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SUBMITTER: Guerra-Castellano A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7697256 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guerra-Castellano Alejandra A Márquez Inmaculada I Pérez-Mejías Gonzalo G Díaz-Quintana Antonio A De la Rosa Miguel A MA Díaz-Moreno Irene I
International journal of molecular sciences 20201111 22
Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell, whilst their malfunction is related to several human pathologies, including neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and various types of cancer. In mitochondrial metabolism, cytochrome <i>c</i> is a small soluble heme protein that acts as an essential redox carrier in the respiratory electron transport chain. However, cytochrome <i>c</i> is likewise an essential protein in the cytoplasm acting as an activator of programmed cell death. Su ...[more]