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Mitofusins ‘bridge’ the gap between oxidative stress and mitochondrial hyperfusion
Author(s) -
Ryan Michael T,
Stojanovski Diana
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2012.132
Subject(s) - mitochondrial fission , bridge (graph theory) , biology , library science , mitochondrion , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , computer science , anatomy
During stress conditions, mitochondria can undergo hyperfusion to protect the cell. A recent study in EMBO reports identifies a new mechanism by which mitofusins can be activated to initiate mitochondrial fusion during oxidative stress.
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