Enríquez Lab

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ERC Advanced Grant · 2024

Cell-Cell Communication by Mitochondrial Intercellular Traffic

Mitochondrial research has consistently yielded surprising discoveries, such as the presence of their own DNA, use of a distinct genetic code, and their role in apoptosis. Recently, the proposal of intracellular mitochondrial transfer (ICMT) in vivo has sparked considerable interest, as this process is believed to hold significant therapeutic potential. This has generated growing public and private economical and scientific effort aimed at exploring ICMT as a potential treatment for common and rare diseases (ischemic reperfusion injury in heart, brain, kidney, etc.; mitochondrial diseases; delay in aging among others). However, there are still significant lack of knowledge, particularly…

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