Subjects were enrolled in the Einstein Longevity Genes Project ... further research into how interactions between mitochondrial and nuclear DNA influence aging. The researchers say that ...
Mitochondria, we now know, have many ways to release their DNA into the cytoplasm surrounding ... Retrotransposons, gene fragments that jump from one chromosome to another, trigger inflammation ...
Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome (MTDPS ... can result in the failure of multiple organ systems. Currently, over 400 genes linked to these diseases have been identified.
mtDNA is found exclusively within mitochondria and contains just 37 genes, which are largely responsible for energy production. Mutations occur to this DNA in the same way as DNA found in the ...
A new study illuminates a tantalizing mechanism. Reporting December 20 in Science, researchers led by Huan Ma of Zhejiang University School of Medicine in Hangzhou, China, describe a tight coupling ...
The rare hereditary condition known as mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome (MTDPS ... Currently, more than 400 genes have been connected to these illnesses. The complexity of the genetic ...