The membrane domain of complex I is not assembled in the stopper mutant E35 of Neurospora

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 139-143

  Alves, Paulo Caseiro ^a   Videira, Arnaldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Complex I; Mitochondria; Neurospora crassa; Stopper mutants

Indexed keywords

REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE);

ARTICLE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE DELETION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

FUNGI; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0032465684     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o98-014     Document Type: Article

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