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Caenorhabditis elegans mitofilin homologs control the morphology of mitochondrial cristae and influence reproduction and physiology.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Sept 2010
Mun Ji Young, Lee Tae Hoon, Kim Ji Hui, Yoo Bum Ho, Bahk Young Yil, Koo Hyeon-Sook, Han Sung Sik
Abstract excerpt
Human mitofilin is a mitochondrial protein that controls cristae formation. Here, we investigated the role of the Caenorhabditis elegans mitofilin homologs, IMMT-1 and -2, in reproduction, physiology, and mitochondrial cristae formation. Mutation of either immt-1 or immt-2 produced defects in germline development and egg-laying. These defects were exacerbated by the double mutation, which greatly reduced...
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