Journal
MEMBRANES
Volume 12, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/membranes12060625
Keywords
mitochondria; IMM; OMM; fission; fusion; mtDNA
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This review discusses the essential interaction between mitochondrial membranes and mtDNA for mtDNA maintenance. It also reviews different mtDNA maintenance disorders caused by defects in this interaction and therapeutic approaches relevant to defects in mitochondrial membranes.
Mitochondria are surrounded by two membranes; the outer mitochondrial membrane and the inner mitochondrial membrane. They are unique organelles since they have their own DNA, the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which is replicated continuously. Mitochondrial membranes have direct interaction with mtDNA and are therefore involved in organization of the mitochondrial genome. They also play essential roles in mitochondrial dynamics and the supply of nucleotides for mtDNA synthesis. In this review, we will discuss how the mitochondrial membranes interact with mtDNA and how this interaction is essential for mtDNA maintenance. We will review different mtDNA maintenance disorders that result from defects in this crucial interaction. Finally, we will review therapeutic approaches relevant to defects in mitochondrial membranes.
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