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The phosphatidylethanolamine level of yeast mitochondria is affected by the mitochondrial components Oxa1p and Yme1p.
The FEBS journal - 1 Dec 2007
Nebauer Ruth, Schuiki Irmgard, Kulterer Birgit, Trajanoski Zlatko, Daum Günther
Abstract excerpt
The majority of phosphatidylethanolamine, an essential component of yeast mitochondria, is synthesized by phosphatidylserine decarboxylase 1 (Psd1p), a component of the inner mitochondrial membrane. Here, we report that deletion of OXA1 encoding an inner mitochondrial membrane protein translocase markedly affects the mitochondrial phosphatidylethanolamine level. In an oxa1Delta mutant, cellular and mitochondrial...
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