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06 November 2020: Review Articles

Mitochondrial Fusion and Fission in Neuronal Death Induced by Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion and Its Clinical Application: A Mini-Review

Yike Chen 1BC* , Songxue Guo 2D* , Yajuan Tang 1E , Chaohui Mou 3F , Xinben Hu 1C , Fangjie Shao 1BD , Wei Yan 1A , Qun Wu 1AG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928651

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e928651

Table 1 The related proteins of mitochondrial fusion/fission.

ProteinRelated processLocalizationFunctionAlteration under I/R condition
Mitofusion-1 (Mfn1) []40 FusionOMMImmediate and continued up-regulation
Mitofusion-2 (Mfn2) []41 FusionOMMMild up-regulation after 24 h reperfusion and marked down-regulation after 36 h and 48 h reperfusion
Opa1 []42 FusionIMMUp-regulation (controversial)
Drp1 []43 FissionOMMCytosolicUp-regulation
Fis1 []44 FissionOMM
Mff []45 FissionOMMPeroxisomal membranes
Mid49/45 (MIEF1/2) []46 FissionOMMPeroxisomal membranes
OMM – outer mitochondrial membrane; IMM – inner mitochondrial membrane; Opa1 – optic atrophy 1; Drp1 – dynamin-related protein 1; Fis1 – fission protein 1; I/R – ischemia-reperfusion.

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