title: Ca2+-dependent regulation of mitochondrial dynamics by the Miro-Milton complex.
abstract: Calcium oscillations control mitochondrial motility along the microtubules and in turn, support on-demand distribution of mitochondria. However, the mechanism mediating the Ca(2+) effect remained a mystery. Recently, several papers reported on the Ca(2+)-dependent regulation of mitochondrial dynamics by a Miro-Milton complex linking mitochondria to kinesin motors. Both mitochondrial motility and fusion-fission dynamics seem to be sensitive to a Ca(2+)-dependent switch by this complex. Evidence is emerging that calcium signaling through Miro-Milton is central to coordination of the local oxidative metabolism with the energy demands and protection against Ca(2+)-induced cell injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors.forename: Xingguo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: György
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hajnóczky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological
chemical_list: D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D002118:Calcium