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Molecular mechanism of mitochondrial respiratory chain assembly and its relation to mitochondrial diseases.
Mitochondrion - 1 Jul 2020
Mukherjee Soumyajit, Ghosh Alok
Abstract excerpt
The mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) is comprised of ~92 nuclear and mitochondrial DNA-encoded protein subunits that are organized into five different multi-subunit respiratory complexes. These complexes produce 90% of the ATP required for cell sustenance. Specific sets of subunits are assembled in a modular or non-modular fashion to construct the MRC complexes. The complete assembly process is gradually...
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