Over-expression of COQ10 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae inhibits mitochondrial respiration

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 402, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-87

  Zampol, Mariana A ^a   Busso, Cleverson ^a   Gomes, Fernando ^a   Ferreira Junior, Jose Ribamar ^a   Tzagoloff, Alexander ^b   Barros, Mario H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Coenzyme q; Mitochondria; Respiratory chain; Yeast

Indexed keywords

COENZYME Q10P; COENZYME Q8P; UBIDECARENONE; UBIQUINONE; UBIQUINONE 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME BINDING; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; IN VIVO STUDY; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; WILD TYPE;

CELL RESPIRATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE DELETION; MITOCHONDRIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; UBIQUINONE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 78049286776     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.09.118     Document Type: Article

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