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- Title
Mitochondrial iron and calcium homeostasis in Friedreich ataxia.
- Authors
Tamarit, Jordi; Britti, Elena; Delaspre, Fabien; Medina‐Carbonero, Marta; Sanz‐Alcázar, Arabela; Cabiscol, Elisa; Ros, Joaquim
- Abstract
Friedreich Ataxia is a neuro‐cardiodegenerative disease caused by the deficiency of frataxin, a mitochondrial protein. Many evidences indicate that frataxin deficiency causes an unbalance of iron homeostasis. Nevertheless, in the last decade many results also highlighted the importance of calcium unbalance in the deleterious downstream effects caused by frataxin deficiency. In this review, the role of these two metals has been gathered to give a whole view of how iron and calcium dyshomeostasys impacts on cellular functions and, as a result, which strategies can be followed to find an effective therapy for the disease.
- Subjects
ATAXIA; IRON; HOMEOSTASIS; MITOCHONDRIAL proteins; FRATAXIN; CALCIUM
- Publication
IUBMB Life, 2021, Vol 73, Issue 3, p543
- ISSN
1521-6543
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/iub.2457