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

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Abstract

In the mitochondrial inner membrane the respiratory enzymes associate to form supramolecular assemblies known as supercomplexes. The existence of supercomplexes is now widely accepted-but what functional or structural advantages, if any, do they confer?

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Keywords

Electron Transport, Mitochondria, Mitochondrial Membranes

Journal Title

BMC Biology

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Journal ISSN

1741-7007
1741-7007

Volume Title

16

Publisher

BioMed Central
Sponsorship
Medical Research Council (MC_U105663141)
MRC (MC_UU_00015/2)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00015/7)
JH is supported by The Medical Research Council (MC_U105663141 and MC_UU_00015/2).