QBI Neuroscience Seminar: Mitochondrial biogenesis: dynamic protein complexes for a dynamic organelle

Event Details

Date:

Wednesday, 06 July 2016

Time:

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Room:

QBI Level 7 Auditorium

UQ Location:

Queensland Brain Institute (St Lucia)

URL:

http://www.qbi.uq.edu.au/neuroscience-seminars

Event category(s):

Full Description:: Professor Mike Ryan
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biomedical Discovery Institute, Monash University

Title: Mitochondrial biogenesis: dynamic protein complexes for a dynamic organelle

Abstract:
Mitochondria form dynamic networks where they divide, fuse and traffic along the cytoskeleton. Such dynamics is important for maintaining the quality of the population, ensuring proper organelle inheritance and facilitating energy supply. We have characterised the events related to mitochondrial division and the proteins involved in executing this process. In addition, we use biochemical, genetic and systems approaches to understand the assembly of the mitochondrial respiratory chain and the defects that cause mitochondrial disease. Through this, we have uncovered new proteins involved in maintaining mitochondrial function.