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Aconitase couples metabolic regulation to mitochondrial DNA maintenance.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 4 Feb 2005
Chen Xin Jie, Wang Xiaowen, Kaufman Brett A, Butow Ronald A
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is essential for cells to maintain respiratory competency and is inherited as a protein-DNA complex called the nucleoid. We have identified 22 mtDNA-associated proteins in yeast, among which is mitochondrial aconitase (Aco1p). We show that this Krebs-cycle enzyme is essential for mtDNA maintenance independent of its catalytic activity. Regulation of ACO1 expression by the HAP and...
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