Studying Mitochondrial Network Formation by In Vivo and In Vitro Reconstitution Assay.

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Springer US
Publication Type:
Chapter
Citation:
Methods in Molecular Biology, 2021, 2276, pp. 333-341
Issue Date:
2021-01
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Mitochondria change their morphologies from small isolated vesicles to large continuous networks across the cell cycles. The mitochondrial network formation (MNF) plays an important role in maintaining mitochondrial DNA integrity and interchanging mitochondrial materials. The disruption of the mitochondrial network affects mitochondrial functions, such as ATP production, integration of metabolism, calcium homeostasis, and regulation of apoptosis, leading to the abnormal development and several human diseases including neurodegenerative disease. In this unit, we describe the method of studying MNF, which is driven by microtubule-dependent motor protein, by in vivo imaging and single-molecule in vitro reconstitution assays.
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