Mitochondrial protein import in aging muscle: can Tom still do it? Focus on “Biogenesis of the mitochondrial Tom40 channel in skeletal muscle from aged animals and its adaptability to chronic contractile activity”

Abstract

mitochondria are vital to the function of all nucleated mammalian cells and are particularly important in skeletal muscle for provision of the ATP necessary to fuel muscle contraction. The mitochondrial content of skeletal muscle is not static and can respond rapidly to increases ([6][1]) and