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Biochemical reconstitution (including yeast‐based systems) and electrophysiological studies have firmly established MCU as the essential Ca²⁺ conductor within the uniporter complex."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "11"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nOn a physiological level, MCU‐mediated mitochondrial Ca²⁺ uptake serves as a critical nexus in cellular bioenergetics by linking cytosolic calcium signals to the activation of key dehydrogenases in the tricarboxylic acid cycle, thereby promoting ATP synthesis. Fine‐tuning of mitochondrial Ca²⁺ levels also prevents cytosolic Ca²⁺ overload and contributes to proper intracellular Ca²⁺ signaling. 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