reviewFrontiers in Cell and Developmental BiologyJun 24, 2020GOLD OA

Mitophagy, Mitochondrial Homeostasis, and Cell Fate

Nankai University · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

Mitochondria are highly plastic and dynamic organelles that have graded responses to the changing cellular, environmental, and developmental cues. Mitochondria undergo constant mitochondrial fission and fusion, mitochondrial biogenesis, and mitophagy, which coordinately control mitochondrial morphology, quantity, quality, turnover, and inheritance. Mitophagy is a cellular process that selectively removes the aged and damaged mitochondria via the specific sequestration and engulfment of mitochondria for subsequent lysosomal degradation. It plays a pivotal role in reinstating cellular homeostasis in normal physiology and conditions of stress. Damaged mitochondria may either instigate innate immunity through the…

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