Mitochondrial DNA structure and function.

I. Mammalian Mitochondrial Genomes II. The Human mtDNA III. Structure of the Human mtDNA D-Loop Region IV. Mitochondrial DNA Replication V. Initiation of L-Strand DNA Replication VI. Alternative Mode of mtDNA Replication VII. General Features of Factors Associated with mtDNA Replication A. DNA Polymerase y B. Mitochondrial Single-Strand Binding Protein VIII. Regulation of mtDNA Replication IX. Mitoehondrial Transcription A. Transcription Initiation B. Transcription Elongation and Termination C. Posttranscriptional Modifications X. Translation of Mitochondrial Transcripts XI. Concluding Remarks References