Mitochondrial import receptor subunit TOM70 is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''TOMM70A''
gene
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The translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane (TOM) complex is a multisubunit complex involved in the recognition, unfolding, and translocation of preproteins into the mitochondria. See TIM17A (MIM 605057).
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See also
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Mitochondria Outer Membrane Translocase
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TOMM20
Mitochondrial import receptor subunit TOM20 homolog is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''TOMM20'' gene. TOM20 is one of the receptor systems of the TOM complex (translocase of the outer membrane) in the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM ...
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TOMM22
Mitochondrial import receptor subunit TOM22 homolog is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''TOMM22'' gene.
The protein encoded by this gene is an integral membrane protein of the mitochondrial outer membrane. The encoded protein interacts ...
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TOMM40
Translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 40 homolog (yeast), also known as TOMM40, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ''TOMM40'' gene.
Function
''TOMM40'' codes for a protein that is embedded into outer membranes of mitochondria ...
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