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Novel reporters of mitochondria-associated membranes (MAM), MAMtrackers, demonstrate MAM disruption as a common pathological feature in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Jul 2021
Sakai Shohei, Watanabe Seiji, Komine Okiru, Sobue Akira, Yamanaka Koji
Abstract excerpt
The mitochondria-associated membrane (MAM) is a functional subdomain of the endoplasmic reticulum membrane that tethers to the mitochondrial outer membrane and is essential for cellular homeostasis. A defect in MAM is involved in various neurological diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Recently, we and others reported that MAM was disrupted in the models expressing several ALS-linked genes,...
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