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Transient mitochondrial DNA double strand breaks in mice cause accelerated aging phenotypes in a ROS-dependent but p53/p21-independent manner.
Cell death and differentiation - 1 Feb 2017
Pinto Milena, Pickrell Alicia M, Wang Xiao, Bacman Sandra R, Yu Aixin, Hida Aline, Dillon Lloye M, Morton Paul D, Malek Thomas R, Williams Siôn L, Moraes Carlos T
Abstract excerpt
We observed that the transient induction of mtDNA double strand breaks (DSBs) in cultured cells led to activation of cell cycle arrest proteins (p21/p53 pathway) and decreased cell growth, mediated through reactive oxygen species (ROS). To investigate this process in vivo we developed a mouse model where we could transiently induce mtDNA DSBs ubiquitously. This transient mtDNA damage in mice caused an accelerated...
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