Immune Function Remodeled by Mitochondrial Shape (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Immune Function Remodeled by Mitochondrial Shape

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Mitochondrial shape-shifting in the T cell response. Dynamic changes in mitochondrial shape link to T cell function. T helper 17 cells show elongated mitochondria (colored in purple, left). Elimination of the mitochondrial membrane shaping protein OPA1, fragments mitochondria in T cells (right) and alters T cell response.

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Credit: Image taken by Francesc Baixauli

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