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Linear mtDNA fragments and unusual mtDNA rearrangements associated with pathological deficiency of MGME1 exonuclease.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Dec 2014
Nicholls Thomas J, Zsurka Gábor, Peeva Viktoriya, Schöler Susanne, Szczesny Roman J, Cysewski Dominik, Reyes Aurelio, Kornblum Cornelia, Sciacco Monica, Moggio Maurizio, Dziembowski Andrzej, Kunz Wolfram S, Minczuk Michal
Abstract excerpt
MGME1, also known as Ddk1 or C20orf72, is a mitochondrial exonuclease found to be involved in the processing of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) during replication. Here, we present detailed insights on the role of MGME1 in mtDNA maintenance. Upon loss of MGME1, elongated 7S DNA species accumulate owing to incomplete processing of 5' ends. Moreover, an 11-kb linear mtDNA fragment spanning the entire major arc of the...
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