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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

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