MTERF factors: A multifunction protein family

Biomolecular Concepts

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-224

  Roberti, Marina ^a   Polosa, Paola Loguercio ^a   Bruni, Francesco ^a   Deceglie, Stefania ^a   Gadaleta, Maria Nicola ^a,b   Cantatore, Palmiro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

mtDNA replication; mtDNA transcription; MTERF protein family; transcription termination factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865863025     PISSN: 18685021     EISSN: 1868503X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmc.2010.015     Document Type: Review

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