Publications


Meeusen, S. and Nunnari, J.  (2007) Mitochondrial fusion in vitro.  Methods in Molecular Biology, in press.


Hoppins, S., Lackner, L. and Nunnari, J. (2007) The machines that fuse and divide mitochondria. Annual
      Review of Biochemistry
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Ingerman E, Meeusen S, Devay R, Nunnari J. (2007) In vitro assays for mitochondrial fusion and division.
      Methods in Cell Biology 80:707-20


‡Meeusen, S., DeVay R., Block. J., Cassidy-Stone, A.,  Wayson, S.,  McCaffery J. M.,  and Nunnari, J. (2006)
      Mitochondrial Inner Membrane Fusion and Cristae Maintenance Requires the Dynamin-Related GTPase
      Mgm1, Cell, 127, 383-395.

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‡Naylor, K., Ingerman, E., Okreglak, V, Hinshaw, J.E., and Nunnari J. (2006) Mdv1 interacts with assembled       Dnm1 to promote mitochondrial division. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 281:2177-83.
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Ingerman, E. and Nunnari, J. (2005) A continuous regenerative coupled GTPase assay for dynamin-related proteins.  Methods in Enzymology, 404:611-9.


‡Ingerman, E., McCaffrey, J.M, Hinshaw, J. and Nunnari J. (2005) Dnm1 forms spirals that are structurally tailored to fit mitochondria.  Journal of Cell Biology, 170:1021-7.

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Meeusen, S. and Nunnari, J.  (2005) How mitochondrial fuse. Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 17(4):389-94.


‡Meeusen, S., McCaffrey, J.M., and Nunnari, J. (2004) Mitochondrial fusion intermediates revealed in vitro.        Science, published online at Science Express, 5 August 2004 / Page 1/ 10.1126/science.1100612 and       305:1747-52.

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Osteryoung, K and Nunnari J. (2003) The division of endosymbiotic organelles.  Science, 302: 1698-1704.


‡Meeusen, S. and Nunnari, J. (2003) Evidence for a two membrane-spanning autonomous mitochondrial DNA replisome.  Journal of Cell Biology, 63: 503-510.

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Wong, E.D., Wagner J.A., Scott, S.V., Okreglak, V., Holewinske, T.J., Cassidy-Stone, A., and Nunnari, J.  (2003) The intramitochondrial dynamin-related GTPase, Mgm1p, is a component of a protein complex that mediates mitochondrial fusion.  Journal of Cell Biology, 160, 303-311.
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Tieu, Q., Okreglak, V., Naylor, K., and Nunnari, J.  (2002) The WD repeat protein, Mdv1p, functions as a molecular adaptor by interacting with Dnm1p and Fis1p during mitochondrial fission.  Journal of Cell Biology, 158, 445-452.
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Nunnari, J., Wong, E., Meeusen, S., and Wagner, J.  (2002)  Studying the behavior of mitochondria.  In Guide to Yeast Genetics and Molecular and Cell Biology, Methods in Enzymology, vol. 30,. Guthrie and Fink.
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Nunnari, J. and Shaw J.M.  Mitochondrial dynamics and division in budding yeast. (2002) Trends in Cell Biology, 12:178-84.
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‡Tieu, Q. and Nunnari, J. (2000) Mdv1p is a WD repeat protein that interacts with the dynamin-related GTPase, Dnm1p, to trigger mitochondrial division. Journal of Cell Biology, 151:353-365.
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‡Wong, E.D., Wagner J.A., Gorsich, S., McCaffery, J.M., Shaw, J.M., and Nunnari, J.  (2000) The dynamin-related GTPase, Mgm1p, is an intermembrane space protein required for maintenance of fusion competent mitochondria. Journal of Cell Biology, 151:341-352.

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Bleazard, W., McCaffery, J.M. , King, E.J., Bale, S., Mozdy A. , Tieu Q. , Nunnari , J. , and Shaw, J.M . (1999) The dynamin-related GTPase Dnm1 regulates mitochondrial fission in yeast. Nature Cell Biology 1:298-304.
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Meeusen, S., Tieu, Q., Wong, E., Weiss, E., Schieltz, D., Yates, J.R. and Nunnari, J. (1999) Mgm101p is a novel component of the mitochondrial nucleoid that binds DNA and is required for the repair of oxidatively damaged mitochondrial DNA. Journal of Cell Biology, 145:291-304.
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Hermann, G.J., Thatcher, J., Mills, J.P., Hales, K.G., Fuller, M.T., Nunnari, J.*, and Shaw, J.M.* (1998)       Mitochondrial fusion in yeast requires the transmembrane GTPase Fzo1p.  Journal of Cell Biology 145:       291-304.

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Nunnari, J., Marshall, W.F., Straight, A., Murray, A. Sedat, J., & Walter, P.  (1997) Mitochondrial transmission       during mating in S. cerevisiae  is determined by mitochondrial fusion and fission and the intramitochondrial       segregation of mtDNA.  Molecular Biology of the Cell, 8:1233-1242.
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Nunnari, J. & Walter, P. (1996) Regulation of Organelle Biogenesis.  Cell 84:389-394.


Keefer, J.R. Nunnari, J., Pang, I.H., Limbird, L.E. (1994) Introduction of Purified 2A-Adrenergic Receptors       into Uniformly Oriented, Unilamellar, Phospholipid Vesicles:  Productive Coupling to G Proteins but Lack of    Receptor-Dependent Ion Transport.  Molecular Pharmacology 45:1071.


Nunnari, J., Fox, T.D., & Walter, P. (1993) A Mitochondrial Protease With Two Catalytic Subunits of Non-      Overlapping     Specificities.  Science 262:1997-2004.


Nunnari, J. & Walter, P. (1992) Protein Targeting to and Translocation Across the Membrane of the       Endoplasmic Reticulum.  Current Opinion in Cell Biology 4:573-580.


Nunnari, J.M., Zimmerman, D., Ogg, S. & Walter, P. (1991) Characterization of Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum       Ribosome Binding Activity.  Nature 352:638.


Rapaske, M.G., Nunnari, J.M., 7 Limbird, L.E. (1987) Purification of the alpha 2-Adrenergic Receptor From Porcine       Brain.  Journal of Biological Chemistry 262:12381.


Nunnari, J. M., M. G. Repaske, S. Brandon, E. J. Cragoe, Jr. and L. E. Limbird. (1987) Regulation of porcine brain alpha 2-adrenergic receptors by sodium proton and inhibitors of sodium, proton exchange. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 262:12387-12392.


Lanier, S.M., Graham, R.M., Hess, H.J., Grodski, A., Repaske, M.G., Nunnari, J.M., Limbird, L.E. & Homcy, C.J.(1986) Photo-affinity Labeling of the Porcine Brain alpha 2-Adrenergic Receptor Using a Radio-iodinated Arylazide Derivative of Rauwolsine:  Identification of the Hormone Binding Subunit. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA 83:9358.