A small protein coded within the mitochondrial canonical gene nd4 regulates mitochondrial bioenergetics
Abstract Background Mitochondria have a central role in cellular functions, aging, and in certain diseases. They possess their own genome, a vestige of their bacterial ancestor. Over the course of evolution, most of the genes of the ancestor have been lost or transferred to the nucleus. In humans, t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-05-01
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Series: | BMC Biology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01609-y |