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Mathematical modeling of the role of mitochondrial fusion and fission in mitochondrial DNA maintenance.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Tam Zhi Yang, Gruber Jan, Halliwell Barry, Gunawan Rudiyanto
Abstract excerpt
Accumulation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations has been implicated in a wide range of human pathologies, including neurodegenerative diseases, sarcopenia, and the aging process itself. In cells, mtDNA molecules are constantly turned over (i.e. replicated and degraded) and are also exchanged among mitochondria during the fusion and fission of these organelles. While the expansion of a mutant mtDNA population...
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