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ArticleeLife2026

Pink1-mediated mitophagy in the endothelium releases proteins encoded by mitochondrial DNA and activates neutrophil responses during inflammation.

Priyanka Gajwani, Li Wang, Koushik Debnath, Pierina Danos, Young-Mee Kim, Shubhi Srivastava, Zijing Ye, Sarah Krantz, Dong-Mei Wang, Chinnaswamy Tiruppathi and 3 more

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Article in eLife, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Autophagy genes in biology and disease.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Priyanka Gajwani *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8923-1934
Li Wang *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8376-1556
Koushik DebnathDepartment of Oral Biology, University of Illinois, College of Dentistry, Chicago, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4050-1187
Pierina DanosDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9093-4303
Young-Mee KimDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6616-2393
Shubhi SrivastavaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9922-1943
Zijing YeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4983-2329
Sarah KrantzDepartment of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8451-2238
Dong-Mei WangDepartment of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0734-1121
Chinnaswamy TiruppathiDepartment of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, United States.
Peter T TothDepartment of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2168-0124
Sriram RavindranDepartment of Oral Biology, University of Illinois, College of Dentistry, Chicago, United States.
Jalees RehmanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2787-9292

Funding

The Lung Endothelium as an Instructive Niche for the Innate Immune System during Vascular InjuryP01HL160469 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI DOLLY MEHTA · 2022 to 2026
$14.0M
Nanoparticle Targeting of Neutrophil Subpopulations in Inflammatory Lung InjuryR01HL149300 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI MALIK, ASRAR B., REHMAN, JALEES · 2019 to 2022
$2.4M
Amplification Mechanisms of Lung Endothelial Inflammation During Acute Lung InjuryR01HL152515 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI REHMAN, JALEES · 2021 to 2024
$2.3M
Chemokine receptor signaling and the dynamics of neutrophil phenotypes during inflammatory lung injuryR01HL174916 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI Jalees Rehman · 2025 to 2026
$1.6M
AHA 18PRE34070092American Heart Association 18PRE34070092NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL160469NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL149300NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL152515NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL174916NIH HHS P01HL160469NIH HHS R01HL149300NIH HHS R01HL152515NIH HHS R01HL174916
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eukaryotic mitochondria are characterized by several features that represent vestiges of their prokaryotic ancestry. One such feature is the N-terminal formylation of proteins encoded by mitochondrial DNA that undergo translation by mitochondrial ribosomes. N-formylated proteins are also released by bacteria and trigger activation of immune cells, such as neutrophils. Growing evidence indicates that circulating levels of mitochondrial formyl proteins are elevated in the serum of patients with excessive inflammatory responses. However, the mechanisms by which they are released into circulation are not known. In this study, we have identified vascular endothelial cells as a source of Pink1-dependent release of mitochondrial formyl proteins in response to inflammatory mediators. Mechanistically, the mitophagy mediator Pink1 is stabilized by inflammatory activation of endothelial cells, promoting mitophagy and mitochondrial formyl peptide release both in mice and primary human endothelial cells. Using nanoparticle delivery of

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DNA, MitochondrialEndothelial CellsInflammationMitochondrial ProteinsMitophagyNeutrophilsProtein KinasesAnimalsHumansMiceMitochondriaPTEN-Induced Putative KinaseDNA, MitochondrialMitochondrial ProteinsProtein KinasesPTEN-Induced Putative Kinasecell biologyendothelial cellsformylated proteinshumanimmunologyinflammationmitochondriamitophagymouseneutrophil

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PMCPMC13423353

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