Front Cell Dev Biol. 2020 Mar 18;8:171. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00171. eCollection 2020.
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology
Maria Zachari, Nicholas T Ktistakis
PMID: 32258042 PMCID: PMC7093328 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00171
Mitophagy, a conserved intracellular process by which mitochondria are eliminated via the autophagic machinery, is a quality control mechanism which facilitates maintenance of a functional mitochondrial network and cell homeostasis, making it a key process in development and longevity. Mitophagy has been linked to multiple human disorders, especially neurodegenerative diseases where the long-lived neurons are relying on clearance of old/damaged mitochondria to survive. During the past decade, the availability of novel tools to study mitophagy both
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Keywords: autophagy; endoplasmic reticulum; mTOR; membrane potential; mitophagy