The chop gene contains an element for the positive regulation of the mitochondrial unfolded protein response.

We have previously reported on the discovery of a mitochondrial specific unfolded protein response (mtUPR) in mammalian cells, in which the accumulation of unfolded protein within the mitochondrial matrix results in the transcriptional activation of nuclear genes encoding mitochondrial stress protei...

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Main Authors: Tomohisa Horibe, Nicholas J Hoogenraad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1950685?pdf=render