Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32121449›Full record

ReviewCells2020

From Synthesis to Utilization: The Ins and Outs of Mitochondrial Heme.

Samantha A Swenson, Courtney M Moore, Jason R Marcero, Amy E Medlock, Amit R Reddi, Oleh Khalimonchuk

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In one paragraph

Review in Cells, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
70citing papers in PubMed
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

70 citing papers in PubMed, 140 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Ferroptosis in liver biology and diseases.Hepatology communications · 2026
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  6. More than a ring: the emerging role of heme in angiogenesis.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026
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  12. Regulation of mitochondrial iron homeostasis in tumor cells.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2026
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  13. Key roles of GAPDH, Hsp90, and NO in heme trafficking.Journal of inorganic biochemistry · 2026
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  15. G-Quadruplexes Abet Neuronal Burnout in ALS and FTD.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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10 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Samantha A SwensonDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA.
Courtney M MooreSchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
Jason R MarceroDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Amy E MedlockDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Amit R ReddiSchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
Oleh KhalimonchukDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA.
Georgia Institute of Technology · USUniversity of Georgia · USUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln · US

Funding

Proteomics CoreU54DK110858 · NIDDK · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Anna E Beaudin, JAMES Eric COX · 2016 to 2026
$8.6M
Redox Biology CenterP30GM103335 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI BECKER, DONALD F · 2012 to 2016
$4.3M
Mitochondrial Fidelity and HomeostasisR35GM131701 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI Oleh Khalimonchuk · 2019 to 2026
$2.4M
Imaging heme based mitochondrial-cell signaling networks in cell and animal modelR33ES025661 · NIEHS · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI REDDI, AMIT RAM · 2017 to 2019
$1.7M
A Conserved Metalloprotease Required for Mitochondrial Maintenance and ProtectionR01GM108975 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI KHALIMONCHUK, OLEH · 2014 to 2018
$1.4M
Identifying the Function of the Mitochondrial Heme Biosynthesis Complex in ErythropoiesisR01DK111653 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI MEDLOCK, AMY ELIZABETH · 2017 to 2018
$450k
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK111653NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK110858NIEHS NIH HHS R33 ES025661NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM103335NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM108975NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131701
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heme is a ubiquitous and essential iron containing metallo-organic cofactor required for virtually all aerobic life. Heme synthesis is initiated and completed in mitochondria, followed by certain covalent modifications and/or its delivery to apo-hemoproteins residing throughout the cell. While the biochemical aspects of heme biosynthetic reactions are well understood, the trafficking of newly synthesized heme-a highly reactive and inherently toxic compound-and its subsequent delivery to target proteins remain far from clear. In this review, we summarize current knowledge about heme biosynthesis and trafficking within and outside of the mitochondria.

Indexed as

HemeMitochondriaHemehemeheme biosynthesishemoproteinsmembrane transportersmitochondriaporphyrin

Identifiers

PMID32121449
PMCPMC7140478
OpenAlexW3009992544

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