Caenorhabditis elegans ATPase inhibitor factor 1 (IF1) MAI-2 preserves the mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm) and is important to induce germ cell apoptosis

L. P. Fernández-Cárdenas; E. Villanueva-Chimal; L. S. Salinas; C. José-Nuñez; M. Tuena de Gómez Puyou; R. E. Navarro

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0181984

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Caenorhabditis elegans ATPase inhibitor factor 1 (IF₁) MAI-2 preserves the mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψ_m) and is important to induce germ cell apoptosis

L. P. Fernández-Cárdenas,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Departamento de Biología Celular y Desarrollo, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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E. Villanueva-Chimal,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation Departamento de Biología Celular y Desarrollo, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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L. S. Salinas,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Departamento de Biología Celular y Desarrollo, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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C. José-Nuñez,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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M. Tuena de Gómez Puyou ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: rnavarro@ifc.unam.mx (REN); mtuena@ifc.unam.mx (MTdeGP)

Affiliation Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Estructural, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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R. E. Navarro

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: rnavarro@ifc.unam.mx (REN); mtuena@ifc.unam.mx (MTdeGP)

Affiliation Departamento de Biología Celular y Desarrollo, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4992-4450

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Caenorhabditis elegans ATPase inhibitor factor 1 (IF₁) MAI-2 preserves the mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψ_m) and is important to induce germ cell apoptosis

L. P. Fernández-Cárdenas,
E. Villanueva-Chimal,
L. S. Salinas,
C. José-Nuñez,
M. Tuena de Gómez Puyou,
R. E. Navarro

Published: August 22, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181984

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