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How RHOT proteins regulate energy supply in heart muscle cells

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Our hearts beat around 100,000 times a day—and do so throughout our entire lives. They draw the energy for this from the mitochondria. As the “powerhouses of the cells,” mitochondria produce 95% of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the body’s most important energy currency. If the mitochondria are impaired and cannot function properly, the heart muscle cells lack the strength to pump sufficient blood, oxygen, and nutrients into the body.


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