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ReviewRedox biology2021

Mitochondrial iron-sulfur clusters: Structure, function, and an emerging role in vascular biology.

Austin D Read, Rachel Et Bentley, Stephen L Archer, Kimberly J Dunham-Snary

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Review in Redox biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 221 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
221citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

221 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 339 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Austin D ReadDepartment of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Rachel Et BentleyDepartment of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Stephen L ArcherDepartment of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada; Queen's CardioPulmonary Unit, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Kimberly J Dunham-SnaryDepartment of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada; Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. Electronic address: Kimberly.DunhamSnary@queensu.ca.
Queen's University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters are essential cofactors most commonly known for their role mediating electron transfer within the mitochondrial respiratory chain. The Fe-S cluster pathways that function within the respiratory complexes are highly conserved between bacteria and the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells. Within the electron transport chain, Fe-S clusters play a critical role in transporting electrons through Complexes I, II and III to cytochrome c, before subsequent transfer to molecular oxygen. Fe-S clusters are also among the binding sites of classical mitochondrial inhibitors, such as rotenone, and play an important role in the production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS). Mitochondrial Fe-S clusters also play a critical role in the pathogenesis of disease. High levels of ROS produced at these sites can cause cell injury or death, however, when produced at low levels can serve as signaling molecules. For example, Ndufs2, a Complex I subunit containing an Fe-S center, N2, has recently been identified as a redox-sensitive oxygen sensor, mediating homeostatic oxygen-sensing in the pulmonary vasculature and carotid body. Fe-S clusters are emerging as transcriptionally-regulated mediators in disease and play a crucial role in normal physiology, offering potential new therapeutic targets for diseases including malaria, diabetes, and cancer.

Indexed as

IronIron-Sulfur ProteinsBiologyMitochondriaSulfurIronIron-Sulfur ProteinsSulfurDrug targetElectron transport chainEpigeneticsFe-S clusterMitochondriaOxygen-sensing

Identifiers

PMID34656823
PMCPMC8577454
OpenAlexW3207488059

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