| Literature DB >> 21121901 |
Marie Messmer1, Catherine Florentz, Hagen Schwenzer, Gert C Scheper, Marjo S van der Knaap, Laurence Maréchal-Drouard, Marie Sissler.
Abstract
Mutations in the nuclear gene coding for the mitochondrial aspartyl-tRNA synthetase, a key enzyme for mitochondrial translation, are correlated with leukoencephalopathy. A Ser⁴⁵ to Gly⁴⁵ mutation is located in the predicted targeting signal of the protein. We demonstrate in the present study, by in vivo and in vitro approaches, that this pathology-related mutation impairs the import process across mitochondrial membranes.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21121901 DOI: 10.1042/BJ20101902
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857