Back to basics: A revealing secondary reduction of the mitochondrial protein import pathway in diverse intracellular parasites

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1833, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 295-303

  Heinz, Eva ^a,b   Lithgow, Trevor ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microsporidia; Mitosome; Parasite; Protein import; Reductive evolution

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PAM18 PROTEIN; TIM17 PROTEIN; TIM22 PROTEIN; TIM23 PROTEIN; TIM50 PROTEIN; TOM40 PROTEIN; TOM70 PROTEIN; TRANSLOCASE OF OUTER MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE 20; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GENOME; MICROSPORIDIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CRYPTOSPORIDIIDAE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MICROSPORIDIA; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

APICOMPLEXA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MICROSPORIDIA; PLASMODIUM (APICOMPLEXA);

EID: 84872596030     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: 18792596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2012.02.006     Document Type: Review

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