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Light Meets Precision: EIC Pathfinder Project SCALPEL Pioneering a Revolutionary Photoimmunotherapy for Cancer

Theo Theodossiou, Project coordinator
Theo Theodossiou, Project coordinator
In a groundbreaking effort to revolutionise modern oncology, the SCALPEL project launches a Europe wide initiative aimed at redefining cancer treatment by using light to precisely ‘click’ tags to cancer cells, enabling the immune system to recognise and destroy them with unparalleled accuracy. Project coordinator is Theo Theodossiou, head of the Protonics project group at the Department of Radiation Biology at OUH. 
The multidisciplinary initiative funded by the European Innovation Council Pathfinder programme under Horizon Europe with a total budget of more than EUR 4 million aims to revolutionise modern oncology offering new hope for millions worldwide. 

Publication in Journal of Cell Biology: SNX10 as a modulator of mitochondrial protein turnover and mitochondrial bioenergetics

Laura Trachsel-Moncho
Laura Trachsel-Moncho

Mitochondria are essential for cellular energy production and homeostasis, and their selective degradation through mitophagy is critical for maintaining cell function. However, the molecular mechanisms governing this process remain incompletely understood.

Now, Laura Trachsel-Moncho and co-workers in Anne Simonsen’s group identify the endosomal protein SNX10 as a modulator of piecemeal mitophagy, a process involving the selective degradation of mitochondrial components. They show that SNX10 localizes to early endosomes in normal conditions but associates with mitochondria-containing endosomal structures under hypoxia-mimicking stress. Loss of SNX10 leads to increased turnover of specific mitochondrial proteins, reduced mitochondrial respiration, and elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. Furthermore, zebrafish larvae lacking Snx10 exhibit reduced COX-IV levels and increased oxidative stress and cell death, demonstrating the physiological relevance of Snx10 in mitochondrial homeostasis.

These findings uncover an unexpected role for SNX10 in mitochondrial quality control and highlight its importance in cellular adaptation to metabolic stress.

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