The mitochondrial genome can help researchers map ancestry and better understand the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases.

Blocking the MTCH2 protein increases metabolism and inhibits fat cell development, protecting mice from obesity and offering ...

The mitochondrion plays critical roles in cellular function, making it a prime organelle to target for fundamental studies, ...

Mitochondria power eukaryotic cells to carry out their varied functions. However, these organelles themselves may also be more than they appear, providing scientists with continuous questions to ...

How well our brain functions depends heavily on the performance of our nerve cells. That is why they are regularly checked for their proper function -- defective cell components are marked, disposed ...

A team from Peking University’s College of Future Technology, led by Professor Xi Peng, in collaboration with Professor Jin Dayong at the Eastern Institute of Technology, has achieved a major ...

Similar to the way that organs in a body regulate specialized functions, organelles are specialized substructures in the cell that facilitate specialized functions essential for survival. The ...

The mitochondrion, often referred to as the powerhouse of the cell, plays critical roles in cellular function, making it a prime organelle to target for fundamental studies, metabolic engineering ...

The research team included, back row, from left, Shih-I (Harry) Tan, Nilmani Singh, Aashutosh Boob, and front row, from left, Teresa Martin, Li-Qing Chen, and Huimin Zhao. The mitochondrion, often ...