Protein import machineries in endosymbiotic organelles

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1903-1923

  Balsera, M ^a,b,c   Soll, J ^a   Bolter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chloroplasts; Dual targeting; Endosymbiotic organelles; Mitochondria; Protein translocation; Thylakoids

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CHLOROPLAST; CYTOSOL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHLOROPLASTS; CYTOSOL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RIBOSOMES;

EID: 70349331195     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-8644-2     Document Type: Review

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