS Letters,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
592(5), P. 793 - 811
Published: Jan. 24, 2018
The
mitochondrial
transcription
factor
A,
or
TFAM
,
is
a
DNA
(mt
)‐binding
protein
essential
for
genome
maintenance.
functions
in
determining
the
abundance
of
by
regulating
packaging,
stability,
and
replication.
More
recently,
has
been
shown
to
play
central
role
mt
stress‐mediated
inflammatory
response.
Emerging
evidence
indicates
that
decreased
copy
number
associated
with
several
aging‐related
pathologies;
however,
little
known
about
association
disease.
In
this
Review,
we
evaluate
potential
associations
altered
levels
neurodegeneration.
We
also
describe
mechanisms
which
replication,
initiation,
‐mediated
endogenous
danger
signals
may
impact
homeostasis
Alzheimer,
Huntington,
Parkinson,
other
neurodegenerative
diseases.