MIRO GTPases in mitochondrial transport, homeostasis and pathology

Cells

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Tang, Bor Luen ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Milton; MIRO; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial transport; Small GTPases

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL RHO GTPASE; NANOTUBE; TAR DNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AUTOPHAGOSOME; CELL DAMAGE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DROSOPHILA; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOXIA; MITOCHONDRIAL DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; UPREGULATION;

EID: 85117875336     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/cells5010001     Document Type: Review

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