Vijay Aditya Mavuduru, Lavanya Vadupu, Krishna Kanta Ghosh, Sabyasachi Chakrabortty, Balázs Gulyás, Parasuraman Padmanabhan, Writoban Basu Ball
One of the major constituents of mitochondrial membranes is the phospholipids, which play a key role in maintaining the structure and the functions of the mitochondria. However, mitochondria do not synthesize most of the phospholipids in situ, necessitating the presence of phospholipid import pathways. Even for the phospholipids, which are synthesized within the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM), the phospholipid precursors must be imported from outside the mitochondria. Therefore, the mitochondria heavily rely on the phospholipid transport pathways for its proper functioning...
January 7, 2024: Progress in Lipid Research