Open questions: respiratory chain supercomplexes-why are they there and what do they do?

被引:50
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作者
Hirst, Judy [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, MRC, Mitochondrial Biol Unit, Wellcome Trust MRC Bldg,Cambridge Biomed Campus, Cambridge CB2 0XY, England
来源
BMC BIOLOGY | 2018年 / 16卷
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
ARCHITECTURE; RELEVANCE;
D O I
10.1186/s12915-018-0577-5
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In the mitochondrial inner membrane the respiratory enzymes associate to form supramolecular assemblies known as supercomplexes. The existence of supercomplexes is now widely acceptedbut what functional or structural advantages, if any, do they confer?
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