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Mitochondrial dynamics and apoptosis

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Suen, Der-Fen, Norris, Kristi L., Youle, Richard J.·2008·Genes & Development

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In healthy cells, mitochondria continually divide and fuse to form a dynamic interconnecting network. The molecular machinery that mediates this organelle fission and fusion is necessary to maintain mitochondrial integrity, perhaps by facilitating DNA or protein quality control. This network disintegrates during apoptosis at the time of cytochrome c release and prior to caspase activation, yielding more numerous and smaller mitochondria. Recent work shows that proteins involved in mitochondrial fission and fusion also actively participate in apoptosis induction. This review will cover the recent advances and presents competing models on how the mitochondrial fission and fusion machinery may intersect apoptosis pathways.

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Authors
Suen, D.-F., Norris, K. L., & Youle, R. J.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Venue
Genes & Development
Published
2008-06-15
Volume
22
Issue
12
Pages
1577-1590
ISSN
  • 0890-9369 (ISSN-L)
  • 1549-5477
OpenAlex
W2104954806
Cited by
1,270
References
209
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Type
posted content
Language
en
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  • Genes & Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
Keywords
mitochondrial dynamics, mitochondrial fission, mitochondrial fusion, apoptosis, cytochrome c release, caspase activation, mitochondrial quality control, mitochondrial network, apoptosis induction
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Division, Cell Fusion, Humans, Membrane Proteins, Mitochondria, Models, Biological, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Cellular Senescence, Apoptosis, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, GTP Phosphohydrolases, Mitochondrial Proteins, Drosophila Proteins, Cytochromes c, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Death-Associated Protein Kinases

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