Often called the powerhouses of the cell, mitochondria are crucial for neuronal function, and their transport and distribution within neurons must be carefully regulated. Sheng and colleagues now ...

To unveil these mysterious proteins, Rangaraju and her team used hippocampal cell cultures expressing an engineered version of the ascorbate peroxidase apurinic/apyrimidinic endodeoxyribonuclease 2 ...

Mitochondria play a crucial role in maintaining energy balance and cellular health. Recent studies have shown that chronic stress in neuronal mitochondria can have far-reaching effects ...

Mitochondria and chloroplasts likely evolved from engulfed prokaryotes that once lived as independent organisms. At some point, a eukaryotic cell engulfed an aerobic prokaryote, which then formed ...

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