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Roberta A Gottlieb1, David J Granville.
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Mitochondria play a central role in programmed cell death through the release of cytochrome c and other proapoptotic factors. Fluorescence microscopy is used to visualize cytochrome c translocation and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential. Flow cytometry can also be used to measure mitochondrial membrane potential. Cytochrome c content in cytosol and mitochondria can be determined by immunoblotting after subcellular fractionation or selective permeabilization with digitonin. Isolated mitochondria can be used to study the mechanism of cytochrome c release. This article summarizes some of the more widely used methods to assess mitochondrial alterations in apoptosis.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12054925 DOI: 10.1016/S1046-2023(02)00040-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods ISSN: 1046-2023 Impact factor: 3.608