Mitofusin-1 is a
protein
Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, respo ...
that in humans is encoded by the ''MFN1''
gene
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.
The protein encoded by this gene is a mediator of
mitochondrial fusion. This protein and mitofusin 2 are homologs of the ''
Drosophila
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'' protein fuzzy onion (Fzo). They are mitochondrial membrane proteins that interact with each other to facilitate mitochondrial targeting.
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