Mathematical modeling of the role of mitochondrial fusion and fission in mitochondrial DNA maintenance.

Accumulation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations has been implicated in a wide range of human pathologies, including neurodegenerative diseases, sarcopenia, and the aging process itself. In cells, mtDNA molecules are constantly turned over (i.e. replicated and degraded) and are also exchanged amo...

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Main Authors: Zhi Yang Tam, Jan Gruber, Barry Halliwell, Rudiyanto Gunawan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3795767?pdf=render