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Mitochondrial retention of Opa1 is required for mouse embryogenesis.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Aug 2010
Moore Billie A, Gonzalez Aviles Gladys D, Larkins Christine E, Hillman Michael J, Caspary Tamara
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondria are dynamic cellular organelles that balance fission and fusion to regulate organelle morphology, distribution, and activity, and Opa1 is one of three GTPases known to regulate mitochondrial fusion. In humans, loss of a single Opa1 allele causes dominant optic atrophy, a degenerative condition that leads to loss of vision. Here we demonstrate that the lilR3 mutant mouse phenotype is due to a point...
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