Image of the Day: Red-Hot Mitochondria
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Image of the Day: Red-Hot Mitochondria
Mitochondria may sustain temperatures more than 10 °C warmer than human cells, say researchers.
By The Scientist Staff | January 29, 2018
(https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/51505/title/Image-of-the-Day--Red-Hot-Mitochondria/)
Four human cells, each with its nucleus (N) and its numerous hot filamentous mitochondria illuminated by a thermosensitive probe (yellow-red)
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Mitochondria play a major role in maintaining stable internal temperatures in endothermic species. Using a temperature-sensitive fluorescent probe to measure mitochondrial temperatures in cultured human cells, researchers found that they could reach temperatures as high as 50 °C.
D. Chrétien et al., “Mitochondria are physiologically maintained at close to 50 °C,” PLOS Biology, doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2003992, 2018.
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