Mitochondria are central to the process of programmed cell death that kills damaged or superfluous cells. Surprisingly, components of the death machinery turn out to be essential for keeping these organelles in shape.
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Conradt, B. Mitochondria shape up. Nature 443, 646–647 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/443646a
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