InterPro domain: IPR016543
General Information
- Identifier IPR016543
- Description Mitochondria fission 1 protein
- Number of genes 279
- Gene duplication stats Loading...
- Associated GO terms GO:0000266
Abstract
Fis1 is an outer mitochondrial membrane protein that plays a role in mitochondrial membrane fission [ 1 ]. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, it facilitates mitochondrial fission by forming protein complexes with Dnm1 and Mdv1 [ 2 ]. It contains tetratrico-peptide repeat (TPR)-like domain and a C-terminal transmembrane region [ 3 , 4 ].
1. Dnm1p GTPase-mediated mitochondrial fission is a multi-step process requiring the novel integral membrane component Fis1p. J. Cell Biol. 151, 367-80
2. Dynamin-related proteins Vps1p and Dnm1p control peroxisome abundance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J. Cell. Sci. 119, 3994-4001
3. The solution structure of human mitochondria fission protein Fis1 reveals a novel TPR-like helix bundle. J. Mol. Biol. 334, 445-58
4. Cytosolic domain of the human mitochondrial fission protein fis1 adopts a TPR fold. Proteins 54, 153-6