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Die molekulare Architektur der Mitochondrien

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Ever since the ultrastructure of mitochondria was revealed in the early 1950s by electron microscopy, the complexity and beauty of mitochondrial architecture has fascinated scientists. Recently, it has become clear that mitochondrial architecture, function and biogenesis are intimately connected. The discovery of the MICOS complex and several other structural proteins have opened the door to an understanding of this connection on a molecular basis.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie, Martinsried und Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Universität München, München, Germany

    Max Harner, Dejana Mokranjac & Walter Neupert

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie, Am Klopferspitz 18, D-82152, Martinsried, Germany

    Walter Neupert

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Max Harner 2001–2006 Biologiestudium an der TU München. 2007–2011 Promotion (Dr. rer. nat.) am Adolf-Butenandt-Institut für Physiologische Chemie der LMU München. Seit 2011 Postdoc in der AG „Structure and Function of Mitochondria“ am Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie, Martinsried.

Dejana Mokranjac 1991–1995 Biochemiestudium an der Universität Belgrad, Serbien. Dort 1996–1998 wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin. 2004 Promotion (Dr. rer. nat.) am Adolf-Butenandt-Institut für Physiologische Chemie der LMU. Dort seit 2011 Habilitation und Privatdozentin.

Walter Neupert Chemie- und Medizinstudium in München. 1968 Promotion (Dr. rer. nat.) und 1970 Dr.med. 1972 Privatdozent. 1978–1983 Lehrstuhl für Biochemie an der Universität Göttingen. 1983–2010 Lehrstuhl für Physiologische Chemie an der Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität München. Seit 2011 Max Planck Fellow am Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie in Martinsried.

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Harner, M., Mokranjac, D. & Neupert, W. Die molekulare Architektur der Mitochondrien. Biospektrum 18, 576–581 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12268-012-0230-8

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