Reposted by Lucía Luengo-GutiérrezThe Lily Foundation @lilyfoundation.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Euromit 2029 is coming to Newcastle! Following a successful bid led by Prof Laura Greaves & UK colleagues, Newcastle Mitochondrial Research Group will host Europe’s leading mitochondrial meeting. The Lily Foundation is proud to support the organising committee & help shape the patient programme. 072
Reposted by Lucía Luengo-GutiérrezCambridge Clinical Mitochondrial Research Group @mitocamb.bsky.social · 22/04/2026We were delighted that Professor Sir Steve Jackson FRS, Chair of our External Advisory Board, presented awards for the top-rated flash talk and poster to Nisha Nixon and @lucialugut.bsky.social, respectively. 011
Lucía Luengo-Gutiérrez @lucialugut.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Very grateful to start the year by sharing a paper that holds a special place in my heart. I started and led this project during my years at Imperial, and it was brilliantly continued by Yayue, Di Giovanni’s lab and collaborators afterwards until seeing the light at Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.comA glycolytic shunt via the pentose phosphate pathway is a metabolic checkpoint for nervous system sensory homeostasis and axonal regenerationThe pentose phosphate pathway plays a dual role in enabling homeostatic and regenerative adaptations to environmental stimuli and injuries and can be leveraged to promote regeneration and recovery aft... 120
Reposted by Lucía Luengo-GutiérrezMRC MitoCluster @mrcmitocluster.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Great two days in York with the MRC National Mouse Genetics Network. Always a pleasure to be invited to share MitoCluster's work, thank you! @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social @jellevda.bsky.social @lauragreaves.bsky.social @robpitceathly.bsky.social 064
Reposted by Lucía Luengo-GutiérrezMichele Frison @frisophagy.bsky.social · 10/10/2025How can mitophagy be an effective quality control mechanism if mtDNA mutations reach high enough levels to cause disease? This question led us into a dark path, full of concepts of evolutionary genetics, germline stem cell biology and mito-nuclear compatibility. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgUbiquitin-mediated mitophagy regulates the inheritance of mitochondrial DNA mutationsMitochondrial synthesis of adenosine triphosphate is essential for eukaryotic life but is dependent on the cooperation of two genomes: nuclear and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). mtDNA mutates ~15 times as... 44320
Reposted by Lucía Luengo-GutiérrezCambridge Clinical Mitochondrial Research Group @mitocamb.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Congratulations to @lucialugut.bsky.social who passed her PhD with flying colours last week; and with no thesis corrections ☺️🎓👏 152
Reposted by Lucía Luengo-GutiérrezCambridge Clinical Mitochondrial Research Group @mitocamb.bsky.social · 07/08/2025This is amazing news!! @camneurodept.bsky.social @mrc-mbu.bsky.social @jellevda.bsky.social @ritahorvath.bsky.social @mito-news.bsky.social 194
Lucía Luengo-Gutiérrez @lucialugut.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Thanks Michal & team! On Monday, I was beyond honoured to receive a CSAR award for my PhD project - I’m truly grateful to the committee for the recognition 0110
Reposted by Lucía Luengo-GutiérrezMinczuk Lab @mitogene.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Massive congratulations to @lucialugut.bsky.social on receiving the prestigious 2025 CSAR Award! 🎉 Lucia's groundbreaking work in modeling and correcting mtDNA mutations paves the way for innovative future therapies for mitochondrial diseases. @mrc-mbu.bsky.social www.csar.org.uk/student-awar... 1163
Reposted by Lucía Luengo-GutiérrezThe Lily Foundation @lilyfoundation.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Yesterday we were proud to join the launch of the LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases - a major step forward in mito research We led a workshop on making complex science clear – because involving patients is key to success #mitochondrialdisease #mitoresearch #patientvoice #raredisease 0267
Reposted by Lucía Luengo-GutiérrezChristian Frezza @frezzalab.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Engineering mtDNA deletions by reconstituting end joining in human mitochondria: Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.comEngineering mtDNA deletions by reconstituting end joining in human mitochondriaCombined expression of a mitochondrially targeted endonuclease and end-joining machinery enables formation of mtDNA deletions with a broad range of heteroplasmy. 12310
Reposted by Lucía Luengo-GutiérrezNils Kroemer @nbkroemer.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Hypothalamic deep brain stimulation augments walking after spinal cord injury. Yes, this is wild. I wonder if there is anything the hypothalamus can't do. #neuroscience 🩺 Cho et al., Nat Med www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comHypothalamic deep brain stimulation augments walking after spinal cord injury - Nature MedicineWhole-brain anatomical and activity surveys identify the lateral hypothalamus as a key driver of recovery from spinal cord injury, leading to a deep brain stimulation therapy that augments the recover... 1197
Reposted by Lucía Luengo-GutiérrezFrançois Lallemend @flallemend.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Check this out!! Awesome discovery by the labs of Carmelo Bellardita in Copenhagen Univ and Simone di Giovanni in London on the physiological role of macrophages in muscle spindles on proprioceptor afferents - implication in sensorimotor control of movement www.nature.com/articles/s41....nature.comMacrophages excite muscle spindles with glutamate to bolster locomotion - NatureA population of macrophages with exclusive molecular and functional signatures in the muscle spindles express machinery for synthesizing and releasing glutamate, and a cellular component, the muscle s... 0187
Reposted by Lucía Luengo-GutiérrezLindsey Van Haute @lindseyvanhaute.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Proud to announce the publication of our latest paper! Huge thanks to all our collaborators for making this work possible. #Science #Mitochondria #Research #MitochondrialDisease #RareDiseases www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.... 2155