Mitochondria that self-destruct in a weird way may play a role in ALS

Amazing stuff! 

"mitoautophagy.” It is a distinct process from mitophagy, the usual way that cellular structures called autophagosomes and lysosomes remove damaged mitochondria from the cell ...  mitochondria appear to dismantle themselves without help from usual cell demolition [process]"


Mitochondria that self-destruct in a weird way may play a role in ALS | Science News: Mitochondria that appear to dismantle themselves in certain brain cells may be a first step toward ALS, a mouse study suggests. In upper motor nerve cells in mice, the cell organelles formed loops that then disintegrated