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ER-associated mitochondrial division links the distribution of mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA in yeast
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Mitochondrial division is important for mitochondrial distribution and function. Recent data have demonstrated that ER-mitochondria contacts mark mitochondrial division sites, but the molecular basis and functions of these contacts are not understood. Here we show that in yeast, the ER-mitochondria tethering complex, ERMES, and the highly conserved Miro GTPase, Gem1, are spatially and functionally linked to ER-associated mitochondrial division. Gem1 acts as a negative regulator of ER-mitochondria contacts, an activity required for the spatial resolution and distribution of newly generated mitochondrial tips following division. Previous data have demonstrated that ERMES localizes with a subset of actively replicating mitochondrial nucleoids. We show that mitochondrial division is spatially linked to nucleoids and that a majority of these nucleoids segregate prior to division, resulting in their distribution into newly generated tips in the mitochondrial network. Thus, we postulate that ER-associated division serves to link the distribution of mitochondria and mitochondrial nucleoids in cells. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00422.001.
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“At the fission site of mitochondria, the ERMES complex localizes adjacent to replicating mtDNA and is involved in the distribution of newly replicated mtDNA to the dividing mitochondria [33].”
From In Candida glabrata, ERMES Component GEM1 Controls Mitochondrial Morphology, mtROS, and Drug Efflux Pump Expression, Resulting in Azole Susceptibility (2023) · cites this paper as [33]
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“After mitochondrial fission, one of the dividing mitochondria is detached from the ER, a process that requires Gem1 in S. cerevisiae [33].”
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“In S. cerevisiae, mutations leading to decreased GTPase activity, Gem1(S19N) or Gem1(S462N), impair the maintenance of mitochondrial morphology and dissociation of ERMES from the fission site [33].”
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“The fission site of mitochondria is wrapped around by ER tubules [44], where the ERMES complex localizes [33].”
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“As the ERMES plays an important role in mitochondrial fission [33], the impact of each subunit on azole resistance was evaluated.”
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- Authors
- Murley, A., Lackner, L. L., Osman, C., West, M., Voeltz, G. K., Walter, P., & Nunnari, J.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Davis (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
- Corresponding author
- Nunnari, Jodi
- Venue
- eLife
- Publisher
- eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
- Published
- 2013-05-14
- Volume
- 2
- Pages
- e00422-e00422
- ISSN
- 2050-084X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3654481
- OpenAlex
- W2130893307
- Cited by
- 326
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 15.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- eLife (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5T32GM007377-34, R01GM097432, RO1GM083977)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Human Frontier Science Program
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Keywords
- mitochondrial division, ER-mitochondria contact sites, ERMES, mitochondrial nucleoids, mitochondrial DNA segregation, mitochondrial distribution, yeast
- MeSH terms
- DNA, Fungal, DNA, Mitochondrial, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Mitochondria, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Signal Transduction, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Multiprotein Complexes, Mitochondrial Dynamics
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