“…Furthermore, their regulations on transcription or post-translation level are responsive to meet the multiple metabolic demands induced by physiological signals, senescence, and diseases ( Cui et al, 2006 ; Bellance et al, 2009 ; D’Errico et al, 2011 ; Patel et al, 2012 ; Tsunemi and La Spada, 2012 ). For instance, PGC1-related coactivators can activate the expression of NRF1, NRF2, and transcription factor A (TFAM, the final effectors of mtDNA transcription and replication) to regulate the expression of respiratory chain and the biogenesis of mitochondria, a process that has been well-documented in previous reviews ( Gleyzer et al, 2005 ; Scarpulla, 2008 ; Scarpulla et al, 2012 ; Villena, 2015 ; Popov, 2020 ). Therefore, we commonly regard the expression of PGC1 α, NRF1 , TFAM , and mitochondrial-related genes, as well as mtDNA copy number as the markers for mitochondrial biogenesis.…”