Mitochondrial Uncoupling and Cancer

Dear Colleagues,

Mitochondrial uncoupling has a nuanced role in cancer biology. On the one hand, cancer cells upregulate mitochondrial uncoupling as an antioxidant strategy to confer chemoresistance and cell survival, while on the other hand, small-molecule mitochondrial uncoupler drugs have powerful anticancer efficacy. Thus, both the inhibition of endogenous mitochondrial uncoupling (e.g., UCP2 inhibition) and the activation of exogenous mitochondrial uncoupling are anticancer strategies. Therefore, we invite submissions for this Special Issue with the aim of better understanding this conundrum regarding how mitochondrial uncoupling can be targeted for anticancer therapy. We are pleased to invite you to submit original research or review articles that are relevant to mitochondrial uncoupling or mitochondrial membrane potential in cancer biology. We welcome basic, translational, and clinical studies on all tumor types. We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Kyle Lee Hoehn
Dr. Frances L. Byrne
Guest Editors

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• uncoupling proteins
• UCP2
• mitochondrial uncouplers
• mitochondrial membrane potential