Organelle communication: Signaling crossroads between homeostasis and disease

Roberto Bravo-Sagua, Natalia Torrealba, Felipe Paredes, Pablo E. Morales, Christian Pennanen, Camila López-Crisosto, Rodrigo Troncoso, Alfredo Criollo, Mario Chiong, Joseph A. Hill, Thomas Simmen, Andrew F. Quest, Sergio Lavandero

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Abstract

Cellular organelles do not function as isolated or static units, but rather form dynamic contacts between one another that can be modulated according to cellular needs. The physical interfaces between organelles are important for Ca2+ and lipid homeostasis, and serve as platforms for the control of many essential functions including metabolism, signaling, organelle integrity and execution of the apoptotic program. Emerging evidence also highlights the importance of organelle communication in disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, pulmonary arterial hypertension, cancer, skeletal and cardiac muscle dysfunction. Here, we provide an overview of the current literature on organelle communication and the link to human pathologies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-59
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Volume50
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2014

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was funded by Comision Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONICYT), Chile : FONDECYT 1120212 to SL, 11130285 to RT, 3130749 to CP; Anillo ACT1111 to SL, AQ & MC; FONDAP 15130011 to SL, AQ, MC & JAH; JAH; Red Internacional 120003 to SL, AQ, JAH; by the National Institutes of Health (HL-075173, to JAH; HL-080144, to JAH; HL-090842, to JAH), American Heart Association (0640084N, to JAH, 7-08-MN-21-ADA, to JAH), and the AHA-Jon Holden DeHaan Foundation (0970518N, to JAH); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council [grant number 386757-2010 ] to TS; and CONICYT PhD fellowships to RB, NT, CLC and FP and Pew Charitable Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship to AC.

Funding

This work was funded by Comision Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONICYT), Chile : FONDECYT 1120212 to SL, 11130285 to RT, 3130749 to CP; Anillo ACT1111 to SL, AQ & MC; FONDAP 15130011 to SL, AQ, MC & JAH; JAH; Red Internacional 120003 to SL, AQ, JAH; by the National Institutes of Health (HL-075173, to JAH; HL-080144, to JAH; HL-090842, to JAH), American Heart Association (0640084N, to JAH, 7-08-MN-21-ADA, to JAH), and the AHA-Jon Holden DeHaan Foundation (0970518N, to JAH); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council [grant number 386757-2010 ] to TS; and CONICYT PhD fellowships to RB, NT, CLC and FP and Pew Charitable Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship to AC.

FundersFunder number
AHA-Jon Holden DeHaan Foundation0970518N
Comision Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia
National Institutes of HealthHL-080144, HL-090842
National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteR01HL075173
Pew Charitable Trusts
American Heart Association0640084N
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada386757-2010
Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico1120212, 120003, 15130011, 3130749, ACT1111, 11130285

    ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Cell Biology

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