Jesse J Lugus

Summary

Publications

  1. ncbi Mitofusins are required for angiogenic function and modulate different signaling pathways in cultured endothelial cells
    Jesse J Lugus
    Molecular Cardiology, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    J Mol Cell Cardiol 51:885-93. 2011
  2. ncbi Mitofusin-2 maintains mitochondrial structure and contributes to stress-induced permeability transition in cardiac myocytes
    Kyriakos N Papanicolaou
    Molecular Cardiology Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    Mol Cell Biol 31:1309-28. 2011

Collaborators

  • Kenneth Walsh
  • Kyriakos N Papanicolaou
  • Aristide Chikando
  • William C Stanley
  • Gladys A Ngoh
  • Dushon D Riley
  • Ivan Luptak
  • Ramzi J Khairallah
  • W Jonathan Lederer
  • Karen M O'Shea
  • Wilson S Colucci

Detail Information

Publications2

  1. ncbi Mitofusins are required for angiogenic function and modulate different signaling pathways in cultured endothelial cells
    Jesse J Lugus
    Molecular Cardiology, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    J Mol Cell Cardiol 51:885-93. 2011
    ..Taken together, our data indicate that mitochondrial dynamics, particularly those mediated by the mitofusins, play a role in endothelial cell function and viability...
  2. ncbi Mitofusin-2 maintains mitochondrial structure and contributes to stress-induced permeability transition in cardiac myocytes
    Kyriakos N Papanicolaou
    Molecular Cardiology Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W611, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    Mol Cell Biol 31:1309-28. 2011
    ..We conclude that in cardiac myocytes, Mfn-2 controls mitochondrial morphogenesis and serves to predispose cells to mitochondrial permeability transition and to trigger cell death...