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. 2018 Oct 19;9(11):1068. doi: 10.1038/s41419-018-1088-6

Fig. 3. MiR4673 enhances autophagy and induces mitophagy.

Fig. 3

a MiR4673 can hybridise to cdk-18 with high affinity (left). Application of miR4673 inhibited cdk-18 in a dose-dependent manner. E1, E2, E3 are sequential electroporations 24 h apart (** indicates p < 0.01). b Ultrastructural changes of SKBR3 cells after amplification of the endogenous miRNA (Red: nucleus & Aqua: mitochondria). Note stabilised actin microfilaments (middle) and autophagy (black arrow) subsequent to amplification of the endogenous miRNA. The observed ultrastructural changes following amplification of miR4673 contrast sharply with the numerous active perinuclear mitochondria detected after application of Paclitaxel (right). Amplification of miR4673 signalling triggered mitophagy (bottom, blue arrowhead) in contrast to Paclitaxel-induced activation of mitochondria (bottom right, orange arrowhead) Insets show mitochondrial ultrastructure (scale bars: top = 2 μm, middle left = 0.5 μm, middle = 0.7 μm, middle right = 1 μm, bottom left, bottom left = 0.2 μm, bottom middle = 0.6 μm, bottom right = 0.3 μm, bottom left)