Human mitochondrial transcription factor A is required for the segregation of mitochondrial DNA in cultured cells

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 317, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 210-220

  Kasashima, Katsumi ^a   Sumitani, Megumi ^a   Endo, Hitoshi ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mitochondria; MtDNA; Nucleoid; Segregation; TFAM

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR A; RNA 18S; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL CULTURE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAUGHTER CELL; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA REPLICATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 78649464413     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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