title: Drosophila mitochondrial transcription factor A (d-TFAM) is dispensable for the transcription of mitochondrial DNA in Kc167 cells.
abstract: We have cloned cDNA encoding Drosophila mitochondrial (mt) transcription factor A (d-TFAM). RNA interference (RNAi) of d-TFAM by lipofection of haemocyte-derived Kc167 cells with double-stranded RNA reduced d-TFAM to less than 5% of the normal level. Reflecting the ability of TFAM to stabilize mtDNA, RNAi of d-TFAM reduced mtDNA to 40%. Nonetheless, transcription of the ND2 and ND5 genes and their mRNAs remained unchanged for 8 days of the duration of RNAi. We thus show that d-TFAM is not essential for the transcription of Drosophila mtDNA.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Course for Regulation of Biological Signals, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi 464-8601, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kadowaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000378:metabolism; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster; D006434:Hemocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D008081:Liposomes; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016372:RNA, Antisense / Q000378:metabolism; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection; D029867:Xenopus Proteins
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D008081:Liposomes; D016372:RNA, Antisense; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; C489029:TFAM protein, Drosophila; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; C097078:XL-MTTFA protein, Xenopus; D029867:Xenopus Proteins