Mitochondrial fission during mitophagy requires both inner and outer mitofissins
Kentaro Furukawa, Tatsuro Maruyama, Yuji Sakai, Shun‐ichi Yamashita, Keiichi Inoue, Tomoyuki Fukuda, Nobuo N. Noda, Tomotake Kanki
This study identifies Mfi2, a mitochondrial outer membrane microprotein required for mitophagy, showing that both inner and outer mitofissins are needed for mitochondrial fission during mitophagy.
EMBO Reports · Jan 13, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology