title: Mitochondrial Matrix Processes.
abstract: Mitochondria possess their own genome that, despite its small size, is critically important for their functioning, as it encodes several dozens of RNAs and proteins. All biochemical processes typical for bacterial and nuclear DNA are described in mitochondrial matrix: replication, repair, recombination, and transcription. Commonly, their mechanisms are similar to those found in bacteria, but they are characterized by several unique features. In this review, we provide an overall description of mitochondrial matrix processes paying special attention to the typical features of such mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Immanuil Kant Baltic Federal University, Institute of Chemistry and Biology, Kaliningrad, 236038, Russia. IMazunin@kantiana.ru.
authors.forename: I O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Mazunin
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Levitskii
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Patrushev
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kamenski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004260:DNA Repair; D004261:DNA Replication; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases