Drosophila phosphatidylinositol-4 kinase fwd promotes mitochondrial fission and can suppress Pink1/parkin phenotypes.

Balanced mitochondrial fission and fusion play an important role in shaping and distributing mitochondria, as well as contributing to mitochondrial homeostasis and adaptation to stress. In particular, mitochondrial fission is required to facilitate degradation of damaged or dysfunctional units via m...

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Main Authors: Ana Terriente-Felix, Emma L Wilson, Alexander J Whitworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008844