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ATFS-1 counteracts mitochondrial DNA damage by promoting repair over transcription

The ability to balance conflicting functional demands is critical for ensuring organismal survival. The transcription and repair of the mitochondrial genome requires separate enzymatic activities that can sterically compete, suggesting a life-long trade-off between these two processes.

Citation:
Dai CY, Ng CC, Hung GCC, Kirmes I, ……. Rackham O, Filipovska A, Zuryn S. ATFS-1 counteracts mitochondrial DNA damage by promoting repair over transcription. Nat Cell Biol. 2023

Abstract:
The ability to balance conflicting functional demands is critical for ensuring organismal survival. The transcription and repair of the mitochondrial genome requires separate enzymatic activities that can sterically compete, suggesting a life-long trade-off between these two processes.