Maria Livia Sassano

Non-canonical function of IRE1α determines mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum composition to control calcium transfer and bioenergetics

Amado Carreras‐Sureda, Fabián Jaña, Hery Urra et al. · Nature Cell Biology · 2019 · 277 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +16

BNIP3 promotes HIF‐1α‐driven melanoma growth by curbing intracellular iron homeostasis

Mónica Vara‐Pérez, Matteo Rossi, Chris Van den Haute et al. · The EMBO Journal · 2021 · 88 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cancer Biology, Oncology +17

Endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria contacts are prime hotspots of phospholipid peroxidation driving ferroptosis

Maria Livia Sassano, Yulia Y. Tyurina, Antigoni Diokmetzidou et al. · Nature Cell Biology · 2025 · 68 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology +14

Lipid droplet degradation by autophagy connects mitochondria metabolism to Prox1-driven expression of lymphatic genes and lymphangiogenesis

Odeta Meçe, Diede Houbaert, Maria Livia Sassano et al. · Nature Communications · 2022 · 60 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Genetics +17

PERK recruits E-Syt1 at ER–mitochondria contacts for mitochondrial lipid transport and respiration

Maria Livia Sassano, Alexander R. van Vliet, Ellen Vervoort et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2023 · 58 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +17