mitochondrial dynamic protein MID51; mitochondrial dynamic protein of 51 kD; mitochondrial elongation factor 1; Smith-Magenis syndrome chromosomal region candidate gene 7 protein-like (MIEF1, MID51, SMCR7L)

Function

• mitochondrial outer membrane protein
• regulates mitochondrial fission
• promotes recruitment & association of the fission mediator dynamin-related protein 1 (DNM1L) to the mitochondrial surface independently of the mitochondrial fission FIS1 & MFF proteins
• interacts with DNM1L

Structure

• homodimer
• belongs to the SMCR7 family

Compartment

• mitochondrial outer membrane; single-pass membrane protein

Expression

• relatively high expression in heart, skeletal muscle, pancreas & kidney

More general terms

• mitochondrial membrane protein
• phosphoprotein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=54471
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:54471
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9NQG6.html