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Novel TPR-containing subunit of TOM complex functions as cytosolic receptor for Entamoeba mitosomal transport.
Scientific reports - 1 Jan 2013
Makiuchi Takashi, Mi-ichi Fumika, Nakada-Tsukui Kumiko, Nozaki Tomoyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Under anaerobic environments, the mitochondria have undergone remarkable reduction and transformation into highly reduced structures, referred as mitochondrion-related organelles (MROs), which include mitosomes and hydrogenosomes. In agreement with the concept of reductive evolution, mitosomes of Entamoeba histolytica lack most of the components of the TOM (translocase of the outer mitochondrial membrane)...
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