title: How do mammalian mitochondria synthesize proteins?
abstract: Mitochondria contain their own genome that is expressed by nuclear-encoded factors imported into the organelle. This review provides a summary of the current state of knowledge regarding the mechanism of protein translation in human mitochondria and the factors involved in this process.
authors.affiliation: Mitochondria Research Group, Department of Neurology, Newcastle University, Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, U.K. joanna.rorbach@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rorbach
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Soleimanpour-Lichaei
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Lightowlers
authors.forename: Z M A
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Chrzanowska-Lightowlers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis