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The PGC-1α cascade. Transcriptional upregulation or posttranslational activation of PGC-1α due to fasting, physical exercise, cold exposure, or pharmacological manipulations leads to the transcriptional activation of several nuclear-encoded proteins involved in mitochondrial functioning at multiple levels, including mitochondrial biogenesis, adaptive metabolism, antioxidant responses, and proper ETC assembly/import.
