Article
Dynamin-related protein 1 and mitochondrial fragmentation in neurodegenerative diseases.
Brain research reviews - 24 Jun 2011
Reddy P Hemachandra, Reddy Tejaswini P, Manczak Maria, Calkins Marcus J, Shirendeb Ulziibat, Mao Peizhong
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this article is to review the recent developments of abnormal mitochondrial dynamics, mitochondrial fragmentation, and neuronal damage in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The GTPase family of proteins, including fission proteins, dynamin related protein 1 (Drp1), mitochondrial fission 1 (Fis1), and fusion proteins...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Respiration
- Dynamins
- GTP Phosphohydrolases
- Humans
- Microtubule-Associated Proteins
- Mitochondria
- Mitochondrial Diseases
- Mitochondrial Proteins
- Models, Animal
- Mutation
