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A mutation in mitochondrial complex I increases ethanol sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Apr 2003
Kayser Ernst-Bernhard, Hoppel Charles L, Morgan Phil G, Sedensky Margaret M
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BACKGROUND: The gene gas-1 encodes the 49-kDa subunit of complex I of the mitochondrial electron transport chain in Caenorhabditis elegans. A mutation in gas-1 profoundly increases sensitivity to ethanol and decreases complex I-dependent metabolism in mitochondria. METHODS: Mitochondria were isolated from wild-type and gas-1 strains of C. elegans. The effects of ethanol on complex I-, II-, and III-dependent...
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