Directed import of macromolecules into mitochondria

Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 187-202

  Kamenski, P A ^a,b   Vinogradova, E N ^c   Krasheninnikov, I A ^a   Tarassov, I A ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b Université de Strasbourg   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Inner mitochondrial membrane; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial matrix; Outer mitochondrial membrane; Protein import; RNA import

Indexed keywords

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EID: 34247490649     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: 16083245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026893307020021     Document Type: Article

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