Sphingolipids and mitochondrial function, lessons learned from yeast

Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, but also of cancer, diabetes and rare diseases such as Wilson’s disease (WD) and Niemann Pick type C1 (NPC). Mitochondrial dysfunction underlying human pathologies has o...

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Main Authors: Pieter Spincemaille, Bruno P.A. Cammue, Karin Thevissen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shared Science Publishers OG 2014-06-01
Series:Microbial Cell
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Online Access:http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/sphingolipids-and-mitochondrial-function-lessons-learned-from-yeast/