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Mitochondrial mutant cells are hypersensitive to ionizing radiation, phleomycin and mitomycin C.
Mutation research - 26 Apr 2009
Kulkarni Rohan, Reither Adrian, Thomas Robert A, Tucker James D
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is an important contributor to the ATP-generating oxidative phosphorylation complex. Single nucleotide mutations in mitochondrial genes involved in ATP synthesis result in a broad range of diseases. Leber optic atrophy and Leigh's syndrome are two such diseases arising from point mutations in the mitochondrial genome. Here, ionizing radiation, phleomycin and mitomycin C (MMC) were used...
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