(De)constructing Mitochondria: What For?
Kai Stefan Dimmer, Luca Scorrano
Abstract
Kai Stefan Dimmer, Luca Scorrano
Abstract
Mitochondria are dynamic organelles, essential for cell life and death. The morphology of this organelle is determined by fusion and fission, controlled by a growing set of "mitochondria-shaping" proteins, which influence crucial signalling cascades, including apoptosis.
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Mitochondria are dynamic organelles, essential for cell life and death. The morphology of this organelle is determined by fusion and fission, controlled by a growing set of "mitochondria-shaping" proteins, which influence crucial signalling cascades, including apoptosis.
Key concepts: Organelle, Mitochondrion, Mitochondrial fission, Cell biology, mitochondrial fusion, Apoptosis, Programmed cell death, Fission