| Literature DB >> 34972995 |
Maria A Yapryntseva1, Boris Zhivotovsky1,2, Vladimir Gogvadze3,4.
Abstract
Mitophagy, a process of selective elimination of mitochondria by autophagy, is a mechanism of mitochondrial quality control that maintains mitochondrial network functionality. The elimination of damaged mitochondria through autophagy requires two steps: induction of general autophagy and priming of damaged mitochondria for selective autophagic recognition. Mitophagy impairment is linked to various pathologies; thus, removal of malfunctioning or even harmful mitochondria is vital to cellular physiology. Here, we describe methods that can be applied to the investigation of mitophagy.Entities:
Keywords: Autophagy; Confocal microscopy; Flow cytometry; Mitochondria; Mitophagy; Respiration
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Year: 2022 PMID: 34972995 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2071-7_14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN: 1064-3745