Cytosolic domain of the human mitochondrial fission protein Fis1 adopts a TPR fold
Cytosolic domain of the human mitochondrial fission protein Fis1 adopts a TPR fold
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DOI:
10.1002/prot.10524
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发表时间:
2004-01-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Gittis, AG
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作者:
Dohm, JA;Lee, SJ;Gittis, AG
Mitochondria are polymorphic structures with fundamental roles in cellular differentiation, aging, and apoptosis. Mitochondria accommodate such diverse functions by establishing varying shapes and distributions in the cell via fusion and fission. 1 Thus, the components that mediate fission are likely to be targets for intracellular and extracellular signals that modulate mitochondrial activity in a variety of essential cellular processes. 2Fis1, Mdv1, and Dnm1 are three recently identified proteins essential for the fission of mitochondria in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mdv1 and Dnm1 assemble in a Fis1-dependent manner on the mitochondrial outer membrane. 2 Dnm1 is a dynamin-related GTPase that presumably oligomerizes to form rings around the outer surface of the mitochondrial tubules at sites of constriction, similar to structures formed during endocytosis by its homologue dynamin. 3 Mdv1 associates with Fis1 and Dnm1 and is thought to act late in the fission process. 4