Cell division can accelerate the loss of a heteroplasmic mitochondrial DNA mutation in a mouse model of mitochondrial disease
Tianhong Su, Tiago M. Bernardino Gomes, Anna L M Smith, Julia C. Whitehall, Alasdair P. Blain, Marie‐Lune Simard, Louisa Scholten, James Bruce Stewart, Douglass M. Turnbull, Conor Lawless, Laura C. Greaves
The paper shows that cell division reduces mtDNA mutation load in mitotic tissues of a mouse model, while post-mitotic tissues maintain stable mutation levels.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2023 · PreprintGenetics