Methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase, mitochondrial
Definition:
Methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase that formylates methionyl-tRNA in mitochondria and is crucial for translation initiation.
References:
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[1]. Elena J Tucker, et al. Mutations in MTFMT underlie a human disorder of formylation causing impaired mitochondrial translation. Cell Metab. 2011 Sep 7;14(3):428-34. [Content Brief]
[2]. Akesh Sinha, et al. Biochemical characterization of pathogenic mutations in human mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase. J Biol Chem. 2014 Nov 21;289(47):32729-41. [Content Brief]
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