LARP4 Is an RNA-Binding Protein That Binds Nuclear-Encoded Mitochondrial mRNAs To Promote Mitochondrial Function
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INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
SUBMITTER: 
Tony Hunter
PROVIDER: MSV000093340 | MassIVE | Wed Nov 08 17:56:00 GMT 2023
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD046798
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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