Component
Mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex
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3 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
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What it does
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What acts on it
Garg and colleagues interpret mitochondrial currents as MICU-dependent enhancement of uniporter opening at elevated external calcium, without pore occlusion.
Experimental context and source evidence
- compartment_description
- Inner mitochondrial membrane
- experimental_model
- Isolated mammalian mitochondria and mitoplast macroscopic/single-channel patch clamp
- limitations
- Contested interpretation; mitoplast preparation and subunit abundance are challenged by Tsai 2023. Not a settled universal edge.
- nutrient_topic
- Calcium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Calcium
- organism
- Mammalia
- plain_language
- One electrophysiological study proposes that MICU proteins increase channel opening during calcium signals.
- primary_references
- [ca-garg2021] The mechanism of MICU-dependent gating of the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (2021). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34463251/ DOI: 10.7554/eLife.69312
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Isolated mitochondria and mitoplasts
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AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Isolated mammalian mitochondria and mitoplast macroscopic/single-channel patch clamp · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### ca-micu-potentiation-model Garg and colleagues interpret mitochondrial currents as MICU-dependent enhancement of uniporter opening at elevated external calcium, without pore occlusion. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Calcium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: One electrophysiological study proposes that MICU proteins increase channel opening during calcium signals. organism: Mammalia tissue_or_cell_type: Isolated mitochondria and mitoplasts experimental_model: Isolated mammalian mitochondria and mitoplast macroscopic/single-channel patch clamp limitations: Contested interpretation; mitoplast preparation and subunit abundance are challenged by Tsai 2023. Not a settled universal edge. compartment_description: Inner mitochondrial membrane [ca-garg2021] The mechanism of MICU-dependent gating of the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (2021). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34463251/ DOI: 10.7554/eLife.69312
Complete structured claim and evidencePurified MICU1 suppresses MCU-complex currents in patch-clamp experiments, and disruption of its MCU-interacting K126 residue abolishes this suppression.
Experimental context and source evidence
- compartment_description
- Intermembrane-space face of inner mitochondrial membrane
- experimental_model
- Purified MICU1 addition, mitoplast patch clamp and intact mitochondrial ion-flux assays
- limitations
- Supports pore occlusion in these assays; competing potentiation evidence remains linked rather than discarded.
- nutrient_topic
- Calcium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Calcium
- organism
- Mammalia
- plain_language
- A later study directly observes MICU1 inhibiting the uniporter.
- primary_references
- [ca-tsai2023] Evidence supporting the MICU1 occlusion mechanism and against the potentiation model in the mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex (2023). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37036971/ DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2217665120
- research_relationship_category
- mechanistic_evidence
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Reconstituted protein and mitochondrial preparations
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AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Purified MICU1 addition, mitoplast patch clamp and intact mitochondrial ion-flux assays · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### ca-micu1-occlusion-evidence Purified MICU1 suppresses MCU-complex currents in patch-clamp experiments, and disruption of its MCU-interacting K126 residue abolishes this suppression. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Calcium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: A later study directly observes MICU1 inhibiting the uniporter. organism: Mammalia tissue_or_cell_type: Reconstituted protein and mitochondrial preparations experimental_model: Purified MICU1 addition, mitoplast patch clamp and intact mitochondrial ion-flux assays limitations: Supports pore occlusion in these assays; competing potentiation evidence remains linked rather than discarded. research_relationship_category: mechanistic_evidence compartment_description: Intermembrane-space face of inner mitochondrial membrane [ca-tsai2023] Evidence supporting the MICU1 occlusion mechanism and against the potentiation model in the mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex (2023). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37036971/ DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2217665120
Complete structured claim and evidenceCalcium-responsive EF hands in MICU1 and MICU2 allow the uniporter to pass from restrained low-calcium uptake to uptake above a threshold.
Experimental context and source evidence
- compartment_description
- Mitochondrial intermembrane-space regulatory subunits
- experimental_model
- Human HEK293T MICU1/MICU2 knockout and EF-hand mutant rescue; permeabilized-cell calcium clearance
- limitations
- Knockout/rescue and permeabilized-cell evidence; numeric thresholds are not universal.
- nutrient_topic
- Calcium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Calcium
- organism
- Homo sapiens
- plain_language
- MICU1 and MICU2 help the uniporter distinguish small calcium levels from a signal.
- primary_references
- [ca-kamer2014] MICU1 and MICU2 play nonredundant roles in the regulation of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (2014). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24503055/ DOI: 10.1002/embr.201337946
- research_relationship_category
- regulation
- tissue_or_cell_type
- HEK293T cells
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AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Human HEK293T MICU1/MICU2 knockout and EF-hand mutant rescue; permeabilized-cell calcium clearance · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### ca-micu12-calcium-sensing Calcium-responsive EF hands in MICU1 and MICU2 allow the uniporter to pass from restrained low-calcium uptake to uptake above a threshold. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Calcium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: MICU1 and MICU2 help the uniporter distinguish small calcium levels from a signal. organism: Homo sapiens tissue_or_cell_type: HEK293T cells experimental_model: Human HEK293T MICU1/MICU2 knockout and EF-hand mutant rescue; permeabilized-cell calcium clearance limitations: Knockout/rescue and permeabilized-cell evidence; numeric thresholds are not universal. research_relationship_category: regulation compartment_description: Mitochondrial intermembrane-space regulatory subunits [ca-kamer2014] MICU1 and MICU2 play nonredundant roles in the regulation of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (2014). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24503055/ DOI: 10.1002/embr.201337946
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