Open AccessMitochondria split with a calcium hit
Author(s) -
Richard Robinson
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb.1823iti4
Subject(s) - biology , mitochondrion , calcium , microbiology and biotechnology , biophysics , medicine
![Graphic][1] Mitochondrial fragmentation in response to K+ stimulation (left) is blocked by preventing phosphorylation of Drp1 (right). An influx of calcium into neurons causes mitochondrial fission, according to [Han et al][2].To respond to changing cellular needs, mitochondria
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