id: Pfam:PF08520
pfam_id: PF08520
name: Mitofissin
short_name: Mitofissin
seed_status: EX_DUF
characterization_status: UNSCORED
curation_status: SEEDED
source_url: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/api/entry/pfam/PF08520
counters:
  proteins: 1770
  matches: 1787
  proteomes: 1272
  taxa: 2767
  structures: 1
  alphafold_models: 1470
  domain_architectures: 28
provenance:
  snapshot_id: interpro-pfam-duf-2026-10-10
  path: data/worklists/interpro-pfam-duf-2026-10-10.json
  sha256: 17fb625876c9326ed284263a47bcd84e0d7844a31c040dc06cd2260c36f1c383
  generated_at: '2026-10-10T07:44:21.614711Z'
  source_url: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/interpro/api/entry/pfam/
interpro_id: InterPro:IPR013726
description: This is a family of fungal proteins identified as mitochondrial fission factors (mitofissin,
  also referred to as Atg44) which are essential for mitophagy. Mitofissin directly binds to lipid membranes
  to drive mitochondrial fission required for mitophagy [[cite:PUB00151415]].