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Characterization of the human homozygous R182W POLG2 mutation in mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Hoff Kirsten E, DeBalsi Karen L, Sanchez-Quintero Maria J, Longley Matthew J, Hirano Michio, Naini Ali B, Copeland William C
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Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been linked to a variety of metabolic, neurological and muscular diseases which can present at any time throughout life. MtDNA is replicated by DNA polymerase gamma (Pol γ), twinkle helicase and mitochondrial single-stranded binding protein (mtSSB). The Pol γ holoenzyme is a heterotrimer consisting of the p140 catalytic subunit and a p55 homodimeric accessory subunit...
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