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Cicer data from the Legume Information System
| Type | Family |
| Description | Tom40 is a mitochondrion outer membrane protein and a component of the TOM (translocator of the outer mitochondrial membrane) complex, which is essential for import of protein precursors into mitochondria [ ]. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, TOM complex is composed of the subunits Tom70, Tom40, Tom22, Tom20, Tom7, Tom6, and Tom5 [, ]. Tom40 is an integral membrane protein and the main structural component of the protein-conducting channel formed by the TOM complex []. It is stabilised by other components, such as Tom5, Tom6, and Tom7 []. |
| Short Name | Tom40_fungi |