Cell and Molecular Biology

Determining the shape and cellular distribution of mitochondria: the integration of multiple activities. Lackner LL. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 2013 August;25(4):471-476. Endoplasmic reticulum-associated mitochondria–cortex tether functions in the distribution and inheritance of mitochondria. Lackner LL, Ping H, Graef M, Murley A, and Nunnari J. PNAS. 2013 February 5;110(6):E458-E467. ER Tubules Mark Sites of Mitochondrial Division. Friedman JR, Lackner LL, West M, DiBenedetto JR, Nunnari J, and Voeltz GK. Science. 2011 October 21;334(6054):358-362. ER-associated mitochondrial division links the distribution of mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA in yeast. Murley A, Lackner LL*, Osman C*, West M, Voeltz GK, Walter P and Nunnari J. eLife 2013 May 14;2:e00422. *equal contribution. Conformational changes in Dnm1 support a contractile mechanism for mitochondrial fission. Mears JA, Lackner LL, Fang S, Ingerman E, Nunnari J, and Hinshaw JE. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 2011