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ReviewProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

Phase separation in mitochondrial fate and mitochondrial diseases.

Qingyi Chen, Sanqi An, Chuanlong Wang, Yanshuang Zhou, Xingguo Liu, Wenkai Ren

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Review in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Qingyi Chen *Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530021, China.ORCID 0009-0001-3468-5066
Sanqi An *Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3177-213X
Chuanlong WangState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Yanshuang ZhouJoint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510530, China.
Xingguo LiuJoint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510530, China.
Wenkai RenDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530021, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8145-8907

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondria are central metabolic organelles that control cell fate and the development of mitochondrial diseases. Traditionally, phase separation directly regulates cell functions by driving RNA, proteins, or other molecules to concentrate into lipid droplets. Recent studies show that phase separation regulates cell functions and diseases through the regulation of subcellular organelles, particularly mitochondria. In fact, phase separation is involved in various mitochondrial activities including nucleoid assembly, autophagy, and mitochondria-related inflammation. Here, we outline the key mechanisms through which phase separation influences mitochondrial activities and the development of mitochondrial diseases. Insights into how phase separation regulates mitochondrial activities and diseases will help us develop interventions for related diseases.

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MitochondriaMitochondrial DiseasesAnimalsAutophagyHumansLipid DropletsPhase Separationmitochondrial diseasemitochondrial dynamicsmitophagynucleoid assemblyphase separation

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PMID40344006
PMCPMC12130813

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