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Mitochondrial DNA repair and damage tolerance
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The accurate maintenance of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is required in order for eukaryotic cells to assemble a functional electron transport chain. This independently-maintained genome relies on nuclear-encoded proteins that are imported into the mitochondria to carry out replication and repair processes. Decades of research has made clear that mitochondria employ robust and varied mtDNA repair and damage tolerance mechanisms in order to ensure the proper maintenance of the mitochondrial genome. This review focuses on our current understanding of mtDNA repair and damage tolerance pathways including base excision repair, mismatch repair, homologous recombination, non-homologous end joining, translesion synthesis and mtDNA degradation in both yeast and mammalian systems.
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- Authors
- Sia, E. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Rochester (US)
- Corresponding author
- Sia, Elaine A
- ORCID
- Sia, Elaine A
- Venue
- Frontiers in Bioscience
- Publisher
- IMR Press
- Published
- 2017
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 920-943
- ISSN
- 1093-4715 (ISSN-L)
- 1093-9946
- DOI
- 10.2741/4525
- OpenAlex
- W2547799867
- Cited by
- 84
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- 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3
- FWCI
- 2.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Frontiers in bioscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA Repair Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Keywords
- mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA repair, damage tolerance, base excision repair, DNA mismatch repair, homologous recombination, non-homologous end joining, translesion synthesis, mitochondrial DNA maintenance, nuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteins, electron transport chain
- MeSH terms
- Animals, DNA Damage, DNA Repair, DNA, Fungal, DNA, Mitochondrial, Humans, Mitochondria, Mutation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Genome, Human, Genome, Fungal, Genome, Mitochondrial
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