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Endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria junction is required for iron homeostasis.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 11 Aug 2017
Xue Yong, Schmollinger Stefan, Attar Narsis, Campos Oscar A, Vogelauer Maria, Carey Michael F, Merchant Sabeeha S, Kurdistani Siavash K
Abstract excerpt
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-mitochondria encounter structure (ERMES) is a protein complex that physically tethers the two organelles to each other and creates the physical basis for communication between them. ERMES functions in lipid exchange between the ER and mitochondria, protein import into mitochondria, and maintenance of mitochondrial morphology and genome. Here, we report that ERMES is also required...
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