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SUBMITTER: Glancy B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5490369 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Glancy Brian B Hartnell Lisa M LM Combs Christian A CA Femnou Armel A Sun Junhui J Murphy Elizabeth E Subramaniam Sriram S Balaban Robert S RS
Cell reports 20170401 3
Mitochondrial network connectivity enables rapid communication and distribution of potential energy throughout the cell. However, this connectivity puts the energy conversion system at risk, because damaged elements could jeopardize the entire network. Here, we demonstrate the mechanisms for mitochondrial network protection in heart and skeletal muscle (SKM). We find that the cardiac mitochondrial reticulum is segmented into subnetworks comprising many mitochondria linked through abundant contac ...[more]