Concentration of mitochondrial DNA mutations by cytoplasmic transfer from platelets to cultured mouse cells.

Accumulation of mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is thought to be responsible for mitochondrial, and other, diseases and biological phenomena, such as diabetes, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and aging. Mouse models may elucidate the relationship between mutations in mtDNA and these abnor...

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Main Authors: Kaori Ishikawa, Kohei Kobayashi, Akihito Yamada, Moe Umehara, Toshihiko Oka, Kazuto Nakada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213283