Mitochondrial dynamics and the ER: The plant perspective
Whereas contact sites between mitochondria and the ER have been in the focus of animal and fungal research for several years, the importance of this organellar interface and the molecular effectors are largely unknown for plants. This work gives an introduction into known evolutionary differences of...
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doaj-cf715df4be164367895e8cbbc84387e02020-11-24T23:42:33ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology2296-634X2015-12-01310.3389/fcell.2015.00078167845Mitochondrial dynamics and the ER: The plant perspectiveStefanie J Mueller0Ralf eReski1Ralf eReski2Ralf eReski3Ralf eReski4Albert-Ludwigs-Universität FreiburgAlbert-Ludwigs-Universität FreiburgBIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling StudiesFRIAS Freiburg Institute for Advanced StudiesUSIAS Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study FranceWhereas contact sites between mitochondria and the ER have been in the focus of animal and fungal research for several years, the importance of this organellar interface and the molecular effectors are largely unknown for plants. This work gives an introduction into known evolutionary differences of molecular effectors of mitochondrial dynamics and interactions between animals, fungi and plants. Using the model plant Physcomitrella patens, we provide microscopic evidence for the existence of mitochondria-ER interactions in plants and their correlation with mitochondrial constriction and fission. We further investigate a previously identified protein of unknown function (MELL1), and show that it modulates the amount of mitochondrial association to the ER, as well as mitochondrial shape and number.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcell.2015.00078/fullArabidopsis thalianaFissionFusionorganelle dynamicsphyscomitrella patens |
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Mitochondrial dynamics and the ER: The plant perspective |
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Mitochondrial dynamics and the ER: The plant perspective |
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Mitochondrial dynamics and the ER: The plant perspective |
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Mitochondrial dynamics and the ER: The plant perspective |
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Mitochondrial dynamics and the ER: The plant perspective |
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mitochondrial dynamics and the er: the plant perspective |
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Frontiers Media S.A. |
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology |
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2296-634X |
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2015-12-01 |
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Whereas contact sites between mitochondria and the ER have been in the focus of animal and fungal research for several years, the importance of this organellar interface and the molecular effectors are largely unknown for plants. This work gives an introduction into known evolutionary differences of molecular effectors of mitochondrial dynamics and interactions between animals, fungi and plants. Using the model plant Physcomitrella patens, we provide microscopic evidence for the existence of mitochondria-ER interactions in plants and their correlation with mitochondrial constriction and fission. We further investigate a previously identified protein of unknown function (MELL1), and show that it modulates the amount of mitochondrial association to the ER, as well as mitochondrial shape and number. |
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Arabidopsis thaliana Fission Fusion organelle dynamics physcomitrella patens |
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http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcell.2015.00078/full |
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