Mitochondrial Gene Expression

Authors Stuendl A, Kraus T, Chatterjee M, Zapke B, Sadowski B, Moebius W, Hobert MA, Deuschle C, Brockmann K, Maetzler W, Mollenhauer B, Schneider A Journal Movement Disorders Citation Mov Disord. 2021 May 18. Abstract Background: Extracellular vesicles are small vesicles that are released from many cells, including neurons. α-Synuclein

Authors Farnung L, Ochmann M, Engeholm M, Cramer P Journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology Citation Nat Struct Mol Biol (2021). Abstract Efficient transcription of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) through nucleosomes requires the help of various factors. Here we show biochemically that Pol II transcription through a nucleosome is

Authors Hillen HS Journal Current Opinion in Virology Citation Current Opinion in Virology 2021, 48:82–90. Abstract Coronaviruses use an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) to replicate and express their genome. The RdRp associates with additional non-structural proteins (nsps) to form a replication-transcription complex (RTC) that carries out RNA synthesis, capping and

Authors Hillen HS, Markov DA, Wojtas ID, Hofmann KB, Lidschreiber M, Cowan AT, Jones JL, Temiakov D, Cramer P, Anikin M Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Citation PNAS, Apr 2021, 118 (15) e2009329118. Abstract Respiration-coupled ATP production yields most of the

Authors Sahu B, Hartonen T, Pihlajamaa P, Wie B, Dave K, Zhu F, Kaasinen E, Lidschreiber K, Lidschreiber M, Daub CO, Cramer P, Kivioja T, Taipale J Journal bioRxiv Citation bioRxiv 2021.03.18.435942. Abstract DNA determines where and when genes are expressed, but the full set of sequence determinants that control

Authors Reshetniak S, Rizzoli SO Journal Current Opinion in Cell Biology Citation Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2021 Mar 8;71:63-68. Abstract For decades, the synaptic vesicle cluster has been thought of as a storage space for synaptic vesicles, whose obvious function is to provide vesicles for the depolarization-induced release of neurotransmitters;

Authors Yousefi R, Fornasiero EF, Cyganek L, Montoya J, Jakobs S, Rizzoli SO, Rehling P, Pacheu-Grau D Journal EMBO Reports Citation EMBO Rep. 2021 Feb 15:e51635. Abstract Mitochondria possess a small genome that codes for core subunits of the oxidative phosphorylation system and whose expression is essential for energy production.

Authors Möbius W, Hümmert S, Ruhwedel T, Kuzirian A, Gould R Journal Life Citation Life. 2021; 11(2):136. Abstract Although myelinated nervous systems are shared among 60,000 jawed vertebrates, studies aimed at understanding myelination have focused more and more on mice and zebrafish. To obtain a broader understanding of the myelination

Authors Reinert MC, Pacheu-Grau D, Catarino CB, Klopstock T, Ohlenbusch A, Schittkowski M, Wilichowski E, Rehling P, Brockmann K Journal Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases Citation Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2021 Feb 4;16(1):64. Abstract Background: Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is the most common mitochondrial disorder and characterized by acute

Authors Zheng X, Zhang L, Kuang Y, Venkataramani V, Jin F, Hein K, Zafeiriou MP, Lenz C, Moebius W, Kilic E, Hermann DM, Weber MS, Urlaub H, Zimmermann WH, Bähr M, Doeppner TR  Journal Translational Stroke Research Citation Transl. Stroke Res. 12, 185–203 (2021). Abstract Stem cells such as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) enhance neurological recovery in preclinical stroke models by secreting extracellular vesicles (EVs). Since previous reports have focused on the application of MSC-EVs