The role of mitochondria in energy production for human sperm motility. Int J Androl 2012;35:109 - 124.Piomboni P, Focarelli R, Stendardi A, Ferramosca A, Zara V. (2012) The role of mitochondria in energy production for human sperm motility . Int J Androl 35 : 109–124. doi: ...
Moreover, mitochondrial fusion has been demonstrated to be required for normal myofibril organization in skeletal muscle, and decreasing fission may confer protection against ischemic heart disease. These processes broaden the traditional role in energy production undertaken by mitochondria and provide new ...
Nicotinamide is an NAD+ precursor with crucial roles in cellular respiration and energy production. Here, the authors show that equilibrative nucleoside transporters 1 and 2 (ENT1 and ENT2), encoded by the genesSLC29A1andSLC29A2, function in nicotinamide uptake into cells. ...
ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC DEMONSTRATION OF ENERGY PRODUCTION AND COUPLED RESPIRATION OF IN SITU MITOCHONDRIAdoi:10.1177/18.10.740Respiratory-linked accumulation of Sr2+ was applied to visualize mitochondrial energy production in unfixed slices of liver, kidney and heart muscle. The reaction was dependent on the...
Scientists suspect that the ancient ancestors of mitochondria were probably free-living bacteria that somehow became engulfed in other cells. The bacteria thrived in the protective environment of their new host cells,while the hosts came to rely on the bacteria for energy production....
The folded mitochondria inner membrane-cristae is the structural foundation for oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and energy production. By mechanically simulating mitochondria morphogenesis, we speculate that efficient sculpting of the cristae is organ
the voltage on the membrane of mitochondria in living cells at a resolution never seen before. Two students, Dane Wolf and Mayuko Segawa, optimized a form of high-resolution microscopy to visualize the interior of mitochondria and watch energy production and voltage distribution inside the organelle...
First, mitochondria regulate energy production and are known as the “power house” of the cell, essential for all life. Second, during programmed cell death (i.e., apoptosis), numerous cell death-related signal transduction pathways are activated by mitochondria. Mitochondria have the ability to...
(ER) and mitochondria, affecting metabolism and secretion of lipids and proteins, calcium homeostasis, and energy production. Remarkably, these organelles are interacting with each other at specialized domains on the ER called mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs). These membrane structures rely on ...
Survival (retention of respiratory control) is a function of incubation temperature and dependent upon aeration and substrate. ATP does not entirely substitute for substrate, indicating a need for products of active metabolism other than energy. An improvement in respiratory control is often observed ...