In vivo occupancy of mitochondrial single-stranded DNA binding protein supports the strand displacement mode of DNA replication.

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) encodes for proteins required for oxidative phosphorylation, and mutations affecting the genome have been linked to a number of diseases as well as the natural ageing process in mammals. Human mtDNA is replicated by a molecular machinery that is distinct from the nuclear re...

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Main Authors: Javier Miralles Fusté, Yonghong Shi, Sjoerd Wanrooij, Xuefeng Zhu, Elisabeth Jemt, Örjan Persson, Nasim Sabouri, Claes M Gustafsson, Maria Falkenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4256270?pdf=render