title: MTERF1 gives mtDNA an unusual twist.
abstract: Expression of mtDNA is critical for biogenesis of the oxidative phosphorylation system, but the regulatory processes are poorly understood. Recent work in Cell (Yakubovskaya et al., 2010) reports a novel DNA-binding fold in mitochondrial transcription termination factor 1 (MTERF1), which causes unwinding and base eversion at its target mtDNA sequence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Göteborgs Universitet, S-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden. claes.gustafsson@medkem.gu.se
authors.forename: Claes M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gustafsson
authors.forename: Nils-Göran
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Larsson