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ArticleCell reports2021

Stress granules inhibit fatty acid oxidation by modulating mitochondrial permeability.

Triana Amen, Daniel Kaganovich

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Article in Cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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51 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Triana AmenDepartment of Experimental Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
Daniel Kaganovich1Base Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA 02129, USA; Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany. Electronic address: dan@1basepharma.com.
University of Göttingen · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The formation of stress granules (SGs) is an essential aspect of the cellular response to many kinds of stress, but its adaptive role is far from clear. SG dysfunction is implicated in aging-onset neurodegenerative diseases, prompting interest in their physiological function. Here, we report that during starvation stress, SGs interact with mitochondria and regulate metabolic remodeling. We show that SG formation leads to a downregulation of fatty acid β-oxidation (FAO) through the modulation of mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs), which import fatty acids (FAs) into mitochondria. The subsequent decrease in FAO during long-term starvation reduces oxidative damage and rations FAs for longer use. Failure to form SGs, whether caused by the genetic deletion of SG components or an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-associated mutation, translates into an inability to downregulate FAO. Because metabolic dysfunction is a common pathological element of neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS, our findings provide a direction for studying the clinical relevance of SGs.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisCell LineageCell Line, TumorFatty AcidsHEK293 CellsHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsLipid DropletsMitochondriaNeuronsOxidation-ReductionPermeabilityStarvationStress GranulesFatty AcidsALSfatty acid oxidationlipid dropletlipid metabolismmetabolic adaptationmitochondriaporinstarvationstress granuleVDAC

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PMID34133922
PMCPMC8220302
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