Identification of a novel protein that regulates mitochondrial fusion by modulating mitofusin (Mfn) protein function

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 119, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 4913-4925

  Eura, Yuka ^a   Ishihara, Naotada ^a   Oka, Toshihiko ^a   Mihara, Katsuyoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mitochondria; Mitochondrial fission; Mitochondrial fusion; Mitofusin proteins

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; MEDIUM CHAIN ACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE; MITOFUSIN BINDING PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTANT PROTEINS; MUTATION; RATS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSFECTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33845877961     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03253     Document Type: Article

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