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ER-mitochondria contact sites in mitochondrial DNA dynamics, maintenance, and distribution

Hema Saranya Ilamathi1, Marc Germain1

  • 1Groupe de Recherche en Signalisation Cellulaire and Département de Biologie Médicale, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada; Centre d'Excellence en Recherche sur les Maladies Orphelines - Fondation Courtois, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Réseau Intersectoriel de Recherche en Santé de l'Université du Québec (RISUQ), Canada.

The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology
|November 6, 2023
PubMed

Keywords:
ER sheetsERMCSMitochondriamtDNA-nucleoid

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