Transmitochondrial mice

Increased ROS generation and SOD activity in heteroplasmic tissues of transmitochondrial mice with A3243G mitochondrial DNA mutation

J. Li, Zhou, K., Meng, X., Wu, Q., Li, S., Liu, Y., and Wang, J., Increased ROS generation and SOD activity in heteroplasmic tissues of transmitochondrial mice with A3243G mitochondrial DNA mutation, vol. 7, pp. 1054-1062, 2008.

The mitochondrial A3243G tRNALeu(UUR) mutation associated with a variety of mitochondrial disorders results in a severe respiratory deficiency, an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and activities of anti-oxidative enzyme in vitro. However, the phenotypic implications of this mutation have not been described in vivo. Here, mitochondria carrying A3243G transition from the peripheral blood of diabetes mellitus patients were microinjected into zygotes.

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