Adenine nucleotide translocator transports haem precursors into mitochondria.
Haem is a prosthetic group for haem proteins, which play an essential role in oxygen transport, respiration, signal transduction, and detoxification. In haem biosynthesis, the haem precursor protoporphyrin IX (PP IX) must be accumulated into the mitochondrial matrix across the inner membrane, but it...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-08-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18728780/?tool=EBI |