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Originally published as MBC in Press, 10.1091/mbc.E02-12-0788 on February 6, 2003

Vol. 14, Issue 6, 2342-2356, June 2003

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Mgm1p, a Dynamin-related GTPase, Is Essential for Fusion of the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane

Hiromi Sesaki * {dagger}, Sheryl M. Southard *, Michael P. Yaffe {ddagger}, and Robert E. Jensen *

* Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205; {ddagger} Division of Biology, Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093

Submitted December 4, 2002; Revised January 21, 2003; Accepted January 30, 2003
Monitoring Editor: Thomas D. Fox

In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, mitochondrial fusion requires at least two outer membrane proteins, Fzo1p and Ugo1p. We provide direct evidence that the dynamin-related Mgm1 protein is also required for mitochondrial fusion. Like fzo1 and ugo1 mutants, cells disrupted for the MGM1 gene contain numerous mitochondrial fragments instead of the few long, tubular organelles seen in wild-type cells. Fragmentation of mitochondria in mgm1 mutants is rescued by disrupting DNM1, a gene required for mitochondrial division. In zygotes formed by mating mgm1 mutants, mitochondria do not fuse and mix their contents. Introducing mutations in the GTPase domain of Mgm1p completely block mitochondrial fusion. Furthermore, we show that mgm1 mutants fail to fuse both their mitochondrial outer and inner membranes. Electron microscopy demonstrates that although mgm1 mutants display aberrant mitochondrial inner membrane cristae, mgm1 dnm1 double mutants restore normal inner membrane structures. However, mgm1 dnm1 mutants remain defective in mitochondrial fusion, indicating that mitochondrial fusion requires Mgm1p regardless of the morphology of mitochondria. Finally, we find that Mgm1p, Fzo1p, and Ugo1p physically interact in the mitochondrial outer membrane. Our results raise the possibility that Mgm1p regulates fusion of the mitochondrial outer membrane through its interactions with Fzo1p and Ugo1p.


Abbreviations used: OM, outer membrane; IM, inner membrane; GFP, green fluorescent protein; CFP, cyan fluorescent protein; YFP, yellow fluorescent protein; DAPI, 4',6'-diamidino-2-phenylindole; DIC, differential interference contrast.

{dagger} Corresponding author. E-mail address: hsesaki{at}jhmi.edu.




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