Mitochondrial movement during its association with chloroplasts in Arabidopsis thaliana

Kazusato Oikawa; Takuto Imai; Chonprakun Thagun; Kiminori Toyooka; Takeshi Yoshizumi; Kazuya Ishikawa; Yutaka Kodama; Keiji Numata

doi:10.1038/s42003-021-01833-8

Communications Biology (Mar 2021)

Mitochondrial movement during its association with chloroplasts in Arabidopsis thaliana

Kazusato Oikawa,
Takuto Imai,
Chonprakun Thagun,
Kiminori Toyooka,
Takeshi Yoshizumi,
Kazuya Ishikawa,
Yutaka Kodama,
Keiji Numata

Affiliations

Kazusato Oikawa: Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Takuto Imai: Biomacromolecules Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Chonprakun Thagun: Biomacromolecules Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Kiminori Toyooka: Mass Spectrometry and Microscopy Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Takeshi Yoshizumi: Biomacromolecules Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Kazuya Ishikawa: Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University
Yutaka Kodama: Biomacromolecules Research Team, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Keiji Numata: Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01833-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Oikawa et al. investigate the rate and trajectory of mitochondria in Arabidopsis thaliana mesophyll cells, using confocal laser-scanning microscopy. They find that mitochondria migrate via wiggling during their association with chloroplasts, providing insights into how mitochondria-chloroplast interaction affects the movement of mitochondria.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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