Protein transport into mitochondria

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 210-214

  Herrmann, Johannes M ^a   Neupert, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MITOCHONDRION; NEUROSPORA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EUKARYOTA; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0034025686     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00077-1     Document Type: Review

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