Chantell Evans Tracks Mitochondrial Cleanup in Neurons
Chantell Evans Tracks Mitochondrial Cleanup in Neurons
The Duke University cell biologist uses live-cell microscopy to reveal how brain cells rid themselves of damaged mitochondria and what goes wrong in neurodegenerative disease.
The Duke University cell biologist uses live-cell microscopy to reveal how brain cells rid themselves of damaged mitochondria and what goes wrong in neurodegenerative disease.
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Mitochondrial Protein Fuels Spread of Head and Neck Cancer
Patience Asanga | Jul 8, 2022 | 3 min read
Head and neck cancer cells lacking the peptide involved in energy production were less likely to metastasize in mice.
Gene Therapy in One Eye Improves Vision in Both Eyes
Abby Olena, PhD | Dec 11, 2020 | 4 min read
It’s not clear why the patients with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, a mitochondrial disorder that causes blindness, also experienced the modest benefits in their untreated eye.
Why Paternal Mitochondria Aren’t Passed On to Offspring
Tanya Lewis | Jun 24, 2016 | 1 min read
Researchers identify a C. elegans gene that leads the organelles to self-destruct in sperm following fertilization of an egg.
Widely Used Antibiotics Affect Mitochondria
Anna Azvolinsky | Mar 12, 2015 | 3 min read
From plants to mice and human cells, tetracyclines lead to mitochondrial dysfunction in model organisms.
The Energizer
Megan Scudellari | May 1, 2014 | 8 min read
György Hajnóczky uncovers the chemical and physical strategies by which mitochondria communicate and function within a cell.