Mitofusin-2 Independent Juxtaposition of Endoplasmic Reticulum and Mitochondria: An Ultrastructural Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Cosson, Pierre ^a   Marchetti, Anna ^a   Ravazzola, Mariella ^a   Orci, Lelio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOFUSIN 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FIBROBLASTS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MITOCHONDRIA; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84867003433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046293     Document Type: Article

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