The kinetoplastid-specific transcription factor mtTF1 is essential for mitochondrial gene expression and maxicircle replication in Trypanosoma brucei
Mitochondrial DNA replication and gene expression are essential for cell survival. In Trypanosoma brucei, a protozoan animal and human parasite, the mitochondrial RNA polymerase (mtRNAP, Tb927.11.5780) plays roles in both transcription and DNA replication. This study identifies and characterizes the first mitochondrial...