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Women in Mitochondria
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Highlighting the accomplishments of women working on #mitochondria.
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If you are interested in mitochondria, Nashville is the place to be June 1-5. Check out this FASEB meeting. Please RT. events.faseb.org/event/mitoch...
Mechanisms of Mitochondrial DNA Mutation and Repair
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March 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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📢 We have not 1 but 3 clinical/patient-facing jobs working with #mitoCAMB on the #LifeArc #raredisease centre for #mito diseases.

1x pre/post-doctoral CRA;
1x post-doctoral CRA (with potential to become a 4 year ACL); 1x research coordinator

Join us! Links below.
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February 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Enjoy this week's selection of papers related to #MitochondrialDisease. Congrats to all the authors! 👇

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Woman scientist reading books.
March 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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#mitochondrialdisease research from last week!
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Mitofusin 2 displays fusion-independent roles in proteostasis surveillance
Mitofusin 2 displays fusion-independent roles in proteostasis surveillance
February 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Groundbreaking week of research in #mitochondrialdisease!
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Rhodoquinone carries electrons in the mammalian electron transport chain
Valeros et al, Rhodoquinone carries electrons in the mammalian electron transport chain
February 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Start your week fresh with this outstanding collection of #mitochondrialdisease papers from last week!

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Hypoxia as medicine
Rogers and Mootha, Hypoxia as medicine
January 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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A recent manuscript by @sulianamanley.bsky.social's lab led by @jclandoni.bsky.social describes reversible mitochondrial pearling as a driving force for mtDNA regular distribution within mitochondria.

PKmito ORANGE was used in to image mitochondrial pearling by STED microscopy in live cells.
January 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Here is a quick thread to promote my research! After years of dedicated research, I'm thrilled to share our article just published at Nature Communications :)

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#metabolism #CRISPRscreens #mitochondria
SLC25A38 is required for mitochondrial pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP) accumulation
Nature Communications - Pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP, vitamin B6) is crucial for various metabolic processes. Here, the authors identified SLC25A38 as a key regulator of mitochondrial PLP...
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January 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Really interesting paper 🧪 🤩

Immune evasion through mitochondrial transfer 😮

Ikeda et al find that #mitochondria from cancer cells can #transfer over to T cells - altering their #metabolism & reducing antitumour immunity

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Cancer cells ‘poison’ the immune system with tainted mitochondria
Immune cells lose their cancer-fighting prowess after taking tumours’ organelles on board.
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January 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Last 2 weeks of research on #mitochondrialdisease!
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Imaging flow cytometry reveals divergent mitochondrial phenotypes in mito disease patients
Muffels et al, Imaging flow cytometry reveals divergent mitochondrial phenotypes in mito disease patients
January 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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What a week for mtDNA and mito lovers!
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January 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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The first collection of papers on #mitochondrialdisease in 2025! @biomednews.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social @mitoscientists.bsky.social @mitowomen.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social

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DLK-dependent axonal mitochondrial fission drives degeneration after axotomy
DLK-dependent axonal mitochondrial fission drives degeneration after axotomy Gomez-Deza et al
January 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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We are excited to share our latest work on mechanisms that protect from mitochondrial dysfunction. Thank you to all collaborators and the 4th anonymous reviewer for supporting us. @naturecomms.bsky.social
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Preventing excessive autophagy protects from the pathology of mtDNA mutations in Drosophila melanogaster - Nature Communications
Finding ways to compensate for mitochondrial dysfunction is essential. Here, the authors performed a genome-wide genetic screen to identify genes that mitigate the larvae lethal phenotype of a fruit f...
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December 23, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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My lab at Emory University in vibrant Atlanta is looking for a postdoc candidate in #mitochondrialbiology and #metabolism! This position offers training opportunities in #metabolomics using our in-house Agilent 6546 QTOF LCMS. Please spread the word! (1/3)
December 11, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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🧪 St. Jude Progress has featured our research as part of their "Best of 2024", based on summary articles they wrote over the course of the year!

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A glimpse beyond life and death: Exploring the biology of the MICOS complex
See why MIC60, a part of the MICOS complex in mitochondria, is fatal when removed, as St. Jude researchers design mouse model to study mitochondrial disruption
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December 10, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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Let's start the week at Bluesky with an updated Starter Pack V3.0 #metabolism and #mitochondrialbiology are super strong here!

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November 18, 2024 at 8:13 AM
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#Therapies for #mitochondrial #disorders community.

You are welcome to join by commenting below!

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#therapy #mitochondria #mitochondrialdisease
November 15, 2024 at 11:13 AM
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A long selection of papers this week related to #mitochondrialdisease

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Many highlights, methods, emerging ideas.

Repost and follow for more mito-papers. 🦋

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HSF-1 promotes longevity through ubiquilin-1-dependent mitochondrial network remodelling - Nature Communications
Increased activity of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) promotes longevity; however, the mechanisms underlying this are unclear. Here, the authors show that in the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans, HSF1 ...
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November 17, 2024 at 1:51 PM
mitowomen.bsky.social
Hi all! We’re excited to see this community grow. One of our main goals is to highlight the work and voices of women in mitochondrial research. Please tag us in any relevant posts so we can help to amplify these contributions!!
November 17, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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🔬 Curious about #mitochondria #imaging but unsure where to begin? Our review might help! 🚀📜🧪

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#Quantitative #Microscopy #SuperResolution #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #CellBiology #mtDNA
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November 17, 2024 at 4:46 PM
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Exciting work from the #wredenberg Lab 🧪

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The mitochondrial methylation potential gates mitoribosome assembly
S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) is crucial for cellular processes, primarily serving as the principal methyl group donor of the cell and playing a key role in gene regulation and translation on the ribosom...
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November 17, 2024 at 8:28 AM
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In our latest preprint, we used brain organoids and machine learning to identify new drugs for the mitochondrial disease Leigh syndrome.
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Deep learning-driven neuromorphogenesis screenings identify repurposable drugs for mitochondrial disease
Mitochondrial disease encompasses untreatable conditions affecting tissues with high energy demands. A severe manifestation of mitochondrial disease is Leigh syndrome (Leigh), which causes defects in ...
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November 17, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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Excited to share this new preprint from Sierra Palumbos, tracking the effects of dysfunctional autophagy in neurons: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Autophagic stress activates distinct compensatory secretory pathways in neurons
Autophagic dysfunction is a hallmark of neurodegenerative disease, leaving neurons vulnerable to the accumulation of damaged organelles and proteins. However, the late onset of diseases suggests that ...
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November 13, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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If you are interested in mitochondria, mitophagy and/or PD follow the mito911 Webinar series! Events calendar and registration at this link parkinsonsroadmap.org/events/
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Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) aims to foster collaboration and discovery by supporting virtual and in-person events that facilitate connections and provide an avenue for sharing ideas. Se...
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November 15, 2024 at 10:37 PM
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Links to multiple mitochondria and metabolism starter packs below!
frezzalab.bsky.social Christian Frezza @frezzalab.bsky.social · Nov 13
People working on #cancermetabolism, #mitochondrialbiology, #metabolism, please reach out! Share this so I can follow who is here! I will share paper on cancer metabolism, but anything else related to mitochondria and metabolism.
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November 14, 2024 at 4:01 AM