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Transmitochondrial mice as models for primary prevention of diseases caused by mutation in the tRNA(Lys) gene.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 25 Feb 2014
Shimizu Akinori, Mito Takayuki, Hayashi Chisato, Ogasawara Emi, Koba Ryusuke, Negishi Issei, Takenaga Keizo, Nakada Kazuto, Hayashi Jun-Ichi
Abstract excerpt
We generated transmitochondrial mice (mito-mice) that carry a mutation in the tRNA(Lys) gene encoded by mtDNA for use in studies of its pathogenesis and transmission profiles. Because patients with mitochondrial diseases frequently carry mutations in the mitochondrial tRNA(Lys) and tRNA(Leu(UUR)) genes, we focused our efforts on identifying somatic mutations of these genes in mouse lung carcinoma P29 cells. Of...
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