Following decades of being called “the powerhouse of the cell,” researchers recently proposed a new description that reflects the multifaceted roles of mitochondria. Danielle is an Assistant Editor at ...

Cells that have a high-energy demand such as nerve cells and muscle cells contain a large number of mitochondria to maximise ATP production by aerobic respiration. A muscle cell contains ...

Regardless of the cell type, the researchers found that damage to the mitochondria did not cause cell death. This observation ...

We know in nearly atomic detail how respiration works. We know far less about why it works that way. Mitchell worked on mitochondria because he could; they are a tractable experimental model.

"Our results demonstrate that the mitochondria can send signals to the nucleus and change the fate of the cell." The researchers also confirmed their findings in human pancreatic islet cells.

Brown fat cells are particularly rich in mitochondria, the power plants where cellular respiration takes place. However, ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that mitochondria are not necessary ... or ATP, for the cell. This demonstrated that mitochondrial dysfunction impairs cancer growth.

Mitochondrial damage is common in metabolic diseases like Diabetes, affecting insulin production and function in patients. Diabetics’ insulin-producing β-cells have abnormal mitochondria, impairing ...

Respiration close respirationA chemical reaction that occurs in the mitochondria of cells in ... In micro-organisms such as yeast, a uni-cellular (or single cell) fungi, the process of anaerobic ...