Project A20 - Martin van der Laan
Mitochondrial membrane scaffolds as central nodes of intracellular Ca2+ signaling
Mitochondria regulate intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and depend on Ca2+ uptake for optimal bioenergetic performance. We study the role of the mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system (MICOS), a major determinant of mitochondrial membrane architecture, for Ca2+ handling.
Based on our finding that MICOS is required for correct positioning of Ca2+ transporters within mitochondria, we propose that MICOS and its interacting partners, like SLC25A46, act as central coordinators of mitochondrial membrane protein sorting to safeguard efficient Ca2+ cycling.

Saarland University
Institute of Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology/ PZMS
Building 45.2
66421 Homburg/Saar
Germany