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The power of yeast to model diseases of the powerhouse of the cell.
Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition) - 1 Jan 2013
Baile Matthew G, Claypool Steven M
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondria participate in a variety of cellular functions. As such, mitochondrial diseases exhibit numerous clinical phenotypes. Because mitochondrial functions are highly conserved between humans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, yeast are an excellent model to study mitochondrial disease, providing insight into both physiological and pathophysiological processes.
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