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Dnm1 forms spirals that are structurally tailored to fit mitochondria.
The Journal of cell biology - 26 Sept 2005
Ingerman Elena, Perkins Edward M, Marino Michael, Mears Jason A, McCaffery J Michael, Hinshaw Jenny E, Nunnari Jodi
Abstract excerpt
Dynamin-related proteins (DRPs) are large self-assembling GTPases whose common function is to regulate membrane dynamics in a variety of cellular processes. Dnm1, which is a yeast DRP (Drp1/Dlp1 in humans), is required for mitochondrial division, but its mechanism is unknown. We provide evidence that Dnm1 likely functions through self-assembly to drive the membrane constriction event that is associated with...
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