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Selective mitochondrial autophagy during erythroid maturation
12 Aug 2008
Abstract excerpt
Accumulating evidence suggests that autophagy can be selective in the clearance of organelles in yeast and in mammalian cells. We have observed that the sequestration of mitochondria by autophagosomes was defective in reticulocytes in the absence of Nix. Nix is required for the dissipation of mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsim) during erythroid maturation. Moreover, pharmacological agents that induce the...
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