Emerging roles of ATG7 in human health and disease

JJ Collier, F Suomi, M Oláhová… - EMBO molecular …, 2021 - embopress.org
The cardinal stages of macroautophagy are driven by core autophagy‐related (ATG)
proteins, whose ablation largely abolishes intracellular turnover. Disrupting ATG genes is …

[HTML][HTML] Developmental consequences of defective ATG7-mediated autophagy in humans

…, S Sasorith, F Piron-Prunier, F Suomi… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Autophagy is the major intracellular degradation route in mammalian cells.
Systemic ablation of core autophagy-related (ATG) genes in mice leads to embryonic or …

Quality control of mitochondrial protein synthesis is required for membrane integrity and cell fitness

U Richter, T Lahtinen, P Marttinen, F Suomi… - Journal of Cell …, 2015 - rupress.org
Mitochondrial ribosomes synthesize a subset of hydrophobic proteins required for assembly
of the oxidative phosphorylation complexes. This process requires temporal and spatial …

[HTML][HTML] A novel human leiomyoma tissue derived matrix for cell culture studies

…, CE de Oliveira, SU Akram, S Ohlmeier, F Suomi… - BMC cancer, 2015 - Springer
Background The composition of the matrix molecules is important in in vitro cell culture
experiments of eg. human cancer invasion and vessel formation. Currently, the mouse Engelbreth…

DGAT1 activity synchronises with mitophagy to protect cells from metabolic rewiring by iron depletion

M Long, A Sanchez‐Martinez, M Longo, F Suomi… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
Mitophagy removes defective mitochondria via lysosomal elimination. Increased mitophagy
coincides with metabolic reprogramming, yet it remains unknown whether mitophagy is a …

Autophagy in the mammalian nervous system: a primer for neuroscientists

F Suomi, TG McWilliams - Neuronal signaling, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Autophagy refers to the lysosomal degradation of damaged or superfluous components and
is essential for metabolic plasticity and tissue integrity. This evolutionarily conserved …

Defects in mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis result in failure of multiple aspects of mitochondrial biogenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

…, F Fontanesi, MJ Aaltonen, F Suomi… - Molecular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis ( mtFAS ) shares acetyl‐ CoA with the K rebs cycle as a
common substrate and is required for the production of octanoic acid ( C 8) precursors of lipoic …

Mitochondrial stress response triggered by defects in protein synthesis quality control

U Richter, KY Ng, F Suomi, P Marttinen… - Life science …, 2019 - life-science-alliance.org
Mitochondria have a compartmentalized gene expression system dedicated to the synthesis
of membrane proteins essential for oxidative phosphorylation. Responsive quality control …

A conserved mammalian mitochondrial isoform of acetyl-CoA carboxylase ACC1 provides the malonyl-CoA essential for mitochondrial biogenesis in tandem with …

G Monteuuis, F Suomi, JM Kerätär, AJ Masud… - Biochemical …, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis (mtFAS) is a highly conserved pathway essential for
mitochondrial biogenesis. The mtFAS process is required for mitochondrial respiratory chain …

Metabolic set points of mammalian neurodevelopment

F Suomi, A Rappe, TG McWilliams - Cell Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
The human nervous system matures over a protracted developmental time frame relative to
other species. What sets the pace of maturation has remained a mystery. In a recent …