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University of California, BerkeleyORCID 0009-0006-8383-6496Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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Tejashree Pradip Waingankar, Camryn Zurita, Angelica E. Lang…·Samantha C. Lewis
The paper identifies a mechanism of mitochondrial self-renewal in sensory neurons through asymmetric division, showing mtDNA-rich mitochondria at axon branch points produce mtDNA-depleted daughters.
Casadora Boone, Sophie Judge, Ahmad Shami…·Samantha C. Lewis
The paper shows that saturated lipid stress reduces mtDNA synthesis in human cells by disrupting ER-mitochondria contact sites and fatty acid trafficking, which is reversed by monounsaturated fatty acids.
Adam Begeman, John A. Smolka, Ahmad Shami…·Samantha C. Lewis
This study reveals spatial organization of mitochondrial RNA translation and remodeling under stress in human cells.