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Antimutator alleles of yeast DNA polymerase gamma modulate the balance between DNA synthesis and excision.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Foury Françoise, Szczepanowska Karolina
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are an important cause of disease and perhaps aging in human. DNA polymerase gamma (pol γ), the unique replicase inside mitochondria, plays a key role in the fidelity of mtDNA replication through selection of the correct nucleotide and 3'-5' exonuclease proofreading. For the first time, we have isolated and characterized antimutator alleles in the yeast pol γ (Mip1). These...
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