Neither too much nor too little: Mitochondrial calcium concentration as a balance between physiological and pathological conditions.
Front. Mol. Biosci. 10:1336416 (2023)
Ca2+ ions serve as pleiotropic second messengers in the cell, regulating several cellular processes. Mitochondria play a fundamental role in Ca2+ homeostasis since mitochondrial Ca2+ (mitCa2+) is a key regulator of oxidative metabolism and cell death. MitCa2+ uptake is mediated by the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter complex (MCUc) localized in the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM). MitCa2+ uptake stimulates the activity of three key enzymes of the Krebs cycle, thereby modulating ATP production and promoting oxidative metabolism. As Paracelsus stated, "Dosis sola facit venenum,"in pathological conditions, mitCa2+ overload triggers the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP), enabling the release of apoptotic factors and ultimately leading to cell death. Excessive mitCa2+ accumulation is also associated with a pathological increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this article, we review the precise regulation and the effectors of mitCa2+ in physiopathological processes.
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Calcium ; Cell Death ; Metabolism ; Mitochondria ; Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter (mcu); Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate Receptors; Pyruvate-dehydrogenase Phosphatase; Linked Isocitrate Dehydrogenase; Endoplasmic-reticulum Ca2+; 2-oxoglutarate Dehydrogenase; Signal Transmission; Adenine-nucleotides; Essential Component; Ca-2+ Ions; Rat-heart
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2023
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2296-889X
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30201 - Metabolic Health
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Helmholtz Diabetes Center
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2024-01-09