Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

People often refer to mitochondria as the powerhouses of the cell. Their main function is to generate the energy necessary to power cells, but they are also involved in cell signaling and death ...

The main function of mitochondria is to generate the energy needed to power a cell’s biochemical reactions in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Mitochondria have their own set of DNA referred ...

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä have found that herpesvirus infection modifies the structure and normal function of the mitochondria in the host cell. The new information will help to ...

However, mitochondria perform a large array of functions for cells beyond generating the chemical energy that powers a cell’s biochemical reactions. They play a role calcium signaling and storage, ...

The pig’s heart was graying rapidly, so McCully decided to try it. He loaded a syringe with the extracted mitochondria and ...

Long before I got my first glimpse of mitochondria, I had boned up on the basics of their structure and biology. We inherit our mitochondria from our mother—from the egg cell, to be precise.

“Our structure also provides multiple unexplored avenues to stabilize PINK1 on mitochondria, to develop much-needed treatment options for Parkinson’s disease patients,” the scientists wrote.

"Understanding why mitochondria in CA2 neurons are different—and how they fail—could help us design therapies to protect or restore function in specific brain regions," Farris said.