The MFN1 and MFN2 mitofusins promote clustering between mitochondria and peroxisomes

Yinbo Huo; Weiping Sun; Tiezhu Shi; Song Gao; Min Zhuang

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03377-x

Communications Biology (May 2022)

The MFN1 and MFN2 mitofusins promote clustering between mitochondria and peroxisomes

Yinbo Huo,
Weiping Sun,
Tiezhu Shi,
Song Gao,
Min Zhuang

Affiliations

Yinbo Huo: School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University
Weiping Sun: Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tiezhu Shi: Department of Urology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University
Song Gao: State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Min Zhuang: School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03377-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The MFN1 and MFN2 mitofusin proteins localize to the outer mitochondrial membrane, where they may help functionally tether mitochondria to peroxisomes.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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