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Record W4415718086 · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116486

The ER thioredoxin-related transmembrane protein TMX2 controls redox-mediated tethering of ER-mitochondria contacts

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Junsheng Chen, Megan C. Yap, Arthur Bassot, Danielle M. Pascual, Tadashi Makio, Jannik Zimmermann, Heather Mast, Rakesh Bhat, Samuel G. Fleury, Yuxiang Fan, Adriana Zardini Buzatto, Jack Moore, Klaus Ballanyi, Liang Li, Michael Overduin, M. Joanne Lemieux, Hélène Lemieux, Grazia M.S. Mancini, Bruce Morgan, Paul C. Marcogliese, Thomas Simmen

Bibliographic record

VenueCell Reports · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
TopicRedox biology and oxidative stress
Canadian institutionsPrecision BioLogic (Canada)Children's Hospital Research Institute of ManitobaUniversity of Alberta
FundersNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaCanadian Institutes of Health ResearchWomen and Children's Health Research Institute
KeywordsEndoplasmic reticulumCytosolThioredoxinTransmembrane proteinMitochondrionMembrane proteinGene knockdownTetheringTransport protein

Abstract

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Thioredoxin-related transmembrane proteins (TMXs) of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) determine not only redox conditions within the ER lumen but also the formation and function of ER-mitochondria membrane contact sites (ERMCS). The presence of cytosolic, reactive oxygen species (ROS)-derived redox nanodomains at ERMCS suggests TMXs could also control these. The prime candidate for such a function is TMX2, the sole TMX family protein with a cytosolic thioredoxin domain. Indeed, TMX2 controls the extent of ERMCS through interaction with outer mitochondrial membrane proteins, including TOM70. Assisted by cytosolic peroxiredoxins, TMX2 moderates the sulfenylation of the TOM70 C 206 residue. Thereby, TMX2 reduces mitochondrial Ca 2+ uptake and metabolism. Accordingly, mutation of the TMX2 gene in cells from a patient with a neurodevelopmental disorder with microcephaly, cortical malformations, and spasticity (NEDMCMS) results in hyperactive mitochondria. In a fly in vivo NEDMCMS model, TMX2 knockdown manifests predominantly in glial cells, where it prevents seizure-like behavior.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.000
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Bench or experimental · Consensus signal: Bench or experimental
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.001
Threshold uncertainty score0.002

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.000
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0000.000
Open science0.0000.000
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0010.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.004
GPT teacher head0.226
Teacher spread0.222 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designBench or experimental
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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Published2025
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