The cristae modulator Optic atrophy 1 requires mitochondrial ATP synthase oligomers to safeguard mitochondrial function

oleh: Rubén Quintana-Cabrera, Charlotte Quirin, Christina Glytsou, Mauro Corrado, Andrea Urbani, Anna Pellattiero, Enrique Calvo, Jesús Vázquez, José Antonio Enríquez, Christoph Gerle, María Eugenia Soriano, Paolo Bernardi, Luca Scorrano

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-08-01

Deskripsi

Mitochondrial cristae shape influences apoptosis and respiration. Here the authors show that the mitochondrial fusion protein OPA1 protects mitochondria from dysfunction by promoting ATP synthase oligomerization and reversal activity.