Independently of the mitochondrial quantity and the specific growth media, there was a great difference in the mitochondrial expression profile and functions: while XTC.UC1 cells displayed an oxidative metabolism, BCPAP cells were mainly engaged in a glycolytic process [19].
PQQ, as another antioxidant and cell signaling factor, modulates mitochondrial quantity and function in mice (Stites et al., 2006).
Alterations in oxidative capacity are a question of regulating mitochondrial quantity and quality, and transcriptional regulation of mainly nuclear, but also mitochondrial genes is involved.
Both approaches have significant drawbacks: muscle biopsy allows for an instant, single biochemical analysis of the mitochondrial quantity and function, but it is often complicated by muscle atrophy caused by mitochondrial disorders.
To determine the impact of reproductive aging on oocyte mitochondrial quantity, function, and DNA (mtDNA) integrity.
Thus, cardiomyopathies linked to dynamic imbalance between fission and fusion are temporarily mitigated by forced mitochondrial adynamism at the cost of compromising mitochondrial quantity control and accelerating mitochondrial senescence.
PaPORIN levels in total protein extracts were also analysed as a marker of mitochondrial quantity by SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis.
Since mitochondrial quantity was normalized between control and PINK1-KD cells as demonstrated by Western analysis with Tim 23 Ab (Figure 6E and 6F), we conclude that the defect in respiration and ATP synthesis seen in the cells with reduced PINK1 is a functional deficit and not due to a sheer reduction of mitochondria.
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To verify these results with additional experimental methods, we measured the ratio of mtDNA/nuclear DNA as a marker of mitochondrial quantity by PCR analysis (Fig. 3C) and the level of the outer mitochondrial membrane protein PaPORIN (Fig. 3D).
