title: Organelle interactions: melanosomes and mitochondria get cozy.
abstract: Melanosomes make pigments and mitochondria make ATP. A recent study has shown that these two organelles are connected by fibrillar bridges and that their close physical contact may promote the biogenesis of the melanosome by providing it with ATP.
authors.affiliation: Cell Biology and Physiology Center, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Xufeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Cell Biology and Physiology Center, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: hammerj@nhlbi.nih.gov.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hammer
mesh_terms: D020460:Melanosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D015388:Organelles / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins