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ReviewBiology2021

Mitochondrial Heterogeneity in Metabolic Diseases.

Jennifer Ngo, Corey Osto, Frankie Villalobos, Orian S Shirihai

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Review in Biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jennifer NgoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 650 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5829-6866
Corey OstoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 650 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Frankie VillalobosDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 650 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Orian S ShirihaiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 650 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

Funding

UCLA MSD ProgramR25GM055052 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI BARBER, PAUL HENRY, HASSON, TAMA W. · 1996 to 2021
$9.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM055052
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondria have distinct architectural features and biochemical functions consistent with cell-specific bioenergetic needs. However, as imaging and isolation techniques advance, heterogeneity amongst mitochondria has been observed to occur within the same cell. Moreover, mitochondrial heterogeneity is associated with functional differences in metabolic signaling, fuel utilization, and triglyceride synthesis. These phenotypic associations suggest that mitochondrial subpopulations and heterogeneity influence the risk of metabolic diseases. This review examines the current literature regarding mitochondrial heterogeneity in the pancreatic beta-cell and renal proximal tubules as they exist in the pathological and physiological states; specifically, pathological states of glucolipotoxicity, progression of type 2 diabetes, and kidney diseases. Emphasis will be placed on the benefits of balancing mitochondrial heterogeneity and how the disruption of balancing heterogeneity leads to impaired tissue function and disease onset.

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calciumheterogeneitykidney diseaseslipotoxicitymembrane potentialmitochondriamorphologysubpopulationstype 2 diabetes

Identifiers

PMID34571805
PMCPMC8470264

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