Germline TFAM levels regulate mitochondrial DNA copy number and mutant heteroplasmy in C. elegans
Schwartz, A. Z.; Nance, J.
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The mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) is packaged into discrete protein-DNA complexes called nucleoids. mtDNA packaging factor TFAM (mitochondrial transcription factor-A) promotes nucleoid compaction and is required for mtDNA replication. Here, we investigate how changing TFAM levels affects mtDNA in the Caenorhabditis elegans germ line. We show that increasing germline TFAM activity boosts mtDNA number and significantly increases the relative proportion of a selfish mtDNA mutant, uaDf5. We conclude that TFAM levels must be tightly controlled to ensure appropriate mtDNA composition in the germ line.
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