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Published in final edited form as: Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015 Jan 13;1853(10 0 0):2822–2833. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.12.040

Table 1. Post-translational modifications of the protein involved in mitochondrial dynamics.

List of important post-translational modifications of the key molecules of mitochondrial dynamics and their upstream modulators with its final consequences on cell physiology

Protein Modification Induced by Effect Ref
Drp-1 Phosphorylation CDK1 Enhanced Mitochondrial Fission [50]
(S616) Erk1/2 Enhanced Mitochondrial Fission [52]
PKCδ Enhanced Mitochondrial Fission [142]
CDK5 Reduced Mitochondrial Fission [59]

Phosphorylation S637 PKA, Reduced Mitochondrial Fission [53]
CaMK1α Enhanced Mitochondrial Fission [57]
ROCK1 Enhanced Mitochondrial Fission [58]

Dephosphorylation S637 Calcineurin Enhanced Mitochondrial Fission [56]

S-Nitrosylation C644 Nitric oxide Enhanced Mitochondrial Fission [60]

Sumoylation MAPL Enhanced Mitochondrial Fission [61]

Desumoylation SENP5 Reduced Mitochondrial Fission Degradation [62]

Ubiquitination MITOL Degradation [64]
Parkin Degradation [79]

Fis-1 Ubiquitination MITOL Degradation [64]

Mfn-1 Ubiquitination Parkin Degradation [39]
Ubiquitination MARCH5 Degradation [143]

Mfn-2 Ubiquitination Parkin Degradation [39]
Phosphorylation T111,
S442
PINK1 Parkin recruitment [74]

Opa-1 Acetylation K926/931 Stress Reduced GTPase activity [34]
De-acetylation K926/931 SIRT3 High GTPase activity [34]