Mitochondrial transcription factor A in the maintenance of mitochondrial DNA - Oeverview of its multiple roles

被引:100
作者
Kang, D [1 ]
Hamasaki, N [1 ]
机构
[1] Kyushu Univ, Grad Sch Med Sci, Dept Clin Chem & Lab Med, Higashi Ku, Fukuoka 8128582, Japan
来源
ROLE OF THE MITOCHONDRIA IN HUMAN AGING AND DISEASE: FROM GENES TO CELL SIGNALING | 2005年 / 1042卷
关键词
mitochondria; mitochondrial DNA; mitochondrial transcription factor A; TEAM; reactive oxygen species; ROS; transcription; replication; DNA repair;
D O I
10.1196/annals.1338.010
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Mitochondria have their own genome, which is essential for proper oxidative phosphorylation needed for a large part of ATP production in a cell. Although mitochondrial DNA-less (rho(0)) cells can survive under special conditions, the integrity of the mitochondrial genome is critical for survival of multicellular organisms. Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), originally cloned as transcription factor, is essential for the maintenance of mtDNA. Recently, it has become known that TFAM plays critical roles in multiple aspects to maintain the integrity of mitochondrial DNA: transcription, replication, nucleoid formation, damage sensing, and DNA repair. The effects of TFAM in these aspects are intimately related to each other and to function as a whole for the purpose of maintenance of mtDNA.
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