The mitochondria act as the energy factories of our cells, creating ATP that drives our bodily functions. Inefficiencies in mitochondrial function have been associated with a variety of health ...

Researchers have uncovered that mitochondria divide into two distinct forms when cells are starved, a finding that could help explain how some cancers thrive in hostile conditions. Mitochondria ...

Many of us remember from high school biology class that mitochondria are the cell's "power plants." These small kidney-bean-shaped structures are what convert nutrients from food into ATP—the ...

The reactions that occur inside mitochondria can be divided into two broad classes: oxidative and reductive 2. In oxidative reactions, molecules lose electrons and are therefore oxidized.

How do mitochondria choose which of these two opposing paths to take? "That was the question we set out to answer," says ...

New research reveals the pivotal role of a mitochondrion-localized protein, PtoRFL30, in the wood formation of poplar trees.

The focus of Eija Pirinen's research is to investigate molecular mechanisms behind diseases characterized with genetic or acquired mitochondria dysfunction such as inherited mitochondrial disorders, ...