Abstract
Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of heart disease. Nicolas-Avila et al. (2020) now find that cardiomyocytes eject dysfunctional mitochondria in exopher vesicles, which require elimination by specialized heart-resident macrophages, altogether supporting proper heart function.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 512-513 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Cell Metabolism |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Oct 2020 |