Abstract
Mitochondria possess multiple copies of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that encode 37 genes and their transcription and replication get controlled by unique molecular codes different from that in the nuclear DNA. The mtDNA has been gaining increased attention as one of the critical therapeutic targets as mutations in them impair the function of mitochondria and cause mitochondrial diseases like MELAS. In this chapter, we describe artificial control of mitochondrial transcription based on mtDNA sequence information with a new type of compounds termed MITO-PIPs, which encompasses two domains: pyrrole–imidazole polyamide as DNA recognition domain and mitochondrial penetrating peptide as the mitochondria-targeting domain. Because MITO-PIPs are amenable to tunability, they can be expanded as a synthetic strategy to modulate mitochondrial gene(s) on demand.
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Hidaka, T., Sugiyama, H., Pandian, G.N. (2021). Sequence-Specific Control of Mitochondrial Gene Transcription Using Programmable Synthetic Gene Switches Called MITO-PIPs. In: Weissig, V., Edeas, M. (eds) Mitochondrial Medicine . Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2275. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1262-0_13
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