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ArticleiScience2026

Mitochondrial dynamics and antiviral responses in Atlantic salmon cardiomyocytes during piscine myocarditis virus infection.

Antoni Malachowski, Deanna Lynn Wolfson, Randi Olsen, Alf Seljenes Dalum, Ida Sundvor Opstad, Krishna Agarwal, Roy Ambli Dalmo, Jaya Kumari Swain

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Article in iScience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Antoni MalachowskiNorwegian College of Fishery Science, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Muninbakken 21, Tromsø 9037, Norway.
Deanna Lynn WolfsonDepartment of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Klokkargårdsbakken 35, Tromsø 9019, Norway.
Randi OlsenAdvanced Microscopy Core Facility, Department of Medical Biology, UIT The Arctic University of Norway, Sykehusveien 44, Tromsø 9019, Norway.
Alf Seljenes DalumNorwegian College of Fishery Science, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Muninbakken 21, Tromsø 9037, Norway.
Ida Sundvor OpstadDepartment of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Klokkargårdsbakken 35, Tromsø 9019, Norway.
Krishna AgarwalDepartment of Physics and Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Klokkargårdsbakken 35, Tromsø 9019, Norway.
Roy Ambli DalmoNorwegian College of Fishery Science, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Muninbakken 21, Tromsø 9037, Norway.
Jaya Kumari SwainNorwegian College of Fishery Science, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Muninbakken 21, Tromsø 9037, Norway.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral infections in higher vertebrates are known to remodel mitochondrial dynamics, which play a critical role in regulating immune responses, energy production and cellular homeostasis. Currently, understanding of mitochondrial dynamics during viral infection in teleost is limited. This study provides the first detailed investigation of mitochondrial responses to piscine myocarditis virus (PMCV) infection, the causative agent of cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) and a severe cardiac disease in Atlantic salmon causing economic losses in aquaculture. This study investigates the temporal effects of PMCV infection in cardiomyocytes on mitochondrial dynamics, associated molecular responses using fluorescence microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, histopathology and RT-qPCR. Distinct mitochondrial subpopulations with specific morphologies and spatial distributions were identified. PMCV infection induced marked mitochondrial remodeling, characterized by early fission, followed by swelling and elongation at peak viral RNA levels. These findings link viral kinetics and immune response to mitochondrial remodeling, providing mechanistic insight into CMS pathogenesis and cardiac health.

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antiviral responseAtlantic salmoncardiomyocytescardiomyopathy syndromeCMSmitochondriapiscine myocarditis virusPMCV

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PMID42495550
PMCPMC13393163

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