DRP1 Products

DRP1 is a member of the dynamin GTPase superfamily, which that contributes to mitochondrial division in mammalian cells. DRP1 plays this important role in mitochondrial fission at steady state and during apoptosis. DRP1 is required for proper cellular distribution of mitochondria, and in mutant neurons, mitochondria are largely absent from synapses. Therefore, DRP1 provides a genetic tool to assess the role of mitochondria at synapses.

The DRP1 gene has 3 alternatively spliced transcripts encoding different isoforms, which are alternatively polyadenylated.