The majority of axonal mitochondria in mammalian neuronslack mitochondrial DNA and do not produce ATP
Yusuke Hirabayashi, Tommy L. Lewis, Yudan Du, Emiliano Zamponi, Parker Kneis, Jennifer U Jones, Aubrianna Decker, Giovanna Coceano, Jonatan Alvelid, Momone Kikuchi, Masafumi Tsuboi, Shogo Suga, Koyo Shibayama, Maëla A. Paul, Daniel M. Virga, , Franck Polleux
The paper shows that most axonal mitochondria in mammalian neurons lack mtDNA and do not produce ATP, contrasting with dendritic mitochondria.
bioRxiv · Feb 12, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience