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In vivo quantification reveals extensive natural variation in mitochondrial form and function in Caenorhabditis briggsae.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Hicks Kiley A, Howe Dana K, Leung Aubrey, Denver Dee R, Estes Suzanne
Abstract excerpt
We have analyzed natural variation in mitochondrial form and function among a set of Caenorhabditis briggsae isolates known to harbor mitochondrial DNA structural variation in the form of a heteroplasmic nad5 gene deletion (nad5Δ) that correlates negatively with organismal fitness. We performed in vivo quantification of 24 mitochondrial phenotypes including reactive oxygen species level, membrane potential, and...
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