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Author Spotlight: Detection of Mitophagy in Caenorhabditis elegans and Mammalian Cells Using Organelle-Specific Dyes
Published on: May 19, 2023
Detection of mitophagy in mammalian cells, mice, and yeast
Hannah Calvelli1, Judith Krigman2, Mashun Onishi3
1Inherited Movement Disorders Unit, Neurogenetics Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Abstract:
Selective elimination of superfluous or dysfunctional mitochondria is a fundamental process conserved among both uni- and multicellular eukaryotes, contributing to mitochondrial quality and quantity control. This process depends on autophagy, a cellular self-eating membrane trafficking system, and is thus called mitophagy. In this chapter, we describe methods to detect mitophagy in mammalian cells, mice, and yeast.

