BIOSS
Centre for Biological Signalling Studies

Mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system

van der Laan M, Horvath SE, Pfanner N.

Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2016 Apr 7;41:33-42

Curr Opin Cell Biol.            online article

This review provides an overview on the organization and function of the mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system (MICOS). MICOS plays a central role in the membrane architecture of mitochondria. Defects have been associated with a variety of diseases.