Mitochondria: New Findings from Single Cells to Organs

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, mitochondria have gained increasing attention because of their plasticity. They are indeed extremely dynamic, able to model the physiology of different areas of the same cell (such as axons, whose biology differs from that of the neuronal body), of whole cells, of various types of cells that communicate among each other, and of whole tissues and organs. Depending on the tissue context, mitochondria can differently shape the cell status or can be shaped themselves. This plasticity also accounts for the number of human pathological phenotypes that are linked to mitochondria defects, which can range from metabolic to neurological dysfunctions to cancer. 

This Special Issue has been raised to highlight the distinct steps of the path that connects individual cells to organ physiology. In this regard, we invite you to contribute reviews and research articles to dissect them, as well as eventual methodological approaches that can help to study mitochondria biology from single cells to whole tissue. 

We look forward to reading your contributions.

Dr. Marta Giacomello
Dr. Ana Paula Magalhães Rebelo
Dr. Martina Semenzato
Guest Editors

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