The preprotein translocase of the mitochondrial inner membrane: Function and evolution

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 105-120

  Rassow, Joachim ^a   Dekker, Peter J T ^a   Van Wilpe, Sandra ^b   Meijer, Michiel ^b   Soll, Jürgen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Institute for Molecular Cell Biology   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

LivH; Mitochondria; mtHsp70; OEP16; PRAT family; Tim proteins

Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0033548261     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2455     Document Type: Review

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