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Fuchs, F.* ; Prokisch, H.* ; Neupert, W.* ; Westermann, B.*

Interaction of mitochondria with microtubules in the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa.

J. Cell Sci. 115, 1931-1937 (2002)
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The establishment and maintenance of the 3D structure of eukaryotic cells depends on active transport and positioning of organelles along cytoskeletal elements. The biochemical basis of these processes is only poorly understood. We analysed the interaction of mitochondria with microtubules in the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa. Mitochondria were fluorescently labelled by expression of matrix-targeted green fluorescent protein. Upon isolation, mitochondria collapsed to round spherical structures that were still able to interact with microtubules in vitro. Binding of mitochondria to microtubules was dependent on peripherally associated proteins on the organellar surface, and was sensitive to adenine nucleotides. MMM1, a mitochondrial outer membrane protein important for maintenance of normal mitochondrial morphology, was not required. This suggests that the interaction of mitochondria with the cytoskeleton is independent of MMM1. We conclude that mitochondrial morphology is maintained by a complex interplay of extrinsic and intrinsic factors, including ATP-dependent proteins on the organellar surface.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Language english
Publication Year 2002
HGF-reported in Year 0
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0021-9533
e-ISSN 1477-9137
Quellenangaben Volume: 115, Issue: Pt 9, Pages: 1931-1937 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Company of Biologists
Publishing Place Cambridge
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
PubMed ID 11956324
Erfassungsdatum 2002-12-31