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Steffi Goffart

Steffi Goffart

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Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology

steffi.goffart@uef.fi

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Mitochondrial biology 01.10.2012 -

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High quality genome assembly of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) with chromosome-level scaffolding
Michell, Craig; Collins, Joanna; Laine, Pia K; Fekete, Zsófia; Tapanainen, Riikka; Wood, Jonathan M D; Goffart, Steffi; Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L O. 2024. Peer community journal. 4: . e26 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Linear DNA-driven recombination in mammalian mitochondria
Fragkoulis, Georgios; Hangas, Anu; Fekete, Zsófia; Michell, Craig; Moraes, Carlos T; Willcox, Smaranda; Griffith, Jack D; Goffart, Steffi; Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L O. 2024. Nucleic acids research. 52: 3088-3105 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Overactive mitochondrial DNA replication disrupts perinatal cardiac maturation
Landoni, Juan C; Erkul, Semin; Laalo, Tuomas; Goffart, Steffi; Kivelä, Riikka; Skube, Karlo; Nieminen, Anni I; Wickström, Sara A; Stewart, James; Suomalainen, Anu. 2024. Nature communications. 15: . 8066 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Species-specific variation in mitochondrial genome tandem repeat polymorphisms in hares (Lepus spp., Lagomorpha, Leporidae) provides insight into their evolution
Tapanainen, Riikka; Aasumets, Koit; Fekete, Zsófia; Goffart, Steffi; Dufour, Eric; LO Pohjoismäki, Jaakko. 2024. Gene. 926: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Replication by Two-Dimensional Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
Goffart, Steffi; Pohjoismäki, Jaakko. Teoksessa: Nicholls, TJ; Uhler, JP; Falkenberg, M(toim.) , 2023. Mitochondrial DNA. s. 241-266. Humana press A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Uncharacterized protein C17orf80 - a novel interactor of human mitochondrial nucleoids
Potter, Alisa; Hangas, Anu; Goffart, Steffi; Huynen, Martijn A; Cabrera-Orefice, Alfredo; Spelbrink, Johannes N. 2023. Journal of cell science. 136: . jcs260822 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Adaptive and Pathological Outcomes of Radiation Stress-Induced Redox Signaling
Pohjoismäki, Jaakko LO; Goffart, Steffi. 2022. Antioxidants and redox signaling. 37: 336-348 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Draft Genome Sequence of Bradyrhizobium denitrificans K2, Cultivated from an Air Ventilation Environment
Paul, Dhiraj; Paasisalo, Inga; Katainen, Markku; Goffart, Steffi; Pumpanen, Jukka; Siljanen, Henri M. P.. 2022. Microbiology resource announcements. 11: . e0090722 B1 Non-refereed journal articles
Heterozygous p.Y955C mutation in DNA polymerase γ leads to alterations in bioenergetics, complex I subunit expression, and mtDNA replication
Rahman, Md. Mostafijur; Young, Carolyn K.J; Goffart, Steffi; Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L.O; Young, Matthew J. 2022. Journal of biological chemistry. 298: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Molecular phenotyping uncovers differences in basic housekeeping functions among closely related species of hares (Lepus spp., Lagomorpha: Leporidae)
Gaertner, Kateryna; Michell, Craig; Tapanainen, Riikka; Goffart, Steffi; Saari, Sina; Soininmäki, Manu; Dufour, Eric; Pohjoismäki, Jaakko LO. 2022. Molecular ecology. 2023; 32: 4097-4117 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Top3α is the replicative topoisomerase in mitochondrial DNA replication
Hangas, Anu; Kekäläinen, Nina J; Potter, Alisa; Michell, Craig; Aho, Kauko J; Rutanen, Chiara; Spelbrink, Johannes N; Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L; Goffart, Steffi. 2022. Nucleic acids research. 50: 8733-8748 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
MRE11-dependent instability in mitochondrial DNA fork protection activates a cGAS immune signaling pathway
Luzwick, Jessica W.; Dombi, Eszter; Boisvert, Rebecca A.; Roy, Sunetra; Park, Soyoung; Kunnimalaiyaan, Selvi; Goffart, Steffi; Schindler, Detlev; Schlacher, Katharina. 2021. Science advances. 7: eabf9441 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
TFAM knockdown-triggered mtDNA-nucleoid aggregation and a decrease in mtDNA copy number induce the reorganization of nucleoid populations and mitochondria-associated ER-membrane contacts
Aasumets, Koit; Basikhina, Yuliya; Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L; Goffart, Steffi; Gerhold, Joachim. 2021. Biochemistry and biophysics reports. 28: 101142 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
The Type and Source of Reactive Oxygen Species Influences the Outcome of Oxidative Stress in Cultured Cells
Goffart, S; Tikkanen, P; Michell, C; Wilson, T; Pohjoismäki, JLO. 2021. Cells. 10: 1075 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Reply to: Proofreading deficiency in mitochondrial DNA polymerase does not affect total dNTP pools in mouse embryos
Hämäläinen, Riikka H; Landoni, Juan C; Ahlqvist, Kati J; Goffart, Steffi; Ryytty, Sanna; Rahman, M Obaidur; Brilhante, Virginia; Icay, Katherine; Hautaniemi, Sampsa; Wang, Liya; Laiho, Marikki; Suomalainen, Anu. 2020. Nature metabolism. 2: 676-677 B1 Non-refereed journal articles
Defects in mtDNA replication challenge nuclear genome stability through nucleotide depletion and provide a unifying mechanism for mouse progerias
Hämäläinen, Riikka H; Landoni, Juan C; Ahlqvist, Kati J; Goffart, Steffi; Ryytty, Sanna; Rahman, M Obaidur; Brilhante, Virginia; lcay, Katherine; Hautaniemi, Sampsa; Wang, Liya; Laiho, Marikki; Suomalainen, Anu. 2019. Nature metabolism. 1: 958-965 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Hydraulically pressed silver nanowire-cotton fibers as an active platform for filtering and surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection of bacteria from fluid
Ankudze, Bright; Asare, Bismark; Goffart, Steffi; Koistinen, Arto; Nuutinen, Tarmo; Matikainen, Antti; Andoh, Sampson Saj; Roussey, Matthieu;, Pakkanen, Tuula. T. 2019. Applied surface science. 479: 663-668 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Replication fork rescue in mammalian mitochondria
Torregrosa-Muñumer, R; Hangas, A; Goffart, S; Blei, D; Zsurka, G; Griffith, J; Kunz ,WS; Pohjoismäki, JLO. 2019. Scientific reports. 9: 8785 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Twist and Turn - Topoisomerase Functions in Mitochondrial DNA Maintenance
Goffart, S; Hangas, A; Pohjoismäki, JLO. 2019. International journal of molecular sciences. 20: 2041 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review
ATAD3 controls mitochondrial cristae structure, influencing mtDNA replication and cholesterol levels in muscle
Peralta, Susana; Goffart, Steffi; Williams, Sion L; Diaz, Francisca; Garcia, Sofia; Nissanka, Nadee; Area-Gomez, Estela; Pohjoismäki, Jaakko; Moraes, Carlos T. 2018. Journal of cell science. 131: jcs217075 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Ciprofloxacin impairs mitochondrial DNA replication initiation through inhibition of Topoisomerase 2
Hangas, Anu; Aasumets, Koit; Kekäläinen, Nina J; Paloheinä, Mika; Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L; Gerhold, Joachim M; Goffart, Steffi. 2018. Nucleic acids research. 46: 9625-9636 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Known Unknowns of Mammalian Mitochondrial DNA Maintenance
Pohjoismäki, Jaakko LO; Forslund, Josefin ME; Goffart, Steffi; Torregrosa-Muñumer, Ruben; Wanrooij, Sjoerd. 2018. Bioessays. 40: 1800102 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review
Preclinical Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy in a Mouse Model of MNGIE
Yadak, Rana; Cabrera-Pérez, Raquel; Torres-Torronteras, Javier; Bugiani, Marianna; Haeck, Joost C; Huston, Marshall W; Bogaerts, Elly; Goffart, Steffi; Jacobs, Edwin H; Stok, Merel; Leonardelli, Lorena; Biasco, Luca; Verdijk, Robert M; Bernsen, Monique R; Ruijter, George; Martí, Ramon; Wagemaker, Gerard; van Til, Niek P; de Coo, Irenaeus FM. 2018. Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development. 8: 152-165 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Tissue specific differences in mitochondrial DNA maintenance and expression
Herbers, Elena; Kekäläinen, Nina J; Hangas, Anu; Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L; Goffart, Steffi. 2018. Mitochondrion. 2019; 44: 85-92 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
PrimPol is required for replication reinitiation after mtDNA damage
Torregrosa-Muñumera Rubén, Forslund Josefin ME, Goffarta Steffi, Pfeiffer Annika, Stojkovic Gorazd, Carvalho Gustavo, Al-Furoukh Natalie, Blanco Luis, Wanrooij Sjoerd, Pohjoismäki Jaakko LO. 2017. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 114: 11398-11403 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
The role of mitochondria in cardiac development and protection
Pohjoismäki Jaakko L, Goffart Steffi. 2017. Free radical biology and medicine. 106: 345-354 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review
Chemoproteomic, biochemical and pharmacological approaches in the discovery of inhibitors targeting human alfa/beta-hydrolase domain containing 11 (ABHD11)
Navia-Paldanius D, Patel JZ, López Navarro M, Jakupovic H, Goffart S, Pasonen-Seppänen S, Nevalainen TJ, Jääskeläinen T, Laitinen T, Laitinen JT, Savinainen JR. 2016. European journal of pharmaceutical sciences. 93: 253-263 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Low doses of ultraviolet radiation and oxidative damage induce dramatic accumulation of mitochondrial DNA replication intermediates, fork regression, and replication initiation shift
Torregrosa-Muñumer Ruben, Goffart Steffi, Haikonen Juha A, Pohjoismäki Jaakko LO. 2015. Molecular biology of the cell. 26: 4197-4208 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Binding to G-quadruplex RNA activates the mitochondrial GTPase NOA1
Al-Furoukh Natalie, Goffart Steffi, Szibor Marten, Wanrooij Sjoerd, Braun Thomas. 2013. Biochimica et biophysica acta: molecular cell research. 1833: 2933-2942 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Overexpression of Twinkle-helicase protects cardiomyocytes from genotoxic stress caused by reactive oxygen species
Pohjoismäki JL, Williams SL, Boettger T, Goffart S, Kim J, Suomalainen A, Moraes CT, Braun T. 2013. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. [Epub ahead of print]: x-x A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Oxidative stress during mitochondrial biogenesis compromises mtDNA integrity in growing hearts and induces a global DNA repair response
Pohjoismäki JL, Boettger T, Liu Z, Goffart S, Szibor M, Braun T. 2012. Nucleic acids research. 40: 6595-607 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Of circles, forks and humanity: Topological organisation and replication of mammalian mitochondrial DNA.
Pohjoismäki JL, Goffart S. 2011. Bioessays. 33: 290-9 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review
Replication stalling by catalytically impaired Twinkle induces mitochondrial DNA rearrangements in cultured cells.
Pohjoismäki JL, Goffart S, Spelbrink JN.. 2011. Mitochondrion. 11: 630-4 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Sequence-specific stalling of DNA polymerase &#947 and the effects of mutations causing progressive ophthalmoplegia
Atanassova N, Fusté JM, Wanrooij S, Macao B, Goffart S, Bäckström S, Farge G, Khvorostov I, Larsson NG, Spelbrink JN, Falkenberg M. 2011. Human molecular genetics. 20: 1212-23 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Developmental and pathological changes in the human cardiac muscle mitochondrial DNA organization, replication and copy number
Pohjoismäki JL, Goffart S, Taylor RW, Turnbull DM, Suomalainen A, Jacobs HT, Karhunen PJ.. 2010. PLoS ONE. 5: e10426 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Mammalian mitochondrial DNA replication intermediates are essentially duplex but contain extensive tracts of RNA/DNA hybrid.
Pohjoismäki JL, Holmes JB, Wood SR, Yang MY, Yasukawa T, Reyes A, Bailey LJ, Cluett TJ, Goffart S, Willcox S, Rigby RE, Jackson AP, Spelbrink JN, Griffith JD, Crouch RJ, Jacobs HT, Holt IJ.. 2010. Journal of molecular biology. 397: 1144-55 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Adaptation of topoisomerase I paralogs to nuclear and mitochondrial DNA.
Dalla Rosa I, Goffart S, Wurm M, Wiek C, Essmann F, Sobek S, Schroeder P, Zhang H, Krutmann J, Hanenberg H, Schulze-Osthoff K, Mielke C, Pommier Y, Boege F, Christensen MO.. 2009. Nucleic acids research. 37: 6414-28 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Human heart mitochondrial DNA is organized in complex catenated networks containing abundant four-way junctions and replication forks.
Pohjoismäki JL, Goffart S, Tyynismaa H, Willcox S, Ide T, Kang D, Suomalainen A, Karhunen PJ, Griffith JD, Holt IJ, Jacobs HT. 2009. Journal of biological chemistry. 284: 21446-57 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Inducible expression in human cells, purification, and in vitro assays for the mitochondrial DNA helicase Twinkle.
Goffart S, Spelbrink H. 2009. Methods in molecular biology. 554: 103-19 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
The accessory subunit of mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma determines the DNA content of mitochondrial nucleoids in human cultured cells.
Di Re M, Sembongi H, He J, Reyes A, Yasukawa T, Martinsson P, Bailey LJ, Goffart S, Boyd-Kirkup JD, Wong TS, Fersht AR, Spelbrink JN, Holt IJ.. 2009. Nucleic acids research. 37: 5701-13 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Twinkle mutations associated with autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia lead to impaired helicase function and in vivo mtDNA replication stalling.
Goffart S, Cooper HM, Tyynismaa H, Wanrooij S, Suomalainen A, Spelbrink JN.. 2009. Human molecular genetics. 18: 328-40 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
CREB-1alpha is recruited to and mediates upregulation of the cytochrome c promoter during enhanced mitochondrial biogenesis accompanying skeletal muscle differentiation.
Franko A, Mayer S, Thiel G, Mercy L, Arnould T, Hornig-Do HT, Wiesner RJ, Goffart S. 2008. Molecular and cellular biology. 28: 2446-59 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Infantile-onset spinocerebellar ataxia and mitochondrial recessive ataxia syndrome are associated with neuronal complex I defect and mtDNA depletion.
Hakonen AH, Goffart S, Marjavaara S, Paetau A, Cooper H, Mattila K, Lampinen M, Sajantila A, Lönnqvist T, Spelbrink JN, Suomalainen A. 2008. Human molecular genetics. 17: 3822-35 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Expression of catalytic mutants of the mtDNA helicase Twinkle and polymerase POLG causes distinct replication stalling phenotypes.
Wanrooij S, Goffart S, Pohjoismäki JL, Yasukawa T, Spelbrink JN.. 2007. Nucleic acids research. 35: 3238-51 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
The mitochondria of cultured mammalian cells: I. Analysis by immunofluorescence microscopy, histochemistry, subcellular fractionation, and cell fusion.
Malka F, Auré K, Goffart S, Spelbrink JN, Rojo M.. 2007. Methods in molecular biology. 372: 3-16 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
The mitochondria of cultured mammalian cells: II. Expression and visualization of exogenous proteins in fixed and live cells.
Goffart S, Martinsson P, Malka F, Rojo M, Spelbrink JN.. 2007. Methods in molecular biology. 372: 17-32 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Alpha-actinin 4 and BAT1 interaction with the cytochrome c promoter upon skeletal muscle differentiation.
Goffart S, Franko A, Clemen CS, Wiesner RJ.. 2006. Current genetics. 49: 125-35 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Alterations to the expression level of mitochondrial transcription factor A, TFAM, modify the mode of mitochondrial DNA replication in cultured human cells.
Pohjoismäki JL, Wanrooij S, Hyvärinen AK, Goffart S, Holt IJ, Spelbrink JN, Jacobs HT. 2006. Nucleic acids research. 34: 5815-28 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Regulation of mitochondrial proliferation in the heart: power-plant failure contributes to cardiac failure in hypertrophy.
Goffart S, von Kleist-Retzow JC, Wiesner RJ.. 2004. Cardiovascular research. 64: 198-207 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review
Transient overexpression of mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is sufficient to stimulate mitochondrial DNA transcription, but not sufficient to increase mtDNA copy number in cultured cells.
Maniura-Weber K, Goffart S, Garstka HL, Montoya J, Wiesner RJ.. 2004. Nucleic acids research. 32: 6015-27 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Regulation and co-ordination of nuclear gene expression during mitochondrial biogenesis.
Goffart S, Wiesner RJ.. 2003. Experimental physiology. 88: 33-40 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review
Relocation of urf a from the mitochondrion to the nucleus cures the mitochondrial mutator phenotype in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Neu R, Goffart S, Wolf K, Schäfer B. 1998. MOLECULAR AND GENERAL GENETICS (BERLIN). 258: 389-96 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

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Steffi Goffart

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High quality genome assembly of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) with chromosome-level scaffolding

Linear DNA-driven recombination in mammalian mitochondria

Overactive mitochondrial DNA replication disrupts perinatal cardiac maturation

Species-specific variation in mitochondrial genome tandem repeat polymorphisms in hares (Lepus spp., Lagomorpha, Leporidae) provides insight into their evolution

Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Replication by Two-Dimensional Agarose Gel Electrophoresis

Uncharacterized protein C17orf80 - a novel interactor of human mitochondrial nucleoids

Adaptive and Pathological Outcomes of Radiation Stress-Induced Redox Signaling

Draft Genome Sequence of Bradyrhizobium denitrificans K2, Cultivated from an Air Ventilation Environment

Heterozygous p.Y955C mutation in DNA polymerase γ leads to alterations in bioenergetics, complex I subunit expression, and mtDNA replication

Molecular phenotyping uncovers differences in basic housekeeping functions among closely related species of hares (Lepus spp., Lagomorpha: Leporidae)

Top3α is the replicative topoisomerase in mitochondrial DNA replication

MRE11-dependent instability in mitochondrial DNA fork protection activates a cGAS immune signaling pathway

TFAM knockdown-triggered mtDNA-nucleoid aggregation and a decrease in mtDNA copy number induce the reorganization of nucleoid populations and mitochondria-associated ER-membrane contacts

The Type and Source of Reactive Oxygen Species Influences the Outcome of Oxidative Stress in Cultured Cells

Reply to: Proofreading deficiency in mitochondrial DNA polymerase does not affect total dNTP pools in mouse embryos

Defects in mtDNA replication challenge nuclear genome stability through nucleotide depletion and provide a unifying mechanism for mouse progerias

Hydraulically pressed silver nanowire-cotton fibers as an active platform for filtering and surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection of bacteria from fluid

Replication fork rescue in mammalian mitochondria

Twist and Turn - Topoisomerase Functions in Mitochondrial DNA Maintenance

ATAD3 controls mitochondrial cristae structure, influencing mtDNA replication and cholesterol levels in muscle

Ciprofloxacin impairs mitochondrial DNA replication initiation through inhibition of Topoisomerase 2

Known Unknowns of Mammalian Mitochondrial DNA Maintenance

Preclinical Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy in a Mouse Model of MNGIE

Tissue specific differences in mitochondrial DNA maintenance and expression

PrimPol is required for replication reinitiation after mtDNA damage

The role of mitochondria in cardiac development and protection

Chemoproteomic, biochemical and pharmacological approaches in the discovery of inhibitors targeting human alfa/beta-hydrolase domain containing 11 (ABHD11)

Low doses of ultraviolet radiation and oxidative damage induce dramatic accumulation of mitochondrial DNA replication intermediates, fork regression, and replication initiation shift

Binding to G-quadruplex RNA activates the mitochondrial GTPase NOA1

Overexpression of Twinkle-helicase protects cardiomyocytes from genotoxic stress caused by reactive oxygen species

Oxidative stress during mitochondrial biogenesis compromises mtDNA integrity in growing hearts and induces a global DNA repair response

Of circles, forks and humanity: Topological organisation and replication of mammalian mitochondrial DNA.

Replication stalling by catalytically impaired Twinkle induces mitochondrial DNA rearrangements in cultured cells.

Sequence-specific stalling of DNA polymerase &#947 and the effects of mutations causing progressive ophthalmoplegia

Developmental and pathological changes in the human cardiac muscle mitochondrial DNA organization, replication and copy number

Mammalian mitochondrial DNA replication intermediates are essentially duplex but contain extensive tracts of RNA/DNA hybrid.

Adaptation of topoisomerase I paralogs to nuclear and mitochondrial DNA.

Human heart mitochondrial DNA is organized in complex catenated networks containing abundant four-way junctions and replication forks.

Inducible expression in human cells, purification, and in vitro assays for the mitochondrial DNA helicase Twinkle.

The accessory subunit of mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma determines the DNA content of mitochondrial nucleoids in human cultured cells.

Twinkle mutations associated with autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia lead to impaired helicase function and in vivo mtDNA replication stalling.

CREB-1alpha is recruited to and mediates upregulation of the cytochrome c promoter during enhanced mitochondrial biogenesis accompanying skeletal muscle differentiation.

Infantile-onset spinocerebellar ataxia and mitochondrial recessive ataxia syndrome are associated with neuronal complex I defect and mtDNA depletion.

Expression of catalytic mutants of the mtDNA helicase Twinkle and polymerase POLG causes distinct replication stalling phenotypes.

The mitochondria of cultured mammalian cells: I. Analysis by immunofluorescence microscopy, histochemistry, subcellular fractionation, and cell fusion.

The mitochondria of cultured mammalian cells: II. Expression and visualization of exogenous proteins in fixed and live cells.

Alpha-actinin 4 and BAT1 interaction with the cytochrome c promoter upon skeletal muscle differentiation.

Alterations to the expression level of mitochondrial transcription factor A, TFAM, modify the mode of mitochondrial DNA replication in cultured human cells.

Regulation of mitochondrial proliferation in the heart: power-plant failure contributes to cardiac failure in hypertrophy.

Transient overexpression of mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is sufficient to stimulate mitochondrial DNA transcription, but not sufficient to increase mtDNA copy number in cultured cells.

Regulation and co-ordination of nuclear gene expression during mitochondrial biogenesis.

Relocation of urf a from the mitochondrion to the nucleus cures the mitochondrial mutator phenotype in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.