MFN1

Mitofusin 1
Identifiers
Symbols MFN1 ; hfzo1; hfzo2
External IDs OMIM: 608506 MGI: 1914664 HomoloGene: 11481 GeneCards: MFN1 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 55669 67414
Ensembl ENSG00000171109 ENSMUSG00000027668
UniProt Q8IWA4 Q811U4
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_017927 NM_024200
RefSeq (protein) NP_284941 NP_077162
Location (UCSC) Chr 3:
179.35 – 179.39 Mb
Chr 3:
32.53 – 32.58 Mb
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Mitofusin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MFN1 gene.[1][2][3]

The protein encoded by this gene is a mediator of mitochondrial fusion. This protein and mitofusin 2 are homologs of the Drosophila protein fuzzy onion (Fzo). They are mitochondrial membrane proteins that interact with each other to facilitate mitochondrial targeting.[3]

References

  1. Adams MD, Kerlavage AR, Fields C, Venter JC (Sep 1993). "3,400 new expressed sequence tags identify diversity of transcripts in human brain". Nat Genet 4 (3): 256–67. doi:10.1038/ng0793-256. PMID 8358434.
  2. Santel A, Fuller MT (Feb 2001). "Control of mitochondrial morphology by a human mitofusin". J Cell Sci 114 (Pt 5): 867–74. PMID 11181170.
  3. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: MFN1 mitofusin 1".

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