Cell BiologybioRxivPreprint
Basal BNIP3/NIX mitophagy is controlled by selective protection of sentinel receptors
Abhishek Kumar, Abigail C. Love, Keri‐Lyn Kozul…·Jonathan R. Friedman
The paper identifies ARMC1 as a repressor of mitophagy that interacts with TMEM11, BNIP3, and NIX, and shows TMEM11 antagonizes PPTC7 to protect receptors during mitophagy activation.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.25.734517