Mitochondria just wanna have FUN(DC1).

A fascinating story is unfolding at the interface between mitochondria and the ER. Two new papers, one in this issue of The EMBO Journal (Wu et al , [2016][1]) and one in the journal Autophagy (Chen et al , [2016][2]), further clarify the role of mitochondrial outer membrane protein FUNDC1 in autophagy and connect it to mitochondrial fission occurring at the interface between mitochondria and the ER. [1]: #ref-10 [2]: #ref-2