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The role of mitochondria in aging
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Over the last decade, accumulating evidence has suggested a causative link between mitochondrial dysfunction and major phenotypes associated with aging. Somatic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations and respiratory chain dysfunction accompany normal aging, but the first direct experimental evidence that increased mtDNA mutation levels contribute to progeroid phenotypes came from the mtDNA mutator mouse. Recent evidence suggests that increases in aging-associated mtDNA mutations are not caused by damage accumulation, but rather are due to clonal expansion of mtDNA replication errors that occur during development. Here we discuss the caveats of the traditional mitochondrial free radical theory of aging and highlight other possible mechanisms, including insulin/IGF-1 signaling (IIS) and the target of rapamycin pathways, that underlie the central role of mitochondria in the aging process.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bratic, A., & Larsson, N.-G.
- Affiliations
- Max Planck Society (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Larsson, Nils-Göran
- ORCID
- Larsson, Nils-Göran
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Published
- 2013-03-01
- Volume
- 123
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 951-957
- ISSN
- 0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3582127
- OpenAlex
- W2112299930
- Cited by
- 1,087
- References
- 128
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- FWCI
- 8.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Investigation (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
- Keywords
- mitochondria, aging, mitochondrial dysfunction, somatic mtDNA mutations, respiratory chain deficiency, progeroid phenotype, clonal expansion, free radical theory of aging, insulin/IGF-1 signaling, mTOR signaling
- MeSH terms
- Aging, Animals, DNA, Mitochondrial, Free Radicals, Humans, Mitochondria, Mutation, Signal Transduction, Mutagenesis, Cellular Senescence
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