fis-2 encodes a protein similar to the yeast and human Fis1 proteins involved in mitochondrial fission; fis-2 functions downstream of, or in parallel to, the ced-3 caspase during apoptosis and does not seem to be required for mitochondrial fission but it is possible that it may function redundantly along with fis-1 and other genes; the fis-2 protein localizes to mitochondria.
Involved in apoptotic process. Acts upstream of or within IRE1-mediated unfolded protein response. Located in mitochondrion. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease. Is an ortholog of human FIS1 (fission, mitochondrial 1).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.