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Mitochondrial fission and fusion mediators, hFis1 and OPA1, modulate cellular senescence.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 3 Aug 2007
Lee Seungmin, Jeong Seon-Yong, Lim Won-Chung, Kim Sujeong, Park Yong-Yea, Sun Xuejun, Youle Richard J, Cho Hyeseong
Abstract excerpt
The number and morphology of mitochondria within a cell are precisely regulated by the mitochondrial fission and fusion machinery. The human protein, hFis1, participates in mitochondrial fission by recruiting the Drp1 into the mitochondria. Using short hairpin RNA, we reduced the expression level...
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