Commercially available antibodies were used in western blots (WBs), for the detection of OPA1 and TIM44 (BD Transduction Laboratories, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, USA), OMA1 (Novus Biologicals, Littleton, Colorado, USA), tubulin (DSHB, University of Colorado, Colorado, USA), HSP60 (Enzo Life Science, Farmingdale, New York, USA), MTCO1 and VDAC1 (Abcam, Cambridge, UK). Anti-AFG3L2 N-terminal (OriGene, Rockville, Maryland, USA) and an anti-AFG3L2 C-terminal antibody (previously generated in the lab)7 (link) were used to detect AFG3L2. Secondary antibodies used included Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated antimouse and antirabbit IgG (Amersham Bioscience, Buckinghamshire, UK). Chloramphenicol succinate sodium salt (Merck, KGaA, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA) was used at a concentration of 200 µg/mL for 24 hours. Carbonyl cyanide-4 -(trifluoromethoxy)phenylhydrazone (FCCP) (Merck) was used at a concentration of 10 µM for 10 min.