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ReviewProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2025

Non-canonical ORFs-derived protein products in mitochondria: A multifaceted exploration of their functions in health and disease.

Ikram Ajala, Benoît Vanderperre

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Review in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ikram AjalaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal, CERMO-FC Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Benoît VanderperreDepartment of Biological Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal, CERMO-FC Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2111-1071

Funding

Centre d'Excellence en Recherche sur les Maladies Orphelines - Fondation CourtoisFonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies 310875Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2021-03723
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traditionally, eukaryotic mRNAs were perceived as inherently monocistronic. However, recent insights from ribosome profiling (Ribo-seq) and proteomics studies challenge this paradigm. These investigations reveal that, beyond the currently annotated reference proteins (RefProts), there exist additional proteins known as alternative proteins (AltProts) and small open reading frames derived microproteins encoded in regions of mRNAs previously considered untranslated or in non-coding transcripts. This experimental evidence broadens the spectrum of functional proteins within cells, tissues, and organs, potentially offering crucial insights into biological processes. Notably, a significant proportion of these newly identified AltProts and microproteins demonstrates localization in mitochondria, contributing to the functions of mitochondrial complexes. This review delves into the overlooked realm of the alternative proteome within mitochondria, exploring the role of nuclear or mitochondrial-genome-encoded AltProts and microproteins in physiological and pathological cellular processes.

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MitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsOpen Reading FramesProteomeAnimalsHumansMitochondrial ProteinsProteomealternative open reading frames (AltORFs)alternative proteins (AltProts)mitochondriaproteomesmall ORF (sORF)

Identifiers

PMID39969119
PMCPMC11837024

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