Yankun Zhang, Yuchen Fan, Huili Hu, Xiaohui Zhang, Zehua Wang, Zhuanchang Wu, Liyuan Wang, Xiangguo Yu, Xiaojia Song, Peng Xiang, Xiaodong Zhang, Tixiao Wang, Siyu Tan, Chunyang Li, Lifen Gao, Xiaohong Liang, Shuijie Li, Nailin Li, Xuetian Yue, Chunhong Ma
Mitochondria dysfunction contributes to acute liver injuries, and mitochondrial regulators, such as PGC-1α and MCJ, affect liver regeneration. Therefore, identification of mitochondrial modulators may pave the way for developing therapeutic strategies. Here, ZHX2 is identified as a mitochondrial regulator during acute liver injury. ZHX2 both transcriptionally inhibits expression of several mitochondrial electron transport chain genes and decreases PGC-1α stability, leading to reduction of mitochondrial mass and OXPHOS...
November 18, 2023: Nature Communications