Mitochondria fuse and divide continuously within cells to form a dynamic network. One of the steps in apoptosis is the fragmentation of mitochondria, and recent evidence indicates that the mitochondrial fission machinery actively participates in the process of programmed cell death.
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Youle, R. J., & Karbowski, M. (2005, August). Mitochondrial fission in apoptosis. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm1697
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