Selected Publications

Koludarova, L. and B.J. BATTERSBY. 2024. Mitochondrial protein synthesis quality control. Human Molecular Genetics. 33:R53-R60

Ng, K.Y., G. Lutfullahoglu Bal, U. Richter, O. Safronov, L. Paulin, C.D. Dunn, V.O. Paavilainen, J. Richer, W.G. Newman, R.W. Taylor and B.J. BATTERSBY. 2022. Non-stop mRNAs generate a ground state of mitochondrial gene expression noise. Science Advances. 8:eabq5234

Itoh, Y., J. Andréll, A. Choi, U. Richter, P. Maiti, A. Barrientos, B.J. BATTERSBY, A. Amunts. 2021. Mechanism of membrane-tethered mitochondrial protein synthesis. Science. 371:846-849.

BATTERSBY, B.J., U. Richter, and O. Safronov. 2019. Mitochondrial nascent chain quality control determines organelle form and function. ACS Chemical Biology. 14:2396-2405.

Richter U., K.Y. Ng, F. Suomi, P. Marttinen, T. Turunen, C. Jackson, A. Suomalainen, H. Vihinen, E. Jokitalo, T.A. Nyman, M.A. Isokallio, J.B. Stewart, C. Mancini, A. Brusco, S. Seneca, A. Lombès, R.W. Taylor, B.J. BATTERSBY. 2019. Mitochondrial stress response triggered by defects in protein synthesis quality control. Life Science Alliance. 2:e201800219.

Richter, U., M.E. Evans, W.C. Clark, P. Marttinen, E.A. Shoubridge, A. Suomalainen, A. Wredenberg, A. Wedell, T. Pan, and B.J. Battersby. 2018. RNA modification landscape of the human mitochondrial tRNALys regulates protein synthesis. Nature Communications. 9:3966

Suomalainen, A. and B.J. Battersby. 2018. Mitochondrial diseases: contribution of organelle stress responses to pathology. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 19: 77-92.

Richter, U., T. Lahtinen, P. Marttinen, F. Suomi, and B.J. Battersby. 2015. Quality control of mitochondrial protein synthesis is required for membrane integrity and cell fitness. Journal of Cell Biology. 211:373-389.

Richter, U., T. Lahtinen, P. Marttinen, M. Myöhänen, D. Greco, G. Cannino, H.T. Jacobs, N.Lietzén, T.A. Nyman, and B.J. Battersby. 2013. A mitochondrial ribosomal and RNA decay pathway blocks cell proliferation. Current Biology. 23:535-541.