Copper Goes to Work (IMAGE)

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Copper Goes to Work

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Mitochondria, the "powerhouses of the cell", need copper to produce energy. Copper enters the mitochondria through a previously identified phosphate transporter.

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Paul Cobine and Xinyu Zhu, Auburn University

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