Gene Review:
Tomm40 - translocase of outer mitochondrial...
Mus musculus
Synonyms:
AW539759, MOM35, Mitochondrial import receptor subunit TOM40 homolog, Mitochondrial outer membrane protein of 35 kDa, Mom35, ...
- Mitochondrial protein import. Tom40 plays a major role in targeting and translocation of preproteins by forming a specific binding site for the presequence. Rapaport, D., Neupert, W., Lill, R. J. Biol. Chem. (1997)
- The sperm mitochondria-specific translocator has a key role in maternal mitochondrial inheritance. Hayashida, K., Omagari, K., Masuda, J., Hazama, H., Kadokawa, Y., Ohba, K., Kohno, S. Cell Biol. Int. (2005)