Dynamin 1 Like
DRP1
DVLP
HDYNIV
DYMPLE
Dynamin Family Member Proline-Rich Carboxyl-Terminal Domain Less
Dynamin-Related Protein 1
Dnm1p/Vps1p-Like Protein
Dynamin-Like Protein IV
Dynamin-1-Like Protein
Dynamin-Like Protein 4
EC 3.6.5.5
VPS1
DLP1
Dynamin-Like Protein
Dymple
HdynIV
EMPF1
EMPF
OPA5
This gene encodes a member of the dynamin superfamily of GTPases. The encoded protein mediates mitochondrial and peroxisomal division, and is involved in developmentally regulated apoptosis and programmed necrosis. Dysfunction of this gene is implicated in several neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease. Mutations in this gene are associated with the autosomal dominant disorder, encephalopathy, lethal, due to defective mitochondrial and peroxisomal fission (EMPF). Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2013]
Forensic Context
A study in mice demonstrated that the DNM1L (Dnm1l) mRNA exhibited validated mis-splicing in the hearts of cardiomyocyte-specific Mbnl1/2 double knockout animals, which recapitulated myotonic dystrophy cardiac pathology and sudden death [Lee et al. DOI:10.1093/hmg/ddac108]. This splicing alteration was strictly concordant between RNA-seq and RT-PCR validation and was identified among targets associated with mitochondrial dynamics and dilated cardiomyopathy.