Codon optimization is an essential parameter for the efficient allotopic expression of mtDNA genes

Mutations in mitochondrial DNA can be inherited or occur de novo leading to several debilitating myopathies with no curative option and few or no effective treatments. Allotopic expression of recoded mitochondrial genes from the nucleus has potential as a gene therapy strategy for such conditions, h...

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Main Authors: Caitlin J. Lewis, Bhavna Dixit, Elizabeth Batiuk, Carter J. Hall, Matthew S. O'Connor, Amutha Boominathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Redox Biology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231719310638