The Tom and Tim machine.
Translocation of precursor proteins into mitochondria depends on loosely assembled protein complexes in the outer and inner membranes. Recent studies indicate that dynamic interactions of subcomplexes and cooperation with molecular chaperones drive key steps in protein import.
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Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000378:metabolism*; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D000069816:SEC Translocation Channels; D000081416:SecA Proteins
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D011498:Protein Precursors; D000069816:SEC Translocation Channels; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D000081416:SecA Proteins