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The SUMO arena goes mitochondrial with MAPL

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EMBO REPORTS
Volume 10, Issue 7, Pages 694-696

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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/embor.2009.141

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fission; fusion; mitochondria; SUMOylation

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  1. Telethon [TCR07002] Funding Source: Medline

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