Genome-wide analysis reveals coating of the mitochondrial genome by TFAM.

Mitochondria contain a 16.6 kb circular genome encoding 13 proteins as well as mitochondrial tRNAs and rRNAs. Copies of the genome are organized into nucleoids containing both DNA and proteins, including the machinery required for mtDNA replication and transcription. The transcription factor TFAM is...

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Main Authors: Yun E Wang, Georgi K Marinov, Barbara J Wold, David C Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3753274?pdf=render