PRKN and acute myeloid leukemia: Under conditions of aseptic inflammation simulated in three-dimensional high-density cultures, apoptosis-resistant AML cells exhibited a significant reduction in the transcriptional activity of genes linked to oxidative phosphorylation and the tricarboxylic acid cycle; demonstrated diminished mitochondrial respiration activity; and decreased levels of the mitophagy regulatory proteins PINK1 and Parkin.