New insights into the formation of ATP synthase (IMAGE)

Universitatsklinikum Bonn

New insights into the formation of ATP synthase

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Researchers led by Prof. Thomas Becker at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) have found that mitochondrial Hsp70 takes over a dual function in the formation of ATP synthase: the assembly of the catalytic head and the controlled linkage of the head to the stator.

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University Hospital Bonn (UKB)

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