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The DEAD box protein Mrh4 functions in the assembly of the mitochondrial large ribosomal subunit.
Cell metabolism - 5 Nov 2013
De Silva Dasmanthie, Fontanesi Flavia, Barrientos Antoni
Abstract excerpt
Proteins in a cell are universally synthesized by ribosomes. Mitochondria contain their own ribosomes, which specialize in the synthesis of a handful of proteins required for oxidative phosphorylation. The pathway of mitoribosomal biogenesis and factors involved are poorly characterized. An example is the DEAD box proteins, widely known to participate in the biogenesis of bacterial and cytoplasmic eukaryotic...
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