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Mitochondria are commonly found as extended reticular webs whose overall morphology depends on frequent fission and fusion of mitochondrial tubules. These processes require distinct GTP-binding proteins that act at the mitochondrial surface and have central roles in the determination of mitochondrial structure.

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Figure 1: Mitochondrial morphology in budding yeast depends on the balance of fission and fusion of mitochondrial tubules.

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Yaffe, M. Dynamic mitochondria. Nat Cell Biol 1, E149–E150 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/14101

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