A Putative Prohibitin-Calcium Nexus in β-Cell Mitochondria and Diabetes.

ABSTRACT: The role of mitochondria in apoptosis is well known; however, the mechanisms linking mitochondria to the proapoptotic effects of proinflammatory cytokines, hyperglycemia, and glucolipotoxicity are not completely understood. Complex Ca²⁺ signaling has emerged as a critical contributor to these proapoptotic effects and has gained significant attention in regulating the signaling processes of mitochondria. In pancreatic β-cells, Ca²⁺ plays an active role in β-cell function and survival. Prohibitin (PHB), a mitochondrial chaperone, is actively involved in maintaining the architecture of mitochondria. However, its possible interaction with Ca²⁺-activated signaling pathways has not been explored. The present review aims to examine potential crosstal

SUBMITTER: Verma G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7737164 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature