A goal of the research in the Dittenhafer-Reed lab is to uncover biochemical mechanisms that govern mitochondrial gene expression and mtDNA stability. Characterization of mtDNA nucleoid proteins in ...

Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria—the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short—can lead to diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS ...