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Integrative genomics identifies MCU as an essential component of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter

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  • Joshua M. Baughman

    (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
    Broad Institute)

  • Fabiana Perocchi

    (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
    Broad Institute)

  • Hany S. Girgis

    (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
    Broad Institute)

  • Molly Plovanich

    (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
    Broad Institute)

  • Casey A. Belcher-Timme

    (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
    Broad Institute)

  • Yasemin Sancak

    (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
    Broad Institute)

  • X. Robert Bao

    (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
    Broad Institute)

  • Laura Strittmatter

    (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
    Broad Institute)

  • Olga Goldberger

    (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
    Broad Institute)

  • Roman L. Bogorad

    (Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Victor Koteliansky

    (Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

  • Vamsi K. Mootha

    (Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
    Broad Institute)

Abstract

Mitochondrial Ca2+ channel identified Central to the role of the mitochondrion in cellular metabolism is its ability to control the fluxes of the key signalling ion, Ca2+. This is done by a highly selective ion channel known as the mitochondrial calcium uniporter. The molecular nature of this channel has remained elusive, but now two groups report the identification of a 40-kilodalton protein in the inner membrane of mitochondria as the active channel of the uniporter. This protein contains two transmembrane domains and exhibits calcium-channel activity in vitro and in vivo.

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  • Joshua M. Baughman & Fabiana Perocchi & Hany S. Girgis & Molly Plovanich & Casey A. Belcher-Timme & Yasemin Sancak & X. Robert Bao & Laura Strittmatter & Olga Goldberger & Roman L. Bogorad & Victor Ko, 2011. "Integrative genomics identifies MCU as an essential component of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter," Nature, Nature, vol. 476(7360), pages 341-345, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:476:y:2011:i:7360:d:10.1038_nature10234
    DOI: 10.1038/nature10234
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