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Effects of calorie restriction on the lifespan and healthspan of POLG mitochondrial mutator mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Someya Shinichi, Kujoth Gregory C, Kim Mi-Jung, Hacker Timothy A, Vermulst Marc, Weindruch Richard, Prolla Tomas A
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations are thought to have a causative role in age-related pathologies. We have shown previously that mitochondrial mutator mice (PolgD257A/D257A), harboring a proofreading-deficient version of the mtDNA polymerase gamma (POLG), accumulate mtDNA mutations in multiple tissues and display several features of accelerated aging. Calorie restriction (CR) is known to delay the onset of...
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