4c0l

Structural highlights

Function

MIRO_DROME Mitochondrial GTPase involved in mitochondrial trafficking. Milt and Miro form an essential protein complex that links Khc to mitochondria for light chain-independent, anterograde transport of mitochondria. Required for axonal transport to synapses within nerve terminals. Required presynaptically but not postsynaptically at neuromuscular junctions (NMJs).^{[1] [2]}

See Also

• Rho GTPase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Guo X, Macleod GT, Wellington A, Hu F, Panchumarthi S, Schoenfield M, Marin L, Charlton MP, Atwood HL, Zinsmaier KE. The GTPase dMiro is required for axonal transport of mitochondria to Drosophila synapses. Neuron. 2005 Aug 4;47(3):379-93. PMID:16055062 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2005.06.027
2. ↑ Glater EE, Megeath LJ, Stowers RS, Schwarz TL. Axonal transport of mitochondria requires milton to recruit kinesin heavy chain and is light chain independent. J Cell Biol. 2006 May 22;173(4):545-57. PMID:16717129 doi:http://dx.doi.org/jcb.200601067