title: PHB2/prohibitin 2: An inner membrane mitophagy receptor.
abstract: Mitophagy, the selective autophagic elimination of mitochondria, is a conserved cellular process critical for maintaining normal cellular physiology, and defects in this process are associated with certain pathophysiologies. In a recently published paper, Wei et al. describe their discovery of a hitherto unexplored mechanism of marking mitochondria for degradation.
authors.affiliation: Life Sciences Institute and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Vikramjit
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lahiri
authors.affiliation: Life Sciences Institute and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Klionsky
mesh_terms: D008928:Mitochondria; D051336:Mitochondrial Membranes; D063306:Mitophagy; D000091402:Prohibitins; D012097:Repressor Proteins
chemical_list: D000091402:Prohibitins; D012097:Repressor Proteins