Title:

Age-related Fragmentation of Mitochondrial DNA Associated with Oxygen Damage

Subtitle:

Age-related Fragmentation of Mitochondrial DNA Associated with Oxygen Damage

Creator:

Ozawa, Takayuki

Publisher:

Committee on Biotechnology PAS ; Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS

Date issued/created:

1996

Description:

Polish - Japan Issue

Subject and Keywords:

biotechnology

Abstract:

In normal human hearts, a progressive age-related fragmentation of mitochondrial (mt) DNAinto various-sized deleted (A) mtDNA up to 358 types was documented by a novel total-detectionsystem for deletions. The AmtDNA lacking replication origin(s), minicircles, accumulated up to280 types out of the 358, suggesting a yet unknown replication mechanism in human. Wild-typemtDNA decreased linearly down to 11% of the total with age negatively correlated with AmtDNAand oxidized nucleoside, 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine. A remarkable mirror image observed inAmtDNA size distribution as well implies that random hydroxyl-radical attacks resulted in doublestrand break and rejoining of mtDNA as a preferable mechanism to form various AmtDNA ofclosed circular duplex. In the patients with mitochondrial cardiomyopathy, similar fragmentationand oxidative damage in mtDNA was documented at their age 7 to 19 equivalent to the normalsubjects of age over 80. Exposure of a cultured cell line under oxygen stress, 95% oxygen, coldmimic these changes in mtDNA* within 3 days leading an apoptotic cell death, whereas mtDNAlacking cells are relatively immune. These facts support the ‘redox mechanism of ageing’.

Relation:

Biotechnologia, vol.35, 4 (1996)-.

Volume:

35

Issue:

4

Start page:

208

End page:

222

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

0860-7796 ; IChB B-31

Source:

Library of Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS

Language:

pol

Language of abstract:

eng

Temporal coverage:

1988-2010

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 4.0 license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-SA 4.0] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 4.0 license, full text available at:

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Science

Original in:

Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Science

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

Access:

Open