Mitofusin function is dependent on the distinct tissue and organ specific roles of mitochondria

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 881-882

  Sack, Michael N ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; CALCIUM; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MITOFUSIN; MITOFUSIN 1; MITOFUSIN 2; MOLECULAR MOTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN;

AUTOPHAGY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; EDITORIAL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL FUSION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MITOCHONDRIAL TETHERING; MITOCHONDRION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; HUMANS; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIUM; NERVE TISSUE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80055108623     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: 10958584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2011.09.004     Document Type: Editorial

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