25-01-2018 16:32 via genengnews.com

Mitochondria and Lysosomes Get in Touch, Discuss Regulation

Snatches of the conversations shared by mitochondria and lysosomes have been “heard” by scientists, who speculate that the organelles are exchanging regulatory tips. Mitochondria appear to regulate lysosome dynamics, and vice versa.Rather than actually listen in, scientists from Northwestern University employed several imaging techniques: electron microscopy, structured illumination microscopy, and high spatial and temporal resolution confocal live cell imaging. This high-resolution
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