Heavy breathing: energy conversion by mitochondrial respiratory supercomplexes.
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Abstract
The phrase "respiratory chain" implies that energy that is ultimately derived from mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation is produced via a linear arrangement of discrete electron transfer complexes. A recent paper in Molecular Cell (Acin-Pérez et al., 2008) calls this model into question.
Medical subject headings
- Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins
- Mitochondria