APOE and Alzheimer disease: While the APOE4 allele is thought to cause mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease (Area-Gomez et al., 2020; Chen et al., 2011; Mahley, 2023; Orr et al., 2019; Tambini et al., 2016; Yin et al., 2020), our study places mitochondria upstream of APOE, uncovering a novel function for these multifaceted organelles.