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Role of mitochondrial DNA in toxic responses to oxidative stress.
DNA repair - 3 Feb 2006
Van Houten Bennett, Woshner Victoria, Santos Janine H
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondria are at the crossroads of several crucial cellular activities including: adenosine triphosphate (ATP) generation via oxidative phosphorylation; the biosynthesis of heme, pyrimidines and steroids; calcium and iron homeostasis and programmed cell death (apoptosis). Mitochondria also produce considerable quantities of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) that in conjunction with its large iron stores...
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