Mitochondrial fission process 1 (MTFP1) controls bioenergetic efficiency and prevents inflammatory cardiomyopathy and heart failure in mice
E. Donnarumma, M. Kohlhaas, E. Vimont, E. Kornobis, T. Chaze, Q. Gia Giaetto, M. Matondo, M. Moya-Nilges, C. Maack, T. Wai
This study shows that MTFP1 is critical for cardiac function, as its loss in mice leads to dilated cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and death due to mitochondrial dysfunction and increased cell death.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2021Physiology