mitofilin

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noun

A transmembrane protein of the inner mitochondrial membrane.

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Meanings

nounmitofilin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA transmembrane protein of the inner mitochondrial membrane.

    Rossi and colleagues showed that the mitochondrial protein mitofilin co-localized with PARP-1 in mitochondria of HeLa cells, which shows the mitochondrial presence of the enzyme.

    2015 July 29, “Differentiation-Associated Downregulation of Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1 Expression in Myoblasts Serves to Increase Their Resistance to Oxidative Stress”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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