Protein import motor complex reacts to mitochondrial misfolding by reducing protein import and activating mitophagy

oleh: Jonas Benjamin Michaelis, Melinda Elaine Brunstein, Süleyman Bozkurt, Ludovico Alves, Martin Wegner, Manuel Kaulich, Christian Pohl, Christian Münch

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01

Deskripsi

Mitophagy activation is mediated by mitochondrial depolarization. Here, the authors show that mitochondrial protein misfolding can activate mitophagy in a depolarization-independent manner mediated by a protein import reduction.