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Mitochondrial gene expression is essential for adenosine triphosphate synthesis via oxidative phosphorylation, which is the universal energy currency of cells. Here, we report the identification and characterization of a homologue of Mtf2 (also called Nam1) in . The Δ mutant with the intron-containing mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) exhibited impaired growth on a rich medium containing the non-fermentable carbon source glycerol, suggesting that is involved in mitochondrial function. deletion in a mitochondrial intron-containing background resulted in a barely detectable level of the mRNA and a reduction in the level of the mRNA, and severely impaired translation. In contrast, deletion in a mitochondrial intron-less background did not affect the levels of and mRNAs. However, Cox1 synthesis could not be restored to the control level in the Δ mutant with intron-less mtDNA. Our results suggest that unlike its counterpart in which plays a general role in synthesis of mtDNA-encoded proteins, Mtf2 primarily functions in translation and the effect of deletion on splicing of introns in mtDNA is likely due to a deficiency in the synthesis of intron-encoded maturases.

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