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ArticleOrganelle (Tucson, Ariz.)2025

Stress Induced Mitochondrial Hyperfusion (SIMH): A Concise Review on SIMH in Neurodegenerative Disorders and Other Diseases.

Jeffrey D Brown, Mei-Zhen Cui, Xuemin Xu

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Article in Organelle (Tucson, Ariz.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jeffrey D BrownDepartment of Biology, College of Art and Science, The University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa Texas 79762.
Mei-Zhen CuiDepartment of Biology, College of Art and Science, The University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa Texas 79762.
Xuemin XuDepartment of Biology, College of Art and Science, The University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa Texas 79762.

Funding

Novel mechanism mediating LPA-induced smooth muscle cell and vascular responsesR01HL107466 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN · PI CUI, MEI-ZHEN · 2011 to 2020
$3.3M
The Matricellular Protein Cyr61 Signaling Axis in Arterial RestenosisR01HL153529 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN · PI CUI, MEI-ZHEN · 2020 to 2023
$1.9M
The role of the new zeta-cleavage in Abeta formationR01AG026640 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE · PI XU, XUEMIN · 2007 to 2011
$1.4M
Role of A Novel Protein, PSAP, in NeurodegenerationR01NS042314 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE · PI XU, XUEMIN · 2001 to 2004
$1.3M
Novel role of mitochondrial carrier protein PSAP in regulation of both apoptosis and autophagy in ALSR01NS134931 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN · PI XUEMIN XU · 2024 to 2026
$916k
Pathogenic ROle of the Novel Mitochondrial Apoptotic PSAP in ALSR21NS095256 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN · PI CUI, MEI-ZHEN · 2016 to 2017
$404k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL107466NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL153529NIA NIH HHS R01 AG026640NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS042314NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS134931NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS095256
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondria are critical for cell health, and damaged or dysfunctional mitochondria have been strongly linked to various human diseases, particularly neurodegenerative disorders. Mitochondrial function is regulated by several mechanisms, including the regulation of mitochondrial shape, size, number, and morphology. Mitochondria constantly fuse together and separate; this fusion and fission process is known as mitochondrial dynamics. These mitochondrial dynamics are modulated in response to various stimuli, and recent reports have demonstrated that mitochondria undergo hyperfusion under mild to moderate stress conditions, resulting in the formation of elongated filaments. This phenomenon is referred to as stress induced mitochondrial hyperfusion (SIMH). SIMH is associated with enhanced protection of mitochondria and improved cell viability under stress conditions. The induction of hyperfusion can be triggered by diverse stressors, each with distinct and unique mechanisms. This mini review will focus on these stressors and their corresponding mechanisms, as well as the subsequent effects on mitochondrial and cell health. Additionally, disease models which demonstrate a correlation between specific disease-related stress conditions and mitochondrial hyperfusion are discussed.

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Drp1ER StressMAMMfnMitochondrial dynamicsNeurodegenerative disordersOPA1SIMHUPR

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PMID42441129
PMCPMC13336329

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