Mitofusin-1

UniProtKB accession:  Q811U4

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UniProtKB description:  Mitochondrial outer membrane GTPase that mediates mitochondrial clustering and fusion (PubMed:12527753, PubMed:23921378, PubMed:24513856, PubMed:15297672). Membrane clustering requires GTPase activity (By similarity). It may involve a major rearrangement of the coiled coil domains (PubMed:15297672). Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles, and their morphology is determined by the equilibrium between mitochondrial fusion and fission events (PubMed:12527753). Overexpression induces the formation of mitochondrial networks (in vitro). Has low GTPase activity (By similarity).