Many of us remember from high school biology class that mitochondria are the cell's "power plants." These small kidney-bean-shaped structures are what convert nutrients from food into ATP—the cell's ...

Using new super-resolution microscopes, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the University of Pennsylvania have for the first time observed electrical charge and discharge ...

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Immune function remodeled by mitochondrial shape Th17 cells' propensity for autoimmune activity is influenced by shape-shifting mitochondria Date: September 28, 2022 Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine ...

Forcing Cells To Destroy Their Mitochondria Sheds Light on Their Functions Researchers have removed mitochondria from cells to better study their roles in cell death, differentiation and aging.

Mitochondria are cellular organelles that play an important role in making ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the molecular fuel ...

The researchers analyzed physiological data collected in space from mice, mammalian cell lines, and 59 astronauts. All of these data had been deposited in NASA’s open-source GeneLab database. These ...

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Through a dramatic and dynamic process of physical and chemical transformation, mitochondria form distinct subpopulations that are specialized for satisfying each of the competing demands.