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Mitochondria: Dynamic Organelles in Disease, Aging, and Development

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Chan, David C.·2006·Cell

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Mitochondria are the primary energy-generating system in most eukaryotic cells. Additionally, they participate in intermediary metabolism, calcium signaling, and apoptosis. Given these well-established functions, it might be expected that mitochondrial dysfunction would give rise to a simple and predictable set of defects in all tissues. However, mitochondrial dysfunction has pleiotropic effects in multicellular organisms. Clearly, much about the basic biology of mitochondria remains to be understood. Here we discuss recent work that suggests that the dynamics (fusion and fission) of these organelles is important in development and disease.

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Authors
Chan, D. C.
Affiliations
California Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Chan, David C.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-06
Volume
125
Issue
7
Pages
1241-1252
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2023542615
Cited by
1,987
References
15
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FWCI
7.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
Keywords
mitochondria, mitochondrial dynamics, mitochondrial fusion, mitochondrial fission, mitochondrial dysfunction, aging, development (biology), disease, energy metabolism, calcium signaling, apoptosis
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Disease, DNA, Mitochondrial, Growth, Humans, Membrane Fusion, Metabolic Diseases, Mitochondria, Models, Biological, Mutation, Nerve Degeneration, Nerve Endings, Mitochondrial Diseases

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