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Neuronal activity-driven O-GlcNAcylation promotes mitochondrial plasticity

Yu SB, Wang H, Sanchez RG, Carlson NM, Nguyen K, Zhang A, Papich ZD, Abushawish AA, Whiddon Z, Matysik W, Zhang J, Whisenant TC, Ghassemian M, Koberstein JN, Stewart ML, Myers SA, Pekkurnaz G. Neuronal activity-driven O-GlcNAcylation promotes mitochondrial plasticity. Dev Cell. 2024 Aug 19;59(16):2143-2157.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.05.008. Epub 2024 Jun 5. PMID: 38843836; PMCID: PMC11338717.

Functional Organization of Glycolytic Metabolon on Mitochondria

Wang H, Vant J, Wu Y, Sanchez R, Micou ML, Zhang A, Luczak V, Yu SB, Jabbo M, Yoon S, Abushawish AA, Ghassemian M, Griffis E, Hammarlund M, Singharoy A, Pekkurnaz G. Functional Organization of Glycolytic Metabolon on Mitochondria. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Sep 8:2023.08.26.554955. doi: 10.1101/2023.08.26.554955. PMID: 37662343; PMCID: PMC10473731.

Mitochondrial heterogeneity and homeostasis through the lens of a neuron

Pekkurnaz G, Wang X. Mitochondrial heterogeneity and homeostasis through the lens of a neuron. Nat Metab. 2022 Jul;4(7):802-812. doi: 10.1038/s42255-022-00594-w. Epub 2022 Jul 11. PMID: 35817853; PMCID: PMC11151822.

A high mitochondrial transport rate characterizes CNS neurons with high axonal regeneration capacity.

Cartoni R, Pekkurnaz G, Wang C, Schwarz TL, He Z. PLoS One. 2017 Sep 19;12(9):e0184672. PMID: 28926622

Kymolyzer, a Semi-Autonomous Kymography Tool to Analyze Intracellular Motility

Basu H, Ding L, Pekkurnaz G, Cronin M, Schwarz TL. Curr Protoc Cell Biol. 2020 Jun;87(1):e107. PMID: 32530579

Powerhouse of the mind: mitochondrial plasticity at the synapse

Rossi MJ, Pekkurnaz G. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2019 Aug;57:149-155. PMID: 30875521

Spatial control of neuronal metabolism through glucose-mediated mitochondrial transport regulation

Agrawal A, Pekkurnaz G, Koslover EF. Elife. 2018 Dec 18;7:e40986. PMID: 30561333

Mechanisms Orchestrating Mitochondrial Dynamics for Energy Homeostasis

Yu SB, Pekkurnaz G. J Mol Biol. 2018 Oct 19;430(21):3922-3941. PMID: 30089235

A high mitochondrial transport rate characterizes CNS neurons with high axonal regeneration capacity.

Cartoni R, Pekkurnaz G, Wang C, Schwarz TL, He Z. PLoS One. 2017 Sep 19;12(9):e0184672. PMID: 28926622

Glucose regulates mitochondrial motility via Milton modification by O-GlcNAc transferase.

Pekkurnaz G, Trinidad JC, Wang X, Kong D, Schwarz TL. Cell. 2014 Jul 3;158(1):54-68. PMID: 24995978

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