Structure, topology and function of the translocase of the outer membrane of mitochondria

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-274

  Perry, Andrew J ^a   Rimmer, Kieran A ^a   Mertens, Haydyn D T ^a   Waller, Ross F ^b   Mulhern, Terrence D ^a   Lithgow, Trevor ^a   Gooley, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mitochondria; Protein import; TOM

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

EID: 40849145446     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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