Dynamics of mitochondrial transport in axons

The polarized structure and long neurites of neurons pose a unique challenge for proper mitochondrial distribution. It is widely accepted that mitochondria move from the cell body to axon ends and vice versa; however, we have found that mitochondria originating from the axon ends moving in the retr...

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Main Authors: Robert Francis Niescier, Sang Kyu eKwak, Sehun eJoo, karen echang, Kyung-Tai eMin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2016.00123/full