Protein
Transmembrane GTPase Marf
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Function
Essential transmembrane GTPase, which mediates mitochondrial fusion. Fusion of mitochondria occurs in many cell types and constitutes an important step in mitochondria morphology, which is balanced between fusion and fission (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the TRAFAC class dynamin-like GTPase superfamily. Dynamin/Fzo/YdjA family. Mitofusin subfamily.
Sequence
MAAYLNRTISMVTGQTGPADDDRHASSTDTVDKSGPGSPLSRFNSSLQQSGSTMAANLLPESRLYQSNDKSPLQIFVRAKKKINDIYGEIEEYVHETTTFINALHAEAEIVDKAERELFESYVYKVAAIREVLQRDHMKVAFFGRTSNGKSSVINAMLREKILPSGIGHTTNCFCQVEGSNGGEAYLMTEGSEEKLNVVNIKQLANALCQEKLCESSLVRIFWPRERCSLLRDDVVFVDSPGVDVSANLDDWIDNHCLNADVFVLVLNAESTMTRAEKQFFHTVSQKLSKPNIFILNNRWDASANEPECQESVKSQHTERCIDFLTKELKVSNEKEAAERVFFVSARETLQARIEEAKGNPPHMGAIAEGFQIRYFEFQDFERKFEECISQSAVKTKFQQHSSRGKSVSGDMKSMLDNIYERITIFRNLKQDQKNLLTERIQGTETQMMQVTREMKMKIHNMVEEVEEKVSKALNEEIWRLGVLIDEFNMPFHPERLVLNIYKKELNAHVESGLGSNLRARLSMALAMNVESAQTEMTDRMHALVPNEQLLATSTKMVVRTQPFEMLYSLNCQNLCADFQEDLEFKFSWGIAAMIQRFTGKVRERSKKGQPALVNRQSSIGHSVSTPTTTPVEATPVCLLPAPVVAGITPEQLSLISRFAVSSIGSQGTVGGLVVAGVMLKTIGWRVLVGVGALYGCIYLYERLSWTNSAKERTFKSQYVRHATKKLKMIVDLTSANCSHQVQQELSSTFARLCRTVDTATTDMNDELKTLDSQLNILEANQKQLKLLRNKANYIQNELDIFEHNYISPQ