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Defects in mitochondrial DNA replication and oxidative damage in muscle of mtDNA mutator mice.
Free radical biology & medicine - 1 Oct 2014
Kolesar Jill E, Safdar Adeel, Abadi Arkan, MacNeil Lauren G, Crane Justin D, Tarnopolsky Mark A, Kaufman Brett A
Abstract excerpt
A causal role for mitochondrial dysfunction in mammalian aging is supported by recent studies of the mtDNA mutator mouse ("PolG" mouse), which harbors a defect in the proofreading-exonuclease activity of mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma. These mice exhibit accelerated aging phenotypes characteristic of human aging, including systemic mitochondrial dysfunction, exercise intolerance, alopecia and graying of hair,...
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