The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging - Supernova: Pliki
The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging - Supernova: Pliki
The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging - Supernova: Pliki
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Index<br />
genetic code 23, 115-118, 177<br />
<strong>of</strong> plant mitochondria 116<br />
inheritance 21-22<br />
length 23<br />
<strong>Mitochondrial</strong> DNA, cont.<br />
mutant<br />
see mutant mtDNA<br />
partial retention in evolution 6, 115-116,<br />
181<br />
recombination 25, 76, 126<br />
illegitimate 25, 76<br />
repair 25<br />
replication 91<br />
accuracy 25-26<br />
perinuclear 91-92, 97<br />
pulsatile 91<br />
rate 91<br />
relative rate in mutants 91-92<br />
see also DNA polymerase<br />
(mitochondrial)<br />
segregation in mitochondrial<br />
division 125<br />
sequenced 23<br />
vulnerability 24-26<br />
<strong>Mitochondrial</strong> free radical theory <strong>of</strong> aging<br />
65-80, 91-114, 189-190<br />
free radical theory 65-66<br />
history 65-80<br />
mitochondria as victims 66-67<br />
precursors 65<br />
predictions 159-162<br />
status as a theory 191-192<br />
see also rate <strong>of</strong> living theory<br />
see also reductive hotspot hypothesis<br />
see also survival <strong>of</strong> the slowest<br />
see also vicious cycle theory<br />
<strong>Mitochondrial</strong> fusion 125-127<br />
incompatibility with SOS 125<br />
completeness 126<br />
frequency 126-127<br />
<strong>Mitochondrial</strong> gene therapy<br />
see nuclear complementation <strong>of</strong> mtDNA<br />
<strong>Mitochondrial</strong> inner membrane<br />
see inner membrane (mitochondrial)<br />
<strong>Mitochondrial</strong> matrix 7-9<br />
composition 8-9<br />
pH 9<br />
<strong>Mitochondrial</strong> outer membrane<br />
see outer membrane (mitochondrial)<br />
<strong>Mitochondrial</strong> protein import<br />
see protein import (mitochondrial)<br />
Monocyte 53<br />
Mormons (genealogical database) 160<br />
Mortality rate doubling time 196-198<br />
outliers 196<br />
207<br />
Mosaic distribution <strong>of</strong> mutant mtDNA<br />
see mutant mtDNA, mosaic distribution<br />
mtDNA<br />
see mitochondrial DNA<br />
Müller-Höcker J 2, 75-76, 104-105, 130, 159<br />
Muller’s ratchet 116<br />
Muscle 67, 74-80<br />
extraocular 67, 101<br />
mitochondria in 74-80<br />
<strong>of</strong> heart<br />
see cardiomyocyte<br />
precursor cells<br />
see myoblasts<br />
syncytial structure 76<br />
Mussels 24, 116<br />
Mutant mtDNA 2, 25-30, 67-68, 75-80, 91-99<br />
accumulation<br />
in inherited mtDNA-linked<br />
diseases 99, 167<br />
see also threshold effect<br />
in non-dividing cells 30<br />
in yeast<br />
see suppressiveness<br />
mechanisms 67-68, 91-99<br />
see amplification <strong>of</strong> mutant<br />
mtDNA<br />
see also Survival <strong>of</strong> the slowest<br />
see also vicious cycle theory<br />
amount present in vivo 2, 30, 80, 87,<br />
101-102<br />
in inherited mtDNA-linked<br />
diseases 80<br />
in postmitotic cells, 30,101-102<br />
in rapidly-dividing cells, 30-67,94<br />
measurement<br />
by antibody staining, 102<br />
by histochemistry, 102<br />
by in situ hybridisation, 75-76<br />
by PCR, 101-102,135<br />
deletions 25, 76, 160<br />
mechanism <strong>of</strong> formation 25-29, 76,<br />
160<br />
see also common deletion<br />
destruction <strong>of</strong> 167<br />
mosaic distribution 75-76, 78-79<br />
segmental distribution in muscle 76,<br />
98, 129<br />
point mutations 78-80<br />
in tRNA genes 80<br />
in protein-coding genes<br />
missense mutations 79, 159<br />
nonsense mutations 79, 159<br />
phenotypic severity 79<br />
rate <strong>of</strong> replication 91-92