Mfn2 ablation causes an oxidative stress response and eventual neuronal death in the hippocampus and cortex

Abstract Background Mitochondria are the organelles responsible for energy metabolism and have a direct impact on neuronal function and survival. Mitochondrial abnormalities have been well characterized in Alzheimer Disease (AD). It is believed that mitochondrial fragmentation, due to impaired fissi...

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Main Authors: Sirui Jiang, Priya Nandy, Wenzhang Wang, Xiaopin Ma, Jeffrey Hsia, Chunyu Wang, Zhenlian Wang, Mengyue Niu, Sandra L. Siedlak, Sandy Torres, Hisashi Fujioka, Ying Xu, Hyoung-gon Lee, George Perry, Jun Liu, Xiongwei Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Molecular Neurodegeneration
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13024-018-0238-8