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Mitochondrial DNA level, but not active replicase, is essential for Caenorhabditis elegans development.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Apr 2009
Bratic Ivana, Hench Jürgen, Henriksson Johan, Antebi Adam, Bürglin Thomas R, Trifunovic Aleksandra
Abstract excerpt
A number of studies showed that the development and the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans is dependent on mitochondrial function. In this study, we addressed the role of mitochondrial DNA levels and mtDNA maintenance in development of C. elegans by analyzing deletion mutants for mitochondrial po...
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