| Description |
A cell-permeable phenylhydrazone compound that restores mitochondrial tubular network formation from the fragmented mitochondria seen in MEF lacking either one of the two outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM) mitofusins (EC 50 = 5.3 and 4.42 µM, respectively, in Mfn1 or Mfn2 knockout MEF cells) or MPP +-treated SH-SY5Y cells (5 µM 24 h), while displaying no effect on ER or lysosome morphology in Mfn1 knockout MEF. The effect of M1 is limited to enhancing weakened mitochondrial fusion machinery and M1 cannot by itself rebuild interconnected tubular mitochondria in MEF lacking both Mfn1/2 or the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) fusion mediator Opa1 (optic atrophy1)
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