Actin filaments target the oligomeric maturation of the dynamin GTPase Drp1 to mitochondrial fission sites

While the dynamin GTPase Drp1 plays a critical role during mitochondrial fission, mechanisms controlling its recruitment to fission sites are unclear. A current assumption is that cytosolic Drp1 is recruited directly to fission sites immediately prior to fission. Using live-cell microscopy, we find...

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Main Authors: Wei-ke Ji, Anna L Hatch, Ronald A Merrill, Stefan Strack, Henry N Higgs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-11-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/11553