Segregation of mtDNA mutations protects mitochondria across kingdoms, with impacts from longevity to agriculture and evolvability.
Mechanisms protecting against mitochondrial DNA mutations offer insights into biological aging and longevity across species.
This review examines how mitochondrial DNA mutations are segregated during cell division, a mechanism that protects mitochondrial function across organisms. The findings have implications for understanding biological aging and longevity.
What the study was
- Study design
- Review
- Category
- Other
- Maturity
- Exploratory
- Journal
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences
Why it surfaced
Basic science longevity topic in high-quality journal. Limited near-term clinical applicability.
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