A brief overview of BNIP3L/NIX receptor-mediated mitophagy.
FEBS Open Bio
; 11(12): 3230-3236, 2021 12.
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| ID: mdl-34597467
ABSTRACT
Mitophagy is a form of autophagy specialized to selectively remove mitochondria. Although the PINK1/Parkin pathway is the best described mitophagy of damaged mitochondria, receptor/mediated mitophagy seems to have a pivotal role in cellular development and specialization. The most studied mitophagy receptor BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19-kDa-interacting protein 3-like (BNIP3L/NIX) is shown to be important for the programmed removal of healthy mitochondria during terminal differentiation of erythrocytes, but its role has been proven in various cell types. Despite recent advances in our understanding of its regulation by phosphorylation and dimerization, there remain numerous questions on how BNIP3L/NIX tightly balances between cellular life and death decisions. This brief review intends to summarize ongoing dilemmas related to BNIP3L/NIX.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Proto-Oncogene Proteins
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Tumor Suppressor Proteins
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Mitophagy
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Membrane Proteins
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
FEBS Open Bio
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Croacia