GO cellular component ontology term - GO:0005744 - TIM23 mitochondrial import inner membrane translocase complex
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0005744
- Name
- TIM23 mitochondrial import inner membrane translocase complex
- Ontology or CV name
- GO cellular component
- Definition
- The protein transport machinery of the mitochondrial inner membrane that typically transports proteins that possess a matrix-targeting N-terminal presequence. The TIM23 complex contains three essential Tim proteins: Tim17 and Tim23 are thought to build a preprotein translocation channel while Tim44 interacts transiently with the matrix heat-shock protein Hsp70 to form an ATP-driven import motor.
