title: Iron testes: sperm mitochondria as a context for dissecting iron metabolism.
abstract: A recent paper in BMC Developmental Biology reports that a mitochondrial iron importer is required for Drosophila male fertility and normal mitochondrial shaping in spermatids. This suggests that mitochondrial morphogenesis during insect spermatogenesis may be a useful new context in which to study iron metabolism. See research article http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/10/68.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Davidson College, Davidson, NC 28035, USA. kahales@davidson.edu
authors.forename: Karen G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Hales
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005298:Fertility / Q000502:physiology*; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C543111:Mfrn protein, Drosophila; D007501:Iron