The interface of transcription and DNA replication in the mitochondria

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1819, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 970-978

  Kasiviswanathan, Rajesh ^a   Collins, Tammy R L ^a   Copeland, William C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA polymerase gamma; Mitochondrial DNA replication; Mitochondrial topoisomerase; Single stranded DNA binding protein; Twinkle helicase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BORANE DERIVATIVE; DNA POLYMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; HELICASE; HOLOENZYME; LYSINE; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; NUCLEOPROTEIN; POLG PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE H; RIBONUCLEOTIDE; RNA POLYMERASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BINDING PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOPOISOMERASE 3ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATAXIA; CATALYSIS; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE EXTERNAL OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPILEPSY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DEPLETION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA REPLICATION; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; MITOCHONDRION; MYOPATHY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

DNA HELICASES; DNA REPLICATION; DNA TOPOISOMERASES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84864313793     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2011.12.005     Document Type: Review

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