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Modeling aging and retinal degeneration with mitochondrial DNA mutation burden.
Aging cell - 1 Nov 2024
Sturgis John, Singh Rupesh, Caron Quinn R, Samuels Ivy S, Shiju Thomas Micheal, Mukkara Aditi, Freedman Paul, Bonilha Vera L
Abstract excerpt
Somatic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutation accumulation has been observed in individuals with retinal degenerative disorders. To study the effects of aging and mtDNA mutation accumulation in the retina, a polymerase gamma (POLG) exonuclease-deficient model, the PolgD257A mutator mice (D257A), was used. POLG is an enzyme responsible for regulating mtDNA replication and repair. Retinas of young and older mice with...
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