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Mitochondrial DNA-deficient models and aging.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Apr 2007
Olgun Abdullah, Akman Serif
Abstract excerpt
Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) encodes 13 subunits of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) enzyme complexes I, III, IV, and V except complex II. MtDNA is more sensitive to oxidative damage than nuclear DNA. MtDNA defects are involved in many pathologies including aging. Several mtDNA-deficient cel...
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