Developmental BiologyCurrent BiologyPeer-reviewed
DNA-polymerase guided elimination of paternal mitochondrial genomes:An escape-proof obstacle to their transmission
Zhongsheng Yu, Patrick H. O’Farrell, Nikita Yakubovich, Steven Z. DeLuca
The paper shows that knocking down the mitochondrial DNA polymerase Tamas blocks paternal mtDNA loss in Drosophila, suggesting a novel role for DNA polymerase in mtDNA elimination.
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