PDZ domain-containing protein 8 (Pdzd8)

Molecular tethering protein that connects endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria membranes (PubMed:29097544). PDZD8- dependent endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria membrane tethering is vital for endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria Ca(2+) transfer (PubMed:29097544).

In neurons, involved in the regulation of dendritic Ca(2+) dynamics by regulating mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake in neurons (PubMed:29097544). .