Holly E Smith, Alasdair M Mackenzie, Chloe Seddon, Rhys Mould, Ifi Kalampouka, Partha Malakar, Sarah R Needham, Konstantinos Beis, Jimmy D Bell, Alistair Nunn, Stanley W Botchway
Life may be expressed as the flow of electrons, protons, and other ions, resulting in large potential difference. It is also highly photo-sensitive, as a large proportion of the redox capable molecules it relies on are chromophoric. It is thus suggestive that a key organelle in eukaryotes, the mitochondrion, constantly adapt their morphology as part of the homeostatic process. Studying unstained in vivo nano-scale structure in live cells is technically very challenging. One option is to study a central electron carrier in metabolism, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), which is fluorescent and mostly located within mitochondria...
March 12, 2024: Scientific Reports