Medusavirus entering the mitochondria (yellow arrows) of a cyst amoeba cell (IMAGE)
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The medusavirus is known to turn host amoeba cells into cysts, and are often found inside the host mitochondria. This suggests that the medusavirus can directly regulate mitochondrial activity.
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Masaharu Takemura from Tokyo University of Science.
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