Cell membranes protect and organize cells. All cells have an outer plasma membrane that regulates not only what enters the cell, but also how much of any given substance comes in. Unlike ...

The pig’s heart was graying rapidly, so McCully decided to try it. He loaded a syringe with the extracted mitochondria and ...

Researchers found that mitochondria in photoreceptor inner segments form extensive contacts with the plasma membrane through specialized tethering structures. These tethers align mitochondria and even ...

Biophysicist Seham Ebrahim of the University of Virginia and her team of researchers were observing mammalian cells when they ...

Since the overwhelming majority of cell death signals engage the mitochondrial (intrinsic) pathway, this article will review the permeabilization of the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM) and the ...

Mitochondria transplantation shows promise in treating heart, brain, and organ damage, sparking new research and potential ...

By using a genetic technique developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that forces cells to rid themselves of mitochondria, ...

A new study reveals that the protein MTCH2, which is essential in a variety of cellular processes, is responsible for shuttling various other proteins into the membrane of mitochondria. The ...

It is thus proposed that a bacterial ancestor to the mitochondria organelle secreted OMVs within the cytosol of its host. Trapped within the cytosol of a host cell, OMVs then naturally fused either ...

Results provide new insights for apoptosis research, and could lead to opportunities to explore Bax and its relatives as interesting targets in cancer therapy.

The cell’s mitochondria (in green) gather around the invader and begin to shed vesicles (green bubbles) made of mitochondrial outer membrane.