Journal
DNA REPAIR
Volume 19, Issue -, Pages 190-198Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2014.03.010
Keywords
POLG; Mitochondrial DNA replication; mtDNA; Mitochondrial disease; Mutagenesis
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- NIH, NIEHS [ES 065078, ES 065080]
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Human mitochondria harbor an essential, high copy number, 16,569 base pair, circular DNA genome that encodes 13 gene products required for electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation. Mutation of this genome can compromise cellular respiration, ultimately resulting in a variety of progressive metabolic diseases collectively known as 'mitochondrial diseases'. Mutagenesis of mtDNA and the persistence of mtDNA mutations in cells and tissues is a complex topic, involving the interplay of DNA replication, DNA damage and repair, purifying selection, organelle dynamics, mitophagy, and aging. We briefly review these general elements that affect maintenance of mtDNA, and we focus on nuclear genes encoding the mtDNA replication machinery that can perturb the genetic integrity of the mitochondrial genome. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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