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Interaction of mitochondria with microtubules in the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa.
J. Cell Sci. 115, 1931-1937 (2002)
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
Journal
Journal of Cell Science
Quellenangaben
Volume: 115,
Issue: Pt 9,
Pages: 1931-1937
Publisher
Company of Biologists
Publishing Place
Cambridge
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Human Genetics (IHG)
PubMed ID
11956324
Erfassungsdatum
2002-12-31