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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Main Authors: Motoki Azuma, Yasuaki Kabe, Chikanori Kuramori, Masao Kondo, Yuki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Handa
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/bbb2c7af426d478cace38344c5a8c6f9
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