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p53 regulates skeletal muscle mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content by directly interacting with and transactivating the Mitochondrial Transcription Factor A (TFAM) gene.
Mitochondrial density in your muscles is genetically regulated by how well your body manages stress responses (p53) and builds mitochondrial machinery (TFAM). This suggests that endurance training benefits are partly dependent on your genetic ability to upregulate these specific mitochondrial genes.
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p53 interacts with Mitochondrial Transcription Factor A (TFAM)... and regulates mtDNA content.
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Supported by ChIP assays, luciferase reporters, and knockout models.
Source
p53 Improves Aerobic Exercise Capacity and Augments Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial DNA Content
Joon‐Young Park et al. · Circulation Research · 2009
DOI 10.1161/circresaha.109.205310
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