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Factors that might affect the allotopic replacement of a damaged mitochondrial DNA-encoded protein.
Rejuvenation research - 1 Jan 2006
Mukhopadhyay Abhijit, Zullo Steven J, Weiner Henry
Abstract excerpt
The human mitochondrion contains a small circular genome that codes for 13 proteins, 22 tRNAs, and 2 rRNAs. The proteins are all inner membrane bound components of complexes involved in the electron transport system and ATP formation. Mutations to any of the 13 proteins affect cellular behavior b...
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