Protein targeting in parasites with cryptic mitochondria

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 265-272

  Burri, Lena ^a   Keeling, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrogenosome; Mitochondria; Mitosome; Parasites; Presequence processing; Targeting sequence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; MITOCHONDRION; PARASITE; PROTEIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOSOL; GENOME; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; ORGANELLES; PARASITES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 33846840372     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.12.004     Document Type: Review

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