Hiromi Sesaki

Hiromi Sesaki, Ph.D.

Professor

410-502-6842 (Office), 410-955-4129 (Fax)

Department of Cell Biology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
725 N. Wolfe Street, 119 Hunterian
Baltimore, MD 21205

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Academic Titles

Professor

Research Topic

Mitochondrial dynamics; membrane fusion and fission

Research Topic:  Mitochondrial Dynamics and Phospholipid Metabolism

Our laboratory is interested in the molecular mechanisms and physiological roles of mitochondrial fusion. Mitochondria are highly dynamic and control their morphology by a balance of fusion and fission. The regulation of membrane fusion and fission generates a striking diversity of mitochondrial shapes, ranging from numerous small spheres in hepatocytes to long branched tubules in myotubes. In addition to shape and number, mitochondrial fusion is critical for normal organelle function. For example, mice that are defective in mitochondrial fusion die during early development while yeast fusion mutants rapidly lose their mitochondria genome and become incapable of oxidative phosphorylation. Moreover, mitochondrial fusion also regulates the release of cytochrome C during apoptosis. Therefore, it is not surprising that defects in mitochondrial fusion cause neurodegenerative disorders in humans, including Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2A and autosomal dominant optic atrophy.

Using yeast as a model system, we have identified several components that mediate and regulate mitochondrial fusion. We are currently trying to determine their functions in both yeast and mammals. The goals of our research are to understand the molecular basis of mitochondria fusion using biochemical approaches and to determine the physiological roles of mitochondrial fusion using cell culture and animal models.

Associated Faculty

Name Title Email Phone
Yoshihiro Adachi, Ph.D. Research Associate yadachi1@jhmi.edu 410-502-6842

Lab Members

Name Classification Email Phone
Arisa Ikeda Postdoctoral Fellow aikeda1@jhmi.edu
Daisuke Murata, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow dmurata1@jhmi.edu 410-502-6842
Nelson Yeung Student nyeung2@jhmi.edu 410-502-6842

Publications

  • Senoo H, Wai M, Matsubayashi HT, Sesaki H, Iijima M. Hetero-oligomerization of Rho and Ras GTPases Connects GPCR Activation to mTORC2-AKT Signaling. Cell Rep. 2020 Nov 24;33(8):108427
  • Adachi Y, Kato T, Yamada T, Murata D, Arai K, Stahelin RV, Chan DC, Iijima M, Sesaki H. Drp1 Tubulates the ER in a GTPase-Independent Manner. Mol Cell. 2020 Nov 19;80(4):621-632
  • Murata D, Yamada T, Tokuyama T, Arai K, Quirós PM, López-Otín C, Iijima M, Sesaki H. Mitochondrial Safeguard: a stress response that offsets extreme fusion and protects respiratory function via flickering-induced Oma1 activation. EMBO J. 2020 Nov 17;39(24):e105074
  • Kato T, Yamada T, Nakamura H, Igarashi A, Anders RA, Sesaki H, Iijima M. The Loss of Nuclear PTEN Increases Tumorigenesis in a Preclinical Mouse Model for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. iScience. 2020 Sep 10;23(10):101548
  • Yanagi T, Kitamura S, Imafuku K, Suto A, Maeda T, Tanaka S, Sesaki H, Abe R, Shimizu H. Loss of dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) does not affect epidermal development or UVB-induced apoptosis but does accelerate UVB-induced  carcinogenesis. J Dermatol Sci. 2020 Aug;99(2):109-118.
  • Forrester SJ, Preston KJ, Cooper HA, Boyer MJ, Escoto KM, Poltronetti AJ, Elliott KJ, Kuroda R, Miyao M, Sesaki H, Akiyama T, Kimura Y, Rizzo V, Scalia R, Eguchi S. Mitochondrial Fission Mediates Endothelial Inflammation. Hypertension. 2020 Jul;76(1):267-276.
  • Li X, Yang L, Mao Z, Pan X, Zhao Y, Gu X, Eckel-Mahan K, Zuo Z, Tong Q, Hartig SM, Cheng X, Du G, Moore DD, Bellen HJ, Sesaki H, Sun K. Novel role of dynamin-related-protein 1 in dynamics of ER-lipid droplets in adipose tissue. FASEB J. 2020 Jun;34(6):8265-8282

  • Raynor J, Liu C, Dhungana Y, Guy C, Chapman N, Shi H, Neale G, Sesaki H, Chi H. Hippo/Mst signaling coordinates cellular quiescence with terminal maturation in iNKT cell development and fate decisions. J Exp Med. 2020. In press.

  • Zhou Z, Torres M, H Sha, Halbrook CJ., Van den Bergh F, Reinert RB, Yamada T, Wang S, Luo Y, Hunter A, Wang C, Sanderson TH, Liu M, Taylor A, Sesaki H, Lyssiotis CA, Wu J, Kersten S, Beard D, Qi L. Regulation of endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria contacts and mitochondrial dynamics by Sel1L-Hrd1 ERAD during thermogenesis. Science. 2020. In press.

  • Murata D, Arai K, Iijima M, Sesaki H. Mitochondrial Division, Fusion and Degradation. J Biochem. 2020;167:233-241

  • Hinge A, He J, Bartram J, Javier J, Xu J, Fjellman E, Sesaki H, Li T, Yu J, Wunderlich M, Mulloy J, Kofron M, Salomonis N, Grimes HL, Filippi MD. Asymmetrically Segregated Mitochondria Provide Cellular Memory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Replicative History and Drive HSC Attrition. Cell Stem Cell. 2020 Mar 5;26(3):420-430

  • Wang Y, An H, Liu T, Qin C, Sesaki H, Guo S, Radovick S, Hussain M, Maheshwari A, Wondisford FE, O'Rourke B, He L. Metformin Improves Mitochondrial Respiratory Activity through Activation of AMPK. Cell Rep. 2019 Nov 5;29(6):1511-1523.

  • Itoh K, Murata D, Kato T, Yamada T, Araki Y, Saito A, Adachi Y, Igarashi A, Li S, Pletnikov M, Huganir RL, Watanabe S, Kamiya A, Iijima M, Sesaki H. Brain-specific Drp1 regulates postsynaptic endocytosis and dendrite formation independently of mitochondrial division. Elife. 2019 Oct 11;8. pii: e44739.

  • Senoo H, Kamimura K, Kimura R, Nakajima A, Sawai S, Sesaki H, Iijima M. Phosphorylated Rho-GDP directly activates mTORC2 Kinase toward AKT through dimerization with Ras-GTP to regulate cell migration. Nature Cell Biology. 2019; Epub ahead of Print

  • Michael P. Catanzaro, Ashley Weiner, Amanda Kaminaris, Fei Cai, Cairong Li, Fengyi Zhao, Satoru Kobayashi, Tamayo Kobayashi, Yuan Huang, Hiromi Sesaki, Qiangrong Liang. Doxorubicin-induced Cardiomyocyte Death is Mediated by Unchecked Mitochondrial Fission and Mitophagy. FASEB J. In press.

  • Yamada T, Dawson TM, Yanagawa T, Iijima M, Sesaki H. SQSTM1/p62 promotes mitochondrial ubiquitination independently of PINK1 and PRKN/parkin in mitophagy. Autophagy. 2019; In press.

  • Sarbajeet Nagdas, Jennifer A. Kashatus, Aldo Nascimento, Riley E. Trainor, Sarah R. Pollock, Sara J. Adair, Alex D. Michaels, Hiromi Sesaki, Edward B. Stelow, Todd W. Bauer and David F. Kashatus. Drp1 promotes KRas-driven metabolic changes to drive pancreatic tumor growth. Cell Reports. In press

  • Palma E, Ma X, Riva A, Iansante V, Dhawan A, Wang S, Ni HM, Sesaki H, Williams R, Ding WX, Chokshi S. Dynamin-1-Like Protein Inhibition Drives Megamitochondria Formation as an Adaptive Response in Alcohol-Induced Hepatotoxicity. Am J Pathol. 2019 Mar;189(3):580-589.

  • Kojima R, Kakimoto Y, Furuta S, Itoh K, Sesaki H, Endo T, Tamura Y. Maintenance of Cardiolipin and Crista Structure Requires Cooperative Functions of Mitochondrial Dynamics and Phospholipid Transport. Cell Rep. 2019 Jan 15;26(3):518-528.

  • Genin EC, Bannwarth S, Lespinasse F, Ortega-Vila B, Fragaki K, Itoh K, Villa E, Lacas-Gervais S, Jokela M, Auranen M, Ylikallio E, Mauri-Crouzet A, Tyynismaa H, Vihola A, Aug G, Cochaud C, Sesaki H, Ricci JE, Udd B, Vives-Bauza C, Paquis-Flucklinger V. Loss of MICOS complex integrity and mitochondrial damage, but not TDP-43 mitochondrial localisation, are likely associated with severity of CHCHD10-related diseases. Neurobiol Dis. 2018 Nov;119:159-171.

  • Adachi Y, Iijima M, Sesaki H. An unstructured loop that is critical for interactions of the stalk domain of Drp1 with saturated phosphatidic acid. Small GTPases. 2018 Nov 2;9(6):472-479. doi: 10.1080/21541248.2017.1321614. Epub 2017 Jun 23.
  • Yamada T, Murata D, Adachi Y, Itoh K, Kameoka S, Igarashi A, Kato T, Araki Y, Huganir RL, Dawson TM, Yanagawa T, Okamoto K, Iijima M and Sesaki H. (2018). Mitochondrial stasis reveals p62-mediated ubiquitination in parkin-independent mitophagy and mitigates nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Cell Metab. 2018 Oct 2;28(4):588-604.e5.

  • Riley JS, Quarato G, Cloix C, Lopez J, O'Prey J, Pearson M, Chapman J, Sesaki H, Carlin LM, Passos JF, Wheeler AP, Oberst A, Ryan KM, Tait SW. Mitochondrial inner membrane permeabilisation enables mtDNA release during apoptosis. EMBO J. 2018 Sep 3;37(17). pii: e99238.

  • Hennings TG, Chopra DG, DeLeon ER, VanDeusen HR, Sesaki H, Merrins MJ, Ku GM. In Vivo Deletion of Beta-Cell Drp1 Impairs Insulin Secretion Without Affecting Islet Oxygen Consumption. Endocrinology. 2018 Sep 1;159(9):3245-3256. 

  • Itoh K, Adachi Y, Yamada T, Suzuki TL, Otomo T, McBride HM, Yoshimori T, Iijima M, Sesaki H. A brain-enriched Drp1 isoform associates with lysosomes, late endosomes, and the plasma membrane. J Biol Chem. 2018 Jul 27;293(30):11809-11822.

  • Igarashi, A., Itoh, K., Yamada, T., Adachi, Y., kato, T., Murata, D., Sesaki, H., and Iijima, M. (2018).  Nuclear PTEN deficiency causes microcephaly with decreased neuronal soma size and increased seizure susceptibility. J Biol Chem. 2018 Jun 15;293(24):9292-9300

  • Kwon D, Sesaki H, Kang SJ. 2018. Intracellular calcium is a rheostat for the STING signaling pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2018 Jun 2;500(2):497-503.

  • Nemani N, Carvalho E, Tomar D, Dong Z, Ketschek A, Breves SL, Jaña F, Worth AM, Heffler J, Palaniappan P, Tripathi A, Subbiah R, Riitano MF, Seelam A, Manfred T, Itoh K, Meng S, Sesaki H, Craigen WJ, Rajan S, Shanmughapriya S, Caplan J, Prosser BL, Gill DL, Stathopulos PB, Gallo G, Chan DC, Mishra P, Madesh M. 2018. MIRO-1 Determines Mitochondrial Shape Transition upon GPCR Activation and Ca2+ Stress. Cell Rep. 2018 Apr 24;23(4):1005-1019.

  • Jouroukhin Y, Kageyama Y, Misheneva V, Shevelkin A, Andrabi S, Prandovszky E, Yolken RH, Dawson VL, Dawson TM, Aja S, Sesaki H, Pletnikov MV. 2018. DISC1 regulates lactate metabolism in astrocytes: implications for psychiatric disorders. Transl Psychiatry. 2018 Apr 12;8(1):76. doi: 10.1038/s41398-018-0123-9.

  • Roy S, Esmaeilniakooshkghazi A, Patnaik S, Wang Y, George SP, Ahrorov A, Hou JK, Herron AJ, Sesaki H, Khurana S. 2018. Villin-1 and Gelsolin Regulate Changes in Actin Dynamics That Affect Cell Survival Signaling Pathways and Intestinal Inflammation Gastroenterology. 2018 Apr;154(5):1405-1420

  • Gajendiran P, Vega LI, Itoh K, Sesaki H, Vakili MR, Lavasanifar A, Hong K, Mezey E, Ganapathy-Kanniappan S. 2018. Elevated mitochondrial activity distinguishes fibrogenic hepatic stellate cells and sensitizes for selective inhibition by mitotropic doxorubicin. J Cell Mol Med. 2018 Apr;22(4):2210-2219. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.13501. Epub 2018 Feb 4.

  • Perry HM, Huang L, Wilson RJ, Bajwa A, Sesaki H, Yan Z, Rosin DL, Kashatus DF, Okusa MD. 2018. Dynamin-Related Protein 1 Deficiency Promotes Recovery from AKI. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018 Jan;29(1):194-206

  • Kameoka S, Adachi Y, Okamoto K, Iijima M, Sesaki H. 2017. Phosphatidic Acid and Cardiolipin Coordinate Mitochondrial Dynamics. Trends Cell Biol. [Epub ahead of print].

  • Gerber S, Charif M, Chevrollier A, Chaumette T, Angebault C, Kane MS, Paris A, Alban J, Quiles M, Delettre C, Bonneau D, Procaccio V, Amati-Bonneau P, Reynier P, Leruez S, Calmon R, Boddaert N, Funalot B, Rio M, Bouccara D, Meunier I, Sesaki H, Kaplan J, Hamel CP, Rozet JM, Lenaers G. 2017. Mutations in DNM1L, as in OPA1, result indominant optic atrophy despite opposite effectson mitochondrial fusion and fission. Brain. 140(10):2586-2596. 

  • Santoro A, Campolo M, Liu C, Sesaki H, Meli R, Liu ZW, Kim JD, Diano S. 2017. DRP1 Suppresses Leptin and Glucose Sensing of POMC Neurons. Cell Metab. 25(3):647-660.

  • Adachi Y, Itoh K, Iijima M, Sesaki H. 2017. Assay to measure interactions between purified Drp1 and synthetic liposomes. Bio-Protocol. Vol 7, Iss 9.

  • Bordt EA, Clerc P, Roelofs BA, Saladino AJ, Tretter L, Adam-Vizi V, Cherok E, Khalil A, Yadava N, Ge SX, Francis TC, Kennedy NW, Picton LK, Kumar T, Uppuluri S, Miller AM, Itoh K, Karbowski M, Sesaki H, Hill RB, Polster BM. 2017. The putative Drp1 inhibitor mdivi-1 Is a reversible mitochondrial complex I inhibitor that modulates reactive oxygen species. Dev Cell. 2017;40(6):583-594.

  • Pereira R, Tadinada SM, Zasadny FM, Oliveira K, Pires KM, Olvera A, Jeffers J, Souvenir R, Mcglauflin R, Seei A, Funari T, Sesaki H, Potthoff MJ, Adams CM, Anderson EJ, Abel ED. 2017. OPA1 deficiency promotes secretion of FGF21 from muscle that prevents obesity and insulin resistance.  2017 Jun 12. pii: e201696179. doi: 10.15252/embj.201696179. [Epub ahead of print]

  • Cho B, Cho HM, Jo MY, Kim HD, Song M, Moon C, Kim H, Kim K, Sesaki H, Rhyu IJ, Kim H. Constriction of the mitochondrial inner compartment is a priming event for mitochondrial division.  2017 Jun 9;8:15754. doi: 10.1038/ncomms15754.

  • Yamada T, Adachi Y, Yanagawa T, Iijima M, Sesaki H. 2017. p62/sequestosome-1 knockout delays neurodegeneration induced by Drp1 loss. Neurochem Int. 2017 May 18. pii: S0197-0186(17)30189-4. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2017.05.012.

  • Rohani A, Moore JH, Kashatus JA, Sesaki H, Kashatus DF, Swami NS. Label-Free Quantification of Intracellular Mitochondrial Dynamics Using Dielectrophoresis. Anal Chem. 2017 Jun 6;89(11):5757-5764. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04666. Epub 2017 May 15

  • Rogers MA, Maldonado N, Hutcheson JD, Goettsch C, Goto S, Yamada I, Faits T, Sesaki H, Aikawa M, Aikawa E. 2017. Dynamin-Related Protein 1 Inhibition Attenuates Cardiovascular Calcification in the Presence of Oxidative Stress. Circ Res. 121(3):220-233.

  • Yang J-M,  Schiapparelli P,  Nguyen H-N, Igarashi A, Zhang Q, Abbadi S, Amzel LM, Sesaki H, Quinones-Hinojosa A and Iijima M. 2017. Characterization of PTEN mutations in brain cancer reveals that PTEN mono-ubiquitination promotes protein stability and nuclear localization. Oncogene. Jun 29;36(26):3673-3685. doi: 10.1038/onc.2016.493. Epub 2017 Mar 6.

  • Yang X, Wang H, Ni HM, Xiong A, Wang Z, Sesaki H, Ding WX, Yang L. 2017. Inhibition of Drp1 protects against senecionine-induced mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in primary hepatocytes and in mice. Redox Biol. 12:264-273

  • Salka K, Bhuvanendran S, Wilson K, Bozidis P, Mehta M, Rainey K, Sesaki H, Patterson GH, Jaiswal JK, Colberg-Poley AM. 2017. Superresolution imaging identifies that conventional trafficking pathways are not essential for endoplasmic reticulum to outer mitochondrial membrane protein Transport. Sci Rep. 7 (1):16.

  • Kwon D, Park E, Sesaki H, Kang SJ. Carbonyl cyanide 3-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP) suppresses STING-mediated DNA sensing pathway through inducing mitochondrial fission. 2017. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 493(1):737-743

  • Yamada T, Adachi Y, Fukaya M, Iijima M, Sesaki H. 2016. Dynamin-Related Protein 1 Deficiency Leads to Receptor-Interacting Protein Kinase 3-Mediated Necroptotic Neurodegeneration. 2016. Am J Pathol. Nov;186(11):2798-2802.

  • Manczak M, Kandimalla R, Fry D, Sesaki H, Reddy PH. 2016. Protective Effects of Reduced Dynamin-related Protein 1 Against Amyloid Beta-induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Synaptic Damage in Alzheimer's Disease. Hum Mol Genet. 25(23):5148-5166.

  • Kandimalla R, Manczak M, Fry D, Suneetha Y, Sesaki H, Reddy PH. 2016. Reduced Dynamin-related Protein 1 Protects Against Phosphorylated Tau-induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Synaptic Damage in Alzheimer's Disease. Hum Mol Genet. 25(22):4881-4897.

  • Kojima R, Kajiura S, Sesaki H, Endo T, Tamura Y. 2016. Identification of multi-copy suppressors for ER-mitochondria tethering proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEBS Lett. 2016; Epub ahead of print.

  • Adachi Y, Itoh K, Yamada T, Cerveny KL, Suzuki TL, Macdonald P, Frohman MA, Ramachandran R, Iijima M, Sesaki H. Coincident phosphatidic acid interaction restrains Drp1 in mitochondrial division. Mol Cell. 2016;63:1034-43.

  • Xiong ZM, Choi J, Wang K, Zhang H, Tariq Z, Wu D, Ko E, LaDana, C, Sesaki H, Cao K. Methylene blue alleviates nuclear and mitochondrial abnormalities in progeria. Aging Cell. 2016;15:279-290

  • Zhang L, Trushin S, Christensen TA, Bachmeier BV, Gateno B, Schroeder A, Yao J, Itoh K, Sesaki H, Poon WW, Gylys KH, Patterson ER, Parisi JE, Diaz Brinton R, Salisbury JL, Trushina E. Altered brain energetics induces mitochondrial fission arrest in Alzheimer's Disease. Sci Rep. 2016;6:18725

  • Senoo H, Cai H, Wang Y, Sesaki H, Iijima M. The novel racE binding protein GflB sharpens ras activity at the leading edge of migrating cells. Mol Biol Cell. 2016;27(10):1596-605.

  • Roy M, Itoh K, Iijima M, Sesaki H. Parkin suppresses Drp1-independent mitochondrial division. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016;475(3):283-8.

  • Khacho M, Clark A, Svoboda DS, Azzi J, MacLaurin JG, Meghaizel C, Sesaki H, Lagace DC, Germain M, Harper M-E, Park DS, Slack RS. 2016. Mitochondrial dynamics impact stem cell identity and fate decisions by regulating a nuclear transcriptional program. Cell Stem Cell. 19(2):232-47.

  • Buck MD, O'Sullivan D, Klein Geltink RI, Curtis JD, Chang CH, Sanin DE, Qiu J, Kretz O, Braas D, van der Windt GJ, Chen Q, Huang SC, O'Neill CM, Edelson BT, Pearce EJ, Sesaki H, Huber TB, Rambold AS, Pearce EL. Mitochondrial dynamics controls T cell fate through metabolic programming. Cell. 2016;Epub ahead of print

  • Klionsky DJ et al. (~ 2000 authors). Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition). Autophagy. 2016;12:1-222

  • Yamada T, Adachi Y, Iijima M, Sesaki H. Making a division apparatus on mitochondria. Trends Biochem Sci. 2016;41:209-210

  • Senoo H, Sesaki H, Iijima M. A GPCR handles bacterial sensing in chemotaxis and phagocytosis. Dev Cell. 2016;36:354-356.

  • Bannwarth S, Ait-El-Mkadem S, Chaussenot A, Genin EC, Lacas-Gervais S, Fragaki K, Berg-Alonso L, Kageyama Y, Serre V, Moore D, Verschueren A, Rouzier A, Le Ber I, Augé G, Cochaud C, Lespinasse F, N’Guyen K, Yu Wai Man P, Sesaki H, Pouget J, Paquis-Flucklingerm V. Reply: High prevalence of CHCHD10 mutations in patients with frontotemporal dementia from China. Brain. 2016;Epub ahead of print

  • Genin EC, Plutino M, Bannwarth S, Villa E, Cisneros-Barroso E, Roy M, Ortega-Vila B, Fragaki K, Lespinasse F, Pinero-Martos E, Augé G, Moore D, Burté F, Lacas-Gervais S, Kageyama Y, Itoh K, Yu-Wai-Man P, Sesaki H, Ricci JE, Vives-Bauza C, Paquis-Flucklinger V. CHCHD10 mutations promote loss of mitochondrial cristae junctions with impaired mitochondrial genome maintenance and inhibition of apoptosis. EMBO Mol Med. 2015;8:58-72

  • Roy, M., Reddy, P.H., Iijima, M., and Sesaki, H. (2015). Mitochondrial division and fusion in metabolism. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 33:111-118

  • Serasinghe, M.N., Weider, S.Y., Renault, T.T., Elkholi, R., Asciolla, J.J., Yao, J.L., Jabado, O., Hoehn, K., Kageyama, Y., Sesaki, H., and Chipuk, J.E. (2015). Mitochondrial division is requisite to RAS-induced transformation and targeted by oncogenic MAPK pathway inhibitors. Mol. Cell. 57: 521-536.

  • Li, S., Xu, S., Roelofs, B.A., Boyman, L., Lederer, J.W., Sesaki, H., and Karbowski, M. (2015). Transient assembly of F-actin on the outer mitochondrial membrane contributes to mitochondrial fission. J. Cell Biol. 208: 109-123. 

  • Kageyama, Y., Hoshijima, M., Seo, K., Bedja, D., Sysa-Shah, P., Andrabi, S., Chen, W., Höke, A., Dawson, V.L., Dawson, T.M., Gabrielson, K., Kass, D.A., Iijima, M., and Sesaki, H. (2014). Parkin-independent mitophagy requires Drp1 and maintains the integrity of mammalian heart and brain. EMBO J. 33: 2798-2813.

  • Berthet, A., Margolis, E.B., Zhang, J., Hsieh, I., Zhang, J., Hnasko, T.S., Ahmad, J., Edwards, R.H., Sesaki, H., Huang, E.J., and Nakamura K. (2014). Loss of mitochondrial fission depletes axonal mitochondria in midbrain dopamine neurons. J. Neurosci. 34: 14304-14317.

  • Zhang, Q., Tamura, Y., Roy, M., Adachi, Y., and Iijima, M., and Sesaki, H. (2014). Biogenesis and roles of phospholipids in mitochondrial fusion, division and mitophagy. Cell Mol. Life Sci. 71: 3767-3778.

  • Sesaki, H., Adachi, Y., Kageyama, Y., Itoh, K., and Iijima, M. (2014). In vivo functions of Drp1: Lessons learned from yeast genetics and mouse knockouts. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1842: 1179-1185.

  • Adachi, Y. and Sesaki, H. (2014). Cyclin C: An inducer of mitochondrial division hidden in the nucleus. Developmental Cell. 28: 112-114

  • Adachi, Y. and Sesaki, H., (2014). Cyclin C: Mitochondrial division inducer hidden in the nucleus. Developmental Cell. 28: 112-114

  • Itoh, K., Tamura, Y., Iijima, M., and Sesaki H. (2013). Effects of Fcj1-Mos1 and mitochondrial division on aggregation of mitochondrial DNA nucleoids and organelle morphology. Mol. Biol. Cell. 24: 1842-1851

  • Sesaki, H., Adachi, Y., Kageyama, Y., Itoh, K., and Iijima, M. (2013). In vivo functions of Drp1: Lessons learned from yeast genetics and mouse knockouts. Biochim Biophys Acta. Epub ahead of print.

  • Tamura, Y., Harada, Y., Nishikawa, S., Yamano, K., Megumi, K., Shiota, T., Kuroda, T., Kuge, O., Sesaki, H., Imai, K., Tomii, K., and Endo, T. (2013). Tam41 is a novel CDP-diacylglycerol synthase for cardiolipin biosynthesis in mitochondria. Cell Metabolism. 17: 709-18.

  • Kageyama, Y., Zhang, Z., Roda, R., Fukaya, M., Wakabayashi, J., Wakabayashi, N., Kensler, T.W., Reddy, P.H., Iijima, M. and Sesaki, H. (2012). Mitochondrial division ensures the survival of postmitotic neurons by suppressing oxidative damage. J. Cell Biol. 197(4):535-51.

  • Tamura, Y., Onguka, O., Itoh, K., Endo, T., Iijima, M., Claypool, S.M., and Sesaki, H. (2012). Phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis in mitochondria: phosphatidylserine (PS) trafficking is independent of a PS decarboxylase and intermembrane space proteins, Ups1p and Ups2p.  J. Biol. Chem. 287:43961-43971

  • Tamura, Y., Onguka, O., Aiken Hobbs, A.E., Jensen, R.E., Iijima, M., Claypool, S.M., and Sesaki, H. (2012). Role for two conserved intermembrane space proteins, Ups1p and Up2p, in intra-mitochondrial phospholipid trafficking. J. Biol. Chem. 287(19):15205-15218.

  • Tamura, Y., Itoh, K. and Sesaki, H. (2011). SnapShot: Mitochondrial dynamics. Cell. 145:1158-11581e

  • Zhang, Z., Wakabayashi, N., Wakabayashi, J., Tamura, Y., Song, W.-J., Sereda, S., Clerc, P., Polster, B.M., Aja, S.M., Pletnikov, M.V., Kensler, T.W., Shirihai, O.S.,., Iijima, M., Hussain, M., and Sesaki, H. (2011). The Dynamin-related GTPase Opa1 is required for glucose-stimulated ATP production in pancreatic beta cells. Mol. Biol. Cell. 22: 2235-2245. 

  • Tamura, Y., Iijima, M., and Sesaki, H. Mdm35p imports Ups proteins into the mitochondrial intermembrane space by functional complex formation. EMBO J. (2010). 29: 2875-2887.

  • Wakabayashi, J., Zhang, Z., Wakabayashi, N., Tamura, Y., Fukaya, M., Kensler, T.W., Iijima, M., and Sesaki, H. (2009). The dynamin-related GTPase Drp1 is required for embryonic and brain development in mice. J. Cell Biol. 186: 805-816

  • Tamura, Y., Endo, T., , Iijima, M. and Sesaki, H. (2009). Ups1p and Ups2p antagonistically regulate cardiolipin metabolism in mitochondria. J. Cell Biol. 185: 1029-1045

  • Cerveny, K.L., Studer, S.L., Jensen, R.E., and Sesaki, H. (2007). Yeast mitochondrial division and distribution requires the cortical Num1 protein. Developmental Cell. 12: 363-375.

  • Sesaki, H. Dunn, C.D., Iijima, M., Shepard, K.A., Yaffe, M.P., Machamer, C.E., and Jensen, R.E. (2006). Ups1p, a conserved intermembrane space protein, regulates mitochondrial shape and alternative topogenesis of Mgm1p. J. Cell Biol. 173: 651-658. 

  • Sesaki, H. and Jensen, R.E. (2001). UGO1 encodes an outer membrane protein required for mitochondrial fusion. J Cell Biol. 152:1123-34. 

  • Sesaki, H. and Jensen, R.E. (1999). Division versus fusion: Dnm1p and Fzo1p antagonistically regulate mitochondrial shape. J. Cell Biol. 147: 699-706.