Mitochondrial fusion is the physical merging of the outer and then the inner mitochondrial membranes of two originally distinct mitochondria. Mitochondrial division is the breaking apart of one ...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have discovered how a group of proteins linked to Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis act as “guardians” of mitochondria, small ...

Calcium transport into and out of mitochondria is central to cellular energy production and cell death. To maintain the ...

Mitochondria are commonly found as extended reticular webs whose overall morphology depends on frequent fission and fusion of mitochondrial tubules. These processes require distinct GTP-binding ...

Caption In the first panel, two separate mitochondria are labeled green and red (indicated by arrows). Ten seconds later (see second panel), these two mitochondria have fused into one, as shown by ...

They found that, as new neurons mature, their mitochondria (the cells' power houses) along dendrites undergo a boost in ...

The mitochondrial protein that controls calcium transport could be a promising target for Alzheimer's and heart disease drugs ...