Apoptosis is a natural form of cell death involved in many physiological changes in the cell. Defects in the process of apoptosis can lead to serious diseases. During some apoptotic pathways,… (More)
Uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) dissipates energy and generates heat by catalyzing back-flux of protons into the mitochondrial matrix, probably by a fatty acid cycling mechanism. If the newly discovered… (More)
During apoptosis several mitochondrial proteins are released. Some of them participate in caspase-independent nuclear DNA degradation, especially apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) and endonuclease G… (More)
According to the proton buffering model, introduced by Klingenberg, UCP1 conducts protons through a hydrophilic pathway lined with fatty acid head groups that buffer the protons as they move across… (More)
The short rib polydactyly syndromes (SRPS) are a group of recessively inherited, perinatal-lethal skeletal disorders primarily characterized by short ribs, shortened long bones, varying types of… (More)
Telomeres are specialized chromatin structures that are situated at the end of linear chromosomes and play an important role in cell senescence and immortalization. Here, we investigated whether… (More)
We studied the cellular localization of the apoptotic proteins endonuclease G, AIF, and AMID in silico using three prediction tools and in living cells using both single-cell colocalization image… (More)
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are being developed for therapy of malignancies caused by oncogenic FGFR signaling but little is known about their effect in congenital chondrodysplasias or… (More)
Aberrant fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling disturbs chondrocyte differentiation in skeletal dysplasia, but the mechanisms underlying this process remain unclear. Recently, FGF was found to… (More)
The mechanism of fatty acid-dependent uncoupling by mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCP) is still in debate. We have hypothesized that the anionic fatty acid head group is translocated by UCP, and… (More)