ReviewCell communication and signaling : CCS2025
Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) at the crossroad of cell survival and cell death: implications for cancer and mitochondrial diseases.
Review in Cell communication and signaling : CCS, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.
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.
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.
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed.
- Apoptosis Modulation by LL-37: From Mitochondrial Cell Death to Prosurvival Signaling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Emodin Induces AIF-Associated Apoptosis and Suppresses Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling in Colorectal Cancer Stem-Like Cells.Biomolecules & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Olaparib alleviates diclofenac-induced toxicity in HepG2 cells via modulation of oxidative stress and mitochondrial functions.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2026Article
- Targeting AIF to trigger RIPKs/MLKL necroptosis: a disulfiram-based strategy to reverse paclitaxel resistance in ovarian cancer.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Article
- Review
- Small but mighty: mitochondrial DNA at the centre of retrograde signalling.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Review
- Targeted inhibition of PARP-1 in pulmonary epithelial cells and macrophages via SPA-functionalized microparticles attenuates sepsis-induced lung injury.Materials today. Bio · 2026Article
- STING-ERO1 signaling exacerbates PARylation-mediated parthanatos in sepsis.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Article
- Maternal Obesity Reprograms Differentiation Trajectories of Fetal Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells Through Altered Inflammatory Signaling.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential of Baicalein in Acute Pancreatitis: A Comprehensive Review.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Identification and Experimental Verification Reveal SLC2A3 Associated With Prognosis and Immune Infiltration in Colon Adenocarcinoma.Mediators of inflammation · 2026Article
- Label-free quantitative urinary proteomics for non-invasive biomarker discovery in endometrial cancer.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Ferroptosis in smoke inhalation injury: from mechanisms to potential therapeutic targets.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Mitochondrial Fission Regulator 1-Like Protein Protects the Heart from Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury via Dual Mitochondrial Mechanisms.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Recent advances in the investigation of the regulatory network underlying reactive nitrogen species-mediated tumorigenesis: molecular mechanisms and targeted therapeutic strategies.Redox report : communications in free radical research · 2025Review
- PULSAR: a Foundation Model for Multi-scale and Multi-cellular Biology.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- The Synergistic Cytotoxic Effect of the Two Enantiomers of 6‑Prenylflavanones in the HeLa Cell Line.ACS omega · 2025Article
- Perioperative Care of a Child With Combined Oxidative Phosphorylation Deficiency 6: Total Intravenous Anesthesia With Remimazolam.Journal of medical cases · 2025Article
- Selective Senolysis of 5FU-Induced CRC Senescent Cells by Piceatannol Through Mitochondrial Depolarization and AIF-Dependent Apoptosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Deciphering the Mechanisms Underlying the Antitumor Effects of Eucalyptus Essential Oil and Its Component 3-Cyclohexene-1-Methanol Against Human Colon Cancer Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF), a mitochondrial NAD(P)H-dependent oxidoreductase, was initially studied as a cell death inducer in a process later named parthanatos. However, it has been revealed that AIF also participates in mitochondrial bioenergetics through interaction with its partner coiled-coil-helix-coiled-coil-helix domain containing 4 (CHCHD4) and involvement in mitochondrial protein import. These dual roles place AIF between pro-survival and pro-death cell fate decisions. In this review, we first describe the structure and the dual functions of AIF, highlighting its structure-function relationships. We then report previously identified AIFM1 mutations and their clinical phenotypes. Finally, we discuss the relevance of AIF in cancer and the potential of targeting this protein for the treatment of cancer.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.